The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-06-10
CHI HAPTER lO3.

CHAPTER l03.
AN ACT 70 enable the qualified voters
of the town Of Laurel. Prn, e
| Georges county. to determine iN
ballot whether Spirituous or Fer
mcnted Liquors or Alcoholic Bitters
shall be sold in said town. and to
regulate the terms and conditions on
which the sale thereof may be made
in case the majority of the voters OF
said town shall determine said ques-
tion in the affirmative.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of Mary land, That
tie question whether or not any per
son or persons, house, corporation
company or association may be licensed
in the town Of Laurel. 10y whom or in
which spirituous or tcrmented liquors
! or alcoholic bittcrs shall be sold. shall
be submitted to the qualified voters OF
said town, at the next election to be
! held on the first Monday in the month
of April, in the year eighteen hundred
and ninety-eig ight, and the Mayor OF said
town shall give notice of the time and
purpose Of this act, by advertisement
inserted in all the newspapers published
in said town, and by hand bills posted
in at least ten public places in said
town, at least five days before said
election, in which notice copy of this
act shall be inserted, but failure to
give such notice shall not invalidate
the election.
SECTION 3 And be it enacted, That
all the tickets or ballots prepared fol-
said general election in said town. shall
have printed or written on them these
words, in the following order: "For
License, y" 4 gainst License" and every
legally qualified voter, as provided in
section 1913, of Article seventeen, of the
| code of public local laws Of Maryland
as repealed and re-enacted, by the act
| of 1890, offering to vote at said elec-
ton, and desiring to vote either for
granting liquor license, or against
granting liquor license in said town.
shall erase from his ticket or ballot. as
he may elect, either the words 'For
License or the words Against Lii
cense." and the ballots so cast shall be
carefully counted by the Judges Of said
election. and the said Judges shall
make a return of said votes to the
Mayor and City Council of the town
of Laurel, and the Mayor Of said town
shall immediatel V make proclamation
of the result of the said election, 10y
causing the same to be published in
the newspapers published in said town
as returned by the Judges Of election
aforesaid.
| SECTION >. And be il enacted. That
if it shall be found by the said Judges OF
election of said town of Laurel that a
majority of said votes cast in said town
las been Against License that then
it shall not be lawful for any person OF
persons, house, corporation, company
or association to sell spirituous or fer
mented liquors or alcoholic btters, di
rectly or Indirectly. at any place with,
in the corporate limits of said town
and the laws now in force as sections
247, 24S. 249, $50, 25I. 252, 253. 254
and 255, OF Article seventeen OF the
code Of public local laws shall be and
remain in full force and effect, but if 1t
shall be found by the return of said
Judges of election and proclamation OF
said Mayor, that a majority OF all the
votes cast as prescribed in the preced
| ing sections has been cast For Lii
censt,' then it shall be lawful for any
person or persons, house, corporation
company or association to sell spirit
uous or termented liquors or alcoholic
btters, under the provisions Of this
act, as hereinafter mentioned and pro-
vided. and the following sections shall
he in full force and effect; and Il ccrti
fled copy of said proclamation. which
shall be filed with the City Council
certified under the hand of the Clerk
with the seal of the Mayor and City
Council or any printed copy OF said
proclamation shall he evidence in any
proceeding. Civil or Criminal as evi
dence Of the adoption Of this act.
SECTION I. And br it enacted, Tha,
no person or persons. house, corpora
ton, company or association. after the
first day OF May, eighteen hundred anC
ninetv-eiyht, shall sell or barter, oftl
for sale, barter or keep tor slle or bar
ter. directly or indirectly. in that part
of the Tenth Election district OF Prince
Georges county, included within tn,
corporate limits Of the town of Laurel
amy sprituous or trrm2nted liquors
ale. lager beer, amhrosia or alcohol,
bitters, except as hereinafter provided
but nothing in this act shall be con
strued to prevent the use Of liquor il
the compound!ng Of any prescription
by any druggist on the written pre-
scription of any physician.
SECTION ). And be it enacted. Tha
any person or persons house, corpora
ton, company or association desirin.
to obtain a license to sell spirituous o
termentcd liquors, ale, lager beer, am
brosia or alcoholic bitters in that par
OF the Tenth Election district of Prime
Georges county included within th
corporate limits of the town of Laurel
shall file an application in writing wit
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Prince Georges county, in which shaI
he stated: first. his. her. their or it
Fame. and that he, she or they ar
residents OF the Tenth Election distric
of Prince Georges county and Of tha
part Of said district included With
the corporate limits of the said tow
second, that he, she, or they are citizen
of the nited States. and have bee
for twelve months next preceding tn
filing Of such application. bona tid
residents of the State Of Mary land an
Tor ut least SIN months preceding in
film OF such application are bona fiji
r.sI,;, mt 6l the town ot Laurel: thirc
hat 'h' ap ,Iicant is not. or il tn III
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