The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-31
Public Local Law.
CHAPTER 6l0,
AN ACT

DlGteIs Shall pc soLo In SAID county, and to
regulate tho terns and conditions On which
| the sale thereof may be made in case the
majority OF tho voters OF said county shall
determine said question In the affirmative,
and TO regulate the sale thereof by druggists
| and pharmacists.
WHEREAS, Much doubt ex,sta In the mind
OF large portion OF the voters OF Garrett c0un-
" whether the law known as the Local Op.
of the Legislature In eighteen hundred and
eighty-six, Chapter three hundred and ninety
nine, and
WHEREAS, Numerous petitions have been
forwarded 10 this Legislature, signed by par
ties who voted for the said law as well as
against 1t, and II heing deemed advisable,
on account OF said uncertainty, to re-
submit the question and to grant another
election, in order that II may be definitely
determined by ballot whether Local Option
snail exist as 1t now does in said county,
therefore,
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, That the question
| whether or not any person or persons. house.
corporation. company or association may be
licensed In Garrett county, by whom or in
which spIrituous or fermented liquors or al
oohoiic 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
month OF November in the year eighteen hun.
dred and ninety, and the Sheriff Of said coun-
ty shall give notice OF the time and purpose
ofthis Act by advertisement inserted in all
the newspapers published in said county, and
| In said county, at least ten days before said
election, In which notice copy OF this Act
shall be inserted.
SEC. l. And be It enacted. That all the tick
ton in said county shall have printed or
written On them these words in the following
order: For Liquor License" Against Liq-
uor License and every legally qualified 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 CDuntV. snail erase from his
ticket or ballot as he may elect either the
| words "For Liquor License" or the words
Against Liquor License and the ballots so
cast shall be carefully counted by the judges
of said election, and the return judges snail
make return of said votes to the Clerk OF
the Circuit Court for Garrett County, and said
Clerk shall Immediately make proclamation
of the result of said election.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted That If it shall be
found by said return of the judges of election
and proclamation fSaid Clerk that major
ity of votes cast in said county has been cast
against the sale of SpirtuouS or fermented
| liquors or alcoholic hitters. that then it shall
| not be lawful for any person or persons,
house, corporation, company or association
to sell Spirituous or fermented liquors or alec
holic bitterS directly or indirectly at any
| place within the limits of said county, bur if
II shall be found by the return of said Judges
of election and proclamation of said Clerk,
that majority of all the votes cast as pre-
| scribed in the preceding sections, in said coun-
ty, has been cast for the sale OF said spirltuous
or fermented liquors Ur alcoholic bitters, then
the same shall be sold as allowed under the
| license laws of this State subject to the pro-
visions hereinafter mentioned or provided.
SEC 4. And be il enacted That if any per-
son or persons, house, company, association
or body corporate shall sell, directly or indi-
| rectly, any spirituous or fermented liquors Or
alcoholic bitLerS within the limits of said
county, IFS majority of all the votes cast shall
have been against the sale of liquors or bit
tiers, after the fourth day of November in the
year eighteen hundred and ninety, he, she,
they or it shall on conviction thereof forfeit
and pay fine of not less than fifty nor more
than three hundred dollars and costs OF pros
ecution, or instead of such fine imprisonment
in the county iail for thirty days, or both in
the discretion OF the Court.
SEC. 5. And be IL enacted. That IN addition
to the respective amounts to be paid by any
person or persons, house, corporation, com
| pany or ASSOCIATION for taking out license un-
der Article flfty-siX OF the Code of Public
thIe rSlaEtis t s6 n or AID eafnS
houses, or under any other section of said
| Article, the said person or persons, house,
corporations. company or association, shall,
| If he, she, they or Ii intends to sell or barter
spirituous or fermented liquors or alcoholic
| bitters or all combined, in quantities more
| than pint or less than p Mt or by the
drink. that such applicant or applicants shall,
In addition to the amount to be paid the State
of Maryland, pay to the Clerk OF the Circuit
| Court for Garrett County the further sum OF
twenty five dollars fol the use of the public
| schools ofsaid Garrett county, beforean such
license shall be granted, and If any person or
persons, house, corporation, company or as
| sociatiOn shall open or keepany oyster house,
cook shop or victualing house, or larger beer
| saloon, or any other than an ordinary at
| or in which spirituous or fermented liquors
| or larger beer may be sold or bartered in
quantities less than pint at any one time,or
by the drink, that euch applicant or applt-
cants shall in addition 10 the amount to be
paid 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
schools.
SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That no spiritu-
Gus or fermented liquors or alcoholic bitters
shall he 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-
son or persons, house, corporation. company
or association, shall be recommended to said
Clerk by seven respectable ee-holders living
within three miles of the place where said
liquors or alcoholic bitters are to be sold, as
Mt person to traffic in the article. nor until
| such person or persons applying Tor sucn iic-
ense shall have filed with said Clerk bond,
with at least two sureties to be approved by
said Clerk, In the penal sum of two thousand
dollars, conditioned for the payment OF all
fines, penalties, costs and damages to which
the person or persons obtaining the said lic-
ense may become liable for any violation OF
any OF the license laws of this state, and the
| said Clerk Is hereby prohibited from APPROX
ing any bond under this section unless II shall
| appear to him by good evidence that the sur
eties In said bond are worth in real estate
double the amount of the penalty Of said
bond, and that in no event shall any person
sell such article on the Sabbath day and COM
monty called Sunday, and for the violation
of this provision such person, natural or artt-
fetal, shall be subjected to the penalties pro-
vided for in section four of this Act.
SEC. 7. Aud be 1t enacted, That 1t shall be
the duty of said Clerk OF the Circuit Court for
Garrett county, to require from each appit-
cant for license, as aforesaid in addition to
any requirements of the General License
! Laws of this State, written affidavit to be
filed in his office in which said applicant
shall state the situation Of the house or place
OF business and premises, including all the
buildings and grounds occupied or used in
connection Herewith, at or in which the
sales to be authorized by said license, may be,
or are proposed to he made, the rate OF rent
or annual value thereof, and the owner Of
said house or place OF business and premises; ;
also that each OF the petitioners signing the
petition OF said applicant is such holder
as is required by section six, and lives within
| three miles of the said proposed place of bus
mess Of said applicant; and no petitioner
shall sign for more than one applicant, and
other and further proof by the written affida-
Wits OF other parties, to be filed In his Office,
or otherwise as to the compliance, in good
faith of said applicant with the requirements
of this Act as he may deem proper.
SEC. 8. And be IL enacted, That all sums re-
ceived by said Clerk for the use of said coun-
ty shall be accounted for and paid over to the
County School Commissioners of said county
on the first day OF January and July OF each
and every year, and the said Clerk shall be
liable for all said sums on his official bond,
and shall in addition to the fees now allowed
| him no pntitlad tn receive the Sum of one