The Cecil Whig., 1886-10-23

votes have been east For License" then and IN
that event the following sections shall be added
10 article eight uf the Code uf Public Local Laws.
urGer rhe subtitle " Sales Of SpirituouS or Fer
mented Liquors, 10 take effect ON the hrSt Liy
Of January next.
SEC pa. No persons in Cecil county shall Oh
tain llcens- iur the sale OF barter oil spirituuus
"r ietmenled liquors IN any quantity whrteler.
exec 1T sucl a. shall be quailhed as hereinafter
provided.
SkC .lj. ANY person in Cecil county who may
keep Il house ior the reception Ui guests OF OF
p rIntnrIt or Transient ba ders, containing at
least nye chambers more than are needed Tor HI"
ianIiy purposes. and which SAID nve or more
chambers used tor the reception vi guests. or
permanent or transient borders. containing there
in Tor at ali times at least six gOoi beds, with
sufficient coycrin therefor. and having upon his
premises a stable or stables sufficient Tor the ac-
cUinodatiOn Ot six or more horses shall he deemed
and considered to he a hOtel-keeper within the
meaning OF TINS act.
SEC 2l6 Any person in reciI county desiring
to take uut Il license under this acr, may Ele
pcttiun with the Clerk OF the Circuit Court Tor
Cecil county setting turth thht the applicant
wishes To sell SpirituOus or fermented Liquors,
aud snail describe therein the premises To be oc-
cupied by >tld applicant including all the build
iu"> o. gr'u ri- To be used by said applicant in
cpnnccti III "th the sale "f snritn' Us OF ernthi-
ed Liquor anu provided. the said applicant shall
HE "IIh ia ii petition written certlhctte Siguei
by ten fr ehouers. resident citiZ-us within the
corporate limits OF the town in which sad dpll.-
can't des res t. sell Spirruuus or ermented liquors
(or OF the election district wherein the said appi
cant desires To sell. in the Application Is not
made tor license 10 sell within the corporate
limits o! town.. setting forth their be!le1 tlat
the applicant tor Such license will keep an order
ly house and duly observe the provisions OF TINS
act and each person signing said certificate shall
make affidavit before said Clerk, or before us
tice Oi the Peace of said county that he is the
owner OF al estate in the election district where
in he resides. of assessed value OF at least one
thousand dollars. and that he has not, during the
current year, signed Il certificate 1Ur any other
person apply ing Tor a license to sell sprituous or
'ermentcd liquors within said diStrct and II said
applicant he II hotel-kecper he shall satisfy the
IA
Two respectable and disnterested witness. OF
their belief therein that he has bona fde ami with
cut intending to evade the spirit and meaning of
TINS act, duly provided, ana will maintin and
keep for use ~ least hive or more chambers mo c
Tlan are needed Tor the private family par
poses Ui said hotel-keeper, tO he used for the
ceptiOn O! guests, permanent or transient
boarderS. al.d ut least SIX beds with sufficient
covering therefor with stabiing tor at lest six
horses: all Of said chamber I'D beds to be and
remain on SAID premises on which sprituous
i~rmeLted liquors is by this Licensed to be
sold: ami each ana every applicant. whether a
keeper "r not sh al file III the Off .e OF said
Clerk Il bond duly executed To the State of
Mary land, with at least two sureties, To be APP
proved by said Clerk, i'll the penal sum of one
thousand dollars. conditioned for the faithful OBJ
servance OF the provisions of this act. and th.
payment OF any ami all fines, penalties and DANA
SeS when NAV be lmIU-ed or recovered under
tins act: which said bond shal be pnusible to
all such persot.s hereinafter described, may lie
injured by the sale OF sprituous Or fermen ell
liquor sold by any person licensed under this
act provided, that each surety on said bond shall
make attld .riI before SAID Cieak. or before IL Jus
tee OF the Peace OF sald county. that said ETY.
IL the owner in e--simple OF uuencumbered real
estate in Cecil county, OF the assessed value Of at
least one thousand dollars, and That said suIe etv
has not. within the c trent year, ex cuted bo I'd
for ANY other applicant TO sell sprituJuso ie
mentei liquors IN Cecil county.
SEE. 2l1 the CLERK OF The Circuit Court may,
in his discretion requ re such further and other
proof by the written affidavit OF other parties to
he hied i'll his office To the sutticiency OF said
bond rs he may deem prop-r, and if said CLERK
hall
any per on VINO sh Ill not have complied with L
provisions ui his act. said Clerk snail. upon in
dicInent and conviction tnereoiur. he fined not
less tha:I nuy nor more tnan three hundred dbl
lars Cor each "ifence.
SEC. 2ls No license to sell sprituous or FRI
meIiei i'gucr in i'ecil county, snail he = IA red
to aHN hotel. keerer who shall ave conpiI 4 with
the p DIVISIONS of this act. until uch apI,liclh
in n"ditioa 10 the SUN or sums Of money bow le-
qui'ed To ne paid by the General Lie .ns- Law of
the = ate, shall also pay t. said Clerk the sum
oi IN" h'1dre,i doiIaIs. to be paid tn the Counrv
Commits oncrs OF Cecil county by said Clerk,
the use said county
SEC, pig. No license to sell spirituous or fer
menred lquor In Cecii county, Shall be granted
to applicant otner than a hotel-k keeper within
the ueaning o. this act, who snail have complied
with the provisions OF this act. unless said appli-
cant in addition to the sum sums of money
now required, or VIII cn may hereafter he required
to he paid by the General License Law OF the
State. shall also pay 10 said Clerk the sum OF two
hundred and ty dollars, to be paid to the COUNTY
Commissioners NJ Cecil county by said CleIk, Tor
the use of sdld county.
