The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-06-17
CHA PTER l03.

AN ACT to enable the qualified voters
of the town OF Laurel Prince
GEORGES county. To determine hy
! ballot. whether Spirituous or Fer
mcntcG Liquors or Alcoholic Bitter2
| slall he 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 Maryland, That
the question whether or not any per-
son or persons, house, corporation,
company or association may be licensed
in the town Of Laurel. by whom or in
which spirituous or tcrmented liquors
! or alcoholic bitters shall be sold, shall
| be submitted to the qualified voters OF
said town. at the next election to he
i held on the first Monday in the month
OF April in the year eighteen hundred
and ninety-cight. 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 4 copy of this
| act shall be inserted, but failure to
| Give such notice shall not invalidate
| the election.
SECTION , And be it enacted. That
all the tickets or ballots prepared for
said general clcction~in said town. shall
have printed or written on them these
words, in the following order; For
License" . \ gainst License" and every
legally qualified voter, as provided in
section 93. 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as repealed and re-enacted, by the act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 i'll said town.
| shall erase from his ticket or ballot, as
he may elect, either the words ''For
| License" or the words A gainst Ii
| ccnsc." and the ballots so cast shall be
carefully counted 10y the Judges of said
| election. and the said Judges shall
make return of said votes to the
Mayor and City CouHil of the town
Of Laurel, and the Mayor of said town
shall Immediately 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 ii enacted, That
| if it shall be found by the said Judges OF
| election of said town of Laurel that 4
| ajority of said votes cast in said town
Las been Against License" that then
it shall not be lawful for any person or
| persons. house. corporation, company
or association to sell sprituous or fer
mcntcd liquors or alcoholic hitters, di-
rrctly OF indirectly. at any place with
in the corporate limits Of said town,
and the laws now in force as sections
241. 2tS. 249, go, 25l. 252, 253, 25i
| 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 4 majority of all the
votes cast as prescribed in the preced
| mo sections has been cast For Ii
ccnsc." then it shall be lawful for any
| person or persons, house, corporation,
company or association to sell spirit
uous or tcrmcntcd liquors or alcoholic
! bitters, under the provisions of this
act. as hereinafter mentioned and pro-
vided. and the following sections shall
!.e IN fall force and effect; and 4 ccrti-
lcd 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 OF any printed copy Of said
! proclamation shall he evidence in any
proceeding, Civil or Criminal, rs evi
,i,.ncc Il he adoption OF this act.
SECTION T. And b, it enacted. That
no person or persons. house, corpora
! lion. company OF ass >ciation, after the
! first day nt May, eighteen hundred and
ninr, weight shall syli ar lart,r. otf,r
! l.,r sal, barter "r keep for srlr or bar
| ter, directly a.. indirectly. in that part
OF the Zenith Election district OF Prince
NvorLe's county, included within the
corporate HntS @! the town OF Laurel.
amy Spirtupu> or fern .ntcl liquors.
ale. lager beer. amhrosa or alcoholic
bitters, except as hereinafter provided,
but nothing in this act shall he con
strucd to prevent the use of liquor in
the compromising of any prescription
hE any druggist on the written pre-
soription Of any physician.
SECTION >. And be it enacted. That
any person or persons, house, corpora
zion, company or association desiring
10 obtain 4 license to sell spirtuous or
!yrmrntrd liquors, ale, lager beer, am
brosia or alcoholic bitters in that part
OF the Tenth Election district of Prin,
Gror4r's county included within the
corporate limits OF the town Of Laurel.
shah file an application in writing with
/ the Clerk Of the Circuit Court for
Prime HcorLes county. in which shall
he stated. first his. her, their or its
Lame, and that he. she or they are
residents of the Tenth Election district
OF Prince Georges county and Of that
Fart Of >aid district included within
1Ac corporate limit, OF the sail town:
; ccnl. that he. She. or they are citizens
oi the nilcl States, and have been
for twelve months next preceding the
tiIn1 Of such application, bona tiIc
residents of the State oi Maryland and