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

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the ma iority of the voters Of said city
shall determine said question in the
affirmative. and 20 regulate the sale
thereof. and also, TO revive The
Public Local LaAs of said county.
relating 10 the sale OF spirituous and
fermented liquors to minors in said
city, and within five miles thereof:
also the Sunday and Election Laws
OF this State, which were in force at
the date VI the passage of the law.
known as the Local Option Law of
Anne Arundel COUNT, passed at the
January Session, eighteen hundred
and eighty-tW two, in case the said vote
shall be ia favor of such sale.
BILE:
WHEREAS, Much doubt and uncertainty
exist IN the minds OF large portion
of the voters of Anne Arundel county,
whether the law known as the Local
Option Law" of said county, passed at
the session of the Legislature, in
eighteen hundred and eighty two,
chapter t12. produces beneficial re-
suits; and uhsTsds, numerous petitions
have been forwarded TO this Legisla-
ture, signed by a large number of citi-
zens and tax payers residing in the
CITY of Annapolis who voted for the
said law, as well as against it, and it
being deen,e advisable on account of
said uncertainty and doubt to re sub
nit the question and grant another
clecii N, in order that il may be de-
tini ely determined by ballot, whether
local option shall exist as it now doc
in said city; therefore
Section 1. Be it enacted by The
General Assembly of Maryland, That he
question whether or not, any person or
persons, house, corporation, company
or association, may be permitted to sell
any spirituous, fermented or int0xicat-
ing liquors of whatever origin, or alco-
h)lic bitters, at any time in said City of
Annapolis, shall be submitted to the
registered and qualified voters of said
CT y of Annapolis on Wednesday the
twenty eighth day -of April, eighteen
hundred and eighty-six, which election
shall be held IN accordance with the law
governing general cleo. ions in this State:
and the Sheriff of said county, shall give
notice Of the time and purpose of said
election by advertisements inserted in
all the newspapers published in said
coun'v, and by hand bills posted in each
wsrdsof the City of Annap. lis, at least
ten days before the said election. in
which notice, copy of this Act shall be
inserted; and the expenses of said cleo
ii n, including the advertisements and
hand-bills afoi esaid, shall be levied by
The commissioners and paid by the
Treasurer OF said county.
Secli3n ,. And be it enacted, That
ballots for or against such sale, shall
have printed, or written on them, the
words: For license to sell spirituous or
fermentei liquors. or alcoholic bitters,"
or Against license to sell spirituous or
fermented liquors, or alcoholic bitters;"
and the hallols so cast, shall be carefully
counted by the judges Of said election,
and the return judges shall make re-
turn Ct said vote to the Clerk of the
Circuit Court OF Anne Arundel county,
AID said clerk shall Immediately make
proclamation Of the result OF said cleo
ton.
Section g. Aud be ii enacted, That fit
shall be found by said refurn of the Judges
of election, aud proclamation of said clerk.
that majority uf votes east in said City Of
Annapolis, has been cast against the sale
of spirItuous or fermcntcd liquors. or alco~
hole bitters, or if the vote thereon shall be
q tie yOta, that the then said local option
law Of eighteen hundred and eighty-two,
shall remain in full force in said city: but.
lift shall be found BY the return 81 said
judges Of election, and proclamation Of
said clerk, that q majority Of all the votes
cast. IS prescribed in the preceding sec
tons in said City Of Annapolis, has been
cast for the sale Of said splfituous or fer.
mented liquors. or alcoholic bitters, then
the same may be sud in the said City Of
Annapolis. as allowed under the license
laws Of this State, subject t0lhe provisions
hereinafter mentioned.
Section 4 and be Il enacted. That
section fifty Of Article second. or The
Code Of Public Local Laws, title Same
Arundel County, subtitle Annapolis"
Is tic same was amended and re-snacied
by lhe several Acts Of eighteen hundred