The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-25
4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1894,

ty, on Tuesday after the first Monday, being
the
4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1894,
between the hours of o'clock A. NJ, and
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 balloting for
eight Presidential Electors for the State of
Maryland, and also to ballot upon the ques-
lion of Local option for Garrettcounty, which
law provides as follows:
SECTION |. 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 SplrltuOuS, fCrmentcd 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 ct the county. and the various election
districts thereof, at the general election to be
held on the first Tuesday afttI the first Mon
day in November, in the year eighteen hun
dred and eightY-flur, in said county and in
each election district thereof; and the sheriff
Ofsaid county snail give notice of the time
and purpose of said election, by advertising
in all the newspapers published in said cOun-
tY, and by hqndbilS 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. incuding the advertisements
and handbils aforesaid, shall be levied by
the county cOmmiSsi ners of said county
SEC 2 And be it enacted That the ballots
for and against such sale shall have written
or printed upon them, For the sale of intoX
| icatmg liquors" or against the sale of i'll
toXicating liquors." and the ballots so cast
shall be carefully counted by the judges of
said election; and said judges SShall makea
return OF said votes to the clerk Of the circuit
court Tor 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 if it shall appear that either
a said plpltipO
have cast Il majority of votes against the sale
Misunderstanding liquors, then the clerk of said
court shall prepare certificate proclaming
the result OF Surh election in sad 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 o. cleo
ton, and the certificate of the clerk of said
court, that 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 il shall not be lawful for any
person or persons, house, corporations 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, termented or Intoxicating liquors. of
Mateved or acnnnic Differs IN any
elec' ION ulStTict oiSalu county wherein ma
Ip , o. ne NoIes mas mus peeh cast against
me Sale OF lhtoNHtlhg LIQUORS, nor snail any
lIctllS ne lsSutd or granted IOr me sale OF the
Si'ine III any Oh Said eIpctlon diStllciS OF said
county on or HIIeT lhG llISi Gay OF May,ln the
year el5hleeh huhuteu ana etEniy-hNe.
SEo' !. ana ne II enacied, Ihat II 1t SHAH
a'IeiU ny 'hereIurhS nI sac lIld&eS OF election
anu crrtlHcaie OF the clerk OF SAID court that a
nf9oFitE OF al the NnteS cast NJ SAID election
IN SalH 'Iarrelt county mas been against the
Ship Oh Ih,oNIca'lh@ liquors. then IL snail NOT
ne HtWiul ior any person or persons, house,
cgrporailoh. company or association to sell
ulI'c'Iy or lhulrecIIy AT any place IN Said
couIi' "rIo 1--WE away al ms her their or
MS place OF business, any SplrifuouS, ferment-
eu' or IhI3NIGtlIG HquorS,o WhateNerorl@ln,
or aln"coIc nltlrTS, nor snail any license be
issued or granted Tor me SAFE OF the same in
Sitlu county on or aiter me hrSt day OF May, in
tlle year el!h'eeh hundred ana eI%hty-hve.
9f,C. D. Ana pc II enacted, Ihal II any per-
son or persons, mousse company, corporation
or association, or body corporate, shall sell
dlrectlV or indirectly at any place, or give
away NJ ms, her. their or its place of business,
any SpirituouS or fermened or alcoholic hit
tiers. 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-tive; or in case
IT. snail appear by said returns and said GER
tiicate of said clerk. that n 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 con,
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 tho
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 ofno less than fifty dollars
nOr more than three hundred dollars and cost
of prosecution or instead ofSuch fine he inn
priSoned in the county iail for thirty DAYS or
both. in the discretion of the CONT. and on
the second and every subsequent con victIon
shall pay fine of not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than five hundred dollars
and cost of prosecution and i'm addition TO
such fine, shall be imprisoned in the conntv !
toll 70, At.
ninety-days. in the discretion of the conrt
and on failure TO nav the fine ms herein de' |
scribed, he, she or they shall be committed IN |
the county jail of Ga, rett county untiI such
fine and costs are paid. and each and every
sale or gift of such Intoxicating lionors in |
violation Of this law shall be n 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 hoard OF conn
ty school commissioners ofsaid Garrett coun- |