The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-02-10
LOCAL LAW.

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in Carroll County, and TO re-enaet tue
same with amendments.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
assembly Of Maryland, That Chapter 40 OF
the Laws of 1892, entitled An Act to fegu
late the Sale and the Granting OF License ior
the Sale of Spirituous and termented Liquors
in Carroll County be and the same IS hereby
repealed and re-enaeted so as to read as ioi-
lows:
SEC. . And be aenacted, That no person
shall hereafter sell, offer for sale or keep for
sale. in Carroll county, any intoxicating ilq-
uors of any kind without having previously
obtained a license therefor as hereinafter pro
vided, but this act shall not apply to sales
made by any person under provision oil law
recurring him to sell personal property, or
for sales of cider or native wines by the max
ers thereof and not to be drunk on the prem
Uses. ~.
SEC. 3. And be al enacted, That all H.
censes to sell spirituous and fernented liquors
snail expire on the first day Of May next en-
suing the date of their issue, and shall De
issued for twelve or any less number oil
months, but for no fraction of a month.
SEC. 4. And be ii enacted, That any per
son desiring to obtain license to sell spirit
nous 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 apph.
cant; second, that he is citizen of the United
States: third, the place of birth of the appll-
cant. and if naturalized citizen, where and
when he was naturalized; fourth, the name
of the owner of the premises on which the
business licensed is to be carried on; MIN,
that the applicant is not, or il the apphca-
ton be by firm, that none OF the applicants
are, in any manner, pecuniarlly interested III
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
pint and not to be drunk on the premises; or
by the drink, and in quantities not more
than four and seven eghths gallons; or by
the drink, and IN quantities not more than
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 bone fde 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 prl'
vate uses of the keeper of said ordinary or
hotel, with stablng 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 appll-
cants is in any manner pecuniarily interested
| in the business to be licensed, and that no
| other person shall be in any manner pecu-
! niarily interested therein; and which said APP
! 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 oil
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. D. And be 10 enacted, That there
shall be annexed to said application a certifi
| cate signed by at least nine reputable free
! holders bona file residents Of the neighbOr-
| hood in which the applicant proposes to con,
| duet 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 oil 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 ap
plicant or applicants, and his acquaintance
with him or them, ne believes the applicant
to be proper person or the applicants to b,
proper persons to have the privilege of selling
| spiritnous or fermented liquors, and he accord
| ingly recommends the issuing of the license
applied for.
| SEC. 6. 41,d be 1t enacted, That upon tht
filing of such application and certificate, the
| applicant shall pay to the clerk with whom
the same are fled the sum Of two dollars, Il
be applied to paying the expense of advertis
ing as hereinafter provided for, and thereupoI
such clerk shall insert in two successive issue
of some weekly newspaper published in sait
county, prior to the fifteenth day of the month
preceding the month with which the license
is to begin, notice that such application has
been filed, specifying the kind Of license APP
piled for and the place where the business |:
to be conducted, and stating that unless cause
be shown to the contrary, in writing, on o.
before the aforesaid fifteenth day of the monti
! preceding the month with which the licenst
/ is to begin, the license applied for will BIZ
issued, provided the applicant complies witt
the requirements of this law requisite thereto
as hereinafter provided.
SEC. T. And be 1t enacted, That if am
person shall file with such clerk in writing
within the time specified, any reason why thu
license applied for should not be granted
such clerk shall forthwith present the appli
cation and certificate and the objection to ;
Judge of the Circuit Court for said county
and such Judge shall proceed to hear and de
termine the question as to whether the iicens'
! applied for shall be issued or not, after givih!
such notice to the applicant and objector a
such Judge shall deem reasonable, and shall
award the cost of such hearing as such iudg'
shall deem equitable and just.
SEC 8. Ind be ii enacted, That the clerl
of the Court who receives the said application
certificates and affidavit, shall file and care
fully preserve the same, and after giving thu
said notice, if no cause be shown to the con
trary, or if cause be shown and the said iudg
shall direct in writing that the license be is
sued, shall issue to said applicant or applicant
the license applied for, upon receiving from
the applicant or applicants the following sum
or license fees, namely: IL the license b.
for twelve months and for opening or keeping
an ordinary or hotel, and to sell therea
spirituous or fermented liquors by the drink
or in luan titles not more than one quart, thu
sum Of one hundred dollars; if the license b,
for twelve months and to sell spirituous o
fermented liquors by the drink or in quantitie
of not more than four and seven. eights gallon
at a saloon, bar.room, or any other plac,
than an ordinary or hotel, the sum of TIVE
hundred dollars; if the license be for twely,
months and to sell spirituous or fermenteC
liquors in quantities not less than a pint ant
not to be drunk on the premises, the said clerk
shall inquire of the applicant under oath, t.
be by such clerk administered, as to the valu'
of the stock of spirituous or fermented liquor
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 thu
statement then made under oath that the VALUE
of the applicants stock of spirituous or fer
mented liquors will not exceed one Thousand
dollars, the license fee shall be two hundred
dollars; if more than one thousand dollar
and not exceeding two thousand dollars, tn
license fee shall be three hundred dollars;
more than two thousand dollars, the lieens'
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 o
the amounts severally specified for the twelv,
months license enumerated above as the mum
Der of months for which the license shall b