The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-06-25
THE LOCAL OPTION BILL

IdE AOCAA OEI1ON BILL.
CThe following bill was furnished by
Messrs. Blake and Writ, who were ap-
pointed for that purpose by the commit
tee who had the matter in charge, by
direction of the last Temperance Con-
vention. The bill was sent to the Leg.
islature on Wednesday evening, and no
doubt will soon be enacted:1
AN ACT to enable the qualified voters of
Cecil county to determine by ballot
whether spirituous or fermen'ed
liquors or cider shall not be sold in
said county, or shall be sold only as
hereinafter described, and to repeal
all acts inconsistent herewith.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That chap
ter two hundred and seventy -four ofthe
acts passed at the January session,
eighteen hundred and eighty, shall not
remain in force on and after the first
day of January, eighteen hundred and
eighty-seven, and that all acts or parts
of acts inconsistent with the provisions
of this act shall be repealed after the
said aforementioned date; provided how
ever, that this act shall not be construed
to repeal said act of eighteen hundred
and eight. chapter two hundred and
seventy-four, prior to the first day of
Januaay, eighteen hundred and eighty
seven, or to affect any offence already
committed or which may be committed
before this act shall take effect, but all
such offenses may be prosecuted and
punished under the law existing at the
time of the commission of said respec-
tive offences; and provided further, that
if for any reason this act shall not take
effect on the first day of January, eigh.
teen and eighty.seven, the said act of
eighteen hundred and eighty, chapter
two hundred and seventy.four, shall
continue to remain in force until other
laws shall be enacted in lieu thereof.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the
question whether or not any person
or persons. house, company, associa.
tion, or body corporate, as hereinaf-
ter described. may be licensed in
Cecil county, of this State, by whom
or in which. spirituous or fermented
liquors. Intoxicating drinks or cider,
may be sold, or whether or not no IL
cense to sell the same in said county
shall be issued. shall be submitted to
the qualified voters of said county on
Tuesday the second day of Novem-
ber, eighteen hundred and eighty six,
at the election to be held therein.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That
ballots cast at said election on the
question of license or no license, to
be counted as deciding for or against
the sale or gilt of spirituous or fer
mented liquors, intoxicating drinks
or cider, in said county. shall have
printed or written on them the words
"For License or against License"
Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That if
it shall appear by the returns of said
judges and certificate of said Clerk
that majority of said votes have been
cast against License for the sale
spirituous or fermented liquors, intox-
icating drinks or cider, then the fol,
lowing sections, from section five
hereof to section fourteen inclusive.
shall be added to the public local
laws of Cecil county under the sub
title: "Prohibition Of Intoxicating
liquors" to take effect January the
first. eighteen hundred and eighty
seven.
Sec. 5. 1t shall not be lawful after
the first day of January, in the year
eighteen hundred and eighty-sevcn,
for any person or persons, or any
house, company or association, or
body corporate, to barter or sell, di-
rectly or indirectly. or to solicit or
receive orders for the purchase of, at
any place within the limits of Cecil
county, or to give away, at his, her,
their or its place of business, within
the limits of said county, any spirit
uous or fermented liquors or alcohol
ic bitters. or Intoxicating drinks of
any kind, or cider, tonic beer, larger
beer. schnapps or gin, or any article
used and sold as beverage in the
composition of which whiskey, bran
dy, high wines or alcohol, or any
spirituous or fermented liquors shall
be an ingredient or ingredients, nor
shall any license be granted for the