The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-05-18
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AN ACT to prohibit the sale of spilituous or
fermented liquors at any point within one
nile of Chllum Hail. in Prince Georges
County.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Genera!
Assembly of Mary lnd that hereafter it shall
not be lawful for any person house, corporation,
company or association. TO sell or barter, di-
rectly or indirectly, either himself, themselves
or through an agent or servant. any SpirltuonS
or ferment ed liquors, ale, larger beer, or alec
! holc btuers, az anV place within one mile OF
Chillum Hall in the second Election District
known as Bladensbni. Dstrict: nor shall the
clerk of The Circuit Court for Prince Georges
county issue any license for the sale of the
same within said limits.
SECTION ,. And be it enacted, if any per-
| son, house, company, ASSOCIATION or body COL
porate, his or their agents or servants shall sell
or barter, directly or indirectly, any spirituous
Or fermened liquors, alcoholic bitters or i'll
| toxicatng drinks of any kind within the limits
| aforesaid, he or they shall on conviction there
| of forfeit and pay fine of not less than fifty
| dollars or more than three hund. ed llnS,
and the costs of prosecution, Or be confiued in
tie MARYLAND House of Correction for thirty
days, OF in the county Jail for thirty days, or
be both fined and imprisoned in the discretion
of the Court or Justice of the peace.
SECTION 3. And be it enacted, that al! pros
ecutions for violations of above sections may
| be either upon presentment, and indictment i'll
| the Circuit Court, or by trial before Justice
of the peace; and all justices of the peace in
| said county shall have jurisdiction, original
and concurrent with the Circuit Court for said
county; and said Justice of the Peace, shall
have power to issue all process, and do all acts
| which NAV be necessary to the exercise OF his
| said jurisdiction, and may try and determine
| all cases fort lie violation of saiu section. And
pronounce judgment and sentence, and en-
| force the same to the same extent and man
ner as tie Circuit Court for said county can
do in criminal cases; provided, that If any per
son when brought before any Justice shall
befol trial pray jury trial, or if the States
attorney shall pray jury trial, it shall be the
| duty of said Justice to commit such offender
for trial or hold him to bail to appear for trial
| the next Circuit Cout for said county, and to
return the commitment or recognz lnce with
| names of witues es Endorsed the, con, forthwith
| to the clerk of said court, and said justice
shall in every case inform the otftnder OF his
right to jury trial.
SECTION 1, Aud be it enacted, that nothing
| contained in sections one and two shall be
construed to prevent the compounding of liz
nors in a prescription by a Pharmacist, or
| Druggist upon written and bona iide pre-
| scription of a regullr ticing Physician of
| Medicine, whose name shall be signed thereto,
| and such prescription shall be filed, and num-
| bered in regular order, and no prescription
shall serve tor more than one purchase, no
Physi ian shall give any such prescription I'M
less the person is actually sick, and in the
| opinion of such ply stefan actually requires the
| same, and any Physician who shall, under any
| other circumstances give such a prescription,
shall be liable to tie penalties prescribed by
| section two; but moth nc in this section shall
| be construed to authorize any Pharmacist Tor
| Druggist to sell or bait n any alcoholic bitters,
as a beverage; and any Pharmacist or Drug
gist so selling or barterng within said limits
| shall be liable to the penalties prescribed in
| said section.
SECTION 5. And be it enacted, that one-half
of all fines imposed by section two, shall be
paid to the intormer, and one-half to the board
of School Commissioners, of said county, for
| the use of the public schools, and in case fines
| be imposed by the said Circuit Court, or
justices of the peace, said violators shall be
committed to the county Jail of said county,
until such fines and costs are paid.
| SECTION 6. And be it enacted that this act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
| CRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
| President of the Senate.
JAMES Ii. PRESTON,
| Speaker of the House of Delegates.
| OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK,
| HOUSE OF DELEGA TEs !
| hereby cel tify that the aforegoing is true
Mary land, p used at the January session, 1891.
b. l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.