Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-16
AN ACT

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 Laws of said county.
r. 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, v hieh were In force at
the date If the passage of the law,
known as the Local Option Law" of
Anne Arundel COUNT. passed at the
January Session, eighteen hundred
and eighty;wo. in case the said vote
shall be In favor of such sale.
MBLE:
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; aud Where0s, numerous petitions
have been forwarded to this Legisla-
ture, signed by large number of citi-
zens and tax payers residing in the
Citv Of Annapolis who voted for the
said law, as well as against it, and it
being deeme advisable en- account OF
said uncertainty and doubt to re SUBJ
1t the question and grant another
election, in order that il may be de-
fini ely determined by ballot, whether
local option shall exist as it now doe $
in said city; therefore
Section /. 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 spirituous. fermented or intoxicat-
ing liquors of whatever origin, or alco-
h tic bittere, at any time in said City of
Annapolis, shall be submitted to the
registered and qualified voters OF said
CT y of Annapolis on Wednes day the
twenty eighth day of April, eighteen
hundred and eighty-six, which election
shall be held N accordance with the law
governing general cleo ms 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
counsv, and by h4nd-bills posted in each
ward OF the City of Annap. liz, 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 aforesaid, shall be levied by
The commissioners, and paid by the
Treasurer of said county.
Section ?. And be 1t 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. >
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,
aid said clerk shall Immediately make
proclamation OF the result of said cleo
ton.
Section 3. And be it enacted, That If it
shall pc found by said return OF the judges
Of election, and proclamation of said clerk,
that o majority Of votes cast in said CITY Of
Annapolis, has been caSt against the sale
of spirItuous or iermentcd liquors, or alco-
holic bitters, or IL the vote thereon shall be
q 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, IS 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 alc0bolic bitiers, then
the same may be sold in the sid City Of
.AnnapO is, as allowed under the license
laws Of this State. subject to The provisions
mentioned
Section A. And be Il enacted. That
section iifty-fiye. Of Article second, Or The
Code Of Public Local Laws, title s.Anne
Arundel County, subtitle Annapolis.
as The same was amended and re-enacied
By the several ACTS Of eighteen hundred