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

Election district affected 10y this act
where any spirituous or termcnted
liquors are sol or kept for sale, and
fourth. the particular place where the
business is to be conducted under the
license sought, specifying the same by
definite designation and description;
which said application shall be verified
by the affidavit of the applicant, made
before any Justice of the Peace in said
county, and if any false statement is
male in any part of said application,
the applicant or applicants shall be
guilty Of perjury and upon indictment
and conviction shall be punished ac-
cordingly, and any license issued upon
such application, shall be revoked as
hereinafter provided.
SECTION 6. And be it enacted, That
there shall be annexed to said applica-
ton Il certificate signed by a majority
of the reputable, bona tide residents
within three hundred feet of the place
in which it is proposed to sell any
spirituous or fermented liquors in said
town of Laurel. in which the persons
certifying shall state that they recon-
mend the applicant as 4 suitable per-
son to whom such license should be
issued: and any applicant for such
license shall specify the particular
place where he proposes to offer said
spirituous or iermented liquors for sale.
SECTION !. And be it enacted, That
s,iI and fif.o ot a
being filed with the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court for Prince George county,
with 4 certificate from the Mayor OF
the town Of Laurel that the facts stated
in said application he verify believes
to be true and 4 receipt from the treas
urer of the town of Laurel for the sum
of three hundred and fifty dollars for
one year, or a proportionate part there
OF for any less time, which shall be the
amount paid for the use OF the town OF
Laurel before any license shall be ap-
piled for to the Clerk of the Circuit
Court under the provisions of this act,
the said Clerk shall issue to said appli-
cant, if all the conditions of this act
appear to have been complied with, u
license for Il period not longer than
twelve months, upon receiving from
said applicant the following sum or
license fee, viz: If the license be for
twelve months and to sell spirituous or
fermented liquors. the sum of ore hun
dred dollars, for the use of the County
Commissioners by said county for pub
lie roads; if issued for shorter period.
the license shall pay for every month
or fractional part of 4 month for which
his, her, their or its license are to run,
one twelfth of the annual charge for
such license in addition to the amount
required to be paid to the State of
Maryland, and all such licenses shall
expire at the expiration Of the time
designated, and no license so granted
shall he transferable to any other per-
son or persons or to conduct the said
business at or i'll any other house, mes
suage or tenement without the trans
teree complying with all the provisions
OF this act rs though the transterce
was an original applicant.
SECTION $. And be it enacted, That
every person or persons. house, corpo-
ration, company or ASSOCIATION recelv-
ing Il license under the provisions of
this act shall frame his, her, their or
its license under Il glass and place the
same so that it shall at all times be
conspicuous and easily read in his, her,
their or its chief place Of making his.
her or their sales, and no license issued
under the provisions of this act shall
authorize sales by any person or per-
sons, house, corporation, company or
association who shall neglect this re-
quircment.
SECTION 9. And be it enacted. That
the license year shall begin Oh the first
day OF May, \. d., eighteen hundred
and ninety-eiyht, and end with the
thirtieth day of April, A. d., eighteen
hundred and ninety nine, and begin on
the first day of May Of each year there
after and end with the thrteth day Of
April each year thereafter.
SETON TO- And be it enacted,
That no person or persons, house, cor
poratlon, company or association who
Shall obtain u license under the pro-
visions Of this act shall sell or furnish
Intoxicating, spirtuous or fcrmentcd
liquors of any kind at any time to 4
minor, either for his or her own use or
for the u.s. OF any other person, or toa
drHn.lari, or to any one then under
the lliiuenc. Of liquor, or at any place
within twD hlnlr..d f-ct of any church
or school house or sell, offer to sell or
barter or give away any spirituous or
Iermcnlcl liquors or keep his, her, their
or its place open on the Lords day,
commonly called Sunday; nor shall
any person Or persons, house, corpora
ton. company or association open his,
her, their or its place of business for
the sale Of any intoxicating, splrituous
OF fermcnted liquors before the hour Of
six O'Clock ante-meridian. and he, she.
or they shall close the same at eleven
o. clock post-meridan, and any person
or persons, house, corporation, company
on association his, her, their or it's otli-
GERS, agents, servants or employees
violating this provision Of this act shall
l. deemed guilty of u misdemeanor
and shall upon conviction be fined, for
each ntlrnsc. not less than fifty dollars
nor NOR than one hundred dollars, or
shall br imprisoned in the House OF
Correction for 4 term not less than
thirty days, nor more than ninety
| days, or may be both iiaed and impris-
oned in the discretion OF the Court or
J uSticc of the Peace before whom the
conviction may tie had with the right
Of appeal to the Circuit Court, as given
, in section sixteen of this act.
,, SECTION II. And he it enacted
=. inat any person or persons, house,
corporation. company or association
W Ito shall obtain Il license under the
provisions of this act shall keep all
whi>krv. winr Iagvr beer. ale. amhrosia
or any other Kind or kinds of spirit
uouS or trrm Hntrd liTInrS lrpt Inr sale
i'll a room which shall hr visible from