Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-03-20
The New Liquor license Biz.


laws as to license, and provide that if
any person or body polite shall pro-
pose to open or keep an inn, tavern,
hotel, ordinary, oyster-house, cook
shop, vlctuality-house or clearinghouse,
he shall apply to the clerk of the Cir
cult Court, or of the Court of Common
Pleas Gn BALTIMORE for a license, and
state under oath the rate of rent or an
nual value of the house or place at or
in which the business may be or in
! tended to be done. The license is to
be paid for on a sliding scale, as fol-
lows: If the rent is 800 or under, $l5;
800 to 5000, $25; 5000 to $500, $35
$500 to $500. $45; 500 to $500, $55;
$500 to $3.50, $40; $75o'to $1,000, $S5;
$1,000 to $4,000, Sis; $4,000 to So
900, $40; $4,000 to $4,000, $3.50;
/ $1,000 to $4,000, 1925; over $4,000,
1915.
Opening or keeping an inn, &c,
without taking out a license shall be
punished by fine Of not less than $50
nor more than 500 for each ohensc,
and on failure to pay fine and costs,
imprisonment in jail until paid, or for
forty days. The license must be OBJ
tanned upon an application of the clerk,
accompanied by Il written recommend
alton, signed by at least ten respectable
free-holders Of the applicants immedl-
ate vicinity, to be filed by the clerk,
and state that the applicant is a sober,
quiet and law-abiding citizen, and that
in their opinion theapplicant will keep
an orderly and respectable house, and
will obey in good faith the provisions
of the law relating to the sale of such
liquors, and if any person shall sign
such a recommendation, knowing the
statements therein to be false, he shall
be liable to a fine Of not less than $50
nor mo,e than 500, and on failure to
pay to imprisonment in Jail for thirty
days.
The clerk shall also before issuing
the license, require of the applicant
bond, payable to the state Of $4,000,
signed by the applica Mt, and at least
two good and responsible sureties, with
condition that the applicant will well
and truly observe the law relating to
the sale of such liquors; that he will
not permit the sale Of liquor on Sun
day, nor allow drunken persons on his
premises that day, or the day of any
election, nor to any person under TWEEN
ty-one years Of age, nor sell or give
away to any person then being in
state of intoXication, or who is in the
habit of becoming intoxicated, after
notice shall have been given him in
writing, signed by the husband, wife,
father, mother, brother, sister, child,
guardian, trustee or committee Of the
person, that such person is in the hab-
it Of becoming intoxicated.
The bond, in addition to being liable
for fires imposed for violations of the
law, shall also be liable to one or more
civil suits to the use of the person en-
titled to bring them in the following
cases For a sale, barter or giving away
on Sunday, at the suit of any person
who shall bring the first suit for any
one ofense for sale, barter or giving
away on election day, the same for
sale, barter or giving away to any mi
nor, or person for Il minor, or permit
ting minor to drink upon the prem
Uses, to a suit by the father, mother or
guardian, or person with whom the
minor resides; for a sale, barter or Civ,
ing away to an intoxicated person, or
one in the habit Of becoming intoxicat-
ed, after notice, to suit by the hus.
band, wife, &c.
The applicant when giving bond for
the purpose of selling liquor in guam
titles less than a pint, must give the
amount Of stock Of liquor on hand. If
it does not exceed $1,000 he shall pay
for the license $50; if over 81 900 and
not more than $4,000, $75; if over g.
600 and not more than $4,000, 800
if over $4,000 and not more than So
900, $l33 if over $4,000 and not more
than $4,000, $l66; if over $4,000
and not more than $4,000, 5000; if
over $500 and not more than $50
600, $3.50 if over $4,000, $500. lie
shall also state under oath the location
Of the house or place at or in which the
business is to be done. The license
for the sale of malt liquor, ale or beer
TIC be one-half the following rates If
the location is not within II mile of any
village, town or city, $3.50; if in II vii
lage, town or city having a population
of less than 1000, or within a mile
thereof, $500; if a population of more
than 1000 and less than 5000, $3.50; if