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

TO THE JUDGES OF ELECTION AND 70 THE
VOTERS Of CECIL COUNTY.
In accordance with the requirements OF the
Code al Public General Laws. | hereby give no
tire I" The Judges of Election and To the Voters
OF Cecil County, that an Election viii be held On
Tuesday, the Second day Of November,
1855. theIng the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day at the usual places OF voting III tie several
| Election Districts OF Cecil County. as follows:
| In the First Election District. at Ccc,itou:
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 FliIh Election DiStr"t 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
sEt:
In the Ninth Election District. at Brick Meet
| ing House:
And the Election to he 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 OF Assembly OF the STAFF. Of MaryIand
Chapter 29l. approved April :, 1855, entitled
IAN ACT
To enable the qualified voters of Cecil County to
determine by ballot, whether sp,rituous fer
mcnted liquors cider Sha II not lie sold in said
county. or shall be suli only hereinafter de
scrbed, and to repeal ail acts Inconsistent here
WITH
which act reads fellows:
SECTION l. Be il endcfed By the GrR,r0I ASsCm6'y
| Of Maryland. I hat chapter Two hundred and sew
enty -uur OF the acts paSst at the January
sion eighteen hunur, Il and lightly. shall not re
| man i'll force on ald after the first day OF .anu-
| any. eighteen hundred and eighty seven. ana
thaf all HctS or arts OF acts Inconsistent with the
provisions Oi this act shall he repealed alter said
| la n,enriuI ed date: provided. however that
this act >Lall not he cons ruet To repeal said
| of eighteen hundred and eighty. chapter two
hundr' III seventy our. prior to the irSt day of
January. eighteen hundred and eighty seven. or
| to effect any fei &c already committed which
| may he cumuItt, Il before this shall take Ell
iert. nut ali such Offences may he prosecuted and
| puli he'd untcT the law existing at the time ~
| the commission OF >aid respective offences and
pr vide H. further. that If. Tor any reason. t"iS
act snail not take effect o. the inst dav OF Janu
| any, eighteen hundred and eighty seven. the
| saId act OF eighteen hundred and eighty. chapter
| Two hundred AID seN emy -Iour. shall continue 10
| ren ain in zee unit. other laws shall be enacted
in lieu thereof
| SEC. =. AND be II tndctcd. That tie questions
whether or not any le son or persons huuS".
| parry. ASSOCIATION or body corr ordt", as n"rrinai
Ter described may lie cell ed in Cecil county OF
this State. by whom. III i'll which sIIrItLuI>
fern entcd hpuo'S. irtoAicaFine drinks ur cider.
| may lie sold. whether 1 hot license To sell
the same III said county, Sh'li h" lS>I ii, shall tie
submitted 10 tie q'Ialllru NU,,I> II SAID
county. Tue sdaN. the second day OF No
vemI'er. eI"hieel, hundred and eighty ->IX. the
the etc' iuIi ti.en 10 lie held theI "a Sher-
III ul SAID unity shall. at least three We, M prc
vIuus to sand election cause public rutice 10 be
given. ct tnt >uhm's Sinn OF said question. by ID
| refreshments set Up at the most puhnc places
| within each election district III said county. AHA
al" by advertisements in tvs" news papers OF
| eTal circulation therein which said advertise
menlS shall contain copy vi this act, and OF the
| a 81 places oil holding SAID election
| the cost Of such advertisements and hand bills
| and the cost o. SAID Sheriff shal he paid by the
| County Commissioners oI said county. but il, Tor
| any cause. said notice shall tail to h, gwen said
failure shah not effect the validity this act or
| operate IT, prevent ITS taking effect.
| SEC. >. Ana be Il enstfed. That ballots east at
said election, on the question ri license un IL
| cense. to be counted as deciding Tor or against
the sale Ut gilt OF sprituouS or tcrmented liquors
| Intoxicating drinks or cider i'll said county shall
| have printed or written on them the words For
license Against licensc: and the votes e ,st
| tor license and the votes cast against license
shall he carefully counted 10y the Iud seS OF said
Election III the respective districts OF said county
| and the number % votes for Teens" aud the num-
her ui votes against license. shall b, certified hy
| them and the Return Judges of said Election
at then meeting alter said election. shall east up
| the whole Tor license ana p;tirSt license IN
| said districts, and shall make n separate written
return OF said whole vote 10 the Clerk of the cir
| cult Court Tor Cecil county. ana said Clerk shall
| record said returns among the records OF his of
| flee and shall prepare a certificate proclaIming
| the result of such eli, elton i'll SAID county. and
| cause said certificate to he published within ten
| DAYS after said returns have been received by
| him once i'll all the newspapers published in said
| county.
SEC ! and be it enacted That it it shall appear
by the returns "tssald .u-cs ana certificate of
| said Clerk that majority OF said votes have
b, en- cast Against LICENSE Tor the sail OF Spirtu-
| Gus or iermtntcd liquors. intoxicating drinks or
| cider. then the following ectiOnS. tom section
hye hereof to section fourteen. IncluS We. shall he
| added to the Pubic orhi Laws ri ccil County.
