Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-19
AN ACT

mented liquors, or alcoholic bittefs
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,
r. lating TO the sale OF spirituous and
fermented liquors TO minors in said
city, AMI 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 conDts, passed at the
January Session. eighteen hundred
and eighty..wo. in case the said vote
shall be In favor of such sale.
REANBLE:
WHERLAs, Much doubt and uncertainty
exist ia the minds OF 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-
sulte; aud Whersds, numerous petitions
have been forwarded to this Lagisa-
ture, signed by large nu nLer 0fsciti-
zens and tax payers residing in the
City of Annapolis who voted for the
said law, as well as against it, and it
being deeme advisable on account OF
said uncertainty and doubt to re- sub
nit The question and grant another
election, in order that il may be de-
tini ely 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 spirituous. fermented or intoxicat-
ing liquors of whatever origin, or alco-
holic bitters, at any time in said City OF
Annapolis, shall be submitted to the
registered and qualified voters Of said
Ci Y OF Annapolis on Wednesday the
twenty eighth day of April, eighteen
hundred ard eighty-six, which election
shall be held n accordance with the law
governing general elections in this State;
and the Sheriff of said county, shall give
notice of the time and purpose of said
election by advertisements inserted in
all the newspapers published in said
coun'v, and by hand-bi posted in each
ward Of the City OF Annap lis, 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 IN, including the advertisements and
hand-bills Aforesaid, shall be levied by
the commissioners, and paid by the
Treasurer OF said county.
Section ,. and be 1t enacted. That
ballots for or against such sale, shall
have printed, or written on them, the
words For license 20 sell spirituous or
fernente / liquors, or alcoholic bitters,"
or Against license 70 sell spirituous or
fermented liquors, or alcoholic biftefs:''
and the ballots so cast, shall be carefully
counted by the judges of said election,
and the return judges shall make re-
turn Of 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 3. And be il enacted, That lift
shall be found by said return of the Judges
OF election, and proclamation of said clerk,
that majority Of votes cast in said City Of
Annapolis, has been cast against the sale
Of spirItuous or fermentcd liquors, or alco-
h0lic bitters, or il the vote thereon shall ke
q tie vote, that the then said lOcal option
law Of eighteen hundred and eighty-two.
shall remain In full force In said ctr: but.
lift shall be found BY the return Of said
judges OF election, and plOclamation OF
said clerk, that majority of all the votes
cast IS prescribed in the preceding sec