Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-13
AN ACT

AN ACT
To enable the qualified voters of the
City of Annapolis, to determine by
ballot, whether spirituous or fer
mented LIQUORS. or alcoholic 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 10 the sale of spirituous and
fermented liqnors 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 If the passage of the law,
known as the Local Option Law" of
Anne Arundel county, passed at the
January Session, eighteen hundred
and eighty-iwo. in case the said vote
shall be in favcr of such sale.
PREAM BLE:
WHEREAS, Much doubt and uncertainty
exist In the minds OF large portion
of the voters of Anne Arundel county.
whether the law known as the Local
Option Law" OF said county. passed at
the session of the Legislature, in
eighteen hundred and eighty two,
chapter l12. produces beneficial re-
suits; and WAereds, numerous petitions
have been forwarded TO this Legisla-
ture, signed by large number of citi-
xens and tx payers residing in the
City of Annapolis who voted for the
said law, as well SIS egainst it, and il
being deeme advisable on account of
said uncertainty and doubt to re. SUBJ
nit the question and grant another
election, in order that it may be de
fini;ely determined by ballot, whether
localoption shall exist as it now does
in said city; therefore
Section ]. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That The
question whether or not, any person or
persons, house, corporations, company
or association, may be permitted to sell
any spirituous, fermented or intoxicat.
ing liquors of whatever origin, or alco-
hoIic bltters at any time in said City of
Annapolis. shall be submitted to the
registert and qualified voters OF said
Ci y of Annapolis on Wednesd day the
twenty-eighth day Of April, eighteen
hundred ard eighty-six, which election
shall be held N accordance with the law
governing general election in this State,
and the Sheriff OF said county, shall give
notice of the time and purpose ef. said
election by advertisements inserted in
all the newspaT ers published in said
cauny, and by hand-bills posted in each
ward OF the City Of Annap' lie, at least
ten days before the said election, in
which notice, a copy of this Act shall be
inserted; and the expenses of said cleo
lion, including the advertisements and
hsnd-bills afOI esaid, shall be levied by
the commissioners, and paid By the
Treasurer Of said county.
Section 2 And be it enacted, That
ballots for or against such sale, shall
have printed, or written on them, the
words: For license to sell spirituous or
fermented liquors. or alcoholic bitters,"
or Against license to cell spirituous or
fsrmented liquors, or alcoholic bitters;"
and the ballots SO cast, shall be carefully
counted by the judges of said election,
and the return judges shall make q re-
turn OF said vote 10 the Clerk OF the
Circuit Court Of Anne Arundel county,
AID sail clerk shall immediately make
proclamation Of the result of said cleo
ton.
Section 8 And be it enacted, That If IL
shall be found by said return Of the Judges
Of election. and proclamation Of said clerk,
that majority Of votes cast in said City Of
Annapolis, has been cast against the sale
Of spirItuons or fermented liquors, or alco-
holic biEters, Oh if the vote thereon shall he
a tie vote, that the then said local option
law OF sighteen hundred and eighty-Ewo,
shall remain in full force in said city: bat.
If il shall be found by the return of said
judges Of election, and proclamation of
said clerk, that majority of all the votes
cast, as prescribed in the preceding sec
lions in said City of Annapolis. has been
cast for the sale Of said spiritu0us or fer.
mented liquors, OF alcoholic bitters, then
the same may be sold in the said City OF
Annapolis, as allowed under the license
laws of this State, subject TO The provisions
hereinafter mentioned.
Section a And be II enacted, That
section fifty-fiVe. of Article second. Of Tie
Code Of Public Local Laws, title Anne
Arundel County, subtitle Annapolis, =
Is the same was amended and ye-enacled
by the several Acts of eighteen hundred