The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-06-25
UN, CECIL COUNTY. MD. FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1886.

shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor. and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than fifty dol
lars nor more than three hundred
dollars and costs of prosecution. and
be committed to the county Jail of
said county until said fine or fines
and costs of prosecution are paid;
nor shall anything in the preceding
section hereof be construed to pro-
hibit sale bv pharmacist or drug.
gist, of such liquors to be used by or
for sick person in case of extreme
illness, when delay may be danger.
Gus to the patient, nor to prevent the
sale, by pharmacist or druggist, of
wine to be used for sacramental pur-
poses solely.
SEC. 10. In ;he trial of any per-
son or persons, or any house, com.
pany, association or body corporate,
for violation of any of the preccd-
ing sections hereof, it shall be lawful
for the State to prove that such per-
son or persons, house, company, as
sociation or body corporate on trial
has or have, paid if such be the case)
special tax to the Government Of
the United States under the Internal
Revenue laws thereof. upon or for
his, her, their or its business as q
brewer or brewers. or retail dealer,
dealers. in liquors, or wholesale deal
er, or dealers. in liquors, or retail
dealer, or dealers, in malt liquors, or
wholesale dealer, or dealers, in malt
liquors (as the case may be), in Cecil
county, for period of time within
which such violation has occurred,
and to prove that he, she it or they
has, or have, registered his, her, their
or its business for said period, as
such dealer or dealers, with the Col.
lector of internal Revenue for the
district of which Cecil county shall
form a part, and that he, she, it or
they made application to said Col
lector to be so registered; and it
shall be lawful for the State in such
case to offer in evidence said Inter-
nal Revenue laws relating to the
said special tax or taxes, and the
payment of said special tax or taxes
upon, and the registering of, his, her
their or its said business, may be
proved by certificate of said Col
lector or any of his deputies, or by
the sworn testimony of him or any
of them; and a copy of the applicat-
ion of any person or persons, house
company, association or body corpo-
porate, for said revenue laws, made
and atte ted by said Collector or any
of his deputies, shall be prima facie
proof of such application.
Sec. IL. If any druggist or phar-
macist shall violate any of the pro.
visions of the sections hereof under
said subtitle, he, she, it or they
shall be liable to the same penalties
which are set forth in section eight
aforesaid
SEC. IL. One-half Of all fines i'm
posed under this act shall be paid to
the informer and the balance shall be
paid to the Board of County School
Commissioners of said county for the
use of the public schools therein.
SEC. 13 All prosecutions for
violations of any of the provisions of
the sections under said subtitle
shall be upon presentment and in
dictment, but any Justice of Peace
of said county shall have the same
authority to receive informations Of
violations thereof and to take recog-
nizances by Justices Of the Peace of
said county under the general crimi-
nal law of the State of Maryland.
Sec. II. In any indictment under
this act for violation or violations of
the provisions of the preceding sect
tions hereof under said subtitle. it
shall not h. necessary, except in the
case of cider. to specify the particu-
lar kind of liquor which any person
or persons, house, company, association or
body corporate, bartered. sold or gave away,
or solicited or received, or had, with intent
to barter, sell, or give away, or that the
same be bartered, sold, or given away in vio-
lation of said provisions, but it shall be suf-
er or traversers bartered. sold, or gave away,
or solicited or received orders for the pur-
chase of, or kept deposited, or had, with in
tent to barter, sell, or give away, spirituous
or fermented liquors, or intoxicating drinks,
or with intent that the same be bartered sold
or given away, in violation Of said PROVISIONS.