Saint Mary's beacon., 1894-03-22

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CHAPTER 40.

AN ACT 10 repeal Sections IS to 50. both
inclusive, of Article Sc of the Code of
Public General Laws title aLicenses."
subtitle "Spirituous and fermented II.
quors by retailers" &c. so Ca. as the
same apply to s.. n. rvs coun'v, and to
repeal Chapter Ia OF the A c,s of 1892
entitled "An All TO reg,ll: e the sale Of
spirituous ard fsr:lentea liquors in So.
Mary's county ard TO regulate the issu.
ing Of license therefor, "and to add Ger.
tain new sections to Article 10 Of the
Code of Public Local Laws, title aSt.
Mary's county" Subtitle "Spirituous and
Fermented Liquors" 50 4 sections 10 fol-
low Immediately after section 40 and 10
be numbered sections 20 A and 10 B.
SECTION /. Be R enacted by TIE General
assembly Of lHary6snd, That sections SIS 10
50, both inclusive, Of Article So of the Code
Cf Public General Laws, title Licenses"
subtitle "Spiritaous and Fermented by re-
tail" DC, as far as said sections apply 10
st. Mary's county te and the same are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. ARd b IL enacted, That
chapter 427 of the Acts of 1892 entitled IAN
Act TO regulate the sale of spiritnous and
fe-mented liquors IN ST. Mary's county ard
toregulate the Issuing of license therefor" be-
and the same Is hereby repealed, and that
certain lew sections be and the same are
hereby addcd 10 Article lg of the Code of
Public Local Laws, title "St. Mary's coun.
ty," under the new subtitle, "Spirituous.
and Fermented Liquors" % follow section
10, TO be known as sections 20 A and 20 b,
and 10 read as fellows -
19 A. Upon application of any citizen
of St. Aary's county and the payment Of
the license fee hereinafter provided ,theClerk
ofthe Circuit Couft for ST. Mary's county
shall issue TO she applicant license TO sell
spaf.tuous or fermented liquors and lager
beer In any quantities from one drink no
TO four gallons, provided that no person
selling such liquors under decree or pro-
vision of law or the execution of a judy
ment Of Court of competent Jurisdiction,
nor sales in unbroken packages by thu
maker thereof, of cider or native wines,
shall be required to take out license. and
all licenses issued hereunder shall expire
on the first day of May next succeeding
their issue.
The fee for such license shall be thirty
six dollars, one half of which shall by tic
said Clerk be paid into the State treasury
and the other half thereof by said Clerk be
paid to the County Commissioners of said
coSnty, To be by the said County Commis-
sioners appropriated Ia the road fund of
said county; provided, however, that irthe
County Commissioners at any time after
the passage OF this act should issue and sell
any bonds of the county for county pur-
poses, that tbs said one-half Of the license
fees herein provided 10 be paid to them
shall be used tTst in the payment ofthe in
lerest On such bonds, and secondly as To
any balance for the purposes of any sink
ing fnnd created for the payment of such
bonds; and provided further, that in case
the stock Of liquor kept on hand by any
licenses under this act shall exceed, on the
average, tie sum Of five hundred dollars,
that the said lcensee shall pay the addir
tional sum et thirly-fve dollars. TO be by
The said Clerk Of the Circuit Court paid into
the State treasury.
All licenses taken ont for shorter pe-
Iisd than one year. shall pay one twelfth of
the aforesaid amount OF thirty six dollars
each month that such license has D. run.
~ Is. No person who shall obtain such
license as herein provided, shall sell any
liquor Of any kind on Sunday or election
day, nor 10 any minor, except upon the
written order at the parent or guardian Of
such minor, nar shall he permit any card
playing, throwing Of dice or gambling
of any kind in his or their store or bar
room. Any violation Of any of the fbreg1.
lng. provisions shall subject the person 80
the same, on conviction, u n fine
)f not less than thirty dollars, nor p-oro
lhan City dollars, and the Circuit f,a,,,
Tor ~. Mary's county, upon stg,eestion H.
The Grand Jury, may suppress the Iirepso cr
any party both rs IN thG person and the
place licensed, and rnereafler no license
'hali be Issued 10 srch person or place r,T
The period Of one year
SECTION 3. And be Il enact.d. That ,b;s
;ct snail take effect on and after the frat
0ur. N ninety
Approved, February %, 1891.
FRANK BROWN,
,,, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH.
President OF the Senate
JAMES II. PRESTON,
Speaker OF the House Of Delegates.
Office IF he SecretITy 0fAe Senate.
hereby certify that the afjregoing isa
true copy Of an act Of the General Assem-.
bly, of Maryland, passed at the january
Session, 1894.
J. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary Of the Senate.
March 15-2t.