The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-10-09
TUESDAY, the Second dGV Of November

ice 10 me Judges ol Election and 10 the OteTS
oi Cecil County, that an Election Will be held ON
the Second day Of November,
1855. tberns the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day at the usual places OF voting i'll the several
Election Districts OF Cecil County. as ioll"wS:
In the First Election District at Gecilton;
In the Second Election District, nc Chesapeake
City;
In the Third Election district at EIktou:
In the Fourth Election District. at Fair Hill
In the Fifth Election District ut North East
In the Sixth Election district at Rising sun:
In the Seventh Election district, at Port DE
post:
In the Eighth Election District, at Mount Pleas
ant:
In the Ninth Election District. ut Brick Meet
ing House:
And the Election to he held is for the purpose
of electIng
One person to represent the Second Congress
sional District of Maryland in the Fiftieth Con-
gress of the United States.
And also OF deciding the questions involved in
the Act of assembly OF the STATE of Maryland.
Chapter 29l. approved April :. 1876. entitled
IAN ACT
To enable the qualified voters of Cecil County to
determine by ballot, whether splrituous or fer
mentcd liquors cider shall not he sold in said
county. or shall lie Soid only as hereinafter de
Scribed, and to repeal ali acts inconsistent here
with,
which act reads follows
SECTION l. BE ii enacted By the c neral assembly
of Ndryidnd. That chapter two hundred ami sew
enty-iuur OF the acts passed at the January
sion eighteen hundred and eighty, shall not
nam in iorce on and after the first day of Ianu-
AIRY, eighteen hundred and eighty seven. ana
that All acts or parts of acts Inconsistent with the
provisions OF tins act shall he repealed after said
la mention ed date: provided. however. that
this act shall not he construed to repeal said act
4, rpf q ttyn
huhdr, ii and seventy our prior To the first day of
J; nuary, eighteen hundred and eighty-Seven. or
to Effect any offence already committed, or which
may lie committed before this act shall fake eft
ie"I. but all such offences may be prosecuted AMI
punished unner the law eXlsung ut the time uI
the commission OF said respective offences and
provided. further. that If. tor any reason. tbs
act shall not take effect on the first day OF Janu
AIRY. eighteen hundred and elghty-seven. the
sad act OF eighteen hundred and eighty chapter
two hundred and seNenty-iuur, shall continue to
remain III orce untIi other laws shall be enacted
in lieu thereof.
SEC =. md be At rnacfed That the questions
whether not any person persons. house. com
pan y. assoclation or body corporate as hereimat-
Ter described. may he l'c-nSed in Cecil county OF
this State. by whom. or i'll which SprituOuS
ieImtntcd lIuuo : intoxicating drinks or cider
may lie sold. ur whether ,r not no license 10 sell
the same III said county. sh Ill be issued. shall he
submitted 10 the qualled voters 81 said
county. on Tuesday. the second day OF No
VI Der. eighteen hundred and ci2hty-slN. 1T the
the el, c. ion then To he held therein. ard the Sher
III al sand county shall ut least three weeks pre-
Nlous 10 said erection. cause public I0tce to be
gwen. oi the subn SSiOn OF said question. by adj
vertiSelut hts set ~ at the most pubic places
within each election district OF said county. and
also by advt easements in two neTspape of grn-
cIal circulation therein which said advertise
lEeniS shall contain copy oi his act. and OF the
time aid places of holding said election and
the cost OF such advertisements and nand bills
and the cost o1 SAID Sheriff. shall tie paid by the
County Commissioners OF said county. but il, Tor
any cause. said notice shall all to b., gwen said
failure shan not effect the validity Of this act or
operate to prevent its taking effect.
SEC 8. Ana be il end,trd Til I ballots cast at
said election, on the question OF license or n" IL
cenSc. to he counted as deciding for or against
the sale or gilt OF spirtuOuS or fcrmented liquors
Intoxicating drinks or cider. in said county. shall
hav" printed or written on them the words. For
license" or Against license: and the votes east
Tor license. and the votes cast agdir.st license.
shall he carefully counted 10y the Judges of said
Election in the respective districts OF said county
and the number OF votes for license and the mum
her Of votes against license. shall he certified by
them ami the Return Judges OF said Election
ut their needing alter said election. shall cast up
the whole vote Tor license and ainst license in
said districts, and shall make separate written
return of said whole vote to the Clerk of the Civ
cult Court for Cecil county and said Clerk shall
record said returns among the records of his of
nee. and shall prepare certificate proclaIming
the result OF such election i'll said county and
cause said certificate to he published within ten
days alter said returns have been received by
HIM once in all the NEWSPAPERS published in said
county.
