The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-06-07
Public Local Law.
CHAPTER 6lO.
AN ACT

To enable the qualified voters of Garrett
County to determine by ballot whether
SpirituOuS or fermented liquors or alcoholic
bittcrs shall be sold in said county, and ia
regulate the terms and conditions on which
the sale thereof may be made i'll case the
majority of the voters OF said county shall
determine said question in the affirmative,
and to regulate the sale thercofby druggists
and pharmacists.
WHEREAS, Much doubt exists in the mind
of IL large portion of the voters OF Garrett coun-
ty whether the law known as the Local OPP
ton law of said county, passed al the session
of the Legislature in eighteen hundred and
eghty-six, Chapter three hundred and ninety
nine, ana
WHEREAS, Numerous petitions have been
forwarded to this Legislature. signed by par
ties who voted for the said law as well as
against ii, and IT. being 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
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. house,
corporation. company or association may be
licensed in Garrett county, by whom or in
which SpIrtuOuS or termentPu liquors or al
cOholic 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 NOvemberin the year eighteen hum
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
by hand bills posted in each election district
in said county, at least ten days before said
election, in which notice u copy of this Act
shall be inserted.
SEC. !. And be it enacted That all the tick =
cts or ballots prepared for said general cleo
ton i'll said county shall have printed or
written Cn them these words in the following
order: For Liquor License against 1iq-
uor License" and every legally qualified reg
iStercd 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 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 sha II
make Il 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 fit shall be
found by said return of the judges of election
and proclamation of said Clerk that Il ma Or-
ity of votes east in said county has been east
against the sale of SprtuOus or fermented
liquors or alcoholic hitterS, that then il shall
not be lawful for any person or persons.
house, corporation, company or association
to sell SpirituOus or fcrmented liquors or u lcO-
holic bitterS directly or indirectly at any
place within the limits of said county, but if
of election and proclamation Of said Cler!:
that majority ofall the votes cast as pre-
Scribed in the preceding sections, in said coun :
ty, has been cast for the sale of said SpirituouS
or fermented liquors or alcoholic bitterS. then
the same shall he sold as allowed under the
license laws of this State. subject to the pro-
visions hereinafter mentioned or provided.
SEC. 1. And be ii 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 bitters within the limits of said
county, If q majority of all the votes cast shall
have been against the sale of liquors or Bit
ters, 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 II fine of not less than fifty nor more
than three hundred dollars and costs of pros
ecution, or instead ofsuch fine, imprisonment
in the county Jail for thirty days, or both in
the discretion of the Court.
SEC. 5. And be 1t enacted. That in addition
to the respective amounts to be paid by any
person or persons, house, corporation, conn,
panv or association t',r +" Tin'r-a',t Hlen ~
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