The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-02
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brokers 6y slctien seventeen vi this article
Amendments to the License Y
passed at January Session, 1888
(Chapter 81. page Ils.)
AN ACT

To enable the qualified Nutrls OF Cecil couIo
determine 10y baIut vi ether slIrltnous r.
menicd liquor. or alcoholic bitteis shall III
i'll Sdii couiIiy.
Section !. he II cnrctcl Ivy the General Ar
Jly of Maryland. That Ill" Iuc.t;un .! whctF
Iur amy person or persons or any uGsr cor /
con. company or association shall he allow !
any time to sell by himself. herself or itsclt |
n..r or its clerk. servant or agent dI cctlv or |
rcctly. any intoxicating liquor Of whatever oi |
EXCEPT as hereinafter provided. may be licrns
sell spIrituouS or tcrmrntrd liquors in Cecil cot I
snail be submitted To the reg. stored uu:l
voters OF The sud county 1T the general eles
to i,e held the iirSt Ilcsiay alter the tilsl II
iav in Nov cmber. eighteen hundred an, cid
ami all the ballots east ut said election on
question ot license or no lie nsr. 10 be rounts
dec ding Tor or against Tie sale Of sprItuat
terInenlcd liquors or aicohaiIc bitterS shall !
iIriiItcd or written oH them the words Fol-
sale of spirtuous + ermcnted liquors or alcoI
otirrs. VI Az tinst tue sale Ui sptrituolls ci
IIruIed liquors o. alro.Oiic hittCrS. and the 4
cast Tor the sale vi spIrtiiuuS or 1-Tnent..d M
o. iicUhoiir bittcrS. and the votes Cast against
sale OF spir, tuoGs or icrncnted liquors ur alcoi
uittrr$. shalt h. carefully 20 ,nted and cprIitIe
by the Judges oi said election and that
ludreS shall make Il written return OF sucls
10 the Clerk al the Circuit Court iur Cecil cuu
IL al said Clerk shall record said returns auo ~
re-, url oi his u:llcc Il al II II shall APPEAR tai
m.pr ty Of the votes cast aforesaid are against
slic of SpIrituOuS or frrmcuted liquors or alcp.l
bitters then the C.eih OF said Court shall nrrL
IL ccl tiilrate lrocIainlin-s the result o. such .
tIun i'll said coart! AMI cause sal'! certificate u
published within ten days after the returns Ii
ueen received by hiIt. once in ali the new SPA /
published i'll SAID county.
Sec . And he it enacted. That il it shall
pear 10y the returns oi raid Judges OF election
certificate OF the Clerk ul said Court that a
urity OF the votes rs prescribed by the prece,i
section have been cast against the sale OF Str
pus a i,rtupUtttl hu.iuls 1lcplpli,. hiffprs
1t shall not be lawful tor ANY p.r>on or persons
Any house. company oT association or body
| IIoratc. 10 sell, directly or Indirectly III auv l
or to give away ut ms. her. their or its plact
business. any spirituous or lcrncnted iuuor
alcoholic bittcrS. or Intoxicating drinks ui
! Kind (clier excepted within the linis OF G
county. after the inst day of May, i'll the ,
eighteen hundred and eiglty-one: nor shall
license be issued ur granted tOr the safe of
same IN said county after the inst day OF Nav
| the year eighteen hundred and eiyhty-one: bl
| II snail appear by the returns OF SAID Judge
| election and certificate OF the Clerk vi said G.,
| that IL majority OF the votes rs prescribed in
| preceding section have been Cast FOR the sal
| sprituuus or iermcuted liquors ur alcoholic
| tcts then the present license law shall RENAL
/ 1ul ioice.
| See. 3. And he it enacted. That If any pei
| or persons. house. company. association or b
! corporate. shall sell. directly or Indirectly, at
! place, give away ut his. her their or its piac
business. any spirtuous Or icrmented huuor:
alcoholic bittcrS. or Intoxicating drinks O! any
| trder eXcepted.) within the limits ui Cecil ecu
| on or after The first dag OF May. in the year e
| teen hundred and eI%hty-0ne. he. she or
| shall on conviction thereof. forfeit and pa
| the first conviction lac ui not less than
! dollars nor more than three hundred dollars
costs OF prosecution: or instead OF such fine.
| priSonmcnt in the county Jail Tor III riy day!
/ both. in the discretion oil the Court: and on
second and every subsequent convection not
than two hundred nor more than five hume
dollars. or instead oil such line, Imprisonment
| The county jail Ter sixty days, or both in the
erection oil the Court: ana on failure 10 bay
| fine. us htrc!u descri bed. he. she Or they Sla
committed To the county jail ol Cecil county Il
| such tine and the costs are paid; Une-laii of
fine IMPOSED Tor any violation oil this act sil.,l
TO the Iuiormcr, and the residue to the Boar,
! County School Commissioners vi said county
the benent oi the pubic schools therein.
Sec 1. And be it enacted, That nothing he
contained shall be construed 10 prevent the c
| pounding or sale OF any such liquors by pn;l
| rIsI or druggist who may or Shall have Obtai
license therefor under the license laws OF
| State. UPON the written bona tidc prescription
| regular practicing ply slcian oI Cecii cou
| whose name shall TIE signed thereto: and all !
prescriptions shall be fled and kept by such u
Inacisl Or druggist. and no pr, scriptivn shall -
! Tor more than one purchase: but no Phys
| shall make or sign any prescription unless
person to whom 1t Is made Is actually sick or /
liquor is absolutely required us !; medicine.
! physician who shall. alter said first day of
eighteen hundred and eighty -ouc, make ur
any prescription Tor such liquor, except as Al
s,lid, shall be deemed guilty Of Il violation OF
act, and upon cnnyictiOn thereof shall be fl
not less than fifty dollars nor more than two
dred dollars Tor the first offence, and nut less
two hundred dollars nor more than five hume
dollars iur each subsequent offence, one-ha
SAID fines to be paid to the iniormer and the
ance To be paid to the Board OF Public Sc
Commissioners OF Cecil county. for the use OF
said public schools, and be committed to the C,
ty aii oi Cecil couuty until suci. fines and cos
the same are paid: nor shall anything lIerei
construed 10 prohibit n sale by u pharmacies
druggist in case of extreme illness, when d.
may he dangerous to the patient.
Sec. .. And be it enacted, That all proseeut
| inP Violations III this act may be either upon
s:ntmeut and Indictment, OF by trial beio
Justice of The Peace. who shall have lursdic
original and concurrent with the Circuit Cou
SAID county: provided that any person who S
feel himseiI o. herself agyrieved by deciso
Il Justice OF the Pc Tee, iii every Case shall
the right OF appeal TO the Circuit Court OF {
county.