The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-01

held At the usual places of holding elections
in the several election districts in said coun-
tS; on Tuesday after the firS' Monday being
4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1894,
O'Clock p. NJ, for the purpose of ballOting for
one person to represent the sixth Congress
sionol District in the Congress of the United
states, and for the purpose of baloting for
eight Presidential Electors for the State of
Maryland, and also to ballot upon the queS-
ton of Local Option for Garrettcounty, which
law provides as follows:
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland That the question of
whether or not any person or persons, house,
corporation, company or association may be
permitted to sell any spirituous, fermented or
intoxicating liquors of whatever origin, or al
coholic bitters, at any time, in Garrett county
or in any of the election districts thereof shall
he submitted to the registered and qualified
voters of the county. and the various election
districts thereof, at the general election to be
held on the first Tuesday afttl the first Mon
day in November, in the year eighteen hun
dred ana elghty-fJur, in said county and in
each election district thereof; and the sheriff
Ofsaid county shall give notice of the time
and purpose of said election, by advertising
in all the newspapers published in said cOun-
ty, and by handbillS posted in each election
district in said county, at least ten days be-
fore the said election, in which notice a copy
of this act shall be inserted land the expenses
of said election, including the advertisements
and handblls aforesaid, shall be levied by
the county commiSs nerS of said county.
SEC. 2. And be ii enacted, That the ballots
for and against such sale shall have written
or printed upon them. For the sale of intOx
icating liquors." or Against the sale of in
tOXicating liquors, and the ballots so cast
shall he carefully counted by the judges of
said election; and said judges sshall makea
return OfSatd votes 10 the clerk of the circuit
court for Garrett county, as provided by law
in cases of general elections, and said clerk
shall record said returns among the records
of his office and ifit shall appear that either
one more of said eleltiOn districts shall
have cast a majority of votes against the sale
of intOOXicating liquors, Then the clerk of said
court shall prepare a certificate prCclaiming
the result of such election in SAID districts
and cause said certificate to he published once
in each newspaper published in said county.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That if it shall
appear by the returns of said judges OF cleo
tion, and the certificate of the clerk of said
court, that a majority of the votes cast at said
election, in any election district id said cOun-
~. has been cast against the sale ofintoXicat-
ing liquors, then ii shall not be lawful for any
person or persons house. corporation, 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 alcoholic bitters. in any
election district ofsaid county wherein q ma
iority of the votes has thus been cast against
the sale OfintOXiating LIQUORS, nor shall any
license be issued or granted for the sale of the
same in any OfSaid election districts of said
county, on or after the first day of May in the
year eighteen hundred and eighty-fve
SEC. T. And he it enacted, That lift shall
appear by the returns ofsaid judges ofelection
and certificate Of the clerk of said court thata
majority of all the votes cast at said election
in said Garrett county has been against the
sale of Intoxicating liquors, then it shall not
be lawful for 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 spiriuous. ferment-
ed, or intoxicating liquors, of whatever origin,
or alhocOlic bitters, nor shall any license be
issued, or granted tor the sale of the same in
said county on or after the first day of May in
the year eighteen hundred and eighty-fVe.
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
ii shall appear by said returns and said GER
tificate 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 btters or
limits ofsaid Garrett county, on or after the
first day of May, in the year eighteen hun
dred and eighty five he, she or they shall on
conviction thereof. forfeit and pay 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
shall pay fine of not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than five hundred dollars,
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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 be committed to
the county Jail of Ga rett 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 go 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 and in case ofany violation ofany provi-
sion ofthis act by any company, corporation
or association, each, or any member of such
company, corporation or association, shall be
liable andshall suffer imprisonment as pre-
scribed In this act for persons violating the
same.
SEC. 0. And be It enacted. That no person.
persons, company, corporation or association
shall deposit or have in his, her, their or its
pc session, any spirituous or fermented liq-
uors, or alcoholic bitters, or Intoxicating
IlpuOIs oi any KIM, WIN intent 10 sell the
same or give away the same at his, her, their
or us place of business. in violation of law, or
in aid of any person or persons for such pur-
poses; and any person, persons company,
corporation or association violating the pro-
visions ofthis section shall be subject to the
like fines and punishments as are prescribed
for violation of the fifth section of this act.
SEC. 7. And be it 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 q
license under the license law of the state up
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-
scriptlon unless the person for whom IL is
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