The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-07-20
The Local Option Law.

| Inc Local option Law.
The liquor law which was passed by
the last legislature for the benefit of Cecil
county has been produced and published.
1t required 'hard hunt" to come up
with the law, but it was finally captured.
The following are the important sections
OF the law. The vote for or against license
as provided by this law will be taken at
the November election next fall and on
every fourth year thereafter.
SEC. 179. 1t shall not be lawful for any person.
or any house, company or association, OF body
corporate, to barter sell, directly or indirectly
or to solicit receive orders for the purchase Of
at any place within the limits of Cecil county, or
to give away at his its place of business within
the limits of said county, any sprituous or fer
mented liquors, or alcoholic bitteH or intoxicat-
ing drinks of any kind or cider tonic beer larger
beer, schnapps or gin, or any article used or sold
as beverage, in the composition of which
| Whiskey, brandy, high wines, or alcohol, or any
sprituous or fermened liquors, shall be an ingre-
dent nor shall any license be granted orth sale
| of the same therein.
SEC. $50. No person. house. company associa-
ton or body corporate. shall deposit keep or
nave in his or its possession, any spirituous or
iermented liquors, or alcoholic btters, or intox-
lcatlng drinks of any kind or cider tonic beer
larger beer, schnapps or ginn, any article used
or sold as Il beverage in the composition or com
pounding OF which whiskey, brady high wines or
alcohol, any spirituous or fermented liquors
shall be an ingredient, with intent to barter or
sell or give away the same, in violation of the
provisions OF the preceding section, with intent
that the same shall be bartered or sold, or given
away, in violation thereof within the limits of
said county.
SEC Isl. Nothing in the two preceding sections
shall be construed to prevent the sale of pure
apple cider, mot to be drunk on the premises of
the seler) in quantities not less than one gallon
at one time, by the manufacturers of apple cider
or by persons who have grown the apples from
which the cider sold by them has been made
but such sales ofapple cider shall only be lawful
between the first day of August in each year and
the first day of January of the succeeding year
and no sale of cider shall be lawful to minors or
intoxicated persons, or on the Sabbath day COM
monty called Sunday nor shall any sale of cider
be lawful either for themselves or as agents for
others, by such manufacturers of cider or growers
OF apples if they shall be the propretors keepers
or owners ola hotel inn, bar-room, restaurant |
saloon, eating house. store, or pool, bagatelle or
billiard ROOM or by their agents, walters or clerks;
nor shall manufacturers of cider or growers of |
apples, or their agents sell cider directly or in
directly, in any hotel, inn, bar-room, restaurant
saloon, eating house. or pool bagatele or billiard
room.
(Sec. 1872 provides penalties for the
violation of the law
SEC in, +bo &
lions shall be considered to prevent the compoun-
ing or sale of any such liquors by any regular |
pharmacist or druggist, who may or shall have |
obtained license therefor under the license laws
OF this State, upon the written bona de prescrip-
ton ola regular practicing physician of said |
county, whose name shall be signed thereto; and |
all such prescriptions shall be filed by such drug |
gist or pharmacist, and kept by him. and no pre-
scripton shall serve for more than one purchase |
but no physician shall make or sign any such pre-
scrlptOn unless the person for whom it shall be |
made is actually sick, or such liquor is absolutely
required as medicine any physician who shall |
make or sign any prescription for such liquor, |
except as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of a |
mlsdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall |
be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than
three hundred dollars, and cost of prosecution, |
and be committed to the county Jail of said |
county until such fine and costs are paid; nor
shall anything in the said section be construed to
prohibit sale by 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 phar-
macist or druggist of wine to be used for sacra-
mental purposes solely
The provisions of the law are the same
as formerly in relation to the Internal |
Revenue tax, which is held to be pre-
sumptive evidence of the guilt of the
accused party. There is one omission in
the law that should have been amended, |
permitting mechanics to purchase alcohol
for use i'll their business. They are obliged |
to go out of the county to secure sup
ply for their business. Under the pro-
visions of the law, druggists having no
authority to sell without prescription.