The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-10-09


that event the following sections shall he added
to article eight of the Code of Public Local Laws
under the subtitle " Sales OF Spirituous or Fer
mented Liquors. 10 take effect the tlTSt Il ~
OF January next
SEC. pa No persons in Ce" county shall oh
tam license Tor the sale or barter OF spirItuOus
or lermented liquors in any quantity whatever.
except such as shall he qualified as hereinafter
provided.
SEC. Zl5. Any person in Cecil county who may
keep house for the reception of guests or Of
permanent or transient boa ders containing at
least hve chambers more than needed for hi
Ian NY purposes, and which said tive more
chambers are used Tor the reception of guests. or
permanent or transient borders containing there
IN Tor Use at all times at least six good beds. with
snfflcIent GOVERN therefor. and having upon his
premises Il stable or stables sufficient Tor the
c"nodatlon OF six OF more horses. shall he deemed
AMI considered to he a hotel-keeper within the
meaning OF this act.
SEC. 2l6. ANY person in Cecil county desiring
to take out Il license under this act may tle II
petition with the Clerk OF the Circuit Court for
Cecil county setting forth that the applicant
wishes to sell spirituouS or iermented liquors
and shall describe therein the premises To be
cuPled by said applicant, including all the build
lhSS or grounds To be used by SAID applicant iii
connection with the sale of s.ritut us or ierment
ed liquors: and provided, the said applicant shall
hle with SAID petition written certificate signed
by ten irrehoiders resident citiZ ms within the
corporate limits Of the town in which said appll-
cant desires to sell spirituous or ermencd liquors
Tor OF the election district wherein the said appli
cant desires 10 SELL in ease the application is not
uIdue Ior IL license 10 sell within the corporate
limits oil town. setting forth their belief that
the applicant Tor such license will keep an order
ly house and duly observe the provisions this
act. and each person signing said certificate shall
make aiiiia.it before said Clerk. or before Jus
tice OF the Peace of said county, that he is the
owner OF real estate i'll the eltcron district where
IN he reS,d"s. OF assessed value OF at least one
thousand dollars and that he has not, during the
current year, signed a certificate tor any her
person applying Tor Il license to sell spirItuous
termented liquors within sale! district and if said
a Tx, no hall fisfv
SAID Clerk by bis own oath. and by the oaths of
two respectable and dSinterested witness. OF
their belief therein that he has bona fde and with
Out intending TO eyade the spirit and meaning of
this act. duly provided, and will maintain and
keep Tor use at least i've more chambers more
than are needed tor the private or family par
poses OF said hotel-keeper. to be used for the
ctptlon OF guests. or permanent or transient
b"aIders. and at least six beds with sufficient
covering therefor with stabling for at least six
horses: all oi said chambers and beds to be and
remain on said premises on which Spirituuus or
termented liquors is by this act licensed to be
sold; and each and every applicant. whether
hotel-k keeper or not. shall file in the office said
Clerk Il bond duly executed to the State OF
Mary land. with at least two sureties to be ;p-
proved by said Clerk. in the penal sum of
thousand dollars, cOud tiuned Tor the faithful OBJ
servance OF the pruvisIous OF this act. and the
payment OF any aud all fines penalties and DANA
yes which NAV he linpo-ed or recovered under
TINS act; which said bond shall he responsible to
all such persons ncreIuite described. aS NAV be
injured by the sale OF spirituous fernented
hquor SOFA ny amy person licensed under this
act: provided. tina each surety said bond shall
ahe hiiid wit before said Cleak or before is j us
icc OF the Peace of said county. that said surety
Is The owner III fe"-Siinple OF unencumbered real
estate III Cecil county, OF the assessed value of at
least one thousand dollars and that SAID surety
has hot, within the cnrrent year, eS' cutcd bond
lur ally Other applicant To sell Splrituuus OF fer
mcnte'i liquors III Cecil county.
SEC. 2l1 The Clerk of the Circuit Court NAV
i'll his discretion. requ such further and other
proof by the written affidavit OF other parties to
lie nled i'll his office to the Suilicency OF said
bon'i as he may deem prop r. and If said Clerk
hal "iiiuily or negliSently grant Il license To
any person who shall not have cumpl ed with the
Provisions oil This act. said Clerk snail, upon in
ulctlnr mt and conviction Thereafter. be fined not
less than nifty nor more than three hundred dol
lars iOr each offence.
SEC. 2ls No license to sell spirituous fer
meuted liquor i'll Cecil county. shall he ( anted
to any hotel keeper who shall have complied with
the provisions of this act until such applicant
in ambition 10 the sum sums OF money re-
qured to be paid by the General License Law OF
the State, shall also pay To said Clerk the sum
of one hundred dollars to be paid Ia the County
Commissioners OF Cecil county by said CLERK, for
the said county.
SEC. PIG. No license to sell spirtuous or fer
mented liquor in Ceci' county, Shall he granted
10 anv applicant otner than hotekecper, within
the meaning Of this act. who snail have complied
with the provisions OF this Il t. unless said appli-
cant in addition to the sums of money
now required, or when may hereafter he required
to be paid by the General License Law OF the
hundred and fifty dollars. to be paid to the County
Commissioners OF Cecil county by said CleIk for
the use OF said county.
SEC 22o. Ali sums received by said Clerk for
license issued under this act. III II he accOun,Gd
for and paid over by said CLERK to the County
Commissioners of Cecil County on the first day
OF Match. June. September and t.ecenber in
each year and the official houd of said CLERK
shall be liable for all % SAID sums received tor Ii
crnsrs issued under this act. and said Clerk shall
in "a d't'on I" ices now allowed 10y law. be en-
tiled To receive the sum ot dollar for APP
proving and tiiing the bond ami otner papers Of
applicants, and i've per cent commissions on all
sums paIi ny nm to said County nmlsSlOners
under this lct: said Ices and commissions 10 he
paid Ivy applicants 'ur license without deduction
from the to he nd to tn" county.
