The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-10-29
Sheriff's Election
Notice.

Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, Sheriff of Cecil county, that at the
next election 10 be held in Cecil county on
tuesday, November Sth, 1898, the ques-
ton OF whether or not spirtuous or fer
mented liquors or cider shall be SO d in
Cecil county, shall be submitted to the
qualified voters Of said county, as provided
by an act Of the General Assembly ot
Maryland, passed at the January session
1895, Chapter 532. The provisions of said
act are as follows:
CHAPTER 532.
AN ACT to enable the registered quail
he'd voters OF Cecil county to determine
by ballot whether spirituous or fermer ted
| liquors or cider shall be sold in said
county
| semby of Maryland That the question neither or
| not any person or persons, house. company, aSso.
citation or bod! corporate as hereinafter described.
| may be licensed in Cecil county of this State nv
| whom or in which spiritucus or fermented liquors.
| intoxicating drinks or cider may be sold, or
wht ther not license to sell thu same in So id
| county shall be iss ed shall be submitted to The
| registered and qualified voters of said county on
the first Tuesday after the first Mond in Novem.
u
! the first Tuesday fter the first Monday in Novem
ber III every fourth year thereafter at the election
then TO be held therein, aud the Sheriff of said
county shall AZ least three weeks previous to the
| day of said election, cause ublc notice to be
gwen of the submission OF said question 10 he pub
| lsled III Two ntwspa, erS of said county win ~
| g" Of this Act, and also by printed hand bills
containing said notice, and copy Of This Act Ia he
p"strd at The most public places within eacn lice
| ll"l district OF said county and The County Com
M 81 II Is Of shiI county shall pa Tor the PUBLISH
Ing OF sa MT ice and copy OF thi, Act, ard fpr
printing said hand bills, aud shall pay nj
Hh,rh Tor >ald services tie sum of Nv nty-f dol
laIs, bat if for any reason said notice shall II In,
sl' Il, Hr not given IN the nlanner herein pre- cri
ed such lure Sh II not affect the validity of this
Act or pernte TO prevent Is taking effect
SEC And he il naced, T at the ballo ems,
AT said eec ion to he counted rs deciding for or
against th sac OF SpiriIuous TOR fermen ed liquor.
intoxicating drinks or cider i'll III county, snail
have pri ted or written on them The words "rOr
iceu,c or Against License" N d the ballots cast
FOR tic Ire" and the tulIulS east "Apnii,st
Ii ,nse' shall be carefully counted by The I1dg
at and ciecon i'll tie respective clec on districts
Of said county. ana the lumber of sud ballots
FOR icen e ami the number of allOtS Against
LIZ cisc' sha be certified by them aud the return
judges f aid election NJ their meet, i after said
election ain G sl ny he " ole vote For License"
an: y all l.ccn,e' III said districts, sId shal!
wake eiar"tc Wliten return Of said Who'c vote
t"''t Clerk "' IN" ircuit Court for ec County,
an silu SiSrh shall record III returns among the
records Of his office and shall prepare cert fcae
proriaming the result Of such election III said
count! mnh cause said certificate To published
,",Wd "y him once III all the news pal crS pub.
lished in said county.
SEC. 3. And be 1t enacted, That II it ,lmll an
ar b! tn" returns uf sad Judges e, IT cate OF
sad rik mat II majority OF sand votes have b, en-
th>t Against idceh then tn following sections
from sect hundred and Severt, -III,,. fl seq.
ZION ne hundred aud elghry,ight inclusive, shall
To- II fnrre III SAID county, and stsid il the place
and stead Of see ion one undred and serenty.nine
to one hnndicd ana eighty-elght inclusive, OF
Article Z ght of the lode OF Public Local Inws
Int,
eating Drinks" repealed by this Act.
