Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-15
AN ACT

To enable the qualified voters of the
City of Annapolis, to determine bv
ballot, whether spirituous or fer
mented liquors, or alcoholic bitters
shall be sold therein, and to regulate
the terms and conditions on which
the sale thereof may be made, in case
the majority of the voters of said city
shall determine said question in the
affirmative. and 20 regulate the sale
thereof, and also, to revive the
Public Local Laws of said county.
relating to the sale of spirituous and
fermented liquors to minors in said
city, and within five miles thereof:
also. the Sunday and Election Laws
of this State, which were in force at
the date If the passage of the law,
known as the Local Option Law" of
Anne Arundel cOuuts, passed at the
January Session, eighteen hundred
and eightyiwo. in case the said vote
shall be in favor of such sale.
PREAMBLE:
WHEREAS, Much doubt and uncertainty
exist In the minds OF a large portion
of the voters of Anne Arundel county.
whether the law known as the Local
Option Law" of said county. passed at
the session of the Legislature, in
eighteen hundred and eighty two.
chapter I12, produces beneficial re-
suits; and whereas numerous petitions
have been forwarded TO this Leoisla-
ture. signed by a large number of citi-
zens and tax payers residing in the
CITY IF Annapolis who voted for the
said law, as well IS against it, and il
hnS m Il xysao al Il
said uncertainty and doubt to re sub
. it the question and grant another
election, in order that it may be de-
finiiely determined by ballot, whether
local option shall exist as it now does
in said city; therefore
Section /. Be it enacted by The
General Assembly of Maryland, That the
question whether or not, any person or
persons. house, corporation, company
or association, may be permitted to sell
any spirilnous, fermented or intoxicat-
ing liquors of whatever origin, or alco-
h tic bitfers, at any time in said City Of
Annapolis, shall be submitted to the
registered and qualified voters of said
CT y of Annapolis on Wednes day the
twenty. eighth day Of April, eighteen
hundred ard eighty-six, which election
shall be held IN accordance with the law
governing general cleo. ions in this State:
and the Sheriff of said county, shall give
notice Cf the time and purpose of said
election by advertisements inserted In
all the newspapers published in said
county, and by hsnd-bills posted in each
ward OF the City OF Annapolis, at least
ten days before the said election. in
which notice. copy of this Act shall be
inserted; and the expenses of said cleo
II n, including the advertisements and
hand-bills AZORES aid, shall be levied by
he commissioners, and paid By the
Treasurer of said county.
Section ,. And be IL enacted. That
ballots for or against such sale, shall
have printed, or written on them. the
words: "For license to sell spirituous or
fermented liquors, or alcoholic bitters.' y
or Against license to cell spirituous or
fermented liquors. or alcoholic bittern:''
and the ballots 50 cast. shall be carefully
counted By the judges Of said election.
and the return judges ehall make re-
turn said vote to The Clerk of the
Circuit Court OF Anne Arundel county.
AID said clerk shall Immediately make
proclamation OF the result of said cleo
ton.
Section 8. And lie it enacted, That iii
shall be found By said return Of the Judges
of election, and proclamation of said clerk.
that majority ofv0tes cast in said City Of
Annapolis, has been caSt against the sale
OF spirltuous or fermcntcd liquors. Of alco~
hOlic bitters, or il The vote thereon shall he
. tie vote, that the then said local option
law Of eighteen hundred and eightv-two.
shall remain In full force In said city; but.
lift shall be found BY the return Of said
judges Of election, and pgoclamation or
said clerk, that . majority Of all the votes
cast. Is prescribed IN the preceding sec
ti0ns in said City Of Annapolis, has been
cast for the sale If said spirilu0ns Or fer
mented liquors, or alcoholic bitaers, then
the same may be sold in tie said CITY Of
Annapolis. as allowed under. the license
laws CT ibis Stale, subject ID The provisions
hereinafter mentioned.
Section 4 And be Il enacted. That
section fifty-iive, 81 Article second. Of lie
Code Ct Public Local Laws, title Same
Arundel County, subtitle Annapolis. =
Is TIE same vas amended and re~enactegl
81 tie sEyeral Acts 81 eighteen hundred