The Cecil Whig., 1886-10-23
IlGSn9Y. the SpCand day i N.HhmhHr

oNt ui l'nlillc tIcIlrfhi Laws ! hereby give no
lice to The Judges of Election and To the Voters
OF Cecil County, that an Election Will he held
TuGSudy, the Second day Ct November,
lss5. therLg the nrst Tuesday after the hrst Mon
da! at the usual place, o voting IN ae several
Election districts "t tccii County. As follows:
In the First Election District. ut CrciItou:
In the Stcui4h Election District at CDesdpeake
CITY:
In the THIRD Election District at Eiktnn:
In tie Fourth Election District. at Fair Hill:
In the Fifth EiecTi"n DiSlri,.t. at North East:
In the Sixth Election district. at Rising sun:
In the Seventh Election District at Port be
post:
In the Eighth Election District at Mount Pleas
in the Ninth Election District at Brick Meet
ing H"ust;
And the Election go to be held is Tor the purpose
of electIng
One person to represent the Second Congress
sional District Of Maryland in the Fittieth Con-
gress OF the United States.
And also of deciding the questions involved in
the Act oi Assembly Of the State of Maryland ,
Chapter 29l, approved April :. 1885. entitled
IAN ACT
To enable the qualified voters of Cecil County 10
determine by ballot, whether spirtuuus or fer
mented liquors cider shall not he sold in said
county. or shall lie soii only as hereinafter de
scrihed and to repeal Ill acts Inconsistent here
with
which act reads as follows:
SECTION BE il rHdcted by the G,HeraI 8Ssc0lbyy
| of MdrgidHd That chapter two hundrei and sew
enty-uur oi the acts pnss.d Il at the January ses
! sion eighteen hundred ana eighty. shall not re-
main in force on and after the first day OF Ianu-
! AIRY, eighteen hundred and eighty-sevcn ana
that all acts or parts Of acts inconsistent with the
provisions OF this act shall he repealed alter said
| lat mcntiobed date: provided, however. that
this shall not he construed repeal said act
| pf hfrcu hundred aut eighty ph9I,tpr
handrt and seventy our prior 10 the firSt day OF
| January, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven. or
| TO affect any offence already committed, which
| may he committed before this act shall take eff
| feet, but all such offences may he prosecuted and
punished un"cr the law existing at the time uI
| the commission ct said respective offences and
| provided further. that II. Tor any reason. tbs
| act snail not take effect the hrst day of Janu-
| AIRY. eighteen hundred and eighty seven. the
| sad act Of eighteen hundred and eIgHty. chapter
| TWO hundred and seventy iour, shall continue to
| remain in once until other laws shall be enacted
| i'll lieu thereof
| SEC = Ind BE- Il endcted That the questions
whether or not any pc son or persons. house. com
| raI v ASSOCIATION or body corporate hereinat-
| 'er described may he rrnscd in Cecil county of
| this s>taie. hy whom. or i'll which spirituOus or
| tcrmentcd !Iquors. intoxicating dri; Ks or cider
may lie SOFA. or whether "r not no license to sell
The same i'll said county, shall he issued shall he
( submitted to the Il ia.iEri voters If said
county. on Tuesday. the secuHU day OF No
Y,mnor. r,2hteon hundred and eight! In. at the
| the ci.ciol To he held therein. aId the Sher
vio"+ 10 SAID election. cause fuhiic notice 10 be
gwen, % the suhmrssIun ot said question. by ad-
| yertlsements set M al the ln"St pubic places
within each election district OF said county. and
also by advertisements IN two newSpape o. 9 IL
era circulation therein: winch salu advertise
meniS shall contain ii copy oi this act, and OF the
time nLd pl. cts OF holding saii election and
| the cost ot such advertisements a'd nand bills
anu the cost said Sher IT, shall lie paid by the
tuuI.ty Commissioners of said county. hut H. or
any cause. said notice shall iaii to II, gwen. said
taiure Sh.Ill net elect the validity or
operate To prevent it. taking effect
SEQ :. Ina be il end ted. That ballots east at
SalG election. Un the question OF license IL
c,hsc, q" lie c"u'tcd az dec,din. Tor or against
he s1i "r ''t Of Sprituou or icrmented liquors
II i"N1ratlng drinks OF cider. in said rou ty. shall
| hoy r'lhr Il at wittcn "n them 'hc wo9d>, For
! iIcc...t or - tgIln>t criISr: the VOTES e
IT !ic,I. t. .'n tn votes east az giiSt license
| >i'H hC c"rriull! counted hN the u'ges oI S,id
tircfln Ia TIE r"sItctVc iistrrrS ut SAID county
thr GAi.mteI o vote i"r ICE nsc aud the
her OF votes raiu>t License. shall he cftItlcd ty
! Lh"', ami til" Return Judges ot sal | Election
1t lneII IN, citing ni"r said election shall up
Tia, vino, lor ceu.c nj airst iicenSe H.
