The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-17
Proclamation and Notice

Of new election to be held in Election Dist
riot No. 6, OF Garrett county. Maryland, at the
next Congressional election, TO be held on
November 3rd. 1896, to determine whether or
not spirituOuS or fermented liquors or medi-
Gated bitters producing intOXication shall be
sold in said district.
Whereas, by Chapter 46l of the Acts of the
General Assembly of Maryland, it was made
the duty of one or more of the Judges of the
Circuit Court for Garrett county, upon the
presentation before the first day of August.
1896. OF the written petition of at least one
third sin number of the registered voters
who cast their votes at the last preceding
general election in any election district of
Garrett county, to pass an order within thirty
days after the filing of said petition, directing
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Garrett coun-
ty to proclaim notice OF a new election 10 be
held at the next Congressional election in
such election district to determine whether
or not spirituous or fermented liquors and
medcated bitters producing intOXicatiOn
should be sold in such district.
And whereas, such written petition signed
by said number of voters in election district
No. s, of Garrett county, Maryland. was on
the 31st day of July, 1896 filed with the Clerk
of said Court, whereupon on said day, 1T was
ordered by Hon. David W. Sloan, one of the
Judges of the Circuit Court for Garrett county,
that the Clerk of said Court proclaim notice
of new election to be held in said election
district No. q, of Garrett county, as above pro-
Vided.
order |, Edward H. Tower, Clerk of the
Circuit Court for Garrett county, do
hereby proclaim and give notice to all
the voters and people of said Election
District No 6. in Garrett county, and to
all others whom it may concern, that at
the time and place the next Congress
sional election held in said district in
said county on the third day of NoVem-
Der, 1896, there will be held II new cleo
ton in said district by the judges and
clerks of election who shall then and
there hold said Congressional election,
to determine whether or not license
shall be granted to sell spirituous or fer
mented liquors or medicated bitters
producing intoXication in said district,
and whether any of said liquors or any
compound of which alcohol forms the
chief or principal ingredient, shall be
sold in said district after the first day of
May, 1897, except by regular pharma-
| ciSt or druggist having a license for such
business under the law of this State
upon the written bonatide prescription
of regular practicing physician otsuch
J district whose name shall be signed
! thereto, and at said election at said time
and place in said district. each legally
qualified voter of said district shall be
entitled to cast one vote for or against
said license and sale, and that II nj SAID
election it shall be found that a major
| ity of such votes have been cast for IL
cense in said district, license for the sale
ofsuch liquors will be granted as now OF
hereafter may be provided by law, but II
it shall be found that majority. of said
votes have been cast against license in
said district it shall not be lawful fol
any person or persons, firm, company Oh
body corporate after the first day of May
1897 to sell or otherwise dispose of by
way of barter, directly or indirectly, any
such liquors. ana no license will be is
sued or granted for the sale of the same
in said election district. ,,,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Garrett Coun
| ty, Maryland. " II