The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-10-16
Election Notice.
TO THE JUDGES Of ELECTION AND TO THE
VOTERS 0F CECIL COUNTY.

~ INK Juuueo Uf EltGIIu RNu III INT
VOTERS 0E CECIL COUNTY.
In accordance with the requirements OF the
Code al Public General Laws. hereby give
tire I" the Judges of Election and To the Voters
OF Ctcll County that an Election viii be held ON
Tuesday, the Second day Of November,
1855, thelng the first Tuesday after the FIRST Mon
day. at the usual places OF voting i'll tie several
Election Districts OF Cecil County. as follows:
In the First Election District at Cec,ltUu:
In the Second Election District. at Chesapeake
City:
In the Third Election District at Elkton:
In the Fourth Election District. at Fur Hill
In the Fifth Election DiSuIrt. ut 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
In the Ninth Election District. at Brick Meet
ing House,
And the Election 50 to lie held is Tor the purpose
of electlnu
One person to represent the Second Congress
sIonal District OF Maryland IN the Flftieth Con
gress Of the United States.
And also OF deciding the question involved in
the Act Of Assembly of the Stat" ot Maryland
Chapter M. approved April :. 1883, entitled
IAN ACT
Tie enable the qualified voters of Cecil County to
determine by ballot, whether sp,rituous or fer
mented liquors cider shall not lie sold in said
county. or shall be soii only hereinafter de
scribed and to repeal all acts Inconsistent here
WITH
when act reads follows
SECTION l. Be ii enacted by the Gcn.rGI 4Sscmb'y
of Maryland. I hat chapter two hundred and sew
enty -iuur oil the acts paSSt Il ut the January
sion eighteen huIidr,d and eighty. shall not
MAN in force on and after the first day OF .Ianu
any, eighteen hundred and eighty seven. ana
that all OF acts Inconsistent with the
provisions OF this act shall he repealed alter said
la I n,enIioI ed date: provided. however. that
this act slall not be ITued to repeal said act
of eighteen hundred and eighty. chapter two
hundr ii al seventy our prior to the tirst day of
Janlts14, eighteen hundred and eighty seven. or
to :t'cct any tteI &c already committed, which
may he committed before this acI shall take ct
iev. hut all such offences may be prosecuted and
puni he'd under the law existing at the time
the cuumi- sion ui laid respective offences and
pr Vid, ii. further. that If. any reason. t"iS
act shall not take effect o. the first day OF 1anu
any. eighteen hundred and eighty seven. the
sad act OF eighteen hundred and eighty. chapter
Two hundred and seNenly-iour, shall continue to
rem air in u. ce unt. other laws shall be enacted
in lieu thereof.
Sec. AHd be II tnd,ted That the questions
whether or not amy l.e persons huusr.
parry ASSOCIATION or body corr uiit-, AS n"rrinaf
ter described may he / crI,-ed in Cecil county vi
| this Stale by whom. ~ in which spurious
| fern entcd lIuuu'S. irtoAlcatiup drinks OF cider
may he sold. or whether TT lot 40 license To sell
the same in said county. Sh III u" iS>II 1t. shall he
submitted To tie qnaiIiIeu Nu,,I> II said
| county. Tuesday. the second daS OF No
| yemrer. eighteen hundred and eighty IN at the
the eiec U L. en To he held the!cIn AID the Sher
III ul sad county shall. at least three pre-
vl"ns to sad election cause puniic 'oticc 10 he
given. ~ tn, >uhm sSiun OF said question. by ID
| vertlsements set Up 1T the most public places
within each lection district OF said county. ANA
! ale by advertisements in two news papers ot - IL
| eGal circulation therein which said advertise
ments shall contain IL copy OF his act nd of the
| .t,,,. Il E,lt pl,.,ri
| the cost OF such advertisements and hand bills
and the cost SAID Sheriff. shall he paid by the
County Commissioners ol said county. but it, Tor
any cause said notice shall tail to he gwen. said
failure shah not effect the validity OF tniS act or
operate to prevent ITS taking effect.
SEC. 3. Ana be ii ens'ted That ballots cast at
said election, ON the question ui license or un H.
cenSe To be counted as deciding Tor or against
the sale or gilt OF SpirtuouS or tcrmcnted liquors
intoxicating drinks or cider. in said county shall
have printed or written on them the words For
license" Against licensc and the votes c,st
tor license. and the votes cast against license
shall he carefully counted by the Judges oi said
Election in the respective districts OF said county
and the number ui votes Tor iccnS. and the mum
her of votes against license shall h, certified by
them and the Return Judges OF said Election.
at then meeting alter said election, shall east up
the whole Tor license ana against license IN
said districts, and shall make - separate written
return OF said whole vote 10 the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court Tor Cecil county. ana said Clerk Sha II
record said returns among the records OF his of
flee. and shall prepa certificate proclaiming
the result of such eli elton III SAID and
cause said certificate to he published within ten
DAYS after said returns have been received by
him III all the newspapers published in said
county.
by the returns "sSaId J .d-es. ana certificate OF
said CLERK. that Il majority OF said votes have
b, cat Against LICENSE Tor the sa OF spirtu-
Gus or iermtntcd liquors. Intoxicating drinks or
cider. then the following ectiOns. i,on section
nyc hereof to Scctiun fourteen. lnciuS We. shall be
added to the Public ocal Laws oi zeal County
he iit,
Liquors. 10 take effect January the inst eigh-
,ecn hundred and eighty seven
SEC, ;. 1t shall not he lawful aft tr the ii rSt day
Of January. IN the year eighteen hundred anu
eighty seven, Tor any person Or persons. or any
house company or association, or body corr crate.
to barter sell, directly ludlr city solicit
or receive orders tuI the purchase ui 1T ANY place
within the limits OF Cecil county. or 10 give away
at mis- hers. their or its place oil business within
the lam Is said county. any Sl,irituouS Ter
mertcd puo,e or aIcohoic htt"rS. or Intoxicating
drinks OF any kind. or cider. tome teer. lager
beer. schnapp> or gin, vi any "iticle used aud
sold AS 4 beverage" in the composition oi which
whisky. brandy. high wines or alcohol or any
suirituuII> ,'ted liquors slIdl, rr IN insIe-
dicur or ingrrit,n ;, shall any he he
grnn1ed ,r the sale -: ::!r same therein.
