The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-07-02
THE HIGH LICENSE BILL.

If 1t shall appear by the return of
said judges and the certificate of
said Clerk that majority of said
votes have been cast For License"
then and in that event the fol.
lowing section shall be added TO ar.
ticle eight of the Code of Public Lo.
cal Laws, under the subtitle: "Sales
of Spirituous or Fermented Liquors"
to take effect on the first day of Jan.
uary next:
S 2l4. No person in Cecil
county shall obtain license
for the sale or barter of spir-
ituous or fermented liquors in
any quantity whatever, except such
as shall he qualified as hereinafter
provided.
S 2l5. Any person in Cecil county
who may keep house for the re.
ception CT guests or of permanent
or transient boarders containing at
least five chambers more than are
needed for his family purposes. and
which said five or more are used for
the reception Of guests or permanent
or transient boarders containing
therein for use at all times at least
six good beds with sufficient cover.
ing therefor and having upon his
premises a stable for the accommoda-
tion of six or more horses shall be
deemed and considered hotel keep
er within the meaning of this act.
S ZIG. Amy person in Cecil county
desiring to take out a license under
this act may file petition with the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Cecil
County setting forth that the appli-
cant wishes to sell spirituous or fer.
mented liquors, and shall describe
therein the premises to be occupied
by said applicant, including all the
buildings or grounds to be used by
said applicant in connection with the
sale of spirituous and fermented Ii,
quors; and provided the said appli-
cant shall file with said petition q
written certificate signed by ten free
holders, resident citizens within the
corporation limits of the town in
which said applicant desires to sell
spirituous or fermented liquors Cor
of the election district wherein the
said applicant desire to sell, in case
the application is not made for Ii.
cense to sell within the corporate
limits of a town), setting forth their
belief that the applicant for such IL
cense will keep an orderly house
and duly observe the provisions of
this act, and each person signing
said certificate shall make affidavit
before said Clerk or before Justice
of the Peace of said county that he
is the owner of real estate in the
election district wherein he resides
of the assessed value of at least one
thousand dollars and that he has not
during the current year signed GER
tificate for any other person apply.
ing for license TO sell spirituous or
fermented liquors within said dist.
riot; and if said applicant be hotel
keeper he shall satisfy the said Clerk
by his own oath and by the oaths OF
two respectable and disinterested
witnesses of their belief therein that
he has bona fide and without intend
ing to evade the spirit and meaning
of this act. duly provided and will
maintain and keep for use at least
five or more chambers more than are
needed for the private or family pur.
poses of said hotelkeeper to be used
for reception of guests or permanent
or transient boarders, and at least six
beds with sufficient covering therefor,
with stabling to be at all times suffi-
cient for at least six horses, all of
said chambers and beds to be and re-
main on said premises on which
spirltuous or fermented liquors is by
this act licensed to be sold; and
each and every applicant, whether a
hotelkeeper or not, shall file in the Of
fee of said Clerk bond, duly executed
to the State Of Maryland, with at least
two sureties to be approved by said
Clerk in the penal sum ofone thousand
dollars conditioned for the faithful OBJ
servance of the provisions of this act
and the payment of any and all fines,
penalties and damages which may be
imposed or recovered under this act,
which said bond shall be responsible
to all such persons hereafter described
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