Ia. 1t shall not be lawn for any person. or any
huu =, company or association or BODY corporate
t. bar 81 or sell directly or indirectly, or t, solicit
~ receive orders for the pu chas" uf at any place
non the limits of Cecil cnun y. or to give away
IT. ulace 81 buSln IS, Within The luits of snia
county any 'pi iiuOu> or fcrmenteu liuuOfs q,
alcoholic bitters or Intoxicating drinks of amy
kind or cider, tonic bter, lager beer schnappS or
gin, or any article used or sOd beverage i'm the
composition of when wniskey, brandy nIgH wines
or alcohol or any spntuous or ferm,nrcd liquors
shall be an Ingredient, nor SHAH any license re
granted for the sale of tue sane therein
$50. No person, house comrany, association or
body corporate, shall dc ost, keep or have i'm his
or it, possession any spirituUus fermentea
liquors or alcoholic buffers or lnIoXicatinp driuks
OF any kind, or cider, ionic beer, lager beer
schnapps or gin, or any article used % sold as n
beverage, in the composition or compnuudins If
which whlskey. BRANDY, nigh wines, OF nIcoho or
any splrituous or iermcn cd liquors sh Ill be nm
iDgred ents. with intent to barter or sell or olive
away the same in violation OF the provisions of The
preceding sections, or with intent that the same
will be bartered or sod or given away in violation
thereof within the limits OF said COUNTY.
ISL. Nothi i'll the preceding sections shall be
construed to prevent the sale of pure apple elder
mot to lie drunk on the premises of the s.llerl in
quantities not less tNan one gallon at one me ty
manufacturers of apple cider or by persons who
hay" grown the apples from which the cider sold
by them has been made; but such sale of apple
cider shall only b. lawful between the first dayu
August in each year, and the first day of January
III the succeeding year. and no sale OF cider shall
be lawful to minors or intoxicated persons or ON
the sabbath DAY, commonly called SUNDAY nor
shall any sale OF cider be lawful either for Them.
selves or as agents TOR others, bv sucn manufactuG
ers of cider, or growers of apples, they Shall be
the pr prietors, keepers or owners of hotel inn
bar-ruom, restaurant, salOOn Gazing house st re or
pool iaGalelle or billiard room, or by their agents
walters or clerks, nor shall manufacturers of cider
or rowers OF apples or their agents sell cider
directly or indirectl in any hotel, inn, bar-room
restaurant, saloon. eating house, pool bagatelle
or billiard room.
49, lfany person, house company association
or body corporate Shall violate any of tue pro.
vison> of the three preceding sections within he
limits of Cecil county he or il snail on eacp and
every convection thereof, forfeit and pay II fine OF
not less than one hundred dollars nor ino ore than
six hundred dollars and costs of prosecutions shall
be confined in the Maryla House of Correction
for not /! than six months nor more Than twelve
months or in the discretion Of The Court forfeit or
pay Il fine of not less than one hundred do urs nor
more Than xix hundred dollars and cost OF prose
cutlon, and FILLING to pay such ue and costs forth
with, snail be SENTENCED To be confined in the
Maryland House of Correction for term not less
than SIX IN Ihths nor more than Helve months or
until such fine and costs paid.
1873. Nothing in the four preceding sections shal
be construed to pr vent the OF any such liquors
By II regular pharmacies or druggist, who may or
shall have Obtained license therpf ,rp under the
license laws of this State to regular practicinp
physician OF said county on his pers nal applica.
ton therefor.
Isl. In the trial If any person or any house
company, association or body corp FIR II VIOLA.
ii II ofany of the five preceding stciiouS it shall
be lawful for the State to prove that su"h persou
house. company association or body corporate on
trial has or have paid Of snch be the easel n specia
tax to the Government of the United States under
the internal revenue laws thereof upon or for his
or its business as brewers retail dealers in ljuuors
who cSale dealers in liquors, retail dealers in
malt liquors, as the Case may be in Cecil county
for II period of time within which such violation
has occurred and to prove that he has or have
registered his or its bus for said period Ms such
dealers with the collector of internal revenue for
the district Of which Cecil county shall form mart
and that he or it made application to said collector
TO be so registered and 1t shall be law ful for the
S ate III such case to offer in evidence said internal
laws relating to said special taxes and the
payment of said special tax upon and the register.
ing OF his or its said business. may be proved by
certiic ate of said collector any of his depues
or by the sworn testimony of him or any of them |
and copy OF the application of any person house |
company, association or body corporate tor registry
under said revenue laws made and attesed by |
ssid collector any of his deputies shall be prma
tacie proof of such application.
1856. If any druggist or pharmacist shall violate |