The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-10
4THD Day OF WCVETD3ER, 1890,


County on the Tuesday next after the hrst
Monday in November next. it being the
4Th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1890.
for the purpose of baIloTing for one person to
represent the Sixth Congressional district of
Maryland, in the Fifty-SccOnd Congress OF
the United States, and for the purpose of haV-
ing the qualified voters of Garrett County
under and by virtue of Chapter Gl0 of the
Laws of Maryland for 1891 vote upon the
question of whether or notany person or per-
sons, house, corporation, company or asS0-
citation may be licensed in Garrett County,
by whom or in which Spirituous or lermenleu
liquors oralcoholic btters shall be sold,which
said Act of Assembly, ChaGter5lO OF the Laws
of 1880 is herein inserted us by il required ana
is of the tenor and in the words following,to-
wit:
To enable the qualified voters of Garrett
County to determine by ballot whether
SpirituouS or termeuted liquors or alcoholic
bittcrS shall be sold in said county, ana to
regulate the terms aud conditions ON which
the sale thereof may be made in case the
maiurily of the voters of said county snail
petelminc said question in the affirmative,
aud 20 regulate the sale thereofby druggists
and pharmacists.
WHEREAS Much doubt exists in the mind
ofalarge portion OF the voters Of ofarrettcouh-
ty whether the law known as the Local Up
ton law of said county, passed at the session
of the LEGISLATURE in eighteen hundred and
eighty-SiN, Chapter three hundred ana ninety
nine and
forwarded to this Legislature. signed by par
ties who voted for the said law as well as
against 1t, and it being deemed adYlsanle'
on account OF said uncertainty, to re
submit the question and to grant another
election, in order that IL may be definitely
determined by ballot whether Local option
shall exist as it now does in SAID county,
therefore,
SECTIoN |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That the question
whether or not any person or persons, mouse,
corporation. company or association may ne
licensed in Garrett county, by whom or in
which SplrituouS or fermented liquors or al
cohoiic bitterS shall be sold, shall be submit
ted to the registered voters OF said county AT
the next general election to be held on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday in the
IN nth OF NoVembcrin the rcighteen nun
dred and ninety, and the Sheriff OF SAID couh-
ty shall give notice OF the time and purpose
Ofths Act by advertisement inserted in all
thencwSpapcrS published in said county, and
by hand-bills posted in each election district
in said county. at least ten days before SAID
election, in which notice II copy of this Act
shall he inserted.
SEC. |. And be it enacted, That all the tick
cts or ballots prepared for SAID general elGc-
tinn in said county shall have printed or
written n them these words in the following
order: For Liquor License" Against Liz
uOr License and every legally qulillled reg
iStered voter offering To vote at SAID general
election and desiring to vote either for grant
ing liquor license, or against granting liquor
license in said county, shall erase from ms
ticket or oailOl us ne HldA CiSCJ Ci'h'i ny
words For Liquor L""rs". or the words
Against Liquor llcen AIT ne naiip'S so
cast shall he carefully CIIH'"d by tlle ind reS
of said election, ana the return .l'N rs "i''''
make Il return of said votes 10 the titiK o!
the Circuit Court for Garrett County, ana ~ud
Clerk shall Immediately make proclamation
of the result of said election.
SEC g. And be it enacted, That fit shall he
found by said return of the Judges of election
ana proclamation OF SAID clerk thal a mayor
ity OF votes cast IN Slld county mas oeeh cilSi
against the sale OF SplfltupuS or lefihelicu
liquors or acohollc DlttefS, that tlleh IL sit"lS
not be lawful for amy person or PERSONS
house, corporation, company or association
to sell SpirtuOuS or iermenicu liquors or llco-
holic bittcrS directly or INDIRECTLY at any
place within the limits OF sald county, b9t II
1t shall he found by me return on Sad Judges
of election and presentation Oh stiu ClerE'
that majority "t az the Eotes cast as pre-
scribcd in the preceding sections, IN SAID coun-
ty, has been cast for the sale OF SAID Splrltu0us
or termented liquors Ur alcoholic blttefs, tnen
the same snail he sold rs allowed unuer the
license laws of this State, subject 10 the pro-
visions hereinafter mentioned or provided.
SEC. l. And be 1t enacted, That II any per
son or persons, house, company, ASSOCIATION
rectly any spirituOus or fermented liquors or
alcoholic bitterS WITHIN the llfnltS OF Salu
county, ifa majority OF lime votes cast silall
have been against me Tale q liquors or bit-
tiers, after the lourth day OF November IN inc
year eighteen hundred ana Ninety, ne, she,
they or it shall on conviction Thereon, forfeit
and pay me OF not ieSS IMAM my nor more
than three hundred dollars and costs of pros
ecution, or instead OF Stch me imprisonment
in the county jail lor thirty days, OF both III
the diScretl"n Oh ihe toufI. ,,,..,
SEC. D. And be it enacted. That IN addition
TO the respective amounts 10 Ee P;tlu ny any
person or persons, house, corporation, com
pany or association for taking ont license un
der Article tltty-SlX OF the code OF IuoIlc
General Laws, and the supplementary Acts
thereto, relating to spirltunuS or terlnented
liquors by retailers ana oyster ana e!ttln%
houses, or under any othcf Scctloh or Salu
Article, the sad person or persons. mouse,
corporations, company or aSSO :latlon. Slla'l
if he, she, they or II INTENDS 10 sell or barter
SpirituOuS or tcrmented liquors or a.cohOuc
bitt"rS or All combined, III quantities more
than pint or less ihth II Pllt: OF by me
drink. that such applicant orappilcantS shall,
in addition to the amount to be paid the state
of MarYla, d, pay 10 the CIcrK or the circuit
Court for Garrett County the further sn 1 of
twenty-five dollars for the use of the public
schools of said Garrett county. before any
such license shall be granted, and If any per
son or persons. house, corporation, com amy
or association shall open or Keep any oyster
house. cook shop or Victualing house. or lar
ger beer saloon. or any other than an ordinary
ut or in which SpirituOuS or lermentcd liquors
or larger beer may be sold or bartered in
quantities less than a pint at any one time
or by the drink that such apr licant or appli-
cantS shall in addition to the amount to be
maid the State of Maryland, shall also pay to
the Clerk of said Circuit Court the sum of
twenty five dollars for the use of said public
ScyOlS
SEC 6 And be il enacted, That no Spiritu-
ous or fermcnted liquors or alcoholic bittcrs
shall be sold In any election district of said
county except as provided for by section five
Of this Act and also upon the following
terms: That each and every applicant. per-