The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-04-26

any spirtuous or fermented liquors shall he an
ingredient. with intent to barter or sell OF CIV
away the same in violation OF the provision, 10 -,
the preceding section. or with intent thaI ':'
same snail he hartered sold, or given away, III
violation thereof within tie limits "i S'tlh county
ISL Nothing in the two preceding SECTIONS
snail DC construed to prevent the sale oi pure ~
PIE cider tnot to be drunk on the premises Oh Ihe
seller) in quantities not less than one gallon az
one tlme by mnnuiict ircrs OF apple cder. OF ny
persons who hayegrpwn til apples from when tile
clder so!l by them has been mace: hut such Shies
OF apple cider shall only he lawful between lhc
nrSt day OF august in each year aud the hrst day
oI January Of the succCI din2 year: ana II" Sie "
clier snail he lawful to minors or intoxicated per,
sohs, or on the sabbath day. commonly cdlei
Siuhna;; nor shall any sale OF cider DG ia"'i 49,
cllnef "r themselves or rs agents lHF othclS =!
such manufacturers OF cider or growers di ahplce,
IL th,y snail lie the = OrieturS, Keepers OF o"iets
ol a motel Inn, barroom. restaurant, saloon eIt
lHe mouse, store ar pool. hagite ie or nt'i'ilu
roo -, or by their agents, waters or clerks: nor
snail manufacturers OF cider or growers oil aPPles
or their AGENTS. sell dir c Iy Or iudi cct!y IN any
motel, ihn, blrrOom, restaurant. sdiu"h, eillLS
hou'e, OF pool btSTtelle or billiard room
49, II any person Hou!e. Compa y. ASS 'ci-
atlOn or body corporate, shall violate any OF lhe
PROVISIONS oil the three precedin sections. wlthlh
the limits oil Cecil Count. ne or II snail on eacn
and every CONVICTION thereof. forfeit and piy
hne Of not less than hundred dollars nor
more tnan six hundred dollars and costs oil prose
cutlon, and he confined in the Maryland house Oh
Correction for not less ;hau six months nor more
t!lah Twelve months, or, IN the discretion OF the
SouIt am pay me 81 less tiihiI 'iiS
hundred dollars more than Fix hundred Hoi-
Iars and costs OF prosecution, and falling to pay
such hne and Gusts iU~tnwitn, Sha lie sentenced
10 ne co nncd III the Maryland HOu-e orrcc-
ton Tor a term not than six mon hs nor more
than twelve months, or until such fine and costs
are paid.
1873. Nothing in the ioIr preceding sections
snail he construed to prrvrnt tie comp 'undln. or
SAFE OF any such llquO : by a regular fharIlacist
Or Druggist who may or shall have obtained
license therefor under the license laws OF this
wrif A
regular practising Physician OF said County,
whose name snail be >Isucd Their to, and all such
prescriptions snail he niad by Such Druggist or
Pharmacist and kept 10y him, and no prescription
snail serve Tor more than one purchase: nut no
PHYSICIAN shall make or sign any such preScrlp-
tion unless the person Tor whom IL shall he made
is actually sick. such liquor Is aoso utcly re
CURED as Medicine; any Physician VINO shall
make o. sign any prescription for such liquor, eS-
cept AS aio csaii shall be deemed gulIty OF
mlsdemeanOr, and urOu conviction thereof shall
De lined not less than tlty dollars nor more than
three hundred dollars and costs OF prosecution,
and be committed to the County Jail OF SAID
County until such hne and costs Oi prosecution
are paid nor shall anything IN the said sections
be con trued 10 prOnibit sale, by Il Pharmacist
or Druggist, OF such liquors, to he used by or ior
SICK PEI son, in case OF extreme illness, when de-
lay may be dangerous 10 the patient, nor TO pre-
vent the sale by a Pharmacist or Druggist, oil
wine to be used Tor Sacramental purposes solely
lS4 In the trial of any person, or any House,
Company ASSOCIATION or body corporate Tor II
violation oil any OF tie lve preceding sections, IL
shall be lawful Tor the State to prove that such
person. House. Company, Association or body
Corporate On trial. has nave paid lit such be
Inc easel special tax to the Government ol the
United States, under the internal revenue laws
thereof upon, or Tor his It's business as brewers
or retail dealers in liquors; wholesale dealers
In liquors, or retail dealers in malt liquors, or
Wholesale dealers IN m lit liquors, AS the case
may be- ill Cecil County, ior period OF time
within which sucn violation has occurred, ana TO
prove that he or lt has or have registered his or
It's business Tor said period, ~ such dealers. with
the collection OF internal revenue Tor the district
OF which Cecil County shall form part. and that
he or II made application to said collector To be
registered: and it shall be Lawful Tor the State
in such case TO offer in evidence said internal rev
enue laws relating t. said special taxes and the
payment OF said special tax upon and the regis
terlng OF his or its said business, may be proved
by certificate OF said collector, or any OF his dep
utleS or by the sworn testimony OF him OF any oil
them, and copy OF the duplication OF any person,
house, company, association or body corporate,
Tor registry under said revenue laws, made and
attested by said collector. or any OF his deputies,
shall be prima tacIa proof OF such application.
$50. Ii any druggist or pharmacist shall vio-
late any OF the preceding sections, he snail be IA
bic 10 the same penalties which are set forth in
Section lS2) One Hundred and Eighty-two.
