The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-04-19
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
Chapter 474.
PUBLISHED by AUTHORITY.

Qudliled voters OF Cecll EQUITY 10
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 all acts incon
sistent herewith.
SECTION I. BE ii 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. subtitle
Liquors and intoxicating drinks" shall not be
in force in said Comfy on and after the hrst day
OF December, eighteen hundred and ninety,
aud that all laws or parts OF laws inconsist-
ant with tine provisions OF this Act shall he re-
peaIed, after said last mentioned dale: provided
however that this Act shall not be construed TO
repeal said Sections Of said Code prior To the first
day OF December, eighteen hundred and ninety,
or to affect any Oiense already committed, or
which may be committed before this Act shall
take effect.
SECTION =. And be it enacted That the question.
whether or not any person or persons, House,
Company, Association. or body Corporate. as
hereinafter described may he iicen ed in Cecil
County OF this State, by whom or in which spiritu-
ous or ieTmented liquors, intoxicating drinks, OF
cider may he sold, or whether or not no license to
sell the 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 i'll November in every fourth wear there
after at the election then to be held therein, and
the Sheriff OF said County shall at least three
weeks previous to the dav OF said election, cause
public notice to be given Of the submission OF said
question, to be published in two newspapers OF
said County, with a copy of this Act, and also by
prute hand bills containing said notice and
copy oil thus Act to he set up at the most public
places within each Election District in said
County and the County Commissioners oil SAID
County, shall pay for the publishing OF said
notice and copy OF this Act, and for printing said
hand bills. and shall pay to said Sheriff Tor SAID
services the sum of twenty dollars. But II Tor
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 B. And be ii enacted, That the ballot
cast at said election, to be counted as deciding Tor
or against the sale of spirituouS or iermented
liquors. intoxicating drinks OF cider IN SAID
County, shall have printed 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 OF said election in the respective
Election Districts OF said County. and the nnm-
her oil ballots For License and the number OF
| ballots Against License shall he certined Dy
them and the return Judges of said Election at
their meeting alter said Election, shall cast up
the whole vote Tor license and against license IN
said districts, ana shall make Il separate written
return OF said whole vote, TO the Clerk OF the
Circuit Court Tor Cecil County, and SAID Clerk
shall ecord said eturns among the records OF his
office and snail prepare certlncate pructalhihe
| the result OF Suc,I election in said County, and
cause SAID certificate to be published, within nj
| teen days alter said returns have been received
| by him once in all the newspapers puDllShed III
SEcrIoN4 And be it enacted, That If it shall
appear by the retulLs oil said Judges and certlh-
OF said Clerk, that Il InaJorit, OF said votes
| nave been cast against License. then the Iol-
| lowing sections from Sections One Hundred ana
Seventy nine to Section One Hundred and
Eight weight inclusive, shall be in force III SAID
County. and stand in the place nd steaYhoi Sec
| tions One Hundred and Seventy -nneoto One
| Hundred ami Eighty-eight inclusive, OF Article
| Eight OF the Code OF Public Local Laws, ute
Cecil County" subtitle Liquors and lntoxicat-
| ing drinks" repealed by this Act
l79. 1t shall not be lawful Tor any person, or
any house, company association, or body cor
pOrate To barter or SELL directly or indirectly, OF
to solicit receive orders for the purchase oil, al
any place within the limits OF Cecil County, or u
give away at his or Its place OF business WITHIN
the limits OF said county, any spirituous or fer
mentcd liquors or alcoholic bitters, or lnt"xicat-
ing drinks OF any kind, or cider, tonic Deer, lager
beer, schnapps or gin, or any article usei or soid
| as a beverage, IN the composition OF winch WINS
key, brandy, Ii gh wines or alcohoi, OF any spirit
uouS or iermentcd liquors shall he an ingredient,
/ nor shall any license be granted 'or Inc SAFE o
| the same therein.
$50. No person, house. company, association, or
body corporate. shall deposit, keep or nave IN ms
or its posses son any sp.rituOus or iermehted IL
quors, alcOhO ic biteis, or intoxicating drlhks
| Of any kind or cider tonic beer, lager peer
sehnapps OF en- any article used soiI a' Of
which whiskey, brandy, high wines Jr alcohol or
any spirituous or ferInented liquors shall be all
ingredient with iptent TO barter sell or give :"
away the same in violation OF Inc PROVISIONS OF
| the preceding section, OF with intent that tEc
came shall be battered ct sold, or gwen away, III
violation thereof within t limits OF said county
| 49, Nothing in the two preceding sections
shall he construed 10 prevent the sale OF pure APP
pie cider mot to be druuk on the premises OF the
Seller) in quantities not less than one gallon AT
| one time. by manufacturers ui apple CIDER, or by
| persons who haE grown heapples from winch The
al sold them has been but Sucn Sale>
| OF apple cider shall only he lawful between the
hrst day OF August in each year. and the hrst day
of January OF the succeedlng year; and no sale OF
cider shall he lawful to mIuOrs or intoxicated per
sons, the sabbath day, commonly called
Sunday; nor shall any sale oi cider be lawful.
