The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-10-02
Election Notice.
To THE JUDGES Of ELECTION AND TO THE
VOTERS o. CECIL COUNTY,

In accordance with the requirements of the
Code Of Public General Laws. | hereby give no
tice to the Judges of Election and to the Voters
OF Cecil County, that an Election Will he held on
Tuesday, the Second day Of November
1855. tberng the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day.. at the usual places OF voting in tue several
Election Districts ot Cecil County, as follows:
In the First Election District at Cecilton:
In the Second Election District. at Chesapeake
City:
In the Third Election District at Elkton:
In the Fourth Election District at Fair hin:
In the Fifth Election District. at North East
In the Sixth Election District. at Rising sun
In the Seventh Election District. at Port De,
post:
In the Eighth Election District. at Mount Pleas
ant:
In the Ninth Election District. at Brick Meet.
ing House:
And the Election to be held is Tor the purpose
OF electlng
One person to represent the Second Congress
slonal District of Maryland in the Fiftieth Con
sress of the United States.
And also OF deciding the questions involved il
the Act OF Assembly Of the State of Maryland
Chapter 29l. approved April :, 1883, entitled
IAN ACT
To cnIble the qualified voters OF Cecil County t.
determine by ballot. whether sprituous nr fer.
Htnleu liquors tttT Sdll not De sold In SAID
county. or shall he Sold only hereinafter de
scrbed. ami to repeal all acts inconsistent here
WITH
which act reads as follows:
SECTION l. Be ii radcfed by the g. neral 1ss,lbI,
of NdfyidHd. That chapter two hundred ami sew
enty Hour OF the acts passed mt the January >eS
sion eighteen hundred and lightly, shall not re
main i'll force on and after the first day OF Janu
AIRY. eighteen hundred and elghty-Seven. an,
that ali acts parts OF acts Inconsistent with the
provisions of tins act shall Ice repca ed alter said
| la mentioned date: provided. however thai
this aci shall not ne construed 10 repeal said aci
of eighteen hundred and eighty. chapter tw,
hundred and seventy our. p~lur To the fist day
January. eighteen hundred ana eighty-Seven. o;
TO affect any offence already committed. or whIr
may he committed before this act shall take eli
feet. hut ali such offences may be prosecuted nd
punished under the law cXIstlng at the time %
the commission OF said respective offences ana
| provided further, that II. Tor any reason. til
act snail not take effect the first day of Janu
AIRY. eighteen hundred and eighty seven. tn,
sand act OF eighteen hundred and eighty, chapter
two hundred and seventy -iuur, shall continue I,
remain i'll orce until other laws shall be enacted
| i'll lieu thereof.
| SEC. =. and be It enacted, That the question.
whether or not any person or persons. house, com
pauy. ASSOCIATION or body corporate. AS hereiuai
Ter described. may he licensed i'll Cecil county. 0
| this State, by whom. or in which SprituouS o.
iermented liquors. Intoxicating drinks or cider
may be sold. or whether or not no license to sci
the same i'll said county, shall he issued shall III
submitted 10 the qualliled voters I'll sal,
county, on Tuesday, the second day OF No
| vemDer eighteen hundred and eiShty-slN. at tn,
the election then to he held therein, ard the Sher
i'll OF said county shall. nj least three weeks pre-
viouS to SAID election. cause public notice to h
| given, OF the submission Of said question. by ad
| vertiSementS set up at the most public place
| within each election district OF said county, an,
| also by advertisements i'll two newspapers OF gen
| eral circulation therein which said advertise
ments shall contain copy OF this act, and OF tn
| time ard places "t holding said election. anC
| l,-.r tfCa md l.
| and the cost OF said Sheriff. shall he paid by tn
| County Commissioners OF said county. hut il, 10
any cause. said notice shall tail to he sal'
| failure shall not effect the validity OF this act u
| operate To prevent its taking effect.
| SEC. 3. Ana be ii cna' ted. That ballots east IA
| said election. ON the question OF license or no Ii
| cenSe to be counted as deciding Tor or a"ainS
| the sale gilt OF Spiritu"uS or crmented liquor,
intoxicating drinks or cider. in said county, shat
| have printed or written on them the words, "Fo
| license or Against license: and the votes cas-
| Ior license and the votes cast against license
| shall he carefully counted by the Judges of sal
Election in the respective districts OF said county
| and the number OF votes for license and the mum
her OF votes against license. shall he certified b
| them and the Return Judges of said Election
at their meeting alter said election, shalt east u
| the whole vote for license and against license il
| said districts, and shall make IA separate write
return OF said whole vote To the Clerk of the CT,
| cult Court Tor Cecil county. and said Clerk Shal
| record said returns among the records OF his o
| flee, aud shall prepare a certificate proclalmiu
| the result of such election in said county, an
| cause said certificate to he published within te
| days after said returns have been received h
him once i'll all the newspapers published i'll sal
| county.
