The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-09
Brokers by secti.n seventeen Of this article
Amendments to the License Laws
passed at January Session, 1880.
tChaptrr "a. page 4ls.)
AN ACT


To enable the qualified vot,ls OF Cecil county to
determine by ballot whether srIrltuoGs or Ter
mented liquors or alcoholic bitteis shall be sol"
in said county.
Section !. Re IL enacted by the General Assem-
bly, o. Maryland That the que.t OF whethe, ~
cot any person or persous or any oIIsc. corr ORA
Lon. company or ASSOCIATION shall be allowed al
any time to sell by himself. herself or ilscl'. his.
Ter Or ills clerk. servant or a2unt. dl Getty ur ind
rGctly. intoxicating liquor 81 whatever Ori" ia
except as hereinafter prov ldrd. may b" licensed To
suil spirtuous ur rrmrnted liquors i'll Cecil county.
shall be submitted to the registered quilIhed
"nters Of the sad county at the general clcctroh
he held on the first Tuesday after the first Mon.
tay in nNemher. eighteen hundred and eighty:
and all the ballots east AT said election ON the
question OF license "r 10 tic nsr to be counted as
feeding Tor or against tie sale OF spiritu"us OF
crmentcd liquors Or alcoholic hiti-rs. shall have
,.riute,i or written on them the words - For tie
sale u spiritEous erncntcd liquors or alcoholic
uttcrs or Against the sale al spIr tnous or Ter
nehtcd liquors or al, oolic hitters. aud the votes
Tor the sale OF SpiritnunS icrmcnt" liquors
cohulir bittcrS and the votes cast Against the
sale o. splr tuouS tcrmcnied liquors or alcoholic
nitIers. shall be carefully 20 intcd and ccrtned /"
ny The Judges oi Sai't election. ana that saiu
dyes shall MAKE written r,turn OF such Nott
20 the Clerk Of the Cuc"i CURT Tor Crcl county.
Il al said {. erk shall record SAID rrtruS alnoS HE
or i % ufllcv: aLd ! II shall LPpear that II
Inr ty OF the ,Oies cast aioresiiarc against TIM
lie OF ~prit"us or i-rinenIcd liquors or co Ole
bitters. then the Z elk OF said Court shall pr, T.
i Cal tiIiate prociailnlnS the result o. such cicc
ton IN sad cuunt. and cause said certificate TO be
published within ten dhys alter tho returns ave
oecn received by him. once III all the newspapers
published III SAID county.
S,c2 And be il enacted. That if il shall an
,.ear Ivy the returns u SAID Judges OF election and
certificate OF the Clerk oI sand CONT that
!UritS vi the votes as prescribed hy the prcccdi.
have been cast against the sale o. siir.u-
or icrIucnted tquois Or alcoholic httrIs then
II shall not be law III ur any p. r-oa pe.suns.
iny honse. company ur association or holy cor
io1itc. 10 sell. directly or idre ty NJ any place.
~ I,iS h,.r fI,r IFS
business. amy spirituous or icrmcntcd liquors
ticuhuIc buffers. Or ihtuX!c ting drinks OF any
Iind tciier eXccp,,d) within the limits OF Cecil
county. after the first day Oi May, III the year
eighteen hundred and EIGHTY -onr: nor shall any
uccnsc be issued or granted Tor the sale ui liz.
III SAID county after The fist day oil May. III
the year eighteen hIllirci and eli hty our: bat IL
snail al pear 10y tnc returns o. sud Judges o
lection a,u certificate OF the Clerk OF SAID C"llrl
mat M, lority III the votes as prescribed III the
preceding section have been cast Tor the sale .
SiHntuuuS or icrmcut,d liquors ur alcoholic bit
.crs. then lie pr, sent license law shall remain
uIi ioiec.
