The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-06-01
The Egis & Intelligencer
Bel Air, Nd, June 1, 1883.
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sell directly or indirectly, any spirituous or
fermented liquors 10 any person intoxicated
at the time to such an extent as to be unfit TO
exercise proper discretion in its use, nor shall
it be lawful for such licensed vendors to keep
open the room where spirituous or ferment-
ed liquors are sold between the hours OF
twelve o'clock at night and five o'clock in
morning. nor to sell directly or indirectly, or
to give away in such room, or on or about
the premises of such vendor, any spirituous
or fermented liquors whatever between the
hours Aforesaid.
SEC. 1G6. Any person violating the provi-
sions of the preceding section shall, upon in
dictnent and conviction thereof, be fined not
less than twenty-five dollars nor more than
three hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in
the county Jail for not less than thirty days
nor more than two months.
SEC. 1877. No pharmacist or druggist in
Hartford county shall sell, directly or indi-
rectly, any spirtuous or fermented liquors,
alcoholic bitters or intoxicating drinks of
any kind, except upon the written bona tide
prescription of a regular practicing physician
Of Hartford county, whose name shall be
signed thereto, and all such prescriptions
shall be filed and kept by such pharmacist or
druggist, and no prescriptions shall serve for
more than than one purchase; but no ply
stefan shall make or sign such prescription
unless the person for whom it is made is
actually sick, or unless liquor is required by
such person as medicine, but pharmacist
or druggist may give or sell liquors to be
used by IA sick person in a case of extreme
illness, or sudden injury, when delay might
be dangerous to such sick or injured person,
and may give or sell wine to be used for
sacramcntal purposes only.
SEC. 1853. Any pharmacist, druggist or
physician who shall violate the provisions
of the preceding section shall, upon indict-
ment and conviction thereof, be fined not
less than fifty dollars, nor more than five
hundred dollars. and failing to pay said fine
and costs of prosecution forthwith, shall be
sentenced to be confined in the county Jail
for not less than thirty days nor more than
six months.
SEC. 1859. The provisions of this act shall
not apply to sales by the manufacturers of
cider in quantities not less than q gallon,
which shall not be drank on the premises OF
the manufacturer, nor to sales of spirituous
or fermented liquors by the manufacturer
thereof to any person licensed to sell spirit
uous or fermented liquors in Hartford
county.
SEC. ITO. Whenever any license shall be
suppressed for any violation of this act, it
shall not be lawful for the clerk Of the Cir
cult court for Hartford county to grant a
license to any other person to sell spirituous
or fermented liquor upon the premises Gov
cred by the license suppressed for the term
Of one year from the date of such suppress
sion.
SEC. III. All licenses issued under this
act shall expire on the first day of May an
nually, but licenses may be issued for a
shorter period than one year upon the pay
ment of proportionate part of the license
fee hereinbefore provided for, and licenses
issued under this act shall be transferable as
traders licenses now are under the gener-
al laws of this State; provided that before
any license under this act is assigned or trans,
ferreG, the assignee shall have completed with
all the provisions of this act required of any
applicant for an original license except the
payment to the clerk of the circuit court of
the bereinbefore mentioned sum of three
hundred and fifty dollars.
SEC. 172. In any prosecution under this
act it shall only be necessary to state that
the traverser did sell or give away spirituous
or fermented liquors, without specifying the
particular kind Of liquor.
SEC. 173. All prosecutions for violations
of any of the provisions of this act shall be
upon presentment and indictment, except as
hereinbefore specially provided for and one
half of all fines imposed under this act shall
be paid to the county commissioners of Har-
ford county for the use of said county, and
one-half of said fines shall be paid to the
school commissioners Of said county for the
use of the public schools under their con-
troll.
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