Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-07-24

Sucu liquor IS absolutely nee,..
medicine; any physician who .b.r q
the SAID first day Of NAV !, n aitel
eighteen hundred aud eigLty.,is ., 1eai
or sign any presctipti n f,r .n.h !. unah'
except us aforesaid. in ease IT, iuol
!" Sa'i county. % IN any Il elton NM,
'rFoi' resp ciiyc'y, is against HI ~,
~ lh'ox eating liquors IS M Wy gag
sh"iI be deemed guilty of ,;,, .a'a
u TINS act. aud upon conv;e,;o. :, io'a'iol
'nall be hned not less than fftv Am dbl
nor more than two hundred 5olla.
.he hrst oiiense, aud not less IA. = ~
,in'rel' nor more than five bnnI.
dollars tfr each subsequent offen.a. '-'' !
y tue buyer shall obtain a nr.s..'. a"a
oy misrepresentation. he shan IN. t..'o''
De deeme gui ~ Of a viollt,on - =, s
az aud upon convict on ii arn..e = + !,
be SUBJECT 10 the same fin5 a. tba ~ ~
can who shall violate the same. i, -
halt Of said tine to be paid to he inf,s gu'
ef, aud the residue to the boarl : :,
schoul commissioners Of said countv e.
the benefit Of the public school. ~. ~ :
ana SAID violators shall be c,n,m;tto3 :.
the county Jail of said county until snat
hne and costs are paid; nor sb,ll ~.
thlng herein be construed 10 proLi,;,
sale BY a pharmacist or dr9sy,., ~ /,
case OF extreme illness, when DELAY n,., :,
be dangerous to the patient.
SIC. s -4nd Be 4 enacted, That Al n,o,....
tons Tor violations of the provision. i i
this act and which are hereby dool...I
to be criminal offences, NAV IL o;,la,
upon prcsentment and Indictment a. /,
trlal before justice Of the peace wb}
shall have jurisdiction original and %,
current with the circuit c,urt of s.l
county; aud the said justice Shall bay'
power TO issue all process and do all 49,.
which may be necessary to exercise Il
his jurisdiction, and my try and detor
mine all cases whereof lie NAV have u
rtsqIe'lon, sud may pronounce Judgment
and sentence therein in the same r.n
ner and to the same extent Al M ~
cunt court for SAID county could a. i,
such cases, as if such eases were tr;od
before said court without the ntcrvcp.
ton OF 2 jury; provided however ll,at f
any person, when brought before gpy
such Justice having jurisdiction Of d,S
case, shall, before trial for the altered
ottcnse, pray jury trial or if the state,
attorney for said county shall. befr,
trial Of such alleged otfense. pray Jury
rial on the part Of the State, it Shall Be-
the duty of any such justice to commit
such alleged offender for trial, or Il hold
the sal offender to bail to appear for
trial IN the circuit court for tie county
in which the olfense was committed At
its then session, if it be in session. or nj
IT'S next session, If it be not in session
aud to return said commitment or recor.
nl2ance, with the names aud residences
of witnes ,es far the prosecution endorsed
thereon, forthwith to the clerk Of said
court, p ovid d the justice before whom
the case is tried shall inform the person
charged of his or her right to jury tri.
al, and which, in every case, the said
justice is hereby required to do.
SIC. I. Ind be II enacted, That states A.
torney's snd justices Of the peace having
knowledge Of any previous cony ctitn Of
any person accused of this act, in pre-
pairing warrants, pre7entmcns and in-
dctments. shall aIege such previous
conviction therein, and it shall tie thu
duty of the clerk of the circuit co.rt 10
furnish such information to the state
attorney and grand jury; but it sfaIl
not be necessary to set forth particularly
in any such presentment Or indictment
the record Of aflQner convicla y, but it
: shall be sufficleT TO aliege hfidYs ID
l said person or p rsons. corporation
company or association had been ca
r yicted Of violation of any Of the pr
Y visions Of this act; and any such ildic
: ment or proceeding may be amended
:, any stage of the proeee iiugs be ore iu
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