The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-06-03

AN ACT % enable the qualified voters
of the town Of Laurel. Prince
Georges county. to determine 10y
ballot, whether Spirituous or Fer
mcnteu Liquors or Alcoholic Bitter:
shall be sold in said town. and to
regulate the terms and conditions on
which the sale thereof may hc made
in case the majority of the voters Of
said town shall determine said ques-
ton 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 10y whom or in
which sprituous or fermented liquors
or alcoholic bitters 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 weight. and the May or 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 a 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 election in said town. shall
| have printed Or written on them these
words, in the following order; For
| License, -" a gainst License" and every
legally qualified voter, as provided in
'ction 1913, of Article seventeen, oft the
code of public local laws Of Maryland,
as repealed and re-enacted, by the act
of 1890, offering to vote at said clec-
| 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 "A against Ii
cense." and the ballots so cast shall be
carefully counted by the Judges Of said
| election, and the said Judges shall
make return of said votes to the
Mayor and City Council of the town
Of Laurel, and the Mayor of said town
shall Immediately Y make proclamation
of the result of the said election. by
causing the same to be published in
the newspapers published in said town,
as returned by the Judges Of election
aforesaid.
SECTION 3. And be it enacted, That
if it shall be found by the said Judges of
election of said town of Laurel that a
| ma ajority Of said votes cast in said town
has been Against License, that then
it shall not be lawful for any person or
persons, house, corporation, company
or association to sell spirituous or fer
mented liquors or alcoholic bitters, di-
rectly or Indirect y. at any place with
in the corporate limits of said town,
and the laws now in force rs sections
247, 24s, 249, $50, 25l, 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
censc,' then it shall be lawful for any
person or persons, house, corporation,
| company or association to sell spirit
uous or tcrmentcd liquors or alcoholic
bitters, under the provisions of this
act, rs hereinafter mentioned and pro-
vided. and the following sections shall
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 be evidence in any
proceeding. Civil or Criminal. as evi,
Ience of the adoption OF this act
SECTION 1. And he it enacted, That
no person or persons, house. corpora
ton, company or association, after the
first day OF May, ci iThtern hundred and
nety-cight. shall sell or barter. offer
for sale, barter or keep for sale or bar
ter. directly or indirectly. in that part
! Of the Tenth Election district OF Prince
Georges county, included within the
corporate limits Of the town of Laurel,
any splrtuouS or tcrmcnted liquors.
ale, lager beer. ambrosia or alcoholic
bitters, except rs hereinafter provided.
but nothing in this act shall be con
strucd to prevent the use Of liquor in
the compromising Of any prescription
by any druggist on the written pre-
scription of any physician
SECTION ). And be it enacted, That
any person or persons. house, corpora
ton, company or association desiring
to obtain license to sell sprituous or
fermentcd liquors, ale, lager beer, am
brosia or alcoholic bitters in that part
OF the Tenth Election district of Prince
Georges county included within the
corporate limits Of the town OF Laurel,
shall file an application in writing with
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Prince GeOrge's county, in which shall
be stated: first. his. her, their or its
Eamc. and that he, she or they are
residents of the Tenth Election district
Of Prince Georges county and of that
p:rt of said district included within
the corporate limits of the said town;
second, that he, she. or they are citizens
of the United States, and have been
for twelve months next preceding the
filing Of such app 'atipn, bona tidr
rpsd .ntS of the State Of Mary land and
for ut least SIX III 'nthS preceding the
filing OF ~''ctl application are bona lidr
residents of the town ui Laur |: third
Int HE lnnln.lut Is not OF il the an-