The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-23

Amendments to the License Laws
passed at January Session, 1880.
tChapter "a, page ils.)
AN ACT

To enable the qualified voters OF Cecil county +
determine by ballot whether spurious or ''l
mcntrd liquors or alcoholic bittcrs shall be 50.
in said county.
Section J. Re il enacted by the General Sscm-
bly, OF Maryland That the question OF whether q.
act any perscn or persons or any house. corluri.
dim. company or ASSOCIATION shall be allowed i!
any time to sell by himself. her-ell or itself his.
It's clerk. servant or agent dl' Getty ur ina.
Getty. 81 Y Intoxicating liquor ut whatever "ri.i,
except here natter pro, id"d. may he licensed t
sell Spir tuors or rmntCi liquors III CccIi county
Snail he submitted to the registered qualinc'
uterS ~ the : nd county al the general elect @.
he held On the ilrst Tuesday after the first Mo-
lay in Nul cmhcr. eighteen hundred and eighty
lud all the ballots east at said election On tn
quest ct lcenS, no lie .nsc to be counted :"
feeding Tor or against tie sale Of Spiritu"us
,'rmenttd liquors Or alcoholic httrrs shall hay
riuted or written ola them the words " For It.
sale VI Sprituous crmented liquors or alroho.!'
,.ttrrs or Against the sale al spiIituOus or L.!
ncnrcd liquors or alcoholic hfters.' and the vote"
st Tor the sale OF Spritu"ts or "rment"d liquor
II alcoholic hltvrS and the votes cast against lii
ale spr. tuuUs or crurntcd liquors uratcuhuli'
rtrcrs. snail bc carefully iitcd and certified Il
" The judges OF said election. and that sal
edges snail make Il written r"t"rn oi such Not'
o the Clerk OF the Circuit Court Ia: Cecil county
md said {. Crk shall record said returns among tht
oriS nt his office: and if il shall appear that
major ty OF the VOTES casr aforesaid are against th'
sac o. sprituons or i,rmented liquors or tlco oi'
bitter then the Clerk OF said Court shall prtp.rt
celtIti"ate procalninS the result OF such clc"
ION i'll SAID county and cause sand certificate 10 b
,ecn received by him. once lii all the newspaper.
,ublished in SAID county.
Sco And be it enacted. That if II shall ap-
,car by the returns o SAID Judges oi election ana
certificate OF the Clerk uI said CONT that
urity OF the votes as prescribed by the preccdin"
have been cast against the sale % srirtu.
Jis or icrnented liquors or alcoholic hIttcrS. thri
shall not be lawful Tor any p r-0n or persons. o'
NV house. company or association or body cor
crate. 10 sell directly indirc ty. at any place.
10 give away 1T ls. her. their Or it, place u
al linn
iicohOiic bit;crS, iutoXc ting drinks U! ANY
kind tc,ier rXceited.) within the Limits OF Crri.
,oun,y. after the first day o. May. IN ire ycII
eighteen hundred and ciShtN-Onr: nor shall any
license bc issued or granted Tor the sale at lii,
same said county alter the first day o May. III
thc ycir eighteen hundred and ei.hty-ont hut /;
! snail appear by the returns OF SAID judges
Election i"i e,tiicatc OF the Clerk {" said C"urt
MT Il ~, iurtN ui The utes prescribed IN the
| Preceding section have been cast Tor the sale q
SpirituOus Or eimeltrd liquors OF alcoholic BIT
cis. then the present license law shall remain IN
| uii force.
See. ). And he it en1cted. That if any person
~ persons. house company. association OF body
corporate, shall sell. directly OF idrecty AT any
place or give away at his her their or ITS place OF
business. any spirlInuus or ierlnrnie liquors. o.
alcoholic htlcrS or intoxicating drinks o!uuy Kind
uer cAc"pted.) within the limits 81 ttcl! county.
alter The INST day oi May. IN the year cI:s-
| teen hundred and eighty -Onr. he She OF they
| snail. on CONVICTION thereof. forfeit and pay
! the first conviction line OF not less than MT!
| dollars more than three hundred dollars and
costs OF prosecutions: or Instead ol SUCH iiiic M
prI<onurnt IN the c"uai! Jail i"r III T. d ty+
butn. in the discretion ol tile Couri and Oh the
second and ever! subsequent convection not les
| than Two hundred nor more thhu i've huhdfed
| dollars. VI instead OF Sucn fine. lnir. SonmcnI
the county III Tor sixty days, or huth M the dis
| vrrtuu ol the Court: and on aiiurc TO pay ti,'
line. her described. he she or they shall he
committed tU he county jail vi Cecil rouniy until
| such line and the are id; ouC-ili OF the
Inc imposed tor any violation ol tins act Shall 90
| 10 t.Iu I.urncr. and the residue to the Board vi
County S:iuU. COMMISSIONERS vi SAID cuLnty. Vt
| me Dcurit ri HE PaDi!c sriluu!S therein.
| See. /. And be II enacted, That nothing herein
| contained snal! he Construed To prevent COM
| roa!,:!n- CT safe .: :nT s7ch liquors By Fl r;r-
druggist WHO asa. III shall h.r" Obtained
| ilcehse Thereon nndcr tbs license i;Ns vi the
State. vi Ca ,ic ~r.ttc L":l. ildv prescription u i.
! !csuiar fr"rtr,' -. lht>tc'"" ~ tc".i rnui:t .
Wi.u.r name s.Ii uc sIcH-t tHrictu: ana all sucu
prescr, ltlu!ls shali be Ii II krlt i'y ar-
in"c!sG OF druggist. and ia" ir s'rIul shan
! iUr mon IiHu U.Ie pulC!i>r bat M physician
shall llahc ur ss@n an! Prescription unless the
p,rsoA 10 whom II Is made is actually seek. S;lrh
iuluo' Is t!iso. utciy rcqured as Il medicine. Any
iiLy sici VINO sii.tii, aItCr sud first day al Ally
| e,sht,cn "undivd and e.-Eiy.ut.r. m,hc or St.:n
any prescription iUr snc liquor. except as allure
SAID. slI he deem, Il guilt. o. Il violation o. THIS
acf. and upon c".IvictIon thereof snail be iincd
40, less th.,n nIt! dollars nor more than two hH-
dred uotars or the first offence. and not less than
Two hundred dollars nor more tnln live hundred
dotidts Tor each subsequent Offence. Ulic-iial of
SAID uueS to be paid To The iniuiinrr and the bal
;lucc 10 he pnlu 10 the R1trd o. Public School
Commissioners ui teci! county. Tor the oil the
SAID pubic and DE committed 10 the com
" Jii oi Cecil COuIty untli suc' tines and costs
tue s"inc are paid: nor snail anything herein he
CONSTRUED 10 i1oiiib.L safe b! pharmacist or
drGS-i-t IN case oil cAir,mG Illness, When delay
may DC ddn-eIons u the patient.
/ See. >. And be ii enacted. That all prosecutions
! Tor SiUIat.VI.s this may b.: either upon bre-
| sentiment and lnictnent. Or by trial before IL
Justice vi the Peace, vino snail have jurisdiction
original and Concurrent win the Circuit Court Of
sIiu county; provided that any person WHO shall
feel iIlln>cl o, herself Ig.rltved lay decision ii
Justice of the re .cr IN ev.r, cl-G Saiil nave
the RICH. Vi appeal TO The Circult Court oil Cecil
COUNTY.