under the subtitle Prot Ihitiun OF lntuXIcatIns
Liquors. To take effect January the INST. eigh-
| ,ecu hundred ami eighty seven
SCI :. 1t shall not hc lawful. at"r the first day
| OF January. the year eighteen hundred ana
eighty seven, Tor any person or persons. any
| house company association. o body corr crate,
to barter sell, directly Indirectly. 10 solicit
or receive ORDERS tuI the purchase OF. place
within the limits OF Cecil county. or 10 give away
| at mis-. hers their or its place oil business within
| the Inn Is" said county. any slirituouS or Ter
mertcd YuO.> OF alcoholic hiti"r>. "r Intoxicating
drinks OF any KIND. or cider. tome t"cer. lager
| beer. schnapp> or gin. 81 any ..IIcle used aud
| sold AS \ beverage. i'll the composition ol which
| whisky. brandy. high wipes OF ALCOHOL any
| spIrituou> o, .'ted liquors sinai, hc IN insIe
dIcmr "r ingr"':i'n :, nor shall any he E>e he
granted t,r the sale II: :"r same therein.
| SIC. = No rer>on. lc'>u = house. Company. as
ISOLATION o, body corporate, shah. alter the first
| day o. January. IN thr YEA ri hteru huu,lrr,i
| and ci"ntv-S'Nrn. deF"slt. keep or have in his.
her. their or its possession any Sl irIu or Ter
merte liquors nr alcoholic hittrr> or IutuxiCrtins
| drinks oi any kind. CIDER tnrir h""r lager
| beer. schr apps or gln, or any article used and
| sold h, Verge III the conf osi,i, n or com
| pounding % witch whisky. brandy. hirh wines
or acol oil. or any >prrltu"uS or iermcuted lpGurs
sh Ill hr al insre'!Irni OF lHgreileI Is with in
| tent barter sell give SWAY the same in
| vi atI"n ui the PruVi-i 'n~ OF the preceding
| ton Eer"n'. or with intent that thit the
shall lac hlt"rcH ~ sold. or given away. i'll viola
ti.n thcr,u Wit ill III limits ui sand county.
| SEQ :. Nothing IN section nvc sect on six
aforesaid. shall hc c"nSt ued To prevent The SAT-.
"t pure apple cider t""t I" lie dru h on the prem
i>es OF the Secr) III gu nlIir> mot less than
| gallon at Il time. hy manufacturers oi apple c.dc
| or 10y persons who have grown the apples from
which the cider -Ou by them has bee;l IN ,dc but
Snch sales oi apple cider shall only h" lawful he
| TIVE, Il the FIST "dy ui August II c,ch year a. d
| the ii Il day oi January OF the >urre ding wear
and Il" sal" al c'st"r >ia | he ''wiui to minors
| intoxicated +, r>on> ~ on the sabbath day. COM
Monty called SUNDAY. nor sail any sale OF cider
Toe Jaw ui either Tor hlls #. herself. it>ei OF
| ttem elves ag"l l. cor o:h r. ny such iuau.
uIacturerS OF cider or growers OF apples. II he she.
il or they shall he the proprietor. Keeper
or proprietOrs, keepers owners of Il hotel. inn.
hat-r"oin restaurant Si""i, eatlll%-iiouse store
| pool. haxat. lie or bili rd ROOM or by his her
it. or their agents. walters or clerks. nor shall
manufacturers OF CIDER growers of apples his
her or their agcns sell CIDER directly indirectly
| in any hotel. mn. ballroom. restaurant, saloon.
eatin.. house, pool. bdgatellc billiard room.
Sac. ). II amy person or persons, house
pany. aSsoci ton or body corporate shall violate
any oi the provisions oi sections hVe, six and
seven aforesaid. within the limits of Cecil county
after the first day OF January, in the year eigh-
teen hundred and eighty he, she. it or they
shall, on each AMI every conviction thereof for
felt and Fay hne ot not less than one hundred
liars liur more than SIX hundred dollars ami
costs OF prosecutions and he confined in the
Maryl" nd House ui 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 more
than six hundred dollars and costs of prosecu-
uun. and failing to pay such line or fines and
costs forthwith shall he sentenced TO be confined
in the Mary laud House OF Correction Tor IL term
not less than six months nor more than twelve
% 81 10. ,rrl nd ,.pstS
paid
SEC. O. Nothing in the preceding sections here
OF shall be construed Ia prevent the compUundlng
or sale OF any such liquors 10y a regular pharma-
ciSt or druggist who may or shall have obtained
IA license therefor under the license laws OF this
State upon the written bona tide preScr ption o
reg uar practIcing physician at said county,. whose
name shall be Signed thereto. and all such pre-
ScrItluns shall be MED b> said druggist or phi r
maclst and kept 10y HIM. and no prescription shall
serve Tor more than one purchase: but no physl-
elan shall make or sign any such prescription un-
less the person for WHOM it shall he Made Is ac
tualy sick. or such liquor is absolutely required
as Il medicine: an' physician vino shall, alter the
nrSt day nj January. in the year eighteen hun
dred and e'ghty -seven make or sign any pre-
scrption for sucn liquor except aforesaid.
shall be deemed guilty OF IL u.iSiemcanur. and
upon conviction thereof shall be nned not less
than nifty doliarS nor more than three hundred
dollars and costs OF prosecution, and he committed
To the county Iail OF said county until such line
fu eS and costs Of prosecution are paid: nor shall
anything in the preceding sections hereof, he
construed to prohibit IL sale by a pharmacist or
druggist OF such liquors tn be used by .! for a
sick person. in case OF extreme Illness. when de-
lay may be dangerous To the patient. nor TO pre-
vent the sale 10y Il pharmacist or druggist OF wine
IL be used Tor sacramental purposes solely.
SEC. 10. In the trial OF any person persons
or any house company. association ar body cor
purate for violation OF any OF the preceding see
ti"ns hereof, it shall be lawful Tor the State to
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