SEC 22l. All licenses issued under this act shall
expire on the nrSt day ui May next mere ter nat
Licenses may be issued iora shorter period than
one Year. upon the payment OF prupurtio.,ate
pa ui the license lee herein eiore pr vided for:
licenses issued under This act >hall he tranSera-
he AS Traders &c uses now und-r the general
law of tins stat: orId'd that no license .Idrr
this sha he granted or ass gIrd ANY MINOR
female aid provided. That when any license
grained under TINS act is ass'S ed the bond OF
the as guee, AS lull, and IL the same eXteat rs
said bond is liable for the acts OF said ass .gDnr.
SEC 222. No pharmacist or druggist in Cecil
county snail sell. directly III irectiy. any
spIrtuUus or ierment"d liquors. or alcoholic bit
tors or intoxicating driu S OF any kind. EXCEPT
upon the written bona hde prescription OF re.sl
la prarticin2 physician o. CccII county. whose
name shall be signed thereto: aid II | such pre-
scriptonS shall he filed and kept by all such
pharmacist or druggist. and II" physician snuil
make or Slen any such prescription unless the per
son I"r whom it is made Is actually s,ck, or I'M
less such liquor Is required by Sucn persuu as IL
medicine
SEC 223. ANY pharmacist. druggist rphvsician
VINO shall vUiLte the provisions oI the preceding
ion. shall, upon Indictment AMI cunvict ol
til rcol ueh fined not less than ility dollars nor
more than hre hundred dollars. and iaiing to
pay said nae and c.sts OF prosecution forthwith.
shall he sentenced to be confined III the Mary
Land House Of Correction Tor term not exceeding
sIA months: provided. that a pharmacist drug
<t sual, not re Iiahle To the penalties OF tins
Tor GIVING or selling liquo 10 be used ny sick
person. III case ol extreme illness or sudden IN
,ry. " hen delay might be dangerous To such sick
injured person. or toI giving or selling WINE To
be used Tor Sacramental purposes o ry.
SIC "a. Any person shall sell directly or
Indirectly. ut any place i'll Cecil county or giv-
away directly or Indirectly. at the place at Isl
ness OF such person, or any other person, IL "
spiriuous ar ierlnented Iiqunr with ir>t hav-
ing obtain ii IA ilctn>c rrqu Il bv this act
shalt. upon indicIm"ut and cnnvi. N thereof
he tnrd mGt less than two hundred dollars nor
NOR. han tive hundre ed dollar and failing t. pfy
such me ami the costs ,f p osecution forthwith.
shall he sentenced To be confined in the Maryland
House of Correction ior term OF not less than
six months nor more than one year.
SEQ 225. No person oh aiming license Under
this s,cI shall permit minors to enter the bar-roum
where liquor Is sold. unless 81 id E!n"r is accom-
PAM vi by The parent or gL1rdian Ut such minor.
nor shall any person obtaining IL license under
this act. his agents. servants or employees sell
directly or indirectly. or give away at his. their
or its place of business. elsewhere any Spirtn-
OF iermented liquors. alcoholic bitters or in.
toxic ,tIng drinks OF any kind win discover, to
minor, or 10 any person known to 'ch vendor to
be purchasing or receiving such liquors or ntoNi-
eating drink as the agent OF or On behalf OF. at
the request OF any minor
SEC. 20. ANY person who shall violate the pro-
visions OF the preceding section, shall. upon III
dictment and conviction thereof. be fined
less Than fifty dollars nor more than nve hundred
dollars. or he imprisoned in the county Jail for
not less than tilrty da nor more than six
monthS. and the license u such p rSon may be
suppressed. i'll the discretion OF The Court.
SEC. 227. No vendor OF Spirituous OF fermenred
liquors, licensed under tins act, shall sell direct
ly or Indirectly. any spirltuouS or iermented lq-
u"r> to any person Intoxicated at the time.
shall il he lawful for any such licensed vendor to
keep open the room where SpIrltuous ar iernerted
liquors are sold between the hours OF Twelve
O'Clock at night and six o'clock in the morning
nor TO sell. directly or indirectly, gave away in
such room OF on or about the premises OF such
vendor any spirtuout or fermented liquors what
Soever b, tween the hours aforesaid
SEC 22S Any person violating the provisions
of the preceding -cton. shall, upon Indictment
and conviction thereof he fined not less than
twenty five dollars nor more than three hundred
dollars. or he imprisoned In the county Jail not
less than thirty nor more than ninety days.
SEC 229 Whenever any licen shall be sup
ressei for any violations oi this act i shall not he
a~ tu for the CLERK OF the Circuit Court for Cecil
county at any time to grant another license under
this act to the person whose license has been sup
pressed. nor to grant a license 10 any ether per
son 10 sell spritu"uS or iermcnted liquor upon the
premises covered by the license suppressed for
the term OF five years from the date OF such sup
p rssiOn.
SEC. 80. Any person who shall iraudulently
procure license rs ii hoteI-keepcr without hav-
ing complied IN good faith with the provisions OF
this ct den ning hotc'-keepcrS. shall. upon
dictment and conviction thereof. he fined not
less than two hunIed nor more than nvc hun
dGed dollars: the license granted shall be sup
pressed by t Court, and 1t shall he unlawi
Tor the Clerk To issue any other license To such