Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-27

hundred and f0urty-fOur, eighteen hum
dred AMI sIxly-seven. chapter three hun
dred and ninety, and eighteen hundred
and seventysix. chapter two hundred and
seventy three, relating to the sale Of
spirituous and fermented liquors to minors
IN the City OF Annapolis. and within five
miles thereof, be, and the same Is hereby,
revived and re-enacied 50 as TO read as
follows:
Section 55. II shall not be lawful for
any person. corporation or association.
whether licensed 10 sell spirituous liquors
or mol, to sell. dispose OF. barter or give.
dire, fly or indirectly, within the corporate
limits OF the City of AnnaT oils, or within
five miles thereof. any spirituons or fer
naented liquors. or c0rdials 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
he parent or guardian of such minor, nor
TO any midshipman or student connected
with or attached 10 the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, or under orders to join or leave
the said academy; nor 10 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
lie 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 In
jail for a period not longer than six months
until the said fine and cost of prosecution
shall be paid; or be both fined and inn
prisoned in the discretion of the court, and
shall be confined in Jail, but ii 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 ection shall not be binding
upon his principal, il the court or jury
shall believe that the said act was COM
mitted against the bona fide instructions
OF said principal, and the same Is hereby
declared 10 be in full force ircm the date
of the proclamation hereinbelore provided
for, declaring the local option law re-
pealed, as TO said city.
Section 5. 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-fve, chapter eighty.
seven, be and the same is hereby re-
vived and re-enacted, so as TO read as
follows:
Section 5S. Any one order which may be
given to any minor, under the pro-
vision of the fifty-iifth section of this
Article, shall not be available for the
purpose for which it was given, for s
| 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-
| psaled 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 ''An-
napolis," as the same was amended by
| the Acts of eighteen hunderd and sixty
SIX chapter one hundred aud forty -four,
be and the same is hereby revived an |
re enacted, so as to read as follows:
Section So 1t shall be the duty of
the Sheriff of Anne Arundel county, and
| his depu les, and the Constables 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 fifty five, and o.
report Immediately anv such violation
10 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 t. give
adequate security for his appearance at
the next erm al said COIft, and shall
commit such party tn Jail, in default of
such security; and if any Sheriff or
Constable sha neglect tn rep TT to the
/ Judge any such violation OF the said
section, as soon as the came shall come
to his kBo gledge, he shall be liable to i
penalty of fifty dollars for each case of
such neglect, to be recovered bv any
person, in The name Of the State, by
action efdebt in said Court, and the
same is hereby declared to be in full
force from the date of the proclamation
| hereiubefore provided for, declaring the
local option law repealed as 10 said ity
Section Z. And be it enacted, Tha.
section sixty, of Article second, ( the
tOue u uDllC lOcdl Laws, tltie anne
Arundel county," sub title Anna oils, >
as the same was amended and re-en-
acted by Acts of eighteen hundred ard
sixty six, chapter one hundred and
forty .four, be, and the same is hereby,
revived and re-eDacted so as TO read as
follows:
Section go. All fires imposed and
collected under the provisions of sec-
fifty five, If this Article, shall 20 O. e.
half to The informer, lwho is hereby
made a competent wltDess,) and the
o her half shall be divided equally be-
txcen the states Attorney and the
| Sheriff CT other officer who shall have