The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-08-04

hundred dollars, and costs oi prosecution
and be committed to the county lall OF
said county until such fine and costs are
paid: nor shall anything in the SAID sec
ton be construed to prohibit sale by a
! physician or druggist OF such liquors, TO
be used by or for sick person in case
OF extreme illness, when delay may be
dangerous to the patient; nor prevent
the sale by a pharmacist or druggist of
wine to be used for SlCramcntal pur-
poses solely.
SEC. rS4. In the trial Of any person,
or any house, company or body corporate
tor violation of any Of the five preCed
ing sections, it shall be lawful for the
State to prove that such person., house,
company, association, or body corporate
on trial, has or have paid, if such be the
case, a special tax to the government of
the United States under the Internal
| Revenue Laws, whereof, upon or for his
or lis business, as brewers or retail
| dealers III liquors, or wholesale dealers
| III liquors, OF retail dealers III
malt liquors, OF wholesale dealers III
| malt liquors, as the case may be, in
| Cecil county, lOr a period o! time
| within which such violation has occurred
| and TO prove that he or it has or have
| period, as such dealers, with the Col
| 'cctor OF Internal Revenue for the dis
,rlCt of which Cecil county shall form /
pant, and that he or it made application
| 10 said collector 10 be so registered; and
It shall be lawful for the State i'll such
case to offer in evidence said Inter
nal Revenue Laws relating 10 said
special taxes and the payment of
said special tax upon, and the regis
tcrln% OF his or its said business
may be proved by a certificate of said |
collector OF any Of his deputies, OF by
tn" sworn testimony oi him or any Of |
them, and the copy OF the application OF
any person, house, company, association |
OF body corporate, for registry under |
said revenue laws, made and attested by |
SAID collector or any OF his deputies, shall |
be prima tacie proof of such application.
SEC. IS5. If any druggist or phar
macist shall violate any of the preceding |
sections, he shall be liable 10 the same |
penalties which are set forth in section |
one hundred and eighty two.
SEC. 1856. One half of ali such fines
shall be paid TO the intormer, and the |
balance shall be paid to the Board of
School Commissioners OF the county, for |
the use OF the public schools therein.
SEC. IS1. All prosecutions for the
violations OF any OF the provisions Of this
subtitle OF this article shall be upon pre- |
sentiment and indictment; but any Justice
OF the peace Of the county shall have
the same authority to receive intorma
ton Of violations thereof, and 10 take
rcco2nIzances and bail, or to commit, as
IS now exercised by Justices OF the peace
OF the county under the Public General |
Laws Of this State
SEC. ISS. In any Indictment for viola
laton OF the provisions Of this sub title
OF this article, it shall be necessary,
except in the case of cider, to specify the
particular kind of liquors which any per.
son, house, company, association or
body corporate, bartered, sold or gave
away, or solicited or received orders for
the purchase of, or kept deposited, or
had with the intent to barter, sell or give
away. or that the same had been bar
tered, sold or given away, i'll violation
OF said provisions, but it shall be sufti
clent if the indictment set forth that the
traverser bartered, sold or gave away,
or solicited, or received orders for the
purchase of or kept deposited or had
with the intent to barter, sell or give
away, any spirituous or fermented
! iINEolS, VI lltoNiOdtIliS dIiIlkS, OF WIFI |
intent that the same be bartered, sold or
given away i'll violation of said provi-
SionS.
Approved February 9th, 1894
FRANK BROWN,
Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH.
President of the Senate
JAMES II. PRESTON.
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
OGcr ofMc Gicf CH1h, House of Dele
gates.
hereby certify that the aforegoing u
a true copy of an Act OF the General T
Assembly Of Maryland, passed at the
January Session, 1891.
!. ROGER MCSHERRN,
Secretary of tbn Sanata |