The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-10-15

| NouCe II nciepy gwen ny inc uHIci
signed Sheriff of Cecil county, that at the
next election to be held in Cecil county or
Tuesday, November Sth, 1898, the ques,
ton of whether or not spirituous or fer
mented liquors or cider shall be sod in
Cecil county, shall be submitted to the
qualified voters Of said county, as provided
bv an act of the General Assembly OF
Maryland, passed at the January session
1893, Chapter $50. The provisions of said
act are as follows:
CHAPTER 532.
AN ACT to enable the registered qua i
fed voters of Cecil county to determine
by ballot whether spirltuous or termer ted
LIQUORS or cider shall be sold in said
| county.
| SECTION Re il enacted by the General AS
semby of Maryland, That the question whether or
not any person or persons mouse, company asS9-
catio or body corporate, as hereinafter described
| NAV be licensed i'll Cecil county oil this State by
whom or in which spirituonS or leInen'ea LIQUORS,
| Intoxicating drinks or cider may Dc soiu, or
whether or not no license to sell III, same III sald
county shall be iss, ed, shall be submitted to the
| registered and qualified voters OF SAID county ON
the first Tuesday aiter me ISL "S hi apd on
thr fr.t TUESDAY, After the first Monday in Novem-
Der IN every fourth year thereafter, at the election
| then 10 be held therein, and the SherIli OF said
county shall nj least three weeks previous to the
| day Of said election, cause uDnc notice to lie
given of the submission OF shid question 10 he pup
| lished in two newspal ers OF shla county with a
| cory of this Act and also by printed hand bills
containing aid notice, and copy OF ms Act to be
posted AT the most public places Within eacn elec'
| lion district of said county aud the County Com.
mi ii n rs oi said county shall pay Tor the PUBLISH
ing of said notice and copy OF This Act ard for
printing said hand bills, ana snail pay % 'aii
oner for said services the sum OF twenty .hN dol
lars but if for amy reason said notice shall not be
Civ II, or not given il the mn inner herein pre- Glib
cd. such lure sh not affect tne Vaila!! OF TINS
| Act. or 'pernle to prevent lis taxing ellec''
| SEC. . And be it enacted, II at The balloS cast
| at said election to be counted AS deciding for or
NJ nius tn sale of spiruous or ternen I'd liquor.
intoxicating drinks or cider in sid county Shall
| have mi, ted ur written on lhrm the words "FOr
liceue" or against License, NJ the ballots cast
| For ic nSe" aud the ballots cast Against
Ii ,nsr" shall be carefully counted by the Judges
ct SAID election III the respective elect on districts
| of said county. and the lumber Of snid ballots
| For iCrlre" AMI the nnmbe. OF 'ailots Against
juugus of "A d election mt their meeting after sid
election Shall east up lhe w ole vote For licels
ma - mint License" in said districts md shall
| Il AXE u tyHrntc written return Of said who vote
| To Ne Clerk Of The 'uCuit {, ur for tee COLn'y
| pnd SAN Clerk shall record III returns among the
records Of his Office ard shall lltpafc ct ri hCHe
| proc tanning the result OF such ,Itcl"n IN sand
| count, ana cause said certificate to b published,
W thin fifteen Dir Us after SAID ietuIs have been
| 'rlved by him untc III all the hewSlal eGs Put
| ished in said county
| FEC B. And be it enacted, That if it shall ap.
| p 10y the returns Of said judges an" certificate OF
SAID Clerk that pHiority OF sand votes have b, en-
east Against lIcen tncn thr following svcliuI!s
from section one hundred and sever ty ulnc t. sru.
lion ne hundred and cighlyl light inclusive, shall
Ice n force in said county, ana S'hhd IL The place
and stead of sec on one uhdrcd ind Scvcnty.nlnc
| to uiic hundred ana eighty eight inclusive OF
| Arcr eight of the tode OF Public Local Jaws
tn "Cucll G. unity, 'ub llte Il quurs and lutuAi.
