The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-05-11
I HAPTEK 10.

| AN ACT to prohibit the sale of spilituous or
Tirmented liquors at any point within one
mi of Chil.um Hall, in Prince Georges
County.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Genera,
| Assembly of Mary md, that hereafter it shall
not be lawful for any person. house, corporation,
| company or association. to sell or barter, d.
rectly or indirectly, either himself, themselves
| or through an agent or servant, any sp rituOns
or fermert I'd liquors, ale, larger beer, or alco
holic bitter s, at anv place within one mile OF
Chiilum Hall in the second Election District
known as Bladensbur. District; nor sh Ill the
clerk Of the Circuit Court for Prince George S
| county issue any license for the sale of the
same within said limits.
SECTION ,. And be it enact ID, 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 fermented liquors, alcoholic bites or in
toxcating 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 doll irs,
and the costs of prosecution, or be confined in
the Maryland House of Correction for thirty
days, OF in the county .jli for thirty days. or
be both fined and imprisoned in the discretion
of the Court or Justice of the peace.
SECTION s. And be it enacted, that al! pros
ecutions for violations of above secti"ns
be either upon presentment, and indI. III III i
the Circuit Court, or by trial before 4 justice
of the peace; aud 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 Peace, 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
all cases for tie violation of saiu section. And
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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 sal
betoi e trial pray a jury trial, or if the States
attorney shall pray a ury 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 Lircuit Cou for said county, AMI to
return the commitment recogniz lnce with
names of witnt es Endorsed the. con. fort hwi it'll
to the clerk of said court, and said justice
shall in every case inform the Oif.nder OF his
right to jury trial.
SECTION 1, Aud be it enacted, tn nothing
contained in sections one and two shall be
construed to prevent the compromising of liz
uors i'll a prescription by Pharmacist, Or
Druggist upon written and bona iide pre-
scrpti0n Of legul n pra' ticng Physician of
Medicine, whose name shall be signed thereto,
and snch prescription shall be filed an num-
bered in regular order, and no prescr ptiOn
shall serve tor more than one purchase, no
Physician shall give any such prescription I'M
ass the person is actually sick, and in the
opinion ofsuch Ply stefan actually requires the
same, and any Physician who shall. under any
other circumstances give such u prescriptions
shall be liable to the penalties prescribed by
section two; but moth nc in this section shall
be construed to authorize any Pharmacist Tor
Druggist to sell or bait. r any alcoholic btters,
as beverage; and any Pharmacist or Drug
gist so selling or barterng within said limits
shall be liall TO the penalties prescribed in
said section.
SECTION ). And be it enacted, hat one half
of all fines imposed by section two, shall be
paid to the inormer, 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 it, passage.
CRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President of the Senate.
JAMES H. PRESTON,
Speaker Of the House of Delegates.
OFFICE CT THE CHIEF CLERK,
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
| hereby certify that the aforegoing is a true
copy of all act of the General Assembly of
Mary land, passed at the January session, 1891.
b. l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.