Sc 22o. All sums received by said Clerk for
license ssued under this act. sh Ill be accounted
tor and paid over by said CLERK to the County
Commissioners OF Cecil County on the first day
of March, Iune. September and december in
e. ch year. aud the official bond of said Clerk
Sh Ill liable for all OF said sums received for Ii
Gems issued under this act, and said Clerk shall
II iIltun To fees now allowed by law, be eu-
titled 10 receive the sum OF one dollar frr ap-
proving and filing the bond and other papers of
applicants, and hve per cent commissions all
sums paid ny him TO said County Commissioners
under this ict: said fees and commissions To- be
paid by applicants or license without deduction
from the sum TO be paid to the county.
SEC 2-l. All licenses issued under this act shall
eNple on the nrst day OF May next heret ter. but
licenses may be issued for shorter period than
one Year. upon the payment of u proportionate
put OF the license lee herelnL efore provided for;
licenses issued under this act shall be trans,era-
bic as Traders licenses now are under the general
law Ol this Stat: ovid, d. that no license under
this act shall be granted assigned 10 any IN nor
or female: aad provided that when any license
gran ed "nder this act is assigned. the bond CT
the assignee. as iull, and to the same extent US
said houi is Liable for the acts of said ass,gnor.
SIC 2e2. no pharmacist druggist in Cecil
cuunty snail sci. directly in ,irectly. any
spirituouS or termented liquors. alcoholic bit
tCrs CT intoxicating drInns OF any kind except
upon the written bona tide prescription OF a regu-
lar practicng physician % Cecil county, whose
name shall be signed thereto: AID | such pre-
scriptonS shall be flied and kept by all such
pharmacist or druygis'. and no physician shall
make or sign any such prescription unless the per-
less such liquor is required by such person as
medicine.
SEC 2.3. ANY ph rmacist, druggist rphysican
who >hail violate the provisions oI the preccdlut
sec'iou. shall upon Indictment AMI conviction
til reol. ue hned not less than fifty dollars nor
more than i've hundred dollars and falling IN
pay said nne and c 'Sts OF prosecution forthwith
shall he sentenced to be confined in the Mary
sand House of Correction Tor term not e exceeding
siA months: provided. mat rhlrmaclst or druy
gst snail not I've IIanle to the penalties of this ,ct
tor giving or selling liquols to be used by a sick
person. in a case OF extreme illness sudden in
jury when delay might be dangerous to such sick
or injur pcrson, or for giving selling wine to
be used Tor Saeramental purposes only.
SEC "a Any person who shall sell, directly or
indirectly at any place in Cecil county. or give
away directly or indirectly. at the place of bust
ness OF such person. any other person any
spiriiuous or fermeuted liquor without rst hav-
ing obtained Il license as required by this act
shall. upon indictment and conviction IL erect
be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor
more than tive hundred dollar AMI failing tnp,.y
such fine and the costs of prosecution forthwith
shall he sentenced to be confined in the Maryland
House of Correction tor term Of not less than
six months nor more than one year.
SEC. 225. No person Obtaining license under
this act shall permit minors TO enter the harro IN
where liquor is sold. unless said minor is accom-
panied by the parent Iardian of such minor
nor shall any person obtaining IA license undr.'
this act his agents, servants employees sell
directly or indirectly, give away at mis-. their
or its place OF business elsewhere any spiritu-
ouS or fermented liquors. alcoholic hitters or in
toxic ,tng drinks of any kind whatsoever TO any
minor, or to any person known to such vendor to
be purchasing OF receiving such liquors or intoyI-
eating drink as the az mt OF, Deha.i Of or at
the request OF any miuOr.
SEC. DO. Any person who shall violate the pro-
visions OF the preceding section, shall upon lu-
dictment aud conviction thereof, be fined not
less than fifty dollars nor more tn IN five hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned i'll the county Jail for
less than thirty da nor more than six
months, and the license or such p rsun NAV be-
suppressed, in the discretion OF the Court.
SEC. 227. No vendor of spirituous or termented
liquors, licensed under tins act, shall sell direct
ly or indirectly, any spirituOus termented liu-
unrs to any person Intoxicated at the time nor
shall it be lawful for any such licensed vendor to
Keep open the room where splrituOus nr termepted
liquors are sold between the hours OF tseh
O'Clock at night and six o'clock IN the morning
nor To sell directly or indirectly, or gave aw.y in
su"h room or ON ar about the premises OF such
vendor any splrtuOut or iermented liu Iors what
socNer b, tween the hours aforesaid.
SEC. Us. Any person violating the provi.i lions
OF the preceding section. shall. upon Indictment
and conviction theret, he fined not less than
twenty-five dollars nor mure than three hundr |
dollars, o. he imprisoned in tn county jail nuI
less than thirty nor more than ninety days.
SEC 22S. Whenever any lcen shall be su,,-
reSse" Tor any violations oi this act shall not be
lawful for the Clerk of he Circu t Court for Cecil
county ut any time IL grant another license under
lhlS act To the person whose license has been sup
pressed. nor to grant license to any 'thcr tie
son 10 sell spurious or ieruented liquor upon
premises covered by the Ii Suppressed Tor
the term oi live selIS nom tne date vi such sup
pr SslUn.
SEC. :30. ANY person who shall traudulentiy
prucure lltense as a hutel. neel cr without haI-
ing complied III good faith with the provisions of
this act denning hotel-keepers. shall, upon ii
dlclment and ,uuNIu"tIuu thereof. be lined uuL
less thin two nun lrei more tn IN tive hum
dred dollar: the license granted shall be sup