Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1892-03-10
A HigIl.License Law.

No. 311 A. No person, after the first day
of May, IN the year eighteen hundred and
ninety two, shall sell, offer for sale or keep
for sale in Frederick County, any intoxlca.
ting liquors except rs hereinafter provided.
but this act shall not apply to sales made by
a person under provision of law, or order
or decree of court of competent jurisdiction
requiring Inn to St II personal property, or TO
sales Of cider by the maker thereof, not to be
drunk on the premises and whenever the
term "Intoxicating Liquors" is used in this
Act, it shall be deemed to include whlskey,
brandy. rum, Gin, wine, ale. beer and all 9TH
CT fermented and distilled liquors which shall
contain more than two per cent, by weight,
Of alcohol, and every mixture which shall
contain less than two per cent. of alcohol if
the same shall be intoxicating.
Bill b. The clerk of the Circuit Court shall
keep full record of all applications for IL
cense, of all recommendations for and remon-
stranccs against the granting of licenses,
which record he shall monthly lay before the
Board Of County Commissioners, who shall
by yea and nay vote determine whether Or
not such license shall be granted or refused,
and such license shall be issued for no longer
period than one year; and if issued for a
shorter period, the licensee shall pay tor ev-
cry month for which his or her license Is to
run onc.tweltth the annual charge for such H.
cense, and all such licenses shall expire on
the first day of Nav succeeding their issue.
81 G. Every person applying to sell in.
toxcating liquors in said county, shall file
petition with the SAID Clerk of the Circuit
Court s,sllng the name and residence of such
applicant the particular place for which
said license Is desired, designating by street
and number, if practicable, (whcn SAID place
is in Frederick City or by otherapt dtsciip.
ton as definitely locates it either IN Freder-
lex city or county. Second That the
applicant or applicants, nor any OF them,
have not had a license for the sale OF intoxi.
eating liquors, issued by the State, revoked
nor has been convicted of any crime within
one year of the filing of said petition; to
which petition there shall be annexed n
certificate signed by at least ten reputable
qualified voters residing or dong business
in the ward. If in Frederick city or in the
district if in the country districts, contiguous
to the proposed place of business, in which
the petitioner ks to do business, certifying
to the good character Of the applicant and
praying that the SAID license so applied for
may be granted and the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court is hereby required to furnish such
applicants with blank forms Of said petition
and certificate and such citizens so cndors-
ing such application shall ouly be signcrs on
tue petition OF one such applicant.
81 y. The Board of County Commits
sioncrs shall publicly hear argument IN favor
Of or circumstances against issuing such
licenses from residents of the ward or district
or of persons living or doing business in the
vicinity of the locality for which license Ii
prayed; and in all cases, where IN the
Judgment of said Board of County Commits
s,oners 1t shil! appear that the applicant is
not u fit person to In e such license granted
or that it is not advisable 10 allow the sale OF
intoxicating liquors at the place prayed for
they shall refuse to grant the same.
81 Z. If after such hearing the board OF
county commissioners, shall decide to grant
the license prayed for, they shall so notify
the applicant who shall thcreup'n pay to
the Clerk of the Circuit Court the sums
specified below for licenses issued to dealers
in Frederick city, az follows: If the license is
to sell srirituous or fermented liquors by the
drink or in quantities not more than gallon
the sum of two hundred dollars; if the license
is to sell splrituous and frrmentcd liquors in
quantities not less than pint and not to be
drunk on the premises, the clerk shall exam.
inc said applicant under OATH To be by him
administered as to the value of the stock OF
splriluous or fermcnted liquors he intended
or intends to keep on hand in the business
he proposes to conduct under the license
applied for, and if the value of said stock
shall not exceed ore thousand dollars, the
license fee shall I've one hundred dollars; il
more than one thousand do lars and less two
thousand dollars, the license fee shall be one
hundred and fifty dollars if more than two
thousand dollars, the liccn fce shall be two
hundred dollars; and for licenses of each
respective class, as aforesaid issued in said
Frederick county outside of Frederick city
the same measures in all respects Shall pre-
vail. and the license fee rs to all of said re-
spective classes Of license shall be respective
ly fifty dollars less than the fee charged for
licenses OF similar classes IN Frederick city
provided, that bona tile hotels, in Frederick
city /: kept solely for the accommodation OF
permanent and transient guests, shall be
required to pay n license fee of two hundred
dollars aud provided further, that similar
hotels Kept in Frederick county outside OF
Frederick city shall only be required to pay
a icen sc fee of one hundred dollars and said
hotels both in the city and county aforesaid
shall have the privilege Of furnishing liquors
at any time to bona tide guests TO be drunk
in their rooms or at their meals All ex-
cess of money over and above the amount
now charged by the State for similar licenses
which amount charged by the state shall
as heretofore be paid into the State treasury
shall be Urom licenses issued in Frederick
city, covered INTO the treasury of said CITY to
be used as the corporate authorities of said
city shall determine, and the excess lover the
amount due the State) received for licenses
in the county outside of Frederick city, shall
he paid to the board of county commission
crs, to be appropriated and used as they, in
their discretion shall determine.