The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-10-29

| away, III NlOlhtlOn OF SAID provisions o. ~
&c, ana De It enacted. That if it shall appear
by he ri rms OF said JUDGES and the az
said Cork thai IN .jo,ily of such vote. h, ". %,
beeH cast FOR ic, iSe hr"srd in hat event tb @
| of Ihe code a. Public oc / lnw> titla .H Snti;
County, su title "-alrs of So ruos ur farr a
liquors '" take etf,c' on tr fr,' da! of Decemh,r
Ill the year e.gs teen nun re- nud ninety. ep,I
400 40 pers II in Cecil uluty shall OH oir =
licclSe for he sale or batter II Spirtuous or far
| mented liquors n any quauuirs whatever excent
such rs shn b ga fled rs hereinafter provided
| 40 There shall he bOnrd of Liquor icensa
| Commissioners OF Cecil coun consisting of three
persons who snail hold their Office during good he
havior or until their successors duly appointed
ana qlah d. In case of any vacancy occurring in
said Board by death, refusal to act removal from
the county or otherwise the vacancy shall be filled
| by the County commissioners of Cecil county, and
| SAID commission, RS shall also have the power in
their discretion to remove from office any Commits
sloner for neglect of duty or malteasance in office
upon the petition of any ten reputable citizens of
| Cecil county, and proof of such neglect of duty or
| malfeasance in Office satisfactory to the County
Commissioners and their decision shall be final and
| conclusive
Said Commissioners shall receive the sum of one
| hundred ana nifty dollars annually in lieu of all
other compensation to be paid to them by the
County Commissioners of Cecil county on or before
lbe first dhy of May i'll each aud every year and il
shall not be lawful for any Commissioner to irectly
or indirectly receive from any applicant for license
any Zee reward or thing of value whatsoever.
The said persons nstituting said Board and
their successor, shall, before entering on the dis.
| chnrge OF Their duties, he duly sworn in by the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Cecil Comfy. they
stall meet at Elkton, Maryland Ms often as neceS-
.ity requires and their duties shall b; such as are
hereinafter defined. Robert Mackey, Charles W.
| Shippers and Henry ii McFadden OF cell county
are hereby constituted and appointed the Board of
Liquor License Commi soners OF Cecil county.
All. Licenses to the hote keepers, not more than
thr, in the Third Election District and moi more
than two in any other district OF Cecil ruutv may
he issued, and in incorporated towns of not le.s
thah II Teen hundred population not more than one
wholesale dealers license may be is ued.
| Any person in Cecil county who NAV keen
| h"u,c Tor me reception of cues 8 of permanent
| or Ui Transient bUarderS containing ut last five
| .ambrrs more than are necde, Tor his h,miIv
pArl'0 es and which said tive more chambers ire
used Tor the reception of guess, or permanent or
Transient b. derS, containing therein Use ut all
times Mt least eve good beuS VITA >utli Mt cover
| ing therefore and having stabiug sutiice for The
accommodation OF six 'r more horses shall be
| deemed hotel keeper within the med ing Of this
Act.
| ANY person who shall keep store or hons, for
the sale or latter Of splrtuous term, ed !qu rs
III quantities OF not eSs than pnl not to be drunk
on he premises shall be deemed wholesale dealer
within the meaning OF his Ct
| ali A. Any person in Cecil county DESIRING 10
take out II license urder this Act Shall file n peti
| ton with the liquor License tummiS toner's Of
Cecil county, setting forth thut the applicant de-
sires 10 sell sPrituous o. lrtment"d liquors, and
shat describe therein premises To he nccllp ed
| by said applicant including Ill the buildings and
grounds TO be used by said applicant, in c,nnec
| ton with said business aud aid aurlICaut shall
file with said petition written certificate signed bv
ten o resi- table ciz ms of the town or Ele lion
Us net wherein the applicant desires t. sell aud
each sig er shall reside within TWO miles from he
place to be licensed setting forth their belief that
the applicant for such license will kee, an orderly
house and duly observe the provisions OF tins aci,
and each IersOn signing said certificate shall sate
that he has not uring the current Year signed
cerlihcate Tor any othcl person applying for
lie nSe to sell spi tuOus termente liquors with
III snid town or district; and if said applicant be
hotel Ike er he shall satisfy 50 d Boufd of Linuor
Inv tl ,,,l
oaths o tworespectable and dsipterested witnesses
of their belief therein that he has bona file and
without intending 10 evade the spiri and meaning
Of tins Act, duly provided and will maintain aud
Keep Tor use AT least five or more chambers more
than are needed r the private or family purposes
OF SAID hotel Keeper, be used for the reception
guests. or permanent or transient bOarderS aLd at
eHs rr beds with sufficient covering therefor with
srariug for Mt least six horses all of said chambers
ana btuS to re ana remain on said premises in
lch SpiTitnouS or I, rmenei liquors are to be
licensed to be so d, and each and every applicant
whether hotel keeper or not shall tender to said
Board OF Liquor License Commissioners bond
duly executed u the state of Maryland with at least
two Snreics To lie approved by said Board, in the
penal sum Ol one Thousand ioilar> cOudit oned for
the faithful u"riOrmanceS of the provisions of this
act, aud the payment of any and all fines penalties
and damages which may be imposed or recovered
under this acl which said bond Shall be responsible
to all sucn persons hereinafter described as may be
injured by inc sa isplruouS or termented liquors
sold IN violation of the provisions of this Act.
