The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
CHAPTER ASf.


election district in Garrett county to de-
tcrmnc by ballot whether OF not Spiritu-
OuS or fermented liquors or lager beer
shall be sold in amy such election district.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland that at fine next c}Cc-
tion for members of Congress of the United
States from the sixth congressional district of
Maryland. to be held in Garrett county on the
next Tuesday after the first Monday i'm No
Ycmbcr in the year eighteen hundred and
nincty-SiE. there shall be held an election in
any election district in said county, subject to
the provisions hereinafter enacted to deter
mine by ballot whether spirituOuS, tcrmcntCd
or other Intoxicating liquors shall be sold in
said election district of the county aforesaid:
and it shall he the duty of the sheriff OF said
county to make proclamation OfSuch election
as IN case of other elections held in this state,
under penalty. in case of neglect or refusal 70
perform such duty as is now provided in the
election laws of this State.
SEC 2. And it shall be enacted that said
election shall be held in accordance with the
law governing general elections in this state,
at which said election the ballots to he cast
shall be printed upon The regular ballot sheet
of said election; the words For License or
Against License shall be printed in Sepe-
rated columns and the ballot so cast shall be
received by the judges of election and dCpos-
tied in the regular box provided by tie said
sheriff and counted by them, who shall. with
in three days thereafter make a written re-
turn of the same, under their hands, seals
and of the number Of ballots 50 cast for or
against license, to the clerk OF the Circuit
SUrrVi "Io S!3 t dFcorH 'ne same; ma IL
o,j -, 20 ~ ] " to
and published in one or more newspapers
SsncesSi, w ~ 10 ~ w.
snIt Of snch election in each 0f Said l,Strictc
OF the county aforesaid,
2h, ., -NIiu Ie II enacted thitt II IL small be
IoHIi" az Sucu elecJloh ana ptoclalmed by the
sad clerk OF court. that majority Ofthe quail
lied votes have been cast for license in any
W. T;iI 7.N e,ct.I"ii uIA'ilcjS wherein the sac
Va I!,lH?.H oi oiLct ICillcHlvu SPIRITS IS nOHI
paollpiIeu by law, Immediately after mis-
p t ny lue StlV c!crk OF inc 5e and
~ ,t n'1cH Pi ollpIlloil Si+fV person
- lSi.pN ltiiio'c 'i tuu any 'lll3tr term cntnJ
Tfe i 80, II" Iea ~ ~ upon obtain
az ~ sum c,eclIoH ul NJ or hprcaft cr may
,t7 ictlS' tItIoI ~ i1ncral or bubble local
pG "io Iueu ny puo'
law 10 :. o,,oo,ol ,r,,,.. .,,,,,
SEC. t. Ap6 pe - Cit,N ~ iI'I - IL SiIttII
be found y 49, 4tt 'o' .,t w 'S
the clr'< ", Cottl lt,t " ~ ~ tilG Pt!:i
lhea No.Ss Ia oGoi i,IttiSe In
any VI SUI tIctLloiI " tic sore
OF HquoI oi o.i't Ii NV @ ~ low
license" by LAW, 1T ' Gr,, 'i"a ne ioT any
person OF ptrS SO, LII, G" rI or no4S
corpo'iIc Ok, tliT "lreI w HtS vi nay III
tiic yGSIr ~ S"Iu ultCitoi 10 sen or
o. e. V'iHpo'e ol ~ WY vi pttIltf ul'Ccty
vi tcr!2 Wy spurious le'ilenteu OF
: ai' NE l"uolH oI hlctIcdtcu On
ttt > ~ uhuGliE lHioAlc'tlloh'oT any compound
o. WHlch IIcoh"I forms the chief or princ-
f en- or !1I any incense 10 ne grant
.ioii uISIlct OF me county aforesaid provided
HaI iiolllh@ lcfelh contained snail be con- |
SIue' 20 prevent me compromising or sale of
aly Such liquors ny fc-uIar pharmacist or
druggist now having a license for such bust |
ness uhuef me laws OF ms state, upon the |
Nltlen roma noe prescription or a regular |
physician OF Such district, whose |
name ShaIl be signed thereto; and every such |
prescription snail be hlcd and Kept by such |
pharmaciSt or druggist. and no Que prcscrlp- !
Iloh sla!I serve for more than one purchase; |
bul no physician shall make or sign amy such !
prescription unless the person for whom ii is |
made Is actually sick or such liquor Is abSo-
lutely required as II medicine; and any ply !
STEFAN who shall, after SAID first day of May !
next succeeding said election, make or SIGN |
any prescription for such LIQUOR cyceDt ms
provided Tor her in shall br deemed guilty of |
a violation of this act and uron conviction
thereof Shall be fined not less than tlfty nor
more than one hundred dollars and costs for
each otlenSc. and be committed bv the court
wherein such conviction is had until Such
fine and costs are paid: nor shall anytbln~
herein contained be construed TO Drn6ibit =
sale by such pharmacist or druggist in case of
extreme illness when delay would he dam
geYOuS TO the patient
SIC g. And be it enacted that if on and
after the said first day of MAY next succeeding
said election, any person or persons firm
company or body corporate shall in any cleo
ion district of said county wherein q major
ty Of the votes aforesaid have been east
against license" and proclamation thereof
maue us aforesaid sell orotherwiSe barter or
tlSpoSe o. ulreHtlS or ihdirectIy, any spiIltu-