Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-14
AN ACT

AN ACT
To enable the qualified voters Of the
City of Annapolis, to determine by
ballot, whether spirituous or fer
mented liquors, or alcoholic bitters
shall be sold therein, and to regulate
the terms and conditions On which
the sale thereof may be made, in case
the msjority 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 Laws Of said county
relating TO 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 Of the passage of the law,
known as the Local Option Law" OF
Anne Arundel county, passed at the
January Session, eighteen hundred
and eighty-two, in case the said vote
shall be in favor of such sale.
AMBLE:
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 I12, produces beneficial re-
suits and WhersGs, numerous petitions
have been forwarded to this Legisla-
tnre, signed by 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 deene advisable OH account of
said uncertainty and doubt to re sub-
NIT the question and grant another
election, in order that il may be de-
tinitely determined by ballot, whether
local option shall exist as il now does
in said city; therefore
Section /. 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. feTmented or intoxicat-
ing liquors of whatever origin, or alco-
hoiic 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 n accordance with the law
governing general elections 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
county, and by hand-bills posted in each
ward OF the City of Annap lis, at least
ten days before the said election, in
which notice. a copy of this Act shall be
inserted; and the expenses of said cleo
liln, including the advertisements and
hand-bills aforesaid, shall be levied by
the commissioners, and paid by the
Treasurer of said county.
Section ,. 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
fermented liquors. or alcoholic bitters, 2
or Against license to sell spirituous or
fermented liquors, or alcoholic bitters;'
and the ballots SO cast, shall be carefully
counted by the judges of said election,
and the return judges shall make a re-
turn Of said vote TO the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Anne Arundel county,
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proclamation of the result Of said cleo
ton.
Section 3. And be it enacted, That If it
shall be found by said return Of the Judges
Of election, and proclamation Of said clerk,
that majority ofv0tes cast in said City of
Annapolis, has been cast against the sale
Of spirgtuous or fermenfcd liquors, or alco-
hOlic bitters, or If the vote thereon shall be
tie vote, 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 Of said
judges Of election, and proclamation of
said clerk, that majority of all the votes
cast. as prescribed in the preceding sec
tons in said City Of Annapolis, has been
cast for The sale Of said spirituous or fer.
mented liquors, or alcoholic bitters, then
the sane may be sold in the said City OF
Annapolis. as allowed under the license
laws Of this State. subject to The provisions
hereinafter mentioned.
Section /. And be Il enacted, That
section fifty five. of Article second, OF the
Code Of Public Local Laws, title eAnne
Arundel County,. subtitle Annapolis.
as The same was amended ana re-enacted
" he sexeral Acts q eighteeu hundred