The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-10-26
The EgiS & Intelligencer
Bel Air, Md, October &c. 1855.

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sixty DAYS nor more than three months for
each offence.
SEC. 1863. No person who is resident of
Hartford county, other than licensed hotel
keeper under this act, shall take or receive
any order, verbal or written, in Hartford
county for the purchase beyond the limits of
said county Of any spirituous or fermented
liquor, or intoxicating drink, and execute
and fill such order by delivering said
liquors, or any of them, upon any premises
kept for that purpose, to any person within
the limits OF Hartford county, and no person
except one that has complied with the pro-
visions of this act, and has obtained license
Hereunder, shall in any manner, directly or
indirectly, sell. loan, give, furnish or supply,
with a view to profit, any spirituous or fer
mented liquor, or intoxicating drink Of any
kind, to any person within the limits OF Har-
ford county.
SEC. 1914 ANY person vino shall violate the
provisions OF the preceding section shall,
upon indictment and conviction thereof, be
fined not less than two hundred dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars, and shall be
sentenced to be confined in the Maryland
House OF Correction for n term Of not less
than thirty days nor more than six months.
SIC. lGj No vendor of spirituous or fer
mentcd liquors licensed under this act shall
sell directly or indirectly, any spriuous or
fermented liquors to any person intoxicated
ut the time to such an extent as 10 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 terment.
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 sprituous
or fermented liquors whatever between the
hours aforesaid.
SEC. 1866. Any person violating the provi-
sions of the preceding section shall, upon in
diclment 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 1861. No pharmacist or druggist in
Hartford county shall sell, directly or indi-
rcctly, any spirituOus or fCrmented liquors,
alcoholic bitters or intoxicating drinks OF
any kind, except upon the written bona tide
prescription Ofa 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
unless the person for whom it is made is
actually sick, or unless liquor is required by
such person az O medicine but n pharmacist
ur druggist may give or sell liquors to be
used by sick person in 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. 1Gs. Any pharmacist, druggist or
physician who shall violate the provisions
of the preceding section shall, upon indct-
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. 100. 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 fermenled liquors by the manufacturer
thereof to any person licensed to sell spirit
nous or iermcntcd liquors in Hartford
county.
SEC. 10 Whenever any license shall be
suppressed for any violation of this act, it
shall not he lawful for the clerk of the cir
license to any other person to sell spirituous
or fcrmcnled liquor upon the premises COW
cred by the license suppressed for the term
of one year from the date Of such suppress
sion.
SEC. Ill All licenses issued under this
act shall expire on the first day of May an
nually, but licenses may be issued for n
shorter period than one year upon the pay
mgnt Of proportionatc part of the license
fee hcrcinhctorc provided for, and licenses
issued under this act shall be transferable "a
traders licenses now are under the gener-
al laws Of this State; provided that before
any license under thisaCt is assigned or trans
frrrcd, the assignee shall have complied with
all the provisions of this net required OF any
applicant for an original license except the
payment to the clerk of the circuit court of
the hcrenhrfore mentioned sum of three
hundred aud fifty dollars.
SEC. ~ In any prosecution under this
act it shall only be necessary to state that
the traverser did sell or give away spirituous
or fermcnted liquors, without specifying the
particular kind of liquor.
SEC. 113. All prosecutions for violations
Of any OF the provisions of this act shall be
upon prescnlment and indictment, except us
hereinbelorc specially provided for and one
half Of all fines imposed under this net shall
be paid 10 the county commissioners of llar-
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.
SIC. ia. Whenever the word "person"
is used in the preceding sections of this act it
shall be construed to embrace natural or
artificial PERSONS partnerships, bodies polite,
orcorporatc clubs, associations ofany descrip-
ton, and any or all persons or entities who
can or might obtain license under this act, or
who can ormight be prohibited from selling
without compliance with its provisions, and
this act shall be construed literally to accom-
plish its purposes and prevent the mischieis
occasioned by its infringement.
Approved April 4, 1888.