The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-05-04

N OF SPlRlrT OUS OR FERMENTED
LIQUORS AT ANY POINT WITHIN
ONE MILE OF CUILLUM HALL,
IN PRIME GEORGES COUNTY.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryl md, tnat hereafter it shall
not he lawful torany person, house, col poration,
company or association TO sell or barter, di
rectly or indirectly, either himself, themselves
or through an agent or servant, any Sprituous
| or trrmeuted liquors, ale, larger beer, or alco
holic bitter $, at any place within one mile of
Chi!llm Hall i'll the second Election District
known as Biadensburs Di>trct 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 spritllous
or ftlmentcd liquors, alcoholic bitters or in
toxcating drinks of any kind within the limits
| aforesaid, he or they shall on conviction there
OF forfeit and pay a fine OF not less than fifty
d liars, or more than three humid ed dollars,
and the costs of prosecution, or be 90 fined in
tie Maryland House of Correction for thirty
d .ys, OF III the county jail for thirty days, or
be both fined and imprisoned in the discretion
of the Court or Justice of the peace.
SECTION j. Aud be it enacted, that al. pros
ecutions for violations Of above sections may
be eth, upon presentment, and Indictment III
the Circuit Court, or by trial before 4 Just ce
OF the peace: and all justices of the peace i'll
said county shall have jurisdiction, original
and concurrent with the Circuit Court for said
county; and said Justice of the pelcs, shall
have power TO issue all process, and do all acts
which may be necessary to the exercise OF his
said jurisdiction, and may try and determine
al cases tor the violation of sale section. And
pronounce judgment and sentence, and ell
| force the same 10 the same extent and man
ler as tie Circuit Court for said county can
do in criminal cases; provided, that If any pei
son when brought before any Justice Shall,
beto, trial pray d jury trial, or II The ) ates
attorney shall pray ilry trial, 1t shall be Tie
| duty OF SAID Justice to commit su Ii offender
for lrial, or hold him to bail to appear for trial
| the nc.il Circuit Cou for said county, and TO
return the commtm ant or recognlz lnce with
names of les es Endorsed leIeon, forthwith
| TO the clerk Of said court, and said justice
shall in every case inform the off .nder "a his
| right to iury trial.
| SECTION t, Aud be it enacted, that nothing
contained IN sectl) one and two shall be
| construed TO prevent le coDpoundlng OF lii.
| uors III a prescription by Pharmacist, or
Druggist upon a written and bona iide pre-
scription OF regul II a,ticing Physician of
Medicine, whose name shall be signed thereto,
| and such prescription shall be flied, and num-
bered in regular order, and no prescription
shall serve Tor more tlan one purchase, no
| Physician shall give any such prescription Ut
| | SIS the person is actually sick, and III the
| opinion OF such Ply scian actually requires The
same, and any Physician who shall under any
| other circumstances give such d prescripll III,
| shall be liable TO the penat IS prescribed by
| section TWO, but moth ne in this section shall
| be construed 10 authorize any Pharmacist or
Druggist To sell or bait r any alcoholic DlttefS
| as a beverage and any Pharmacies OF Drug
| gSt so stl ing OF birteriu9 within said limits
| shall be ilatl4 10 the penalties prescribed i'll
| said section.
SECTION ). And be it enacted, that one-half
| of all fines imposed by section Two; shall be
| paid to the inlUrmer, and one-half To the board
| Of School Commissioners. of said county, Tor
the use Of he public Schools and in case fines
| be imposed by the said Circuit Court, OF
Iustices of the peace, said violators shall be
| committed to the county Jail of said county,
| until such tues and costs are paid.
SECTION q. And be it enacted, that this act
| shall lake fleet from the date OF It's passage.
CRANK BROWN, Governor.
| JOHN WALTER SMITH,
| President OF the Senate.
JAMES Ii. PRESTON,
| Speaker Of the House of Delegates.
| OFFICE CT TUE CHEF CLERK,
| House OF DELEGATES
| hereby GETTY that the aforegoing is true
| copy Of an act of the General Assembly OF
| MARYLAND, passed at the January session, 1871.
Is. l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House OF Delegates.