The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-05-03

House of Correction for term Of not less than six
months, nor more than year.
SECTION ilS. No person obtaining license
under TINS Act, shall knowingly permit minors
10 enter the barrOom where liquor Is sold unless
shld minor Is accompanied by the parent or guar
dian OF such minor. or is an employee of the per-
son holding said license. nor shall any person OBJ
tanning License, under thi. Act his agents,
wants OF employees sell directly or indirectly or
give away at his. their its place of business or
elsewhere, any spIrituous iermented liquors.
alcoholic bitters or intoxicating drinks OF any
Kind whatsoever. to any minor or to any person
known to such vendor to he purchasing receiv-
ing such liquors, or Intoxicating drink as the
agent OF, or On behalf Of or at the request Of any
minor.
SECTION Il9. Any person who shall violate the
provisions Of the preceding section, shall upon
Indictment and conviction thereof be fined not
less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five
hundred dollars. or be imprisoned in the county
Jail Tor not less than thirty, nor more than ninety
days, and the license of such person may be sup
pressed i'll the discretion OF the Court.
SECTION 40. No vendor of spirtuous fer
mented liquors licensed under this Act, shall sell
directly or indirectly, any spurious or fermenteG
liquors 10 any person. known To him to be intoXi-
Gated at the time, nor shall it be lawful Tor any
such licensed vendor TO keep open the room where
SplrituOus or iermented liquors are sold, between
the hours OF twelve O'Clock at night, and six
O'Clock in the morning, to sell directly nor in
directly or give away in such ROOM or ON or about
the premises of such vendor any spirituOus or fer
mented liquors whatsoever between the hours
aforesaid.
SECTION 42l. Any person violating any OF the
provisions OF the preceding section snail upon in
dictment and conviction thereof, be fined not less
than twenty-five doll ,rs nor more than one hun
dred dollars Or be imprisoned in the County Jail
not less than thirty nor more than ninety days.
SECTION 422. Any vendor OF spirituous Ter
mented liquor, sIld in Cecil County shall be liza
bic to pay damages, any husband, wife. parents,
chilt, employer or other person, injured by rea-
son OF any person being intoxicated by liquor sold
ny said vendor il violation OF any Of the prOvs
ions OF this Act TO be recovered in the same man
ner as debts Tor like amUuutS are now recovered
by law.
SECTION i22. The provisions in this Act shall
not apply to sales by the manufacturers OF cider
in quantities not less than quart which is not
drunk on the premises OF the manufacturer, nor
to sales OF Spirituous or iermented liquors by the
manufacturer thereof to any rsOn licensed to
sell rituOus OF fermented liquor in Cecil County.
SECTION 423. Nothing in the preceding sections
shall be construed, TO authorize any sale or barter,
Gr the giving awaE OF any splrituOus or fermented
liquors on the sabbath day, commonly called Sun
day. or on the day of any election, held in said
County under the constitution and laws of the
State or of the United States.
SECTION l24. In any prosecution under this
Act, II shall only lie necessary TO state that the
trayerssr did sell or give away spirtuous or Ter
nented liquor, without specifying the particular
kind OF liquor given away,
SECTION 425. Oue-hali OF all fines imposed I'M
der this Act shall be paid to the County Commits
sioners OF said County Tor the use OF said County
SECTION 426 All prosecutions for violation OF
| any OF the provisions of this Act, shall be upon
prtsentment and Indictment; and it shall be the
duty of any Justice of the Peace, Of Cecil County,
npon Information received and confirmed by the
oath OF credible witness, to have any person ar
| rested and committed To the County Jail Tor
violation OF the provisions of this Act unless such
person shall give sufficient bail or recognizance,
with sureties, TO appear before the Circuit Court
| for Cecil County, at the next succeeding term
thereof, to answer the charge.
SECTION 427. No license shall be granted un-
der the provisions of this Act to any person other
| than bona-tide citizen OF Cecil County, and who
shall have been such Tor ut least year prior to
the date OF his Application.
| SECTION o. and be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date OF its passage.