| eating Drinks" repealed 10y ms Act
Ia 1t shall, not be lawful for amy person or any
| huu,e Comp-ny or association or huti corporate
to bar e. sell, directly or iudl!"c y or SUl:ci
or r, ceiVe orders for the purchase OF nj any place
W lhlu the limits OF 'eclI coun y or to give away
ON It's place o. busln So With" die hLllS Of SAID
| county any spiIituous or ier'tnen liquors q
| alcoholic bilters Intoxicating drinks OF any
| kind or cider, tonic beer, lager ieer, schnapps or
Iu or any article used or SOFA as beverage III the
| Cumpusitiun of which whiskcy, brandy, nigh wines
| or alcohol or any Spirituous or iermen ed liquors
| shall be an ingredient, nor shall any license ,e
,ranct tor the sale of the same therein
$50, No person, house, company, association or
body corporate Shall de' osit, keep or have in his
| or its post SsiOn any srlrituouS or ierIuentcu
| liquors or alcoholic hnterS or intoxicating drinks
OF any kind, or cider, tonic beer lager beer,
| Schuaips or gin, or any article used sold as n
| beverage, in the conn osition or cOmpOundn! If
which whiskry, brandy, nigh wines, or AIcuho or
any Sprituous or fern en- ed liquors shall be an
insr,ilrus with intent TO barter or sell or give
away HE same in violation of the provisions of the
preceding st ctons or with intent that the same
| will be burtered d or given away i'll vic alton
| thereof within the limits OF said county.
ISL. Noth Z in the preceding sections shall be
construed to prevent the sale of pure apple cider
| mot To he drunk on the premises of the Hen in
quantities not less tnan one gallon at one me ty
| manufacturers of apple cider or by person. who
! have grown the apples from which the cider sold
| by them has been made but such sale Of app e
cider shall only BE- wiul between the first day II
August in each year aud the first day of January
| in the succeeding year, and no sale OF cider shall
be lawful To minors or n.oXicrted persons, or on
| the sabbath day, commonly called SUNDAY" nor
| shall any sale OF cider be lawful either for them.
selves or agents for others. BY such mauutaCtur-
ers of cider, or growers of apples, If they shall be
| the pr prieturs, keepers or owners of hotel, iun
barroom restaurant, sal1on eh'ing house, st re or
pool, agavlc 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 Indirect in any hotci, inn. bar-rOpm
restaurant saloon, eating house, or poo, bugatclle
/ or billiard room.
IL ls2 Ifany person, house company association
For body corporate shall violate any OF the pro
| visions of the three preceding sections within he
| limits of Cecil county he it shall on each and
| every conviction thereof forfeit and pay Il fine OF
| not icss than one hundred dollars nor more than
six hundred dollars and costs of prosecution, shall
| be confined in the Maryinuu House Of Correction
for not less than six months nor more than twelve
months or in the discretion of the Court forfeit OF
pay IL fine of not less than one hundred dollars MOI
more than six hundred dollars and cost of prose
cution, and falling to pay such fine and costs forth
| WITH shall be sentence to be confined in tn,
| Maryland House of Correction for IL term not les.
than six months nor more than twelve months OF
| until such fine and costs are paid.
| lS3. Nothing in the tourprecedng sections shall
| be construed to prevent the sale otuny such liquor
by Il regular pharmacist or druggist, who may o.
shall have Obtained license therefore under tn,
censc laws of this State to II regular practicirl
| physician of said county on his personal appca
ton therefor
| Isl In the trial Of any person or any house
company, association or body corporate for Il viola
ii II of any of the five preceding sections, it shall
| be lawful for the state to prove that such person
| house, COMPANY, association or body corporate OF
trial has or have paid f such be the casej pecin
tax to the Government of the United States under
the internal revenue laws thereof upon or for hi,
or its business rs brewers retail dealers in LIQUORS
or who'esal dealers in liquors, or retail dealers in
malt liquors. as the may be in Cecil county
| for period of time within which such violation
has occurred and to prove that he il has or have
registered his or its bus ness for said period MS su"
dealers, with the collector of Internal revenue for
the district of which Cecil county shall form part
and that he or ii made application to said collector
To be registered and It shall be law FIJI for the
| SAFE III such case to offer in evidence said internal
revenue laws relating to said special taxes and Inc
payment of said special TAX upon and the register
ing of his or its said business, may be proved by
certificate of said collector or any of his deputies
or by the sworn testimony of him or any of them
company, association or body corporate for regiSt "
under said revenue laws, made and attestei by
said collector or any of his deputies shall be prm
| hce proof of such application.
lS5. If any druggist or pharmacist shall violate
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