1885, Une-nal OF all such nnes shall he paid to
the inlormer and the balance shall be paid TO the
Board OF School Commissioners OF the County for
the use OF the Public Schools therein
49, All prosecutions for violations of any of
the provisions Oi this subtitle OF this Article shall
be upon presentment and indictment; but any
u
same authority to receive information OF viola
tons thereof, ant to take recogrizances and ban,
or to commit, as is now exercised by Justices OF
the Peace OF The County. under the Public Gen
eral Laws OF this State.
lsS. In any indictment for violation OF the pro-
visions this subtitle OF this Article it shall not
be necessary except In The OF CIDER to specify
the particular kind or liquor which any person,
house. company. association or body corporate,
bartered, sold or gave away, or solicited or re-
ceived ders for the purchase OF, or kept, depOs
tied had. with intent To barter, sell give
away, or that the same had been bartered, sold
given away in violations of said provisions; but
it all be sufficient II the Indictment set forth
that the traveser bartered. sold or gave away, or
solicited received orders for the purchase Of or
kept deposited had with intent to barter, sell
or give away, spirituous or fermented liquors Or
inloX catlng drinks or with intent that the same
be bartered. sold or given away, in violation oil
said provisions.
SECTION Ind be enacted. That il it shall
appear by the returns OF said Judges. and the
certificate OF laid Clerk. that majority OF such
votes have been cast For License then and in
that eve mt the following sections shall be added
to Article Eight OF the Code OF Public Local
Laws title ''.5ecil County subtitle SALES OF
sprituous iermentei liquors. to take effect
the first day OF December in the year eighteen
hundred and ninety:
obtain license or the sale or barter OF SpirtuOuS
or iermented liquors in any quantities, whatever
except such as shall be qualified as hereinafter
provided.
SECTION 40. Any person in Cecil County, who
may keep house for the reception OF guests. or
OF permanent or OF transient hOdrders, containing
at least five chambers more than are needed Tor
Ills family purposes. and which said hive or more
chamber, are used for the reception OF guests or
permanent transient boarderS containing
therein Tor use, at all tines, at least six good
beds with sufficient covering therefor, and hav
ing stabng sufficient for the accommodation OF
SIX more horses, shall be deemed and consid-
cred to be hotel Keeper WITHIN the meaning oil
this Act
SECTION All. Any person in Cecil County de-
string to take out IA license under this Act may
file petit N with the Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Cecil County, setting forth that the applicant
wishes 10 sell Spirtuous or iermented liquors, and
shall describe therein the premises to be occupied
by said applicant including all the buildings or
grounds to be used by said applicant, in cOnncc-
ton with the sale of spirituous fermented Ii
quors. and provided the said applicant shall file
with said petition, written certificate signed by
ten free oderS, resident citizens OF the Election
District wherein the applicant desires TO sell set
ting forth their belief, that the applicant Tor such
license, will keep an orderly house and duly OBJ
serve the provisions Ui this Act and each person
signing said certificate shall state. that he has
not during the current year, signed a certificate
for any other person, applying for license to sell
spi tuouS or iermeatcd liquors, within said dis
trict. and il said applicant be hotel keeper. he
shall satisfy the sa d Clerk by his own oath. aud
the oaths OF two respectable and disintercStei
witnesses, OF their belief therein that he has bona
fde and without intending to eyade the spirit
and meaning Oi this Act. duly provided and will
maintain and Ike p Tor use at least five or more
or family pui poses OF said motel keeper to he used
for the reception OF guests, OF permanent or tran
sient bOarieTs and at least SIX beds, with suti-
cient covering therefor. with Stabing ut least
six horses. all OF said chambers and beds, to he
and remain on said premises ON which SpIrituous
or ermented liquors areby this Act, licensed to be
sold and each aud every applicant, whether hotel
keeper not shall ME in the office OF said Clerk
a bond duly executed to the State OF Maryland
with at least two sureties to be approved by said
Clerk IN the penal sum OF one thousand dollars
an nj
provisions OF this Act, AID the payment OF any
and all fines, penalties and damages which may
be imposed or recovered under this Act, which
said bond snail be responsible to ali such persons
here natter described As may be injured by the
sale OF spirtuUus or iermeuted Liquors sold in vio
lation OF the provisions OF this Act. No bond of
any applicant shalt be approved by said Clerk if
it shall appear to him that either OF the sureties
thereon has become surety upon the bond OF any
other applicant
SECTION AZ. No license to sell spirituous and
fermented liquor in Cecil county. shall be grant
ed to any MOTEL keeper, who shall have complied
with the provisions OF this Act until such appIi-
cant shall pay to the Clerk aforesaid. the sum of
Two .,undred and fifty dollars, ii said applicant
shall desire license to sell SprituOuS or ierment-
ed liquors in any incorporated town in said coun-
ty or within two miles OF the corporate limits
thereof, and the sum of one hundred and fifty
dollars il said applicant, shall desire to sell Snir-
tuouS or iermented liquors. in said county, not
within the limits, nor within Two miles thereof OF
any incorporated town therein; ami the said
Il mounts received ny SAID Clerk for licenses as
aforesaid shall be by him paid over to the County
Commissioners OF said County, Tor the OF said
County.
SECTION 4l3. No license to sell spirtuOus or |
ermented liquor, in Cecil count y shall be grant
ed to applicant other than hotel keeper |
within the meaning OF this Act, who shall have |
complied with the provisions OF this Act unless |
said applicant shall pay to said Clerk the sum OF |
three hundred and nifty dollars: and the amounts |
so received by said Clerk Tor said licenses to be |
paid over to the Board OF County Commissioners |
OF Cecil County Tor the use of said county
SECTION Al All sums received by said Clerk |
Tor licenses issued under this Act, shall he ac
counted Tor and paid over by said Clerk to the |
County Commissioners of Cecil County within |
thirty days after the receipt OF the sam and the
official bond of said Clerk snail he liable Tor all
S aid sums received Tor licenses issued under this
Act and said Clerk shall he entitled 10 char