The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-11-05

FEC, And be il e. acted That il 1t shall appear
by ne returns OF Sal judges and the certificate of
Said Clerk that II IA jority of such votes have
been cast For Lic,u.e" hen and in rhat event tn
following section, $. I'll be added to article eight
OF the code OF Pu' lie Local Laws, title Cecil
County, title d" les of sprituous or firm cuted
liquors. 10 take eli, the first day of December
III the year eighteen hundred aud ninery.eignt.
400. No person in Cecil county shall obtain Il
Incense Tor The Sle CT barter of sprituUuS fer
nenled liquors in any quantities whatever. except
such as snail be q'a fled as hereinafter provided
r, 40. There shall board of Liquor icense
Commissioners OF ii county consist ny If three
persons VINO sail h" their Office during good be-
havior or until their uccessors are duly appointed
and quaiiii,d IN CPS of any vacancy occurring in
Said B1afd by Cealu. refusal to act, removal from
,nc county or other sc, the vacancy shall be Iilei
by the County "ui ssiouer> OF Cecil e, uuiy, nnd
ma commission - hall also have thc power IN
thelr discretion to 70 love from Off any Com is
sioner for neglect o. uty or malfcasauce liz ire
upon the petition any ten reputable titus of
Cecil county, aud of of such neglect of uut, OF
a'Ith>aice Ia i. satisfactory to the County
Commissioners and lIeir decision shall lie tiua and
conclusive.
sad Comlnis>iou' shall receive the sum ofone
hundred ant ht'N collars annually in lien Of all
other component Il to be paid to them by the
County Commission, rs of Cecil county Oh or before
the LlrSl dry II Ma" ia each and every year, and it
ShaI iot De Ia"lu i'rany Commission to iTCctly
or incorrectly receive from any applicant for license
any fee, reward or Il ing of value wnaisoev,r
The said pefS,'. c nStitutinS Sait Board aud
their successor shnIl, before entering on the dis.
charge of Their duties, be duly sworn in by the
Clerk OF the Circuit Court for Cecil County; they
| stall meet al Eikton, Maryland. often Us ucces.
.ity requires and their duties shall b. such nS are
| hereinafter defined. Robert Macley, Charles ".
| shippers aud Heury ii MCFadd,u of cell county
are hereby constituted aud appointed the Board OF
| Liquor License COlnml' SlOnels OF Cecil county
Ali. Licenses to the hotel keepers not mere ii an
three in the Third Election District aud not more
than two in any other district OF Cecil untr, may
| he issued and in Incorporated towns OF rot IL, .
than hucen hundred population no, III taau on,
wholesale dealers License may be is uel.
Amy person in Cecil county who may keep a
house for the reception of guess or of permanent
| or OF Transient bOarderS containing at / rs FIVE
| chambers more than are needed for his fnil,
pnTro.cS and which said i've cr more chu inhr,>u
used for the reception of guess. ur p, rnuIirnI OF
| transient ucrS, containing herein T. use at ~
| times at least tive good be@s vita suli ut G yer
ing therefore and having staililg -uilire ior tn.
| accommodation o! six or more horses. shall i
| deemed Il hotel keeper within the meaning of hi
| Act.
| Any person who shall keep store or hons, f,
the sale or barter OF spirtuous or termcncd liqupi
in quantities of not less than pint to he drunk
on The premises shall be deemed IL Wholesale dvalc
| within the meaning OF this Act.
| ill A. Any person in Cecil county dcsi.ug t,
take out a license uLder this Act shah Gie peti
| ton with the liquor I.iCCn CunuiS- Ouvrs
| Cecil county, setting forth that the applicant de
sires to sell spirtuuus iermcnted liquors. alc
shall describe thereto premises to b" tccup e
| by said applicant, including ul the IuIlGiugs an,
| grounds to be used by said AZ TlCalt ia c.l.n'c
ton with said business: and aid au' cant >lrni
file with said petition written certificate >'guCd hy
ten COZ respectable citizens OF the town 81" I,
District wherein the applica It dcsi To- sell
each Sg er shall reside within Two miles from n.
piacC to be licensed setting forth their belief tina
| the applicant Tor such lie nSc viii k,e an urdurly
house and duly observe the provi lows tbs nci
aud ench person signing said certificate shalt ~,
| that he has not Urn- Tie current Year signed ,
| certificate Tor any othet peDsOu app !tn- for
license to sell Spi ituOus erNcute liquors WI Ia
i'll said town or district; and il said applicant Ur
| hotel kc eyer he shall satisfy su Il BouG OF LQu
| License Commissioners by his own oath and lht
oaths of two respectable and disrcrcstcd witness,
ofther belief therein, that he has bona II e III,
without intending 10 cvade the spin ana mcHu
| of this Act, duly provided aud will maintain huu
| keep for use at least five or more chambers mo
| than are needed he private or family pUrirp.,
| OF said motel keeper, be used for the reception
guests, or l"rnanent or transient hparltrs, add at
least ii b, dS with Snlicirut GOVERN ihcrcf n wl Il
stabling Tor nj least six huseN al ct >ii cuulnurr
| and beds to tie and remain on ~nlu premises II
| " iCh splitnOus OF t rmcutci .qu ART to u,
| licensed to be SO d, and each AMI very applicant
| whether Il tel e"per or not sh'll Mdcr to ~ Il
| Board of Liquor llc"ns" C"nmls'i 'uers bo"o
duly culed To- the >tntc of arylnn' with ut u.t,
''" =. les To +" aPpr, We, by saln Board, Ill toe
penal sum OF uuc thou and uutl"r CundIt nu"d hl
| the faithful ICrtormauc,s OF the provision, Uf TN
| act, and the payment Of IN, and III. ues ycuali,H
and damages which may h. impuseu or rtcuv. r,,
under this act hlCh said bond snail spoons hI,
to all such persons IL r"liHit, described rs n,
| injured by the ST eotspiruuUS or fern n!cdl.qupr
! sold i'll violation OF the ir,VisiVns # Tai, Act.
Upon the receiut Of ;, i'll papers from any apuli
| cant an herein before provided, iucluding lup'
and sun cielt bond. the said Boaru ,aull forthw !
advertise at least once in two newspapers of
| county Uhc cost OF sad HdvCrtlScme / To be frs
paid To said Board by the nppicanJ the Substance
of shii petition specifