The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-10
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

toxicatislg liquors. and the ballots so cast
| snail be carefully counted by the judges Of
SAD election; and said judges shall make a
return ofsaid votes to the clerk Of the circuit
court Tor Garrett county, as provided by law
| IN cases OF general elections, and said clerk
| snail record said returns among the records
OF his office, and ifit shall appear that either
one or more of said election districts shall
nave cast majority OF votes against the sale
OF Intoxicating liquors, then the clerk of said
court snail prepare a certificate prOclaiming
| the result of such election in said districts
and cause said certificate to be published once
| IN each newspaper published in said county
| SEC. g. And be it enacted, That if it shall
| appear by the returns of said judges or cleo
| uon, and the certificate of the clerk of said
| court, that majority of the votes cast at said
election, in any election district in said cOun-
| W, has been cast against the sale Ofintoxicat-
| ing liquors, then 1t shall not be lawful forany
| person or persons, house. corpoation COM
| pany or association, to sell directly or indi-
| rectly at any place. or to give away at his
her, their or its place of business, any spiritu-
| Gus, fermented or Intoxicating liquors of
! Whatever origin, or alchoholic bitters in any
election district OfSaid county wherein a ma
yorlIy OF the votes has thus been cast against
| the sale OF Intoxicating LIQUORS, nor shall any
| Incense be issued or granted for the sale of the
same in any of said election districts of said
county, on or after the first day of May, in the
| year eighteen hundred and eighty-tive
| SEC l. And be it enacted, That lift shall
| appear by thereturns ofsaid judges ofelection
and certificate of the clerk of said court that
majority of all the votes cast at said election
| IN said Garrett county has been against the
| sale of intoxicating liquors. then II shall not
| pc law1u! Tor any person or persons, house.
| corporation, company or association to sell
| directly or indirectly at any place in said
| county, or TO give away at his. her, their or
Its place of business, any spirituous, ferment-
Ell, or Intoxicating Liquors. Of whatever origin,
| or alcoholic bitters, nor shall any license be
| issued, or granted for the sale of the same in
said county on or after the first day of May, in
| the year eighteen hundred and eighty-nVe
| SEC D. And be ii enacted, That if any per-
son or persons, house, company, corporation
| or association, or body corporate, shall sell
| directly or indirectly at any place, or give
| away at his, her, their or its place of business,
any spirituous or fermented or alcoholic bit
| terS, or intoxicating drinks Ofany kind with
| in the limits of any of said election districts
| wherein majority ofthe votes has been thus
cast against the sale of Intoxicating liquors,
| on or after the first day of May, in the year
| eighteen hundred and eighty-fiVe: or in case
| 1t shall appear by said returns and said GER
tlficate OF said clerk, that majority OF all the
votes cast in said county, at said election has
| been cast against the sale of intoxicating
| liquors, ifany person or persons, house. com
pany, association, corporation or body cor
| pOrate shall sell directly or indirectly at any
| place in said county, or give away at his her
! their or its place of business any spirituous
| or fermented liquors or alcoholic bitters, or
intoxicating drinks Ofany kind within the
| limits ofsaid Garrett county, on or after the
| flrst day of May, in the year eighteen hum
| bred and eighty five, he, she or they shall on
conviction thereof, forfeit ana paw on the first
| conviction fine of not less than fifty dollars
nor more than three hundred dollars and cost
OF prosecution, or, instead ofsuch fine. be i'm
| prisoned in the county Jail for thirty DAYS or
both, In the discretion Of the court; and on
| the second and every SUBSEQUENT conviction.
