Saint Mary's beacon., 1892-04-14


AN ACT, TO regulate the sale Of spirifnous
and fermented liquors in St. Mary's
County and 70 regulate the issuing of-li.
cense therefor.
srag Assem5lv Of Maryland, That no per-
son shall hereafter sell, offer for sale on
keep for sale Id S. Mary's County any in.
toxicating liquors Of any kind without hav-
ing previously obtained license therefor
ss hereinafter provided; but this act shall
not apply 70 sales made under q decree or
provision Of law, or the execution of q
judgement Of Court nor 10 sales I'm un-
broken packages by the maker thereof Oi
Cider crnAtise wines, and all licences Is
sued shall expire on the first day Of May
next succeeding their issue.
SEC. 2. All persons, desiring to obtain
q. license 20 sell spirituous or fermented
liquors in ST. Mary's county, shall file 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
freeholders In the immediate vicinity OF
district Of the location where such applica.
ton proposes or desires to 60 business
stating that said applicant Is q citizen oi
good reputation and proper person 10 en-
trust with such licensed privileges. Ali
such applicants shall file statement with
said clerk, stating their full names, the 10.
cation and ownership Of the place where
they 81 desire 10 do business, that he Oh
they. is or are citizens of the United States
and have been 30 for twelve months nexi
preceding the fling Of such application
and bona fide resident of Maryland, and
for three months neyt. preceding such ap-
plicatioD q bona'hde resident OF st. Mary's
County the kind Of license desired thai
no person except the applicant or appli
cants Is or are in any manner pecuniarily
interested in the business petitioned 10 be
licensed, and that no person shall be pc.
cuniarily interested therein during the con.
tinuance Of the license asked for; that the
applicant or applicants will not violate
the laws Of the State, by selling any liquors
30 licensed to be sold on Sundays, Elec
ton days or other days on which the sale
| of liquor il prohibited by law, nor TO mi
nors except upon the written order of such
minors parents, guardian or employer, on
the prescription of a regular Physician
such application 10 be verified by the affi
davit Of such applicant administered In
| due conformity 90 law.
SEC. 3. On filing such application the
applicant or applicants shall pay said Clerh
Of the Circuit Court three dollars, and said
Clerk publish the name of the applicant ol
applicants togather with the names Of the
freeholders recommending the granting oi
such license or licenses in both newspapers
now published in ST. Mary's County, fol
two weeks stating that IL no objection in
writing be filed within that time the license
will be issued in five days after the expira-
ton of said two weeks. If objection be
fled within The time specified, the Clerk II
requested by the applicant shall notify one
Of the Judges OF the Circuit Court of such
objection, and upon hearing at as 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.
Sac. 4. In case of any complaint before q
Grand Jury for said County supported by
competent testimony. that the manner OF
conducting the business licensed by any
licensee Is conducted in disorderly man
ner and in violation of the provisions OF
this act or Of the provisions Of the Public
General Laws, said grand jury shall pre-
sent such place as a nuisance and upon re
ScAAtAACn00ston w tuG SOuIt t1C e84u NOuIt
shall suppress such license and no license
shall be issued either to the person so Of
tending or violating the law, for the term
of one year, nor shall license be issued
for the sale Of liquors for the said term of
one year.
SEc. 8. And be IL enacted, That the IL
cense fee to 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 fifty-six
of the Code Of Public General Laws and
the amount now charged under said article
fifty-six for such licenses shall be account
ed for by the Clerk t. the State Treasure
as heretofore and the excess shall be paid
by said Clerk 70 the County Commission
ers of said County of St Mary's, tn be used
for the purpose o. said County.
SEC. 8. The fines and penalties for vio-
lation Of the provisions Of this law, shall 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, and paid
over 10 the County Commissioners, or the
Treasurer OF the same, to be applied %
County expenses.
SEC. 2. In prosecutions for violation OF
s8C PaOsAoAotA0 OA snh1 A1W a10 NtOl6-
tons Of the provisions Of the general IL
cense law, 1t shall not be necessary TO state
any particular kind of liquors sold in vio-
lation of the law, nor any particular date
on which said liquor was sold.
SEC. 8. Sales Of liquor in violation oi
the provisions Of this law, or the General
liquor license law, made by the Clerk or
agent Of the licensee shall be the same as
If made by the licensee, and the fines and
penalties shall be adjadged against said
licensee, and all costs Of prosecution shall
be adjudged against said licensee, and any
person 50 licensed who shall permit any
card playing, throwing of dice, or any
other gambling device, on said premises,
shall be deemed guilty of q violation Of the
provisions Of the Public General Laws oi
this State, and on conviction punished az
therein provided.
SEc. 8. And be it Enacted, That all
acts or parts Of acts inconsistent with the
provisions OF this act be and the same are
hereby repealed, and that this Act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.
Apuroved. April 7th. 1902