The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-05-21

SECTION !. BE- 1t enacted by the General As
scmbly Of Maryland thai the question
whether or not any pCrS II or persons, house,
company, association or body corporate, as
hereinafter described, may he licensed in
Cecil county OF this State by whom or in
which SpirItuouS or tcrmcntcd liquors. intOX-
'ating drinks or cider may he sold or
whether or not no license to sell the same in
said county shall bc issued shall hcsubmittcd
to the registered ana qualified voters of said
county on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, ci%htccn hundred and
nnctN -Ci"ht, aud on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in Novcmbcr.in every fourth
year thereafter. at the election then to bc
held therein, and the shrriiT of said county
sha'! nj least three weeks previous to the day
of said election. cause pub!i" notice to be
given of the submission of said question to
hcpuhliShcd intwO newspapers of said county
With II copy of this Act. and also by printed
handbils containing said notice, and II copy
of this act to be posted at the most public
places within each election district Of suid
county. and the County Commissioners of said
county shall pay for the publishing of said
notice and copy of this Act, and for print ing
said handbillS, and SiEltl pay to said sheriff for
said services the sum OF twenty-five dollars,
but If for any reason said motto" shall not he
given. or not given in the manner herein pre-
Scrihcd. such failure shalt IOt atfo ct heviil-
ity of this Act. or operate to prevent its talk
ing effect.
Sec And be ii enacted. That the ballots
cast ut said election to be cOuDtci us deciding
for or against the sale of spiriiumis or tcl-
in said county sha ! have printed or written
on them the words For License. or" Against
Licrnse," and the ballots cast For License"
and the ballots cast Against License" shall
be carefully counted 10y the Judges of said
election in the rcspC ctiVc election districts OF
said county, and the number of said ballots
For License and the number of ballots
"AgainS' License" shall be certified hy them,
and the return Judges of said election at their
meeting after said election shall cast up the
whole vote For License" and Against Lii
cnnSp' in said districts and SDI l make "A
aratc written return of said whocvotc to the
Clerk Of the Circuit Court for Cecil County,
and said Clerk shall record said returns among
the records OF his Office, and shall prepare
certificate proclaimin% the result of such
election in said county, and cause said cCrti-
iicate to be published, within fifteen days
after said returns have been received by him,
once in all the newspapers published in said
county.
SEC 3. And be il enacted That if it shall
appear by the returns o. said judges and Ger
tifcatc of said Clerk that Il majority of said
votes have been cast Against License" then
the following sections from section one hun
drCd and SCvcnty-ninc to section one hundred
and cighty-cight inclusive, shall he in force
in said county, and stand in the place and
stead of sections one hundred and seventy
nine to one hundred and ciThty-clght inci1s
i've, of Article of the Code of'Pubic Local
Laws. title Cecil County," subtitle "LiquOrs
and Intoxicating Drinks" repealed by this
Act.
l19 1t shall not be lawful for any person, or
any house, company or association or body
corporate to barter or sell, directly or iudi-
rcctly or to solicit orrCccivc orders forthcpur-
chase of ut any place within the limits of Cecil
county, or to give away on its place OF bust
ness. within the limits of said county. any
spirituous or formcntod liquors. or alcoholic
bittCrS or intoxicating drinks of amy kind. or
cider, tonic beer. lager beer. Schnapps or gin,
or any article used or sold rs II beverage in
the composition of which whiSkCN, brandy,
high wines or alcohol or any spirituouS or Ter
mcntcd liquors shall be nm ingredient. nor
shall any license be granted forthc sale of the
same therein
$50. No person. house. company, association
or body corporate. shall deposit. keep or have
in his or its possession any Spirituous or fer
mcntcd liquors or alcoholic bittCis or int0Ni-
eating drinks of any kind, or cider, tonic beer,
lager beer, schnappS or gin, or any article
USED or spId rs II beverage, in the composition
or compromising of which whiSkcy, brandy,
high wines. or alcohol. or any spiritu0us or
fcrmcntCd liquors shall be an Ingredient, with
intent to barter or sell or give away the same
in violation of the provisions of the proceed
ing section, or with intent that the same
shall be hartcrcd or sold or given away in viO-
lation thereof within the limits of said
county.
ISL. Nothing in the preceding sections shall
be construed to prevent the sale of pure
apple cider mot to he drunk on the ~ clii~, >
of the seller in quantities not loss thIn ~.
gallon ut one time, by manufacturers ui Hpr.a
cider or by persons who have rrOwr ne
apples from which the cider sold by thcrr mas
been made; but such sale of apple cider shall
only be lawful between the first day OF
August in each year, and the first duy of jan
nary in the succeeding year, and NJ ale of
cider shall be lawful to minors or intoxicated
persons, or on the sabbath day, commonly
called sunday nor snail any sale of cider
he lawful either for themselves or as agents
for others, ty such manufacturers of cider,
or growers Of apples, If they shall be the
| proprietors, keepers or owners of a hotel,
Inn, bar room, restaurant, saloon, eating