either Tor thensell or as agents for Others by
such manufacturers OF cider growers OF apples,
II they shall be the propretors, keepers or owners
OF hotel. inn, barrooIn, restaurant, saloon eat
| ing house, store or pool, bagateiIe OF bllIiard
roo or by their agents, walters or clerks: no;
shall manufacturers OF cider OF growers OF apples
their agents, sell directly or Indirectly in any
| hotel, inn, bhrrOOn, Restaurant saloon, eating
house, pool, bagdtele OF billiard room.
ls2 II any person, House, Company, Assoc-
alton or body corporate shall violate any oil the
provisions OF the three preceding sections. within
the limits OF Cecil Count lie OF IL shall, on eacn
| and every conviction thereof, forfeit and ~
| fine OF not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than six hundred dollars aud costs OF prose-
cuti0n, and he confined in the Maryland house oil
Correction TOR not less than six months nor more
than twelve months, or, in the discretion OF the
Court forfeit and pay a hue oil not less than one
nundre ed dollars nor more than six hundi ed do
ars and costs OF prosecution, and falling to pay
such fine and costs forthwith, shall be sentenced
TO be co aimed III the Maryland House Ut 'orroc-
ton Tor term not less than six months nor more
| than twelve months, or until such hne and costs
are paid.
1873. Nothing in the four preceding sections
shall be construed to prevent the compromising OF
sale OF any such liquors by a regular Pharmacist
or Druggist who may or shall have obtained II
license therefor under the license laws oi this
| I'm ffan hnr Ia a
Il regular practising Ply Sician oil said County,
whose name shall he signed thereto, and ali such
prescriptions shall be filed by such Druggist or
Pharmacist and kept by hlm, and no prescription
shall serve tor more than one purchase; but no
my sican shall MAKE OF sign any such prescflp-
ton unless the person Tor whom IL snail DE made
actually sick, such liquor Is absolutely re-
uuIred as a Medicine: any Physician who shall
make sign any p escriptlon Tor such liquor, eX-
ccpt aiO. csaid, shall be deemed guiity vi
mi>demeanUr, and upon convection thereOi Shall
be nncd not less than niLy dollars nor more than
three hundred dollars and costs oil prosecution,
and be committed 10 the County Jail OF said
County until such fine and costs OF prosecution
paid nor shall any thing III The said sections
be con .trued to prohibit IA sale, by Pharmacist
or Druggist OF such liquors to be used ny or Tor
sick pei son. i'll case oil extreme illness, when de-
lay may be dangerous 10 the patient, nor to pre-
vent the sale by Pharmacist or Druggist, oi
wine TO he used Tor Sacramental purposes solely.
1874 In the trial Of aGy person, or any House.
Company, ASSOCIATION or body corporate Tor a
violations OF any Of t tve preceding sections, II
shall be lawful Tor the State t. prove that such
person, House Company, ASSOCIATION or body
90 rporate trial. has or nave paid iii such be
the case) IL special tax to the Government of the
United States, under the internal revenue laws
thereof, upon, OF Tor ms or its business as brewe
retail dealers i'll liquors: or wholesale dealers
in liquors, OF retail dealers in malt liquors,
wholesale dealers malt liquors, AS the
may be, i'll Cecil County, foI a period oi time
within which such violation has occurred, anu to
prove that lie or 1t has OF have registered his OF
Its business for said period, such dealers. with
the collection OF internal revenue Tor the district
vi which Cecil County shall form a part and that
lie or it made application to said collector to be
so registered: and it shall be lawful Tor the State
IN such case TO Ofier IN evidence said internal
enue laws reiating I, said special taxes; and the
payment OF said special tax upon and the regis
teriug OF his or its said business may be proved
by certificate said collector, any OF his dep
uties, or by the sworn testimony OF him or any uI
them, aud "A copy oil the application oi any person,
house, company association or body corporate,
Tor registry under sad revenue laws, made and
attested by said collector or any OF his deputies
shall be prima iacia proof oil such application.
lSo. II any druggist or pharmacist shall vio-
late any OF the preceding sections lie shall be liza
bic 10 the same penalties which are set forth in
Section (lo2) One Hundred and Eighty-two
1856, One-halI of all such fines shall he paid to
the iniormer and the balance shall be paid to the
Board OF School Commissioners OF the County for
the use OF the Public Schools therein
1877. All prosecutions Tor violations of auy of
the provisions OF this subtitle OF this Article shall
be upon presentinent and indictment; but any
Justice OF the Peace OF the County shall have the
same authority to receive Information of viola
tOns thereof, anu to take recog noes and bail
or TO commit as is now exercised by Justices OF
the Peace oi The County, under the Public Gen
eral Laws OF this State.
lsS. In any Indictment for violation of the pro- |
visions OF this subtitle OF this Article it shall not
he necessary except in the case OF cider to specify
the particular kind OF liquor which any person |
house, company, association or body corporate
battered, sold or gave away or solicited or re-
tied or had, with intent to barter sell or give
away, OF that the same had been bartered, sold |
OF given away in violations of said provisions; but
II 5 all he sufficient if the Indictment set iortn
that the traveIser hartered sold or gave away or
solicited or received orders Tor the purchase Of or
kept deposited or had, with intent to barter sell |
or give away, spirituous fermented liquors or
I'M OK icatng drinks or with intent that the same