| snail pay Il flnG of not less than one hundred
| dollars nor more than five hundred dollars
! ana cost OF prosecution, and. in addition to
| such fine, shall be imprisoned in the county
| jail for not less than thirty nor more than
| ninety-days, in the discretion of the court
and on failure to pay the fine as herein de-
| scribed, he, she or they shall he committed to
! the county Jail of Garrett county until such
| fine and costs are paid and each and every
| sale or gift of such Intoxicating liquors in
| violation of this law shall be a separate and
| distinct offence; one half of the fine imposed
| for any violation of this act shall 20 to the in
! FORMER, and the residue to the board OF coun-
| ty school commissioners ofSaid Garrett coun-
! ty, for the benefit of the public schools there
! IN ana IN case Of any violation ofany provi-
sion of this act, by any company corporation
| or ASSOCIATION, each, or any member of such
! company, corporation or association shall be
llaoIe ana snail suffer Imprisonment as pre-
| scrlbed in this act for persons violating the
| same.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That no person.
persons, company, corporation or association
| shall deposit or have in his, her, their or its
| possession, any Spirituous or fermented lid-
! uOrS or alcoholic bitterS, or Intoxicating
| liquors of any kind, with intent to sell the
| same, or give away the same at his, her their
or It's place of business. in violation of law or
| in aid ofany person or persons for such plr-
o or pSfisqas 9bp
| visions of this section shall be subject to the
IKE lines and punishments as are prescribed
Tor violation OF the NTH section of this act
SEC. l. And be 1t enacted That nothing
herein contained shall be construed to pre-
vent the compromising or sale of any such
| liquors for medicinal purposes by pharma-
cist or druggist, who shall or may obtain a
| license under the license law of the state mn.
| on the written bona fide prescription of
| regular practicing physician, whose name
shall be signed thereto, and all such prescrip-
tiOns shall be filed and kept by the pharma-
cist or druggist, and no prescription shall
serve for more than one purchase; but no
physician shall make or sign any such pre-
scriptiOn unless the person for whom it is
made is actually sick, and such liquor is alb
! sOlutely required as a medicine amy phySi-
clan who shall, on or after the first daV of
May, eighteen hundred and eighty-tive, make
or sign any prescription for such liquor, ex-
cept as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of q
| violation of this act, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than fifty dol
| lars nor more than two hundred dollars for
| the first offence, and not less than two hun
dred nor more than five hundred dollars for
each subsequent offence; and if the buyer
shall obtain prescription by misrepresenta.
tiOn he shall likewise be deemed guilty of a
violation of this act, and upon conviction
| thereof shall be subject to the same fines as
the physician who shall violate the same, the
One-halfo of said fines to be paid to the in
former, and the residue to the board of county
commissioners of Garrett county. for the use
of the public schools of said county, and said
ViOlators shall be committed to the county
jail of said county till such fines and costs are
paid nor shall anything herein be construed
to prohibit a sale by pharmacist or druggist
in case of extreme illness, when delay MAY
be dangerous to the patient
SEC. s. And be ii enacted, That all prosecu-
lions for violations of the provisions of this
act, and which are hereby declared to be
criminal offences, may be either upon pre-
sentiment and indictment, or by trial before
justice of the peace, who shall have juriS-
diston, original and concurrent, with the
+ circuit court of said county; and the said JUS
tice shall have power to issue all process, and
to do all acts which may be necessary to the
exercise of his said jurisdiction, and may try
and determine all cases whereof he may have
jurisdiction, and may pronounce judgment
and sentence therein, in the same manner
and to the same extent, as the circuit court oi
said county could do in such cases, as If such
cases were tried before said court without the
Intervention of jury; provided, however
that II any person, when brought before any
such Justice having Jurisdiction of the case
shall, before trial for the alleged offence pray
: | Jury trial or if the states attorney for said
county shall, before the trial of such alleged
offence, pray jury trial on the part of the
state, it shall be the duty fanny such Justice
to commit such alleged offender for trial, Oh
to mold the said offender to bail to appear fol
trial in the circuit court for the county in
which the offence was committed, at its Their
session, lift be then in session; or at its next
session, fit be not then in session and to re
turn said commitment or recogniZance, witt
the names and residences of the witnesses fol
the prosecution endorsed thereon, forthwith
I to the clerk of said court; and provided the