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

teen hundred and sixty-six, chapter one
| hundred and fourty-four, eighteen hum
dred and sixty-seyen, chapter three hum
dred and ninety, and eighteen hundred
and seventy-six, chapter two hundred and
seventy-three, relating to the sale Of
/ spirituous and fermented liquors to minors
/ ii the City Of Annapolis. and within five
miles thereof, be. and the same Is hereby,
revived and re-enacted SO as to read rs
follows:
Section 55. Il shall not be lawful for
any person. corporation or association.
whether licensed TO sell spirituOus liquors
or not, TO sell. dispose OF. barter or give.
dire tly or indirectly, within the corporate
limits OF the City of Annapolis. or within
| five miles thereof any spirituous or fer
mehted liquors. or cordials OF any kind. or
in any quantity whatever TO any youth or
minor under the age Of twenty one years.
without the written order or consent of
the parent or guardian of such minor. nor
10 any midshipman or student connected
with or attached TO the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, or under orders to join or leave
| the said academy; nor to any students of
St. Johns College. without the written
order OF some professor of said college and
any person, corporation or association vio-
| lating the provisions of this section shall
be liable to indictment in the Circuit Court
for Anne Arundel county, and upon con
viction thereof, shall be fined a sum not
less than fifty dollars and not more than
four hundred dollars. or be confined i'm
| jail for period not longer than six months
until the said fine and cost OF prosecution
| shall be paid; or be both fined and i'm
prisoned in the discretion of the court, and
shall be confined in Jail, but il any minor
or person referred TO in this section. shall
| wilfullY misrepresent that he is OF full age,
and that he is not prohibited by this sec
ton and thereby shall obtain any spirit
uous liquors, and the person selling the
same shall be able to prove such misrepre-
sentation, the said person selling to the
said MINOR or other person SO falsely rep
resent:ng. himself shall not suffer any pen
atty. but shall pay all cost incurred in such
case; provided, that the act of any agent
under this section shall not be binding
upon his principal, If the court or jury
shall believe that the said act was COM
mitted against the bona fde instructions
of said principal. and the same is hereby
declared to be in full force from the date
of the proclamation hereinbeiore provided
for, declaring the local option law re-
pealed, as to said city.
Section s. And be it enacted. That
section fifty-eight of Article second, of
the Code of Public Local Laws, title
"Anne Arundel county" sub title, "An-
napolis," as the same was amended and
re -enacted by the Acts of eighteen hum
dTed and sixty-five, chapter eighty.
seven, be and the same is hereby re-
vived and re enacted, so as to read as
follows:
Section IS. ANY one order which may be
given to any minor, under the pro-
vision of the fifty fifth section OF this
Article, shall not be available for the
purpose for which it was given, for g
longer period than two days FROM its
date; and the same is hereby declared
to be in full force from the date of the
proclamation hereinbefore provided
| for, declaring the local option law re-
pealed as to said city,
Section 6. And be it enacted, That
section fifty-nine, of Article second,
of the Code of Public Local Laws, title
Anne Arundel. county" subtitle tan
napolis," as the same was amended by
the Acts of eighteen HUNDRED and sixty
six, chapter one hundred and forty-four,
be and the same is hereby revived and
re enacted, so as to read as follows:
Section SO. 1t shall be the duty OF
the Sheriff of Anne Arundel county, and
his deputies, and the Constahles Of the
City of Annapolis, to exercise the
utmost vigilance, in order to detect all
violations OF this Article, in relation to
the sale of liquors to minors, and others.
as forbidden by section fiftv-five, and to
report Immediately any such violation
to the Judge of the Circuit Court for
| said county, who shall forthwith direct
the offending party to be brought before
| him, and shall require him to give
adequate security for his appearance at
the next term of said Court, and shall
commit such party to jail, in default Of
such security; and If any Sheriff or
Constable shall neglect IL report to the
Judge sny such violation of the said
section, as soon as the same shall come
to his knowledge, he shall be liable to a
| penalty OF fifty dollars for each case of
such neglect, TO be recovered by any
person, in the name Of the State, by
action of debt in said Court, and the
same is hereby declared to be in full
force from the date of the proclamation.
hereinbefore provided for, declaring the
local option law repealed as to said city.
Section 7. And be it enacted, That
section sixty, of Article second, of the
Code Of l'ublic Local Laws, title "Anne
Arundel county," sub title Annapolis"
as the same was amended and re-en-
acted by Acts of eighteen hundred and
eixty.six. chapter one hundred and
forty-four, be, and the same is hereby.
revived and re-enacted so as to read as
follows
Section go. All fires imposed and
collected under the provisions of Sec
tifty-6ve, IF this Article, shall 90 one
half to the informer, (Who is hereby
made competent Witness and the
other half shall be divided equally be-
tween the States Attorney and the