SEC l. 4nd be ii enGcied That il it shall appea
by III. returns of said j adycS. and certificate OF
said Clerk, that Il majority OF said votes have
b. en- cat "Ae. inst license tor the sale OF spirltu-
or ierm.ntcd liquors. intoxicating drinks or
cider then the tutiowng ectIons. hom section
hvc hereof to section iuurtecn lnciuS We. shall be
added To the Pubic ocal LIws ol Cecil County.
under the subtitle .'I'IohibItiun OF Intoxicating
Liquors. to take effect January the FIRST eigil-
teen hundred and elghty->even
SEC .. 1t shall not tie lawful. iit"r the tirst day
OF January, IN the year eighteen hundred aLu
eighty seven, Tor any person or persons. any
house company or association. or body corporate,
barter sell, directly or indirectly to SOIicIt
receive orders lUr the purchase Of 1T any place
within the limits of Cecil county. OF to give away
a hers. then or Its place "i business within
the limits vr said county. any sriritu"uS Ter
mented Liquors or alcoholic hitterS or intoxicating
drinks oi any Kind. or ciicr. tome beer. lager
beer. schnapps or gin or article used and
sold as a beverage. in the composition OF which
whisky. brandy. high wines Or aicunoI. or any
spiriIuou> frrmentei liquors shall be = ing re-
uIcnt or ingredients, nor shall any lie. he
granted Tor the sale vi the same therein.
SIC. i No person. persons. house COMPANY as
sociation or body corroratr shall after the first
day OF January. i'll the year ell hteen hundred
and eighty seven. deposlt, keep nr have in his.
her. their or its possession any spirituous OF fer
mene liquors or alcoholic hitterS intoxicptin
drinks OF any kind. or cider. tome beer. lager
beer. schnapps or gin, or any article used and
sold as a beverage in the composition com
pounding OF which wii>key. brandy. high wines
q alcohol. SplrItuoIIS termeuted liuuOrs
shall be an ingredient ingredients with i'll
tent To barter or sell Civ" away the same in
violation n the provisions OF the preceding see
ton hereof or with intent thar that the same
shall he bartcrc sold or aivrn awav in viola.
ton thereof wit in tn. limits OF said County
SEC !. Nothing in section five or sect; ION six
nf ,ure annie cider uot tn ~. jri TX ma thn ,,ra,,,
iseS nj the seller in uuautitia. nnt H. th,i ana
y,II,n AT , timr nv ,n,nutctur.rS nj amin ,a
ar hy uersnns who have crown the ,i,,.s ,rnu
". Ia ,h 81; I lh ~ 80, 3D., w.. afies Nun
s,,nh .,ies 81 ami. r S,li ,, t I, , ~,
t,y.. N Tho n,st ,,v 81 4 r,msr H. a.,,., ,.', ~,
me ii Il lay al Jnuu,rv nt rho su..a iir,, ,a,,r
and uo sale of cider Sha II he ,wtuI Il, ,uin,rs ar
intu, icor ed persnns ,r on the >,,hh,tb i,v com
many 80, lei SuL.,> mar snail any S,Ie Of nit.r
he awful ,lthrI i6r hims,.lt herself it..it ar
thar,.ly,.S ar .,s ,u.,, t,r o,b,r i, su,h ,,,,,,
trtur,rs ~ ri,i.r ar ,rs,u az 81, ,,,I.s y, H. "a "
il or tney shall liz, m. rnnriatnr ..,cr ar ,,yn,r
ar prurrieI,rS k,enrrs N, rw,ers Of :, hnt.I mn
l,i ram ,..taur., ,in,,, .,,rn,, hons, St,r
ar rnuI h,, AT, lie or LiIIi,rJ rnnn, ar nv hi h
lis or their az. nj, wult,,s or Gle, * mr. sh ali
m ul lac, urers al cider or pru,crS OF 1uuIes his
her or tn, ir aucn sell cider lr.cI or
i'll any hotel mn I:ur--uorr restaurant .uIoon
eati. nous =. or puoi. btuat,.lIe ar billiard roum
SIC $ II an, ersun o. persons. house com.
pany. association ncdl co! pc. ate shall violate
ANY ui the provisions nt sections 1--WE. SIX and
SeN :tlnr ,.Sad within the limits ui Cecil county
after the hr>t day OF JANUARY, III the wear eiyiI-
teen hui: irel and civ n he, she, il or tu,.y
shall Oh each ami every conviction thereof tor
ieIt and Oh, "A line of NOT less man one hundred
de llar. nor more than SIX hundred dollars ana
costs # pru.ecutious and he confined in the
MARYLAND House of , direction Tor nnt less than
six months nor more than Twelve months ar in
the discretion OF the Court forfeit and pay a fine
IMAM SIN hundred dollars and costs OF prosecu,
t"h, ana ialllhS 10 pay Such me or INES and