The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-05-05
GENERAL LAWS.


An Act to repeal and re-enact with amend
ments Sections G53 A, 653 E and 653 L. OF
article 4, Code of Public Local Laws, title
City of Baltimore" sub title "Liquor and
ard Intoxicating Drinks as enacted by
Chapter Three Hundred andForty- Three OF
the Acts of Assembly passed at January
Session 1890; and also 10 add three new
sections to said article four, Code of Public
Local Laws, title and sub title aforesaid, to
come in after section 653 U, and to be de-
signated as section 653 V, 653 w, and 65S
y, respectively, regulating the sale of spir-
ituous and fermented liquors by distillers,
brewers, wholesale dealers and jobbers and
bottlers, and the granting of licenses to
such wholesale dealers and jobbers and bot.
tiers, the licensing of hotel or ordinary
keepers, and the assigning or transferring of
licenses to sell such liquors at retail from
one person or place to another person or
place.
SECTION /. Be ii enacted by the General
assembly of Maryland, That Section 653 A,
G53 Z, and 653 L, of Article of the Code of
Public Local Laws, title "City of Baltimore, :"
sub title Liquor and Intoxicating Drinks as
enacted by Chapter 343, of the acts of the
General Assembly of Maryland passed at the
January session, 1890, be, and the same are
hereby repealed and re.enacted with amend
ments so as to read as follows; and that the
three following new sections be added TO said
Article 4, Code of Public Local Laws, title
"City Of Baltimore, subtitle "Liquor and In
tOxicatng Drinks, to come in after Section
G53 U, and to be designated as Section 653
V, 653 W, and 653 y, respectively, so as to
read as follows:
SEC. 653 A. No person shall sell, offer
for sale or keep for sale in the City of Balti.
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matter provided, but this shall not apply to
sales made by person under provision of
law requiring him to sell personal property,
nor to sales of liquors by wholesale, nor to
sales by the maker, brewer or distiler there
Of nor to sales by bottlers of fermented
liquors not to be drunk on the premises; save
and except as hereinafter specially provided
in reference to wholesale dealers and jobbers,
brewers, distillers and bottlers in Section
G53 Y, wherein the rights and duties of said
classes of persons are set forth and defined.
Wherever the term Intoxicating liquors is
used in this Act, it shall be deemed to include
Whiskey, brandy, rum, gin. wine, ale, beer
and all other fermented and distilled liquors
and every mixture of liquors, which shall con
tain more than two per cent. by weight OF
alcohol and every mixture of liquors which
shall contain less than two per cent of alec
hol if the same shall be Intoxicating. Moth
ing in this Act shall be construed to authorize
the sale of any Intoxicating liquor or any adj
mixture thereof in any part OF said city where
such sale now is or shall hereafter be prohibi.
lied by special law.
Sec. 653 E. No licenses to sell intoxicat-
ing liquors, other than by wholesale traders,
dstillers, brewers, rectlhers and bottlers OF
fermented liquors shall be granted in the City
of Baltimore except by said Board, and only
To citizens of the United States of temperate
habits and good moral character who have
complied with the requisites of this Act.
SEC. 653 l.. If after the notice and hear
ing provided for in this Act, the said Board
should decide TO grant the license prayed for
they shall notify the applicant of such deci-
sion in writing and the applicant shall there
upon pay to the Clerk of the Court of Com
mon Pleas the sum of money specified below,
10 wit: For hotel or restaurant or other
place in which distilled liquors or any ad
mixture Of distilled liquors containing more
than Is per cent of alcohol, or iermented
liquors containing less than Is per cent. OF
alcohol are sold by retail, by the drink or IN
Quantities or packages not exceeding hive
gallons Of any spirituous or fermented liquor,
except lager beer, and not exceeding one keg
OF eight gallons or less of lager beer, TO be
drunk on the premises or not, as desired by
the purchaser, the sum of two hundred aud
hity dollars. and the Clerk of the Court OF
Common Pleas shall therenpon issue to appli-
eants the license authorized to be issued by
said Board; Prooided, That any bona hide
retail grocer who shall make application to
said Board therefor, may be licensed by said
Board in their discretion, upon complying
with the conditions of this Act, to sell wines,
splrtnous and fermented liquors as aforesaid,
IN quantities or packages not less than one
pint, but in no case to be drunk on the prem
lses, and shall pay for such license the sum
Of two hundred and fifty dollars year, but
IN no case shall "A license to sell intoxicating
liquors by the drink be granted to any person
VINO shall obtain license to sell goods, wares
or merchandise, other than Intoxicating iq
nors upon the same premises where such
intoxicating liquors are licensed to be sold
provided further, that no retail license shall
he issued to any distiller or brewer.
SEC. 653 V. Distillers, brewers and whole
sale dealers or jobbers shall be allowed to
sell sprituous and fermented liquors in guam
titles or packages not less than one pint each.
and in no case to be drunk on the premises.
pistillers and brewers shall require no license;
wholesale dealers and jobbers shall be entitled
70 receive license as such. to sell as above
stated, and not otherwise, upon applying d.
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Pleas and paying to him the sum OF two
hundred and fifty dollars a year therefor
But any person, copartnership or corporation
Nother than brewers who as hereinbefore
stated require no license) may be licensed to
conduct bottling business by selling terment-
ed liquors only and in quantities or packages
not less than twelve pint bottles, by applying
directly to the Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas and paying him the sum of forty dollars
za year therefor. Any person required by this
fseetion to take out a license, who shall sell or
xoher for sale intoxicating liquor without hav
ing first procured such license and any person
who shall violate any of the provisions Of this
section as to the manner or quantity in which
he shall sell or offer for sale such liquor
whether he shall be required to take out a
license or not shall be deemed guilty OF a
@isdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
snail be fined not less than two hundred and
hity dollars, nor more than FIVE hundred dol
ars in the discretion of the Court.
No license under this section shall be issued
lor longer period than one year; il issued
Tor shorter period the 1icensee shall pay for
every month for which his license is to run
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