Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-26
An ACT


To enable the qualified voters Of the
City of Annapolis, to determine by
ballot, whether spirituous or fer
mented liquors, or alcohol bitters
shall be sold therein, and to regulate
the terms and conditions on which
the sale thereof may be made, in case
the majority of the voters of said city
shall determine said question in the
Affirmative. and 20 regulate the sale
thereof, and also, to revive the
Public Local Laws of said county,
relating TO the sale of spirituous and
fermented 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 II the passage of the law,
known rs the Local Option Law" of
Anne Arundel conutt, passed at the
January Session, eighteen hundred
aud eighty.two. in case the said vote
shall be in favor Of such sale.
GAMBLE:
WHEREAS, Much doubt 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
eightt en- hundred and eighty.two,
chapter l12, produces beneficial re-
suits; and vhere0s, numerous petitions
have been forwarded to this Legisla-
ture, signed by large number of citi-
zens and X payers residing in the
City cf Annapolis who voted for the
said law, as well as against it, and it
being deen,e advisable on account of
said uncertainty and doubt to re. sub
it the question and grant another
election, in order taat il may be de
iini ely determined by ballot, whether
localnpiion shall exist as it now does
in ssil city; thereto. e.
Section /. Be it 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 spirituous, fermenfed or int0xicat-
ing liquors Of whatever origin, or alco-
holic biiters, at any time in said City OF
Annapolis, shall be submitted to the
registered and qualified voters of said
Ci Y Of Annapolis on Wednesday the
twenty eighth day of April, eighteen
hundred and eighfy-six, which election
shall be held IN accordance with the law
governing general elec ions in this State
and the Sheriff Of said county, shall give
notice 81 the time and purpose of said
election by advertisemenis inserted in
all the newspapers published in said
counsy, and by hand-bills posted in each
ward OF the City of Annap lis, at least
ten days before the said election, in
which notice, copy of this Act shall be
inserted; and the expenses of said cleo
Il IN, including the advertisements and
hAnd-bills aforesaid, shall be levied by
the commissioners, and paid by the
Treasurer of said county.
Sec.ion 2. And be Ii enacted, Tha
ballots for or against such sale, shall
have printed, or written on them, the
words For license TO sell spirituous or
fer.nense liqu RS. or alcoh lie bitters.
or Against license t. eel spirituous or
frrmented liquors, or alcoholic bitters;"
and the ballOls so cast, shall be carefully
counted by the judges Of said election.
and the return judges shall make q re-
turn said vote 10 The Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Anne Arundel county,
AID said clerk shall Immediately make
proclamation 81 the result Of said cleo
ton.
Section 8. And be il enacted, That II II
shall be found BY said return Of the judges
Of election, and proclamation Of said clerk.
that majority ~ votes cast in said CITY Of
Annapolis, has been cast against the sale
Of spirltuous Or fermenttd liquors, or Alec
holic bitters, or if the vote thereon shall he
3 tie vot@, that the then said local option
law OF eighteen hundred and eighfy-two.
shall remain in full furce In said city: but.
fit shall be found BIZ the return Of said
Judges Of election, and proclamation Of
aid clerk, that q majority Of all The votes
cast. Is prescribed Ia the preceding sec
lions in sad City Of Annapolis, has been
last for the ale Of said spiritnOus or fer.
nented liquors, Or alcoholic hifiers, then
he same may be sod III the sid City Of
AnnapO is. rs allowed under the license
avs Of this State. subject TO he provisions
hereinafter mentioned
Section & And be Ii enacted. That
section fifty-ive, Of Article second, OF the
Code Of Public Local Laws. It'll ssAnne
AKun1el Coumty, subtitle Annapolis.
s The same vas amended and re-sll ICED
" The several Acts II eighteen bundled
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