The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-18
ATH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1884,

4Fh DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1884,
between the hours of o'clock A. NJ, and 6
O'Clock p. NJ, for the purpose of ballotng for
one person to represent the Sixth Congress |
sionol District in the Congress of the United |
States, and for the purpose of balloting for
eight Presidential Electors for the State of
Maryland and also to ballot upon the ques-
tion 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 |
cOholc bitters, at any time, in Garrett county, |
in any of the election districts thereof shall
be 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 aftel the first Mon
day in November, in the year eighteen hun
bred and eighty-fJur in said county and in
each election district thereof; and the sheriff
of said 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 copy
of this act shall be inserted ;and the expenses
of said election, including the advertisements
and handbillS aforesaid shall be levied by
the county cOmmisSir nerS of said county
SEC. :. And be it enacted, That the ballots
for and against such sale shall have written
OF printed upon Jncm, 'FOr the sale of intOX-
icating liquors" or Against the sale ofin-
toXicatng liquors. and the ballots so cast
shall be carefully counted by the judges of
said election and said Judges SShall make
return OfSaid votes to 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 lift shall appear that either
one or more of said eletiOn districts shall
have cast majority of votes against the sale
of Intoxicating liquors, then the clerk of said
court snail prepare a certificate nrpplDininU
the result of such election in SAID districts
and cause said certificate to be published once
in each newspaper published in said county,
SEC. 3. And be ii 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 Il majority Of the votes cast at said
election, in any election district id said coun-
ty, has been cast against the sale oCintoxicat-
ing liquors, then ii shall not be lawful for any
person or persons, house, corporation, COM
pany or association, to sell directly or ind-
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 anv
election district ofsaid county wherein a ma
iority of the votes has thus been cast against
the sale of intoxicating LIQUORS, nor SHAH 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
SEC. 4. And he it enacted, That lift shall
appear by the returns 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 ofintoxicating 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 SpirituouS, ferment-
ed, or intoxicating liquors, of whatever origin,
or ahocolic 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-fiVe
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-fve; or in case
| i shall appear by said returns and said GER
| tifcate of said clerk that a 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
pGrate 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
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 a fine fnot less than fifty dollars
nor more than three hundred dollars and cost
OF prosecution, or, instead OfSuch fine be i'm
prlsoned 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 ofnot 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
nlnety-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 Garrett county until such |
fine and costs are paid, and each and every |
sale or gift of such Intoxicating liouors in |
violation Of this law shall be a separate and |
distinct ofence; 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 of said Garrett conn |
ty, for the benefit ofthe public schools there
IN ana In case or any violation ofany prOvi- |
sion ofthls act, by any company, corporation |
or association, each, or any member of such |
company, corporation or association, shall be |
llahle and shall suffer imprisonment as pre- I
scribed in this act for persons violating the |
same. "
SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That no person |
persons, company, corporation or association |
shall deposit or have in his, her their or lis |
pc session, any sprituous or fermented liz. |
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 ala ofany person or persons for such pur-
poses; ana any person, persons, company, |
corporation or association violating the pro.
visions ofthis section. shall be subject to the
IKE nneS and puniShmentS as are prescribed |
for violation of the fifth section Of this act
SEC. !. And he II 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 n
license under the license law ofthe state, up
on the written bona hde prescription of
regular practicing physician, whose name
shall be signed thereto. and all such prescrp.
lions shall be filed and kept by the pharma.
n NV Vft.ta E, oh
serve for more than one purchase; but no
physician shall make or sign any such pre-.
scripton unless the person for whom il is
made Is actually sick and such liquor is alb
soutely required as a medicine; any physi.
clan who SHALL on or after the first day of
May, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, make |
or sign any prescription for such liquor, ex-
cept as aforesaid shall be deemed guilty of n
violation Of this act, and upon conviction |
thereof shall be fined not less than fifty dol
lars nor more than two hundred dollars for