The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-24

Notice is hereby given to the qualified Vot-
erS of Garrett County, that an election Will be
held at the places of holding elections in the
several election districts i'll said Garrett
County on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in November next, it being the
Attn DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1890.
for the purpose of ballotinS for one person to
represent the Sixth Congressional district of
Maryland, in the Fifty-SecOnd Congress of
the United States, and for the purpose of hav-
ing the qualified voters of Garrett County
under and by virtue of Chapter go OF the
Laws of Maryland for 1880, vote upon the
question of whether or nOtany person or per-
sons, house, corporation, company or assO-
citation may be licensed in Garrett county,
by whom or in which SpirituOuS or iermented
liquors oracOholic bitters shall be sold,which
said Act of Assembly, Chapter SO of the Laws
OF 1890 is herein inserted as by il required and
is Of the tenor and in the words following,to
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To enable the qualified voters of Garrett
County to determine by ballot whether
Spiritu0uS or iermentcd liquors or aicOnollc
bitterS shall be sold in said county, ana 10
regulate the terms and conditions ON which
, the sale thereof may be made in case the
majority Of the voters OF said county stall
pGterminc said question i'll the Affirmative,
and to regulate The sale thereOfby druggists
and pharmacists.
of large portion of the voters of Garrett coun-
ty whether the law known as the Local OPP
ton law OF said county, passed ~ the session
eighty-Six, Chapter three hundredand ninety
nine, and
WHEREAS, Numerous petitions have been
forwarded to this Legislature, signed by par
ties who voted for the said law as well as
against it, 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 l. 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 sprituouS or fermented liquors or al
coholic btters 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
m nth of NOvemberin the year cighteen 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 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 in said county shall have printed or
written Gn 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 county, shall erase from his
ticket or ballot as he may elect either the
words "For Liquor License or the wuldS
~ against Liquor License and the ballots so
cast shall be carefully counted ~ the judges
of said election, and the return iud res snail
make a rctGru of said votes TO the Cl'rk OF
the Circuit Court Tor Garrett County, and said
Clerk shall Immediately make proclamation
of the result of said election.
SEC 3. And he if enacted. That ifit shall be
found by said return of the Judges OF election
and proclamation OF said Clerk that II major
ity of votes cast in SAID county has been cast
against the sale Of SuirituOus or fermentCd
liquors or alcoholic bittGrS, that then il shall
not be lawful for any person or persons
house, corporation, company or association
to sell SpirituouS or f"rmcnted liquors or alcO
hOlic bittcrS directly or indirectly at any
place within the limits of said county, but if
it shall be tounU by the return OF SAID Judges
of election and proclamation Of said Clerk,
that a majority 0fall the votes cast as pre-
scribed in the preceding sections, in said cOun-
ty has been cast for The sale OF said spirituous
or lermented liquors or alcoholic bittcrs 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 it 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 bittcrS within the limits of said
county, if q 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 convection 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 Jail for thirty days, or both in
the discretion of the Court.
SEC. ). and be it enacted. That in addition
TO the respective amounts to be paid by any
person or persons, house, corporation, com
pany or association r. taking out license un-
der Article fifty-siX of the Code of Public
General Laws, and the supplementary Acts
thereto, relating 10 spirltuouS or fcrmented
liquors by retailers and oyster and eating
houses or under any other section of said
Article, the sad person or persons. house,
corporations company or association. shall,
if he, she, they or ii intends to sell or barter
spirituous or fcrmented liquors or alcoholic
bitt"rS or all combined, in quantities more
than pint or less than IL pint, or by The
drink, that such applicant or applicants shall,
in addition TO the amount to be paid the state
of Marylar d, pay to the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Garrett County the further Su 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 iany
or association shall open or keep any oyster
house, cook shop or victualing house, or lar
ger beer saloon. orany other than an ordinary
at or in which SpirituouS or termented liquors
or larger beer may be sold or bartered in
quantities less than pint at any one time
or by the drink, that such applicant or appli-
cants shall in addition to the amount to be
paid the State of Maryland, shall also pay to
the Clerk of said Circuit Court the sum of
twenty -HNe uOilttfS lOI lHc USE vi Sstlu puDllC
ScOOlS.
SEC. g. And be it enacted, That no spiritu-
Gus or fermented liquors or alcoholic bitters
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-
son or persons, house, corporation, company
or association, shall be recommended to said
Clerk by seven respectable free-hoders living
within three miles of the place where said
liquors or alcoholic bitterS are to be sold, as q
fit person to traffc in the article, nor until
suah person or persons applying for such lic-
ense shall have filed with said Clerk q 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
cites in said bond are worth in real estate
double the amount of the penalty of said
sell such article on the Sabbath day and COM
OF this provision such person, natural or arti-
ficial shall be subjected to the penalties pro-
vided for in section four of this Act
SEC. 7. Aud be it enacted, That it shall be
the duty of said Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Garrett county, to require from each appli-
cant for license, as aforesaid in addition to
any requirements of the General License
Laws OF this State, written affidavit to be
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