Upon tn receipt of said papers from apy apnli
cam rs herein before provided, including a good
and SUI ciet bond. the said Board shall forthwith
advertise nj least once in two newspapers of the
county Jhe cost of said advertisement to be first
paid to said board by the appIicani) the substance
of said petition specifying particularly the place
where said applicant proposes to sell said notice
shall specify time and place when the Board will
hear objections To the granting of sucu license At
thr ii ne and place named the Board shall hear any
objections which may be made. If no objections
are made, or II objections made are in the opiniou
OF the Board insufficient and in their Judgment the
app icant has complied with the provisions of the
il Oh NV lb.,lI
said applicant certificate that he is entitled to
license specifying the character thereof, upon the
payment to the Clerk of the Circuit Cont for Cecil
County, the license fees hereinafter provided And
said Board shall file the bond of the applicant ap
proved by said Board with said Clerk OF the Circuit
Court for Cecil County. And the judgment of said
board OF Liquor License Commissioners shall be
final and conclusive upon any applicant and any
applicant 10 nom license is refused shall not
six months. And the said Board may in the exer
else of their discretion refuse to issue license TO
any applicant, and when the license commissioners
sha nave reason to believe that any license is con
Quoting his business in improper manuer or the
place licensed is from local or other causes in the
nature OF II nuisance in such locality, or that the
license has violated any of the provisions of the
sub title of this Article, the license comm ssioners
shall have the wer to suppress such license; and
upon such suppression they shsll file with the Jerk
"t tn" Circuit court for ecil County in writing
their reasons for suppression of such license
49, No license to sell spirituous or fermented
liquors III Ceci county shall be granted to any
hotel keeper who shall have complied with The
provisions OF this Act unit such applicant shall
present to the Clerk OF the Circuit Court for Cecil
County the certtca of the Board of Liquor
License tOmml SiOncrS provided in the prerp1-
ing seclon and shall in addition to the license fee
required by the state pay to said CLERK the sum of
three hundred dollars ii said applicant sha desire
10 sell splrituouS or fermened liquors in any in
corporated town in said rnty or within two miles
OF the corporate limits thereof and the sum of one
hundied ana iity dollars if said applicant shall de
sire To sell SlrituOuS fermented liunorS in said
county rot within the limits, nor within two miles
thereof OF any incorporated town thereof
Alb. No license to sell spirituous or fermented
liquors in Cecil coun shall be granted to any
wholesale dealer within the meaning of this Act
VINO shall have complied with the provisions of
TINS ct unless said applicant shall present to the
Clerk OF the Circuit Court TO- Cecl County the GER
lhcate OF ihe Board of Liquor License commissions.
ers as provided in the preceding sections and shall
III addon 10 the license fees required by the State
pay TO the said Clerk the of three hundred and
fifty dollars.
ala All sums received by said Clerk for licenses
snail be accounted for, and with the exception of
one nall the fees received for lcer Ses granted with
III the limits OF incorporated towns paid over by
shid 'Ierk 10 the County Commissioners of Cecil
county within thirty days after the receipt of the
same, and the one half of the license fees received
Tor celSeS issued TO- places within the corporate
limits OF any town Shall be accounted for and paid
by SAID Clerk within thirty days TO the municipal
authorities of said town; and the official bond of
sad Clerk shall be liable for all sums received for |
licenses sued under this Act, and said Clerk shall
De entitled To charge and receive the sum of two |