SEQ i. Ind be ii cnoctcd That if it shall appea
by the returns OF SAID Judges. and certificate ,
| said Clerk. that Il majority OF said votes hay
been east Against license Tor the sale OF Spirtl
Gus iermentcd liquors, intoxicating drinks q
cider then the following sections. from sectio
I'VE hereof to section fourteen inclusive shall b
added to the Public Local Laws of Cecil County
under the subtitle .'Pr"hibltion OF lntoXicatin
Liquors" to take effect January the first eiyl
cen hundred and eighty-scven
| SEC ). 1t shall not he lawful. fter the first da
| of January. IN the year eighteen hundred an
| eighty seven. for any person or persons. an
house company or association. or body corporate
to barter or sell, directly or indirectly to Soc
or receive orders Tor the purchase of, any plac
within the limits of Cecil county, or to give AVA
at his hers, their or its place of business With
the limits OF said county. any spirituoIls or ter
meuted liquors or alcoholic bitterS, or ntuXicatin
| drinks OF any kind. or cider, tonic beer. lage
beer, schnapps or gin. or any article used an
sold as beverage. in the composition OF whic
| whisky. brandy. high wines or alcohol. or an
spirituous or i-rmented liquors shall be an ingrt
dent or ingredients. nor shall any lcepse b
| granted Tor the sale oil the same therein
| SIC. y. No person. persons. house. company a.
ISOLATION or body corporate, shall. after the frs
| day OF January. i'll the year eighteen hundre
| and eighty Seven deposit. keep or have in hi:
her. their or its possession any spirtuous or fel
mente liquors or alcoholic hitterS or intoxicrtin
drinks OF any kind cider. tome beer laye
|
sold as Il beverage in the composition or cou
pounding OF which whiskey, brandy. hash wine
or alcohol, or any spIrituous or termentcd liquor
shall be an ingredient ingredients, with il
tent to barter or sell or give away the same i
violation of the provisions of the preceding sec
| ton hereof or with intent that that the sam
shall be bartered or sold. or given away in viola
ton thereof. within the limits OF said county
| SEC. I. Nothing i'll section five section 81
| aforesaid. shall he construed 10 prevent the sal
nt pure apple cider (not to lie drunk on the prem
pt the. SplIprl quantities less IN
gallon at Tune, 10y manufacturers OF apple eide
or 10y persons who have grown the apples irol
which the cider sold by them has been III ide. bu
such sales OF apple cider shall only be lawful b,
tween the first day OF August in each year an
the INST day OF January OF the succeeding yea
and no sale OF cider shall he lawful to minors c
intoxicated persons or ON the Sabbath day, con
monty called Sunday, nor shall any sale of clde
he lawful either Tor himself herself, itself {
Themselves, or as agents Tor others, by such MAI
utacturers OF cider or growers OF apples if he sh,
il or they shall he the proprietor. keeper Uwne
or pTopretuTS, keepers or owners ot hotel, I'M
bar-ruOm, Restaurant saloon, eating house. stor,
or pool. hagat"lle or billiard room, by his he
its or their agents. walters or clerks nor sh;l
manufacturers OF cider or growers of apples hi,
her or their agents sell cider directly or Indirect
in any hotel, mn, bar room, restaurant, saloon
| eating house. or pool bdgHtelc or billiard room
Sac. If any person or persons, house, con
pany. association or body corporate, shall vfolat
any OF the provisions of sections flye six an
seven aforesaid. within the limits OF Cecil coun
after the first day OF January in the wear ei,ri
teen hundred ana tlSntS -SeNcn. he, she. IL the
shall, On each and every conviction thereof, to
ieit and pay finr OF not less tnan one hundre
dc HAIRS nor more thdn six hundred dollars an
costs OF prosecutions. and he confined in TIL
Maryland House of Correction for not less tina
six months nor more than twelve months or i
the discretion OF the Court. forfeit ami pay "A d n
of not less than one hundred dollars nor MOI
than six hundred dollars and costs of proSecI
| ton. ana lalllng to pay such me fines an
costs forthwith. shall he sentenced To he cunflue
i'll the Maryland House Ui Correction Tor IA teri
not less than SIN months nor more than twel,
months, or until ;, en- line fines and costs al
paid
SEC. .. Nothing in the preceding sections her,
OF shall he construed to prevent the cOmpoundiu
or sale OF any such liquors by Regular pharma
clSt or druggist VINO may or shall have ontaine
license therefor under tac license laws OF tn
State. upon the written bona hde prescription OF
regular prdcucing physician Vt sand county. who.
name shall he signed thereto. and all such pr
ScrIptons shall lie iIIed bS said druggist or ph
maclst and kept Ivy him. and no prescription sha
serve Tor more than one purchase: hut no uhvS
elan shall make or sign any such prescriptions uI
less the person for whom 1T shall he made is a
tually sick, or such liquor is absolutely require
as Il medicine; any physician who sha'l alter I'll
FIRST day OF January, in the year eighteen hui