Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-24
AN ACT

AN ALL
To enable the qualified voters ii 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 IN which
the sale thereof may be made, in case
the mo jority of the voters of said city
shall determine said question in the
affirmative, end 20 regulate the sale
thereof, and also, to revive the
Public Local Laws Of said county,
relating to the sale OF spirituous and
feFmented 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 If 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.
PREA MBLE:
WHEREAS, Much dCubt and uncertainty
exist In the minds OF a large portion
of the voters Of A ne 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; aud vhere0s, numerous petitions
have been forwarded to this Legisla-
ture, signed by large number of citi-
zens and tx payers residing in the
City Of Annapolis " no voted for the
said law, as we'll SIS against ii, and it
being deeme advisable on account OF
said uncertainty and doubt to re sub
u II the question and grant another
election, in order ttat it may be de
fini ely determined by ballot, whether
local option shall exist as it now does
in sail city; thercfo 9
Section l. BE ii enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That the
question whether or not, any person or
persons, house, corporation, company
or ASSOCIATE N. may be permitted to sell
any splrituous, fermented or intoxicat
ing liquors of whatever origin, or alec
hDIic bitters, at any time in said City OF
Annapolis, shall be submitted to the
registered and qualified voters OF said
Ci y of Annapolis on Wedne. day the
twenty eighth day of April, eighteen
hundred and eighiy-six, which election
shall be held n accordance With the law
governing general cleo ions in this State;
and the Sheriff OF said county, shall give
notice u the time and purpose of said
election by adverIisemen's inserted in
all the newspat ers published in said
COMFY, and by h md bills posted in each
wHld OF the City oil AHnap liz, at leas
ten days before the said eI. cfion, in
which notice, a COW OF this Act shall be
lneertedi and the expenses said cleo
tim, including the advertisements and
hand-bills Aforesaid, shall be levied b,
the commissioners, and paid by the
Treasurer of said county.
Sec lon ?. And be ei acted. Tha
ballots for or against such sale, shall
have printed, or written on them. The
words For license To sell spisituOus or
fermente / liquors, or aicoh lie bitters. >
or Against license tire spirituous OF
fermented liquors, or alcoholic bitteis:''
and the ballOs SO cast, shall be carefully
counted by the judges Of said election.
and the return judges shall make re.
Circuit Court of Anne Arundel county.
aid sail clerk shall immediately 0ake
proclamation Of tie result Of said cleo
ton.
Section 3. And be it enacted, That If
shall be found by said return Of the Judges
of election, aud proclamation Of said clerk
that majority uf votes c3st in said CITY of
Annapolis, has been at against the sale
Of spirItuOus or fernenttd liquors, or asc0-
hnlic bitteTs, OF il the vote thereon shall lie
9 tie VOTE, that the then said local option
law OF eighteen hundred and eiQhty-fwo.
n. N.saH