The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-07-21
PUBLIG hOGAL LAWS.
OPERATIVE IN CECIL COUNTY.
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AN ACT

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AN ACT
TO enable the registered qualified voters
Of Cecil county to determine by ballot
whether spirituous or fermented
liquors or cider shall be sold in said
county.
SECTION 1. BE ii cRacied 6r the Gen
c,ai assembly 0f Maryland, That the
question whether or not any person
or persons, house, company, association
or body corporate, as hereinafter de
scribcd. may be licensed in Cecil county
Of this State, by whom or in which spiri-
tuous or fcrmented liquors, Intoxicating
drinks or cider may be sold, or whether
or not no license to sell the same in
said county shall be issued, shall be sub
mitted to the registered qualified voters
of said county on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, eighteen
hundred and ninety-iour, and on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November i'll every fourth year there
after. at the election then to be held
therein: and the Sheriff of said county
shall, At least three weeks previous to
the day OF said election, cause public
i'OtlNS " " SiHS'i VI Xix 9ubiIIlSSloiL VI
said question, to be published in two
newspapers of said county; also by
printed handbiIls containing said notice.
to be set up At the most public places
within each election district of said
county; and the County Commissioners
of said county shallpay for the publishing
of the said notices, and for printing said
handbills, and shall pay the said Sheriff
fg, ~ c..r,icaC IN - sum Of t,t-a,,t,- E,-a
dollars; but II for any reason said notice
manner herein prescribed, such failure
shall not affect the validity of this act or
operate to prevent its taking effect.
SEC. ,. lint BE- il enacted, That the
ballots cast al said elcctIon,to be counted
rs deciding for or against the sale oil
spirituous or lermentcd liquors, intoXi-
eating drinks or cider in said county,
shall have printed or written on them
the words, For License" or Against
License and the ballots cast For
License" and the ballots cast against
License" shall be carefully counted by
the Judges of said election in the respeC-
tive election districts of said county, and
| the number Of ballots For License"
and the number against License"
SHAH lJt Gel llllCN! lk kIlGIll, ana lllt
| return Judges OF SAID election, at their
meeting after the said election, shall
cast up the whole vote For License
and Against License i'll said districts,
| and shall make separate written return
oil sad whole vote to the Clerk OF the
| circuit Court Tor Cecll county; and SAID
Clerk shall record sad returns among
the record? OF ms ONCE, ana ahal pre-
| pare ccrtlIlCatc PfoC!aiihlh9 tile result
| OF Such eiGcuoh' ana cause Sald GER
| tiiIcate 10 DC puOilSileu "ltliih Iliteen
| days amer SAID returns nave been
received Dy MN, once IN All the news
papers puollShcu III Salu county
SEC. 5. ind be il enacted, That if it
shall appear by the returns of said
! Judges and certificate of said clerk, that
a majority OF said votes have been cast
against License, then the following
sections, numbered from one hundred
and seventy-nne to one hundred and
| eighty eight, inclusive, and designated
| by said numbers and to read as follows,
| snail be ana tHey are neIepy ADDED to
article ciSh. OF i llle CoGe OF fuDIlc Local
| Laws, ehliIle2 ceCil CouilIy, SuD-ttiG
Liquors ana lntoAiI"uilS bIiihS' ana
to follow immediately aiter SS'ld subtitle
and snail be III force ana take effect on
ana after the HrSt Gay III Nay, III the
year eighteen hundred and nlnety-tlVe,
| and all laws or parts oil laws inconsistent
| Herewith shall be repealed alter the
aforesaid date.
| SEC. I79. 1t shall not be lawful for
any person, or any house, company or
| association, or body corporate, tc barter
or sell, directly or indirectly, or to
solicit or receive orders for the purchase
of, at any place within the limits OF
Cecil county, or to give away at his or
ITS place OF business, WITHIN the limits
| OF SAID county, any SplrituouS or Ter
mented liquors, or alcohollc DltteIs, or
Intoxicating drinks OF any KIND, or cider
tonic beer, lager beer, Schnapps or
gin, or any article used or sold as bev-
erage, IN the composition OF which
| whisky, brandy, high wines, or alcohol
or any splrltuoas or termented liquors,
shall be an ingredient, nor shall any
license be granted Tor the sale OF the
same therein.
SEC. $50. No person, house, conf
pany, association or body corporate,
shall deposit, keep or have, in his or its
| possession, any spirituouS or fermented
liquors, or alcoholic bitters or intoxi-
| eating drinks of any kind, or cider, tonic
beer, lager beer, sChnapps or gin, or
any article used or sold as a beverage
l in tie composition or compromising OF
which whisky, brandy, high wines or
alcohol, or 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, or with intent
that the same shall be battered or sold
or given away, in violation thereof, with
in the limits OF said county.
SEC. ISL. Nothing in the two proceed
ing sections shall be construed to pre-
vent the sale of pure apple cider. mot to
be drunk on the premises of the seller,
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 OF
apple cider shall only be lawful between
the first dav of August in each wear and
the first day of January of the succeeding
wear, and no sale of cider shall be lawful
to minors or intoxicated persons, or on
the Sabbath day, commonly called Sun
day: nor shall any sale of cider be law
full either for themselves or as agents
for others, by such manufacturers OF
| cider or growers Of apples, if they shall
be the proprictors, keepers or owners OF
a hotel, inn, bar-rOom, restaurant.
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