The Democratic advocate., 1894-02-17


in Carroll County, and to re. enact tn,
same with amendments.
SECTION /. BE ii enacted by the Genera
assembly Of Maryland, That Chapter 423 o.
the Laws of 1892, entitled 'tAn Act to Regu
late the Sale and the Granting of License fol
the Sale of Spirituous and Fermented Liquor.
in Carroll County be and the same is hereby
repealed and re.enacted so as to read as fol
lows:
SEC. 2. AHd be it enacted, That no person
shall hereafter sell, offer for sale or keep fol
sale, in Carroll county, any intoxicating liq
uors of any kind without having previously
obtained license therefor as hereinafter pro.
vided, but this act shall not apply to sale.
made by any person under provision of law
requiring him TO sell personal property, OIL
for sales of cider or native wines by the max
ers thereof and not to he drunk on the prem.
ises.
SEC. 3. And be ii enacted, That all Ii.
censes to sell spirtuous and fernented liquors
shall expire on the first day of May next en-.
suing the date of their issue, and shall be
issued for twelve or any less number OF
months, but for no fraction of n month.
SEC. 4. AHd be 1t enacted, That any per.
son desiring to obtain license to sell spirit
uous or fermented liquors in Carroll county,
except as hereinafter otherwise provided,
shall on or before the first day of the month
next preceding the month with which he de
sires the license to begin, file an application
in writing with the Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Carroll county, in which he shall state ::
First, the name and residence of the appli-
cant; second, that he is citizen of the United
States; third, the place of birth of the appli-
cant, and if naturalized citizen, where and
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of the owner Of the premises on which the
business licensed is to be carried on; fifth,
that the applicant is not, or if the applica-
ton be by firm, that none of the applicants
are, in any manner, pecuniarily interested in
the profits of any business conducted at any
other place in said county where any spirit
uous or fermented liquors are sold or kept
for sale; sixth, the kind of license desired,
whether to sell in quantities not less than a
pint and not to be drunk on the premises; or
by the drink, and in quantities not more
than four and seven eighths gallons; or by
the drink, and IN quantities not more than a
quart; and whether for the purpose of open
ing or keeping saloon or restaurant, or an
ordinary or hotel; and if for the purpose of
opening or keeping an ordinary or hotel, that
he has bona tide, and without intending to
evade the requirements of this law, provided
and expects to maintain at least six good
beds with sufficient covering therefor, and
three rooms more than sufficient for the pri-
vate uses of the keeper of said ordinary or
hotel, with stabling and provender for at least
five horses; seventh, the particular place
where the business is TO be conducted under
the license sought, specifying the same by
definite designation and description; eighth,
that no person except the applicant or appli-
tad
in the business to be licensed, and that no
other person shall be in any manner pecu-
niarily interested therein; and which said ap-
plication shall be verified by the affidavit of
the applicant, made before the clerk of the
court TO whom the application is made; and
if any false statement is made in any part OF
said application, the applicant or applicants
shall be deemed guilty OF perjury, and upon
Indictment and conviction shall be punished
accordingly, and any license issued upon
such application shall be suppressed.
SEC. 5. And be 1t enacted, That there
shall be annexed to said application a certi6-
cate signed by at least nine reputable free
holders, bona .fde residents of the neighbor.
hood in which the applicant proposes to con
duct the business under the license applied
for. in which each of the persons certifying
shall state his residence or place of business;
that he is over twenty-five years Of age; how
long he has known the applicant; that he be-
lieves the statements made in the application
TO be true; that from his knowledge of the APP
plcant or applicants, and his acquaintance
with him or them, he believes the applicant
to be proper person or the applicants to be
proper persons to have the privilege OF selling
spiritucus or termented liquors, and he accord
ingIy recommends the issuing Of the license
applied for.
SEC. &. Aild be 1t enacted, That upon the
filing of such application and certificate, the
applicant shall pay to the clerk with whom
the same are filed, the sum Of two dollars, TO
be applied to paying the expense OF advertis
ing as hereinafter provided for, and thereupon
such clerk shall insertin two successive issues
of some weekly newspaper published in said
county, prior to the fifteenth day of the month
preceding the month with which the license
is to begin, a notice that such application has
been filed, specifying the kind of license APP
piled for and the place where the business is
to be conducted, and stating that unless cause
be shown to the contrary, in writing, on or
before the aforesaid fifteenth day of the month
preceding the month with which the license
is to begin, the license applied for will be
issued, provided the applicant complies with
the requirements of this law requisite thereto
as hereinafter provided.
SEC. I. And be ii enacted, That if any
person shall file with such clerk in writing,
within the time specified, any reason why the
license applied for should not be granted,
such clerk shall forthwith present the appli-
cation and certificate and the objection to a
Judge of the Circuit Court for said county,
and such Judge shall proceed to hear and de-
termine the question as to whether the license
applied for shall be issued or not, after giving
such notice to the applicant and objector as
such Judge shall deem reasonable, and shall
award the cost of such hearing as such Judge
shall deem equitable and just.
SEC. s. Ind be it enacted, That the clerk
of the Court who receives the said application,
certificates and affidavit, shall file and care
fully preserve the same, and after giving the
said notice, if no cause be shown 20 the con
trary, or if cause be shown and the said judge
shall direct in writing that the license be is
sued, shall issue to said applicant or applicants
the license applied for, upon receiving from
the applicant or applicants the following sums
or license fees, namely 1t the license be
for twelve months and for opening or keeping
al, ordinary or hotel, and to sell thereat
spirituous or fermented liquors by the drink,
or in quaint titles not more than one quart, the
sum OF one hundred dollars; II tne IlceHse ue
for twelve months and to sell spirituous or
fermented liquors by the drink or in quantities
of not m ore than four and seven eights gallons
at saloon, barroom, or any other place
than an ordinary or hotel, the sum OF two
hundred dollars; if the license be for twelve
months and to sell spirituous or fermented
liquors in quantities not less than pint and
not to be drunk on the premises, the said clerk
shall inquire of the applicant under oath, to
be BY such clerk administered, as to the value
of the stock of spirituous or fermeuted liquors
he intends to keep on hand in the business
he proposes to conduct under the license ap
piled for; and if it shall appear from the
statement then made under oath that the value
of the applicants stock Of spirtuous or fer,
mented liquors will not exceed one thousand
dollars, the license fee shall be two hundred
dollars; if more than one thousand dollars
and not exceeding two thousand dollars, the
license fee shall be three hundred dollars; if
more than two thousand dollars, the license
fee shall be three hundred and fifty dollars.
If the license be for less than twelve months,
the license fee shall be as many twelfths of
the amounts severally specified for the twelve
months license enumerated above as the num-
ber of months for which the license shall he