Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-21


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 majority 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,
RI lating to the sale of spirituous and
fermented liquors 10 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 If the passage of the law,
known as the Local Option Law" of
Anne Arundel couDts, passed at the
January Session, eighteen hundred
and eighty.two, in case the said vote
shall be in favor of such sale.
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS, Much doubt and uncertainty
exist IN the minds oil 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 l12, produces beneficial re-
suits; and UheredS numerous petitions
have been forwarded to this Lepisla-
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 deeme advisable on account OF
said uncertainty and doubt to re sub
II it the question and grant another
election, in order that il may be de
FINELY determined by ballot, whether
local option shall exist as it now does
in said city; therefore
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That The
question whether or not, any person or
persons, house, corporation, company
or association, may be permitted to sell
any spiriluous, fermented or intoxicat-
ing liquors of whatever origin, or alc0-
Ii Tic biiters, at any time in said City Of
Annapolis, shall be submitted to the
registered and qualified voters of said
CT Of Annapolis on Wednesday the
twenty eighth day Of April, eighteen
hundred ard eixhty-sjx, which election
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
county, and by hand bills posted in each
ward OF the City of Annapolis, at least
ten days before the said election, in
which notice, copy of this Act shall be
inserted; and the expenses Of said cleo
i n, including the advertisements and
hand-Dills aforesaid, shall be levied by
he commissio lers, and paid by the
Treasurer of said county.
Sec. i'm :. And be 1t enacted, That
b Allots for or against such sale, shall
hive printed, or written on them, the
words: "Fur license TO sell spirituous or
fermense liquors. or alcoholic bitters,"
or Against license to sell spiritu0us or
fermented liquors, or alcoholic bitteFs;'
and the ballots so cast, shalt be.carefuliv
counted by the judges Of said election,
and the return judges shall make re-
urn & said vote 10 the Clerk OF the
Circuit Court OF Anne Arundel county,
aid said clerk shall immediately make
proclamation of the result Of said cleo
lIon,
Section ). And be II enacted, That If it
shall be found by said return of the Judges
Of election, and proclamation of said clerk,
that majority If votes cist in said City Of
Annapolis, has been cast against the sale
Of spirltuous or ferment1d liquors, or alco-
h0lic bitters, or il the vote thereon shall be
tie vota, that the shen 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 paoclamation Of
said clerk, that majority Of all the votes
cast, e. prescribed in The preceding sec
lions in said City Of Annapolis, has been
cast for the sale If said spirituous or fer
mented liquors, or alcoholic bitsers, then
the same may be sod In the said City OF
Annapo Is. as allowed under the license
laws Of this Stale. subject 10 The provisions
hereinafter mentioned
Section l. And be Il enacted. That
section fifty i've, Of Article second. Or lie
Code az Public Local Laws, fitls .Anne
Arundel COumty, subtitle Annapolis.
Is tie same was amended and re- seled
~ the several Acts Of eighteen hundred
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