The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-10-12
The Egis & Intelligencer
Bel Air, Md, October I2, 1883.

Del AIT, ma, october IL, 1858.
more than five hundred dollars, or he I'M
prisoned in the county jail for not less than
sixty days nor more thnn three months for
each offence.
SEC l63. No person who is II resident of
Hartford county, other than n 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 ofany 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 view 10 profit, any spirituous or fer.
mented liquor, or Intoxicating drink of any
kind, to any person within the limits of Har-
ford county.
SEC. 1854 Any person who 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 a term of not less
than thirty days nor more than six months
SEC 1G5. No vendor of sprituous or fer
mented liquors licensed under this act shall
sell directly or indirectly, any spirituous or
fermented liquors to any person intoxicated
Mt 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.
cd 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 fermened liquors whatever between the
hours aforesaid.
SEC. 1866. Any person violating the provi-
sions of the preceding section shall, upon in
dictment 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 spirituous or fermented liquors,
alcoholic bitters or intoxicating drinks of
any kind, except upon the written bona fde |
prescription ola regular practicing physician
of Hartford county, whose name shall be |
signed thereto and all such prescriptions
shall be filed and kept by ouch 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 rs medicine, but pharmacist |
ur druggist may give or sell liquors to be |
used by 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 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 iermentcd 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 spirtuous
or termented liquor upon the premises COW
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 u
shorter period than one year upon the pay
ment of proportionate part of the license
fee hereinbetore provided for, and licenses
issued under this act shall be transferable rs
traders licenses now are under the gener-
nj laws of this State; provided that before
any license under this act is assigned or trans
ierred, the assignee shall have complied 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 herenbefore 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 sprituous
or fermented liquors, without specifying the
particular kind ofliquor.
SEC. 173. All prosecutions for violations
of any OF the provisions of this act shall be
upon presentment and Indictment, except as
hereinbeiore 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.
SEC: ia. Whenever the word "person"
is used in the pseceding sections of this act it
shall be construed to embrace natural or
artificial persons, partnerships, bodies polite,
or corporate clubs, associations ofany descrip-
tion, and any or all persons or entities who
can or might obtain license under this act, or
who can or might be prohibited from selling
without compliance with its provisions, and
This act shall be construed literally to accom-
plish its purposes and prevent the mischiefs
occasoned by its infringement.
Approved April A, 1885,