Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-17

1 teen hundred and ssxfy-SlX. chapter one
hundred and fouriy -ionr. eighteen hum
dEed and sixty seven, chapter three hun-
dred aud ninety, and eighteen hundred
and seyenty-six, chapter two hundred and
seventy three, relating 70 the sale OF
! spiritnous and fermented liquors TO minors
| Ia the City 0f Annapolis, and within five
miles thereof, be. and the same Is hereby,
revived and re-enacted 50 as to read aS
follows:
Section SIS. 1t shall not be lawful for
any person, corporation or association.
whether licensed to sell spirituous liquors
or not, 10 sell. dispose OF. barter or give.
| direg tly or indirectly, within the corporate
limits of the City of Annapolis, or within
i've miles thereof any spirituotss or fer
mehted liquors. or cordials Of any kind, or
in any quantity whatever to any youth or
minor under the age Of twenty-one years.
without the written order or consent of
the parent or guardian of such minor, nor
| 10 any midshipnan or student connected
with or attached to the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, or under orders to join or leave
the said academy, nor to any students of
! ST. Johns College, without the written
order OF some professor of said college and
any person, corporation or association vio-
lating the provisions of this section shall
be liable to indictment in the Circuit Court
| for Anne Arundel county, and upon con
viction thereof, shall be fined sum not
less than fifty dollars and not more than
four hundred dollars. or be confined in
Jail for period not longer than six months
until the said fine and cost of prosecution
shall be paid; or be both fined and Inn
pFisoned in the discretion of the court, and
shall be confined in Jail, but II any minor
or person referred to in this section. shall
| wilfullY misrepresent that he is OF full age,
and that he is not prohibited by this sec
ton and thereby shall obtain any spirit
nous liquors, and the person selling the
same shall be able to prove such misrepre-
sentation, the said person selling to the
said MINOR or other person so falsely rep.
resent.ng himself shall not suffer any pen
atty, but shall pay all cost incurred in such
case; provided, that the act of any agent
under this section shall not be binding
upon his principal, II the court or jury
shall believe that the said act was COM
mitted against the bona fide instructions
of said principal, and the same is hereby
declared to be in full force ircm the date
of the proclamation hereinbefore provided
for, declaring the local option law re-
pealed, as to said city.
Section s. And be it enacted, That
section tifty-eight of Article second, of
the Code of Public Local Laws, title
Anne Arundel county" sub title, SAN
napolls," as the same was amended and
re-enacted by the Acts of eighteen hum
bred and sixty-tive, chapter eighty
seven, be and the same is hereby re-
rived and re enacted, Sd as to read as
follows
Section So. ANY one order which may be
given to any minor. under the pro-
vision OF the fifty-fifth section OF this
Article, shall not be available for the
purpose for which it was given, for &
longer period than two DAYS from its
date; and the same is hereby declared
to be in full force from the date OF the
proclamation hereinbefore provided
for, declaring the local option law re-
pealed as to said city.
Section 6. And be it enacted, That
section fifty-nine, of Article second,
of the Code of Public Local Laws, title
"Anne Arundel county" subtitle s'An-
napOlis," as the same was amended by
the Acts of eighteen HUNDRED and sixty
six, chapter one hundred and forty-four,
be and the same is hereby revived and
re-enacted, so as to read as follows:
Section So It shall be the duty OF
the Sheriff Of Anne Arundel county, and
his deputies, and the Constables of the
City of Annapolis, to exercise the
utmost vigilance, in order to detect ali
violations OF this Article, in relation to
the sale of liquors to minors, and others.
as forbidden by section fifty-hve, and to
report Immediately any such violation
to the Judge of the Circuit Court for
said county, who shall forthwith direct
the offending party to be brought before
him, and shall require him to give
adequate security for his appearance at
the next term of sid Court, and shall
commit such party to jail, in default Of
such security; and if any Sheriff or
Constable shall neglect t. rep rt to the
Judge any such violation of the said
section, as soon as the same shall come
to his knowledge, he shall be liable to a
penalty of fifty dollars for each case Of
such neglect, 10 be recovered bv any
person, in the name Of the State. by
action Of debt in said Court, and the
same is hereby declared to be in full
force from the date of the proclamation.
hereinbefore provided for, declaring the
local option law repealed as to said city.
Section 2. And be it enacted, That
section sixty, of Article second. of the
Code Of l'ublic Local Laws, title "Anne
Arundel county" sub title Annapolis, .
as the same was amended and re-en-
acted by Acts OF eighteen hundred and
sixty-six. chapter one hundred and
forty-fonr, be, and the same is hereby.
revived and re-enacted so as to read as
follows:
Section so. All fres imposed and
collected under the provisions of sec
tifty-fve, Of this Article, shall 90 one
half TO the informer, (mho is hereby
made competent wItness,) and the
other half shall be divided equally be-
tween the States Attorney and the
Sheriff or other officer who shall 1,o,,a