SIC.6 No rtr>on peso :, house .orIpanv. as
ISOLATION % body corporate, shall after the first
day o. January. IN the yea ri hterm hundred
and ci"rtv-S' ven. dep"sIr. keep or have in his.
her. their OF ITS possession any SrItu ms or fer
mcnte liquors or alcoholic hitt"r> or Intoxicating
drinks oi any Kind. or cider. tom" h""r. logger
beer. schr apps or VIn, or article used and
sold as Il b. Verge III The CONF osl,i, II or com
pounding which whiSk"v brandy. hiu wines
aIcol ol. any >plr,tu"uS or iermcuted liuuurs
sh Ill be ingredient Hgrere +. with i'll
tent t" barter or sell or Civ" "wav the same in
vi ,att"n I'll tn" pr"Ni-i m al the preceding
ton uerru witt int"nt that that the 81 ~.
shall he hnIt"rc', ~ suld gwen away. i'll viola
ti"n thcr,u Wit i'll tn limits OF said county.
SEC. :. Nothing IN section tve ur sect on six
aforesaid. shall he c"n>t ued t" prevent rhr
al pure appIc cider tmot 10 lie dru h on the prem
iSeS OF the seller i'll un mIItir> not less than
gallon at Il time by manufacturers oi apple c de
by persons who have grown the APPLES from
which the cider >o.d bv them has hcen IN ode. but
such sales "t apple CIDER shall only Il" lawful he
TIVE, the fist ''.tN OF August il e.rl year "a Il
the Ii Il day ol lanuar! Oi the >urre ding year
and no sal" III crd'r >ha ! be ljwtul to minors
intoxicated l., rs"n>. ur on The sabbath day. com
uoniy called SUNDAY. nor sail any sale OF cider
hc 'awul either Iur hilns IT. herself. Itself OF
them elves. or ng"l Is iur o;h r. hy such man
uiacturcrs OF cider or growers OF apples. he she
il or they shall be the proprietor. keeper owner
or prUprlctOrS. keepers or owners of a hotel, inn,
bar-ruon, restaurant. Salo"n eating house. store.
pool. basat. lie bill ard room. by his her
its or their agents walters or clerks, shall
manufacturers oi cider or growers ot apples his
her or their agen'S sell cider directly indirectly
in any hotel lnn, bar-ruou. restaurant, saloon.
eating house, or pool, bdgatele or billiard loom.
Sac. $. II any person or persons, house. com
pany. aSSocI ton or body corporate shall violate
any oi the provisions OF sections hve, six and
seven aforesaid. within the limits of Cecil county
after the irSt day OF January. i'll the year eigh-
teen hundred and eighty seven he, she it or they
shall, on each ami every conviction thereof, for
teit and ray fine OF not less than one hundred
dtllars lur more than six hundred dollars ami
costs OF prosecutions. and he confined in the
Maryland House OF correction Tor not less than
SIX months nor more than twelve months, or in
the discretion OF the Court. forfeit and pay tine
OF not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than six hundred dollars and costs OF prosecu-
ton and failing to pay such nne or fines and
costs forthwith, shall be sentenced to be confined
in the MaryIau House ri Correction Tor term
not less than six months more than twelve
months, or until 81 eli tine fines and costs are
paid
SEC. Q. Nothing in the preceding sections here
OF shall he construed tn prevent the cOmpuunding
or sale OF any such liquors 10y regular pharma-
clSt OF druggist who may or shall have obtained
a license therefor under the license laws of this
State. upon the written bona nde prescription "A
reg uar prhcticlnS physician OF SAID COUNTY. whose
name shall be Signed thereto and all such pre-
>criptlons shall be MED b> said druggist or phi r
inacIst and kept 10y him. and no prescription shall
serve Tor more than one purchase: but physi-
clan snail make or sign any such prescription I'M
less the person Tor whom ii shall he made is ac
tualIy sick. or such liquor is absolutely required
as a medicine: any physician who shall, after the
nrst day oi January, in the year eighteen hun
dred and eiShty seven, make or syn any pre-
seriptIon for sucn liquor, except as aforesaid.
shall he deemed guilty OF ii H. Siemeanor. AMI
upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less
than nifty dotiarS nor more than three hundred
dollars and costs OF prosecution and he committed
10 lht county JAN OF said county until such line
fln eS and costs OF prosecution are paid shall
anything in the preceding sections hereof he
construed to prohiht sale by pharmacist or
druggist OF such liquors to he used by for IL
sick person. in case of extreme illness when de
lay may be dangerous To tho patient. to pre-
vent the sale 10y pharmacist or druggist OF wine
To be used Tor sacranental purposes solely.
SEC. 10. In the trial OF any person persons,
or any house. company, association or body cor
porate. Tor violation OF any OF the preceding sec
lions hereof, 1t shall be lawful Tor the State to