The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-04-26
Chapter 474.

Entitled an Act to enable the registe cred
qualified voters of Cecil County to
determine by ballot whether spiritu
GUS or fermented liquors or cider
shall not be sold in said county, or
shall be sold only as hereinafter de-
scribed and to repeal ali acts incon
sistent herewith.
SECTION l. Be it enacted oythe General assembly
of Maryland, That Section one hundred and
seventy nine to section one hundred and eighty
eight inclusive. OF Article eight of the Code of
Public Local Laws, title Cecil County. sub title
Liquors and intoxicating drinks" shall not be
in force III said County on and after the trst day
OF December, eighteen hundred and ninety,
and that all laws OF parts OF laws inconsist-
ant with the provisions OF this Act shall be re-
pealed. after said last mentioned date provided
however, that this Act shall not be construed TO
repeal said Sections of said Code, prior to the first
day Oi December eighteen hundred and ninety,
TO affect any ofienSe already committed, or
which may be committed before this Act snail
take effect.
SECTION 2. and belt enacted. That tn re question,
whether or not any person or persons, House,
Company, Association. or body Corporate, as
hereinafter described. may he licensed in Cecil
County OF this State, by whom or in which spritu
fermented liquors, intoxicating drinks, or
cider may be Sold. or whether or not no license to
sell the same in said County shall be issued, shall
be submitted to the registered qualified voters OF
said County on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, eighteen hundred and
ninety, and the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November in every fourth year there
after at election then to be held therein, an
the Sheriff OF said County shall at least thre,
weeks previous to the day OF said election, cause
public notice be given of the submission of said
question, to be published in two newspapers OF
said County, with copy of this Act, and also by
printed hand bills containing said notice and
copy OF thus Act, to be set up ut the most public
places within each Election District in said
and the Comfy commissioners a said
County, shall pay for the publishing OF said
notice and copy oi this Act, and Tor printing said
hand bills and shall pay to said Sheriff Tor said
services the sum of twenty-five dollars But If for
any reason said notice shall not be given or not
given in the manner herein prescribed, such
failure shall not effect the validity of this Act. or
operate to prevent its taking effect
SECTION 3. And be enacted, That the ballot
said election to be counted as deciding for
or against the SAKE of spirituOuS fermented |
LIQUORS Intoxicating drinks or cider in said |
County, shall have printed or written on them |
the words, For License" or Against License" |
and the ballots cast For License and the ballots
cast Against License shall be carefully counted |
by the Judges ot said election i'll the respective |
Election Districts OF said County. and the nnm- |
Der OF ballots For License" and the number OF |
ballots Against License shall he certified by |
them and the return Judges of said Election at |
their meeting after said Election, shall cast up |
the whole vote Tor license, and against license in
said DISTRICTS and shall make "A separate written |
return OF said whole vote, 10 the Clerk OF the |
Circuit Court Tor Cecil County, and sand Clerk |
shall "ecoru laid returns among the records of his |
office and shall prepare a certificate proclaiming |
the result OF sucn election in said County, and |
cause SAID certificate to be published, within ti |
teen days after said returns have been received |
by him once in all the newspapers published in
said County.
SECTION l. And be ii enacted, That II it shall |
appear by the returns OF said Judges and certiti-
OF said Clerk, that naJortt, OF said votes |
have been cast against License then the iol- |
lowing sections from Sections one Hundred and |
Seventy nine to Section One Hundred and |
Eighty-cight inclusive, shall he in force in said |
County, and stand in the place and stead OF Sec
lions One Hundred and Seventy mine to One |
Hundred and Eighty eight inclusive, of Article |
Eight of the Code OF Public Local Laws, title
Cecil County" subtitle Liquors and intoXicat-
ing drinks" repealed by this Act:
l7y. 1t shall not he lawful Tor any person, OF
any house. company or association, or body cor
pOrate to barter sell. directly or indirectly,
to solicit receive orders for the purchase OF, at
any place within the limits OF Cecil County, or to
give away at his or its place OF business within
the limits of said county, any spirituous or fer
mented liquors or alcoholic bitters, or intoxcat-
ing drinks OF any kind cider, tonic beer, lager
beer, schuapps or gin or any article used or sold
as a beverage, in the composition OF which whis-
key, brandy, high wines or alcohol, any spirit
or fermented liquors shall be an ingredient; |
nor shall any license be granted Tor the sale Of |
the same therein.
$780, Noperson, house, company, association, or |