Sec. ). And be it enacted, That if any person
ieIsuus. house comp any. ,SsuciitiUh or bod,
urlurate shall sell directly ur indirectly. ut any
place, give AWAY his, her their It's place
business. any sl'irituous or icrnentc'i liquors,
ole uItcrs. VI Intoxicating drinks o any klud
leader cAc-ptcG.) WITHIN the iIts o. &. eli county,
" alter The inst day vi May. in the year ei:.ll-
,cen hundred and riShtA-one lie. She. or they
snail. un CONVECTION thereof. forfeit and bay on
INC first CONVICTION Il hne oi not less than liity
,.Uiiais nor more than TIRE: hundred dollars. and
costs OF lru.ecutou: or instead u1 such nne, iui-
prisoImcnt IN the cuuni! jail Ior ID ry days, OF
.ulu. II the discre,luu vi me Cutirl: and uu tue
,ecund AMI ever, Subsequent convection not less
tnnn Two EuIured LUr more tliau hive hundred
LoIinrs. or Instead oi sucn nu'. Imprisonment III
cuuuIy III iur S,Xty days. Or bu,n iii the dis
rrct.ua me Couri: ana iaIluIe 10 pay IN.
dne. Icr.in describe lac. she they si;lI be
committed To he county jail vi Cecil county until
.Acn nae and the ,os.s are paid; one-hni! OF tie
lin Used Tor any violation vi ms act shall 20
10 l,u i..lor!er. and the residue 10 the Board vi
county Sshov. COMMISSIONERS III sand cUuity, iur
ne Dri, NJ vi The puOilc sciuois therein.
Sec 1. And be II enacted, That nothing herein
contained shall he construed to prevent The com
iounainx sale ol amy Sicn liquors by IL pr;rtn;,-
,.,sL Or uIusS Ist Who may have obtained
license Therefor Hudrr tie lie laws OF the
State III ou The Written Iu.Ia iide prescription ii
Iesuiar rractcng pm! sc IL" III Cccu county
mamie siai pr sighc tnrICto; .,u,i all such
prcscr ltiols sl! be II Ell Lini k'pl ny llilr-
Or druggist. and o Pr srrptiou shall serve
tnin o.ic purci,.Sv: but no physician
shah lIahc or s'sn ah! lr,scrps,on unirss the
p rsuL 10 "hui Il IS Made - actually sex, sGch
..quo. absolutely required as F.; HlrulcIur. ANY
physician WHO snail, after sud frst day u MaN.
c.ent,cn hundIcd and e!;Shty one, nahc Or Sran
any l'cscr ptiun Tor Sucii liquor. except as aure
saul. shall uc deem, guilt! Vi Violation o. tins
act, aud upoii cnnvIct.vu thereof snail py ti.cd
20, less thai MY dutrs Inuro tniu TWO nun
ucd dollars ur the first offence. and less Iii.tu
TWO nuuured dollars nor more ti'tii live hrutirvd
uUliaIs Tor each Subsequent offence -iIali oil
s;tid lines To be lid 10 tic luu llIrr and tnc BAL
To be paid 10 t:ie Board o Pubic Sci,uul
Columns uI,rs U Cecii county. iur tic OF the
siId pubic SroU and be committed To the
y JAIN vi Cecil county until suc fines and costs o.
tue saline paid: shall anything rem i.
construed 10 lrunit'.t satc b. i.li.ru,,csl or
,lru5-t-L case ui cXtr, III MN =, MicI dc
nihy nc diu-cIU',s u tiic = .tIcni.
Sec. D. Aud be 1t enacted, That all prosecution.
Tor vIuiat.os oi this act may b.: either upon pre-
sentiment and indictmeul. or by lrai before II
Justice OF tile Peace. w.iO shall nave Jurisdiction
sludl and Concurrent with tine CircuIi Court oil
s;ni county; provided that any person WAC shall
feel him.eiI u. ueise1i aSs1cv"d hya decision ui
Justice o! The re ice, rv +! c.,.o SHAH We
the righ. oI appeal 10 he Circuit court o: Cecil