The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-09-10
Proclamation and Notice

Ofa new election to he 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 termented liquors or medl-
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 me
| Circuit Court for Garrett county, upon the
presentation before the first day OF August.
| 1896 OF the written petition OF AT least one
| third ain number of the registered voters
| who cast their votes at the last preceding
| general election in any election dlSl1ct 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 spirltuous or fermented liquors and
| medicated bitterS producing lntoXlcatlon
| should be sold in such district.
And whereas, such written petition signed
by said number of voters In election district
No. 6, of Garrett county, Mary ianai was Ss on
| the 3lst day of July, 1896, filed with the CLERK
| of said Court, whereupon on said day, IL 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 notlce
| of a new election to be held i'll said election
district No. 6, of Garrett county, as above pro-
vided.
order, |, Edward u. Tower, Clerk of the
Circuit Court for Garrett county, do
hereby proclaim and give notice to all
the voters and people OF SAID Electlon
District No. 6. in Garrett county, ana 10
all others whom it may concern, that at
the time and place of the next Congress
| sonal election held in said district IN
said county on the third day OF Novem-
| ber 1876, there will be held new elec-
ton in said district by the judges and
clerks of election who shall then ana
there hold said Congressional election,
| to determine whether or not license
shall be granted to sell spirituous or Ter
mented liquors or medlcated blIters
producing intOXicatiOn in SAID district
and whether any of said liquors or any
compound, of which alcohol forms the
chief or principal ingredient, shall DC
| sold in said district after the first DAY OF
May, 1897, except by regular pharinat-
cist or druggist having license for such
business under the law of this state
upon the written bonafide prescription
of a regular practicing physician OF sucI
| district whose name shall be signed
thereto and at said election at SAID Tune
and place in said district, each legally
qualified voter of said district shall be
entitled to cast one vote for or agalnsl
said license and sale, and that If at salo
election it shall be found that major
ity of such votes have been cast for IL
cense in said district, license for the sale
of such liquors will be granted as now OF
hereafter may be provided by law, put l
it shall be found that majority OF sale
votes have been cast against Incense II
said district it shall not be lawful 1o
any person or persons, firm, company o.
body corporate after the hrst day OF May
1897, to sell or otherwise dispose OF pA
way of barter, directly orindirectly, an!
such liquors, and no license VIII De ls
sued or granted for the sale OF the SAM
in said election district.
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Garrett Cou n
ty, Maryland. 70 u