| said districts. and shall make a separate written
returu al said whole vote 10 the Clrrk of the Ci
| cut tour Tor tecll county. ai!d said Clerk shall
rucUId said returns among the records OF hi of
| hce. and shall pfepa certificate prncamiug
| tn" result "t such election in said county, and
| cause said certificate to be published wIrhin ten
| days liter said returns have been received 6X
| him once in ali the newspapers published in said
county.
| SEC ! Aad be it encctcd That il it shall appear
by the returns ui sad Ii-es. ami certificate al
| said CLERK. that Il majority oi said votes have
h. ell cat 'Asl 81 lice nse for the sal OF sbi' Iu-
| Gus uT fern, nt"I liquors. Intoxicating drinks or
| cder. then the following cctluuS. tom section
five hereof to >cctiou fourteen. inclusive shall he
| add, d to the i'u0iic Local Laws o ''ccl County
under the Sul-fitl" "lIO'ih.tiOu ui lutOXIcatI!I-
| Liquors. to take effect January the first cigiI-
| Iceu hundred and eighty
SEC. !. 1t shall not he lawful after the first d.S
| OF January. III the year eighteen hundred anu
eighty seven. Tor any person or persons. or any
house. company or ASSOCIATION. or body corporate,
t. barter OF sell, directly indirectly. % 10 solicit
or receive orders Tor the puIch Of at any place
within the limits ni Cccl county. or to give away
ut mis- hers. Tht ir its place OF business within
the limits OF SAID c1G"ty. an! si'lrI'uous 4" Ter
mented lqLois or aicuhOtlc ht"rS or lntuXicatiiI-
| drinks OF any kind. or cider, toiic beer. lager
| beer schnappS or gin, "r any article used and
SOLD as n bevera :c. in the composition uI which
whisky. brandy. high wines or aicohol. or any
spirituouS t.rIa, .tcd liquors snail he in gre
| dent or ingredients, nor shall any lie he
granted Tor the sale OF the same therein.
| StC. i No person. persons. house company. as
s'ciatlon or body corporate, shall after the first
day o January, lii the year ei hteen hundred
| and eiShty-stv-n. deposit. keep lave in his
her. their or It's possession any spritu"us fer
mente liquors or alcoholic bitters or IntuXic? ting
| drinks OF any kind. cider. tome beer lager
| beer scn apps or gin. article used and
sold as heNerage in the composition OF com
| pounding OF which whiSkty. brandy. high wines
or alcohol. or any Slrr.tGouS termented liquors
shall he an ingredient or ingredients. with i'll
tent to l'arter sell or civ" AWAY the same in
| violation OF the provisions of the preceding sec
| tion hereof or with intent that that the S;tr,
shall he hartere or sold "r given away. in viola
| ti"n thereof within the limits ot said county.
| SEC. !. Nothing in section five or section six
ato oesLid, shall be cor ;'ued 10 prevent the sale
| =" pure apple cider TO, to re drunk on the prem
iScs oi the sellcr) il qnn ntIte> not less than one
| gallon ut time by manufacturers OF apple elder
| OF 10y persons who have grown the aiplas from
| which the cider sold by them has been made but
| such sales oi apple cider shall only h. lawiul be
| twe' the hrst day OF August in each year aud
| The INST day OF January OF the succeeding wear
and no sale OF cider shall be lawful to minors or
oAlcated persons. or ON the Sabbath day. com
| monty called Sunday. nor shall anv sale OF cider
he lawful either ior himself herself itself or
them elves, or as agents iur others, by such man.
uacturers OF cider or growers of apples if he she
IL or they shall be the proprietor keeper or owner
OF proprietors. keepers or owners of a hotel inn
harr, ON, restaurant saloon, eating house. store
"r pool. hagat' lie or billiard room or by his her
Its or their agents. walters or clerks, nor shall
| manufacturers OF cider or growers OF apples his
her or their agents sell cider directly Indirectly
in any hotel, inn, barroom. restaurant saloon,
eating-house, or pool, bdgateile or billiard room
SIC. $. If any person or persons house, com.
pany, association or body corporate shall violate
any OF the provisions of sections hive. six and
seven aforesaid. within the limits of Cecil county
after the hrst day OF January, in the year eigh-
teen hundred and eighty he she. il or they
shall. on each and every conviction thereof for
ielt and pay fine OF not less than hundred
lie liars nor more than six hundred dollars and
costs OF prosecutions. and he confined in the
Maryland House OF Correction for not less than
SIX months nor more than twelve months or in
the discretion of the Court forfeit and pay a tine
OF not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than six hundred dollars and costs OF prosecu-
ton, and failing to pay such fine fines and
costs forthwith, shall be sentenced to be confined
IL the Maryland House 0i Correction Tor Il term
not less than six months nor more than twelve
months, or until 81 cn tine fines and costs are
paid
SEC. 9. Nothing in the preceding sections here
OF shall be construed TO prevent the com pounding
or sale OF any such liquors by "A regular pharma
clSt or druggist who may or shall have obtained
a license therefor under the license laws of this
State, upon the written bona tide prescription OF a
regular practicing physician OF SAID count, whose
maine shall he signed thereto. and all such pre-
>crlptlons shall be filed bN said druggist OF phrr
maclst and kept by him, and no prescription shall
serve Tor more than ON. purchase: hnt no physl-
cian shill make or sign any such prescription
less the nerS"n Tor whom it shall he made is az
tualIy sick. or such liquor is absolutely required
as a medicine: anv physician who shat, alter the
hr-t day ol January. in the year eighteen hun
dfed and eighty seven. make or sign any pre-
Scrlpton for sucn liquor, except as aforesaid
shall be deemed guilty OF miSdemeanur and
upon conviction the, cot shall be hned not less
than tity dollars nor more than three hundred
dollars and costs ofproSecution and be committed
10 the county jail OF said county until such lin or
I'M es and costs OF prosecution are piid nor shall
anything III the preceding sections he,eot, be
construed TO prohibit sale by pharmacist or
druggist OF such liquors to be used by oi for a
Sick person, in case OF extreme Illness when de-
iay may be dangerous 10 tho patient, nor to pre-
vent The sale by pharmacist or druggist of wine
10 he used ior sacramental purposes solely.
SEC. IL. In the trial oi any person or persons
or any house. company. ASSOCIATION or body cor
porate Tor a violation oi any OF the pr' ceding
tlunS hereof. il shall be lawful ior the State to
pany. association or body cor crate on trial has
or ha> pdlu (lt such be e easel SPECIAL tax to
the 'IoNernm"nt OF III United States, under the
Internal Revenue Law, thcreo'. upon. or Tor his
her. III lr or rs bus ness "A brewer or brewers