Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-04-21

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CHAPTER 427.
THE LIQUOR LICENSE Law.

AN ACT, 60 regulate the sAls CT spirikuous
and fermensed liquors In a. Msry'a
County and 20 regulate The issuing of II
cense therefuT.
SKCTIoM 1. b Il enacted 5v Es Gen.
srag Asssns5lv u Maryland, That no per-
son shall hereafter sell, offer Tor sale or
keep for sale In g. Mary's County any In
toxicating liquors of any kimd without hav-
ing previously obtained = license therefor
as hereinafter provided; but this act shall
not apply 70 sales made under decree Or
provision Of Law, or the execution az .
judgement Of Court nor to sales In un-
broken packages By the maker thereof Of
Cider or native wines. and all licences H.
sued sfaIl expire ca the flrst day Of Nay
next succeeding their issue.
SEC 2. All persons, desiring 10 obtain
. license 70 sell sptritnous or fermensed
liquors In g. Mary's county, shaIl Gle ap-
plicatiOns In writing with the Clerk Of the
Circuit Court Of ST. Mary's County, thirty
days before the first day Of May, or thirty
days before any license shall be Issued.
with recommendation Of ten respectable
freeh6iders In the immediate vicinity or
district Of the location where such applica-
ton proposes or desires 20 10 business.
stating ahat said applicant II q citizen OF
good reputation and 8 proper person 70 en-
trust with such licensed privileges. AL
such applicants shall fiIe statement with
said clerk, stating their full names. the Io-
cation and ownership Of the place where
they % desire To do business. hist he or
they, il or are citizens Of the United States,
and have been &C. for twelve months next
preceding the fling Of such application
and bona fide resident Of Maryland, and
for three months next preceding such ap-
rlicatiOD bona fide resident Of 81. Mary's
County the kind Of license desired; that
no person except the applicant or appli
cants IL or are In any manner pecuniarily
interested In the business petifioned 10 be
licensed, and that no person shall be pc
cuniariIy interested therein during the con-
tinuence Of the license asked for; that the
applicant or applicants will not violate
the laws Of the State, by selling any liquors
20 licensed 10 be sold on Sundays, Elec-
ton days or other days on which the sale
Of liquor u prohibited by law, nor To- rni-
nors except upon the written order of such
minors parents, guardian or employer, ON
the. prescription OF q regular Physician,
and only once on any one prescription ;
such application 10 be verified by the afEi-
dayit Of such applicant administered in
due conformity 20 law.
SEC. 3. On fling such application the
applicant or applicants shall pay said Clerk
Of the Circuit Court three dollars, and said
Clerk publish the name of the applicant or
applicants togather with the names Of the
ffeeholders recommending the granting Of
such license or licenses In both newspapers
now published In St. Mary's County, for
two weeks stating that II no objection In
writing be filed within that time the license
win be issued In five days after the expira-
ton Of said two weeks. III objection be
filed within the time specified. the Clerk IL
requested by the applicant shall notify one
Of the Judges OF the Circuit Court OF such
objection, and upon hearing at a. early
day as practicable said Judge shall decide
whether or not such license shall be issued |;
and his judgement shall be final and with
out appeal.
SEC. 4. In case of any complaint before
Grand Jury for said County supported by
competent testimony. that the manner Of
conducting the business licensed by any
llcensee IL conducted In disorderly msn-
ner and in violation OF the provisions Of
this net or Of the provisions OF the Public
General Laws, said grand jury shall pre-
sent such place rs o nuisance and upon re-
commendation 10 the Court the said Court
shall suppress such license and no license
shall be issued either 10 the person so Of
Tending or violating the law, for the term
of one year, nor shall a license be issued
for the sale Of liquors Cor the said term OF
one year.
EEC. 3. And be IL enacted, That the L.
cense fee 10 be paid for such licenses at the
time Of their issue shall be twenty-five
dollars In excess of the sum now charged
for similar licenses, under article fsfty-six
OF the Code of Public General Laws and
the amount now charged under said article
fifty-six for such licenses shall be account
cd for by the Clerk Co the State Treasurer
as heretofore and the excess shail be paid
by said Clerk 10 the County Commission
eFs of said County of ST. Mary's, 70 be used
for the purpose of said County.
SEC. .. The fines and penalties for vio-
laiion Of the provisions Of this law, sEall be
the same as the fines and penalties provided
or imposed for similar violations under the
provisions of the general liquor license
law Of the State, and all fines shall be
promptly collected by the sheriff, aud paid
over 10 the County Commissioners. or the
Treasurer of the same, TO be applied 10
County expenses.
SIC. z. In prosecutions for violation of
the provisions of this law, and for viola
tons Of the provisions Of the general IL
cense law, IL shall not be necessary 20 state
any particular kind Of liquors sold In vio-
tatOn ~ the laws nor any pArIC1k3F u&te
on which said liquor was sold.
SIC. g.. Sales of liquor In violation of
the provisions of this lew, or the General
liquor license law, made by the Clerk or
agent of the licensee shall be the same a.
If made by the hcensee, and the fines and
penalties shall be adjudged against said
licensee, and all costs of prosecution shall
be adjndged against said licensee, and any
person so licensed who shall permit any
card playing, throwing OF dice, or any
other gambling device, ON said premises,
shall be deemed guilty Of a violation Of the
provisions Of tie Public General Laws Of
this Esafe, and on conviction punished a.
therein provided.
sEC. 0. Ind b if Enacted, That all
acts or parts Of acts inconsistent with the
provisions OF this oct be and the same are
hereby repealed, and that this Act shall
take effect from the date Of its passage.
Approved, April 7th, 1S92.
- FRANK BROWN.
~ Governor.
EDWARD LLOYD,
President OF the Senate