The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-04-23

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drinks; nor shall he sell or give any spirituous
or fermented liquors to any person whose
parent, guardian, husband or wife or other
relative on whom the support of the family
NAV depend, shall have given such licensee
notice in writing under oath, that such person
is of Incorporate habits; nor shall he sell OF
Give any spirituous or fermented liquors at
his place of business between the hours OF
twelve o'clock, midnight, and four CLOCK
A. NJ, at any time.
SECTION II. And be it enacted, That nc
person having license to sell spirituous OF
fermented liquors in quantities less than a
quart, at any place, shall place or maintain
or permit to be placed or maintained any
screen, blind, curtain partition, or any Cd
struction that will Interfere with view OF the
business conducted on the premises.
SECTION II. And be it enacted, That
every person receiving license under this
act to sell spirituous or fermented liquors,
shall frame his license under glass and place
the same so that it shall at all times be con-
spicuous and easily read, in his chief place
of making sales and no license issued under
this act shall authorize sales by any person
who shall neglect this requirement. :,
SECTION ID. And be it enacted, mat II
any person shall hereafter be convicted OF
selling spirituous or fermented liquors without
having procured license therefor under the
provisions of this act, he shall be sentenced
to pay Il fine of not less than three hundred
dollars, or undergo Imprisonment IN jail Tor
not less than three nor more than twelve
months, or be both fined and imprisoned In
the discretion of the court.
SECTION IA. And be it enacted, That II
anv person having license under the provis-
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ions of this act, upon conviction thereof, ex-
cent in the cases enumerated in the nextpre
ceding section, he shall for the first otfense
nav fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor
more than two hundred dollars; and on con-
yiction of second oifense, he shall pay fine
of not less THAI one hundred nor more than
two hundred dollars, and his license shall be
suppressed. :,
SEcTIoY Is. Aud be it enacted, That il
any person having a license under the pro
visions of this act, shall sell or barter any
spirituous or fermented liquors of any kind to
any person who is n minor or under twenty
one years of age. or shall sell or barter to any
person such spirituous or fermented liquors
for the purpose of being drunk by any person
who is minor or under twenty one years OF
age, or shall give to any person who is a MI
nor, or under twenty-One years OF age, any
sniriluous or fermented liquors, or shall al
low, upon the premises occupied by such IL
censees any person who is a minor or under
twenty-one years of age, to drink any such
spiritnous or fermented liquors sold or bar
tered or given by such licensee, he shall
on conviction, for the first offense pay fine
of not less than fifty dollars, nor more than
two hundred dollars; and for the second of
Tense he shall pay a fine of not less than fifty
dollars nor more than two hundred dollars,
together with the costs of prosecution, or be
confined in Jail for not less than one month
nor more than six months, or be both fined
and imprisoned in the discretion ofthe court,
and his license shall be Suppressed.
SECTION l6. And be it enacted, That one
fourth of all money. paid to the said Clerk for
license fees under the provisions of this Act,
shall be held by him for the use of the State,
and paid over and accounted for as money
received for license, as it has been heretofore
accounted for, and the remainder thereof
shall be paid by him to the treasurer of the
Board of County School Commissioners Of
Carroll county, for the uses of the public
schools in said county.
Section II. And be it enacted, That
druggist and apothecaries shall not be re-
quired to obtain license under the provisions
of this Act, but they shall not sell intoxicating
liquors. except on the written prescription OF
a regular physician, nor more than once on
any one prescription of a physician; and every
druggist or apothecary shall keep book for
the special purpose, and enter therein the
date of every sale ofintoxicating liquors made
by him, the person TO whom sold, the kind,
and price thereof, and the purpose
for which il was sold; and any failure to COM
ply with the provisions ofths section, or pro-
dnce said book before any Court OF Justice
when ordered so to do, shall render such
druggist or apotheclry so failing, liable to the
same penalties rs if he had sold intoxicating
liquors without license; and any physician
who shall wilfully prescribe any Intoxicating
liquors, as beverage, to persons OF known
incorporate habits, shall be guilty of INSIDE
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
subject the same penalties.
SECTION Is. And be it enacted, That it
shall not be lawful for any club or corporation
located in Carroll county, heretofore formed
or hereafter to be formed under the general
laws of this state or under any special law there
Of to give, barter, or sell any spirituous orper-
mented liquors to any member OF said club
or corporation, or to any other person, with
ont having first taken out license under the
provisions this act; and the applications of any
such club or corporation for such license shall
be made by the steward or such other officer
as said club or corporation may direct in sub.
stantal compliance with the provisions OF
section three of this act and notice of such
application shall be published, as required in
section five of this Act, for the case where
such application is led by any individual.
SECTION 10. And be it enacted, That all
fines imposed for violations of the provisians
of this Act shall be paid to the Treasurer Of
the Board of County School Commissioners
of Carroll county, for the uses of the public
schools in said county.
SECTION 20. And be it enacted, That any
person, club or corporation desiring to Obtain,
under the provisions of this Act, license for
twelve months on the first day of May, eigh-
teen hundred and ninety two, shall not be
required to file the application therefor ON OF
before the first day of April in the year eigh-
teen hundred and ninety two, as provided in
section three of this Act, but may file the
same at any time prior to the granting of the
said license, and the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court shall grant the said license without
publishing the notice required by section five
of this Act.
SecTI0S 81. And be it enacted, That all
Acts or parts OF Acts, inconsistent with the
provision of this Act, including Sections %
and 96 of Article 7, Code Of Public Loca
Laws, title Carroll County, be, and the same
are hereby repealed, so far as they relate to
Carroll county, and that this Act shall take
effect from the date ofits passage. Provided
however, that all prosecutions pending at the
time of this Act for any violations of any
provisions of the laws hereby repealed, and
all violations Of any provisions of the said laws
that shall have occurred before the passage o.
this Act, shall be prosecuted to conviction and
punishment to the same extent as if this Act
had not been passed.
SECTION -. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its pas
sage.
Approved April It'll, 1892.
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
MURRAY VANDIVER,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
EDWARD LLOYD,
President of the Senate.
hereby certify that the foregoing is true
copy of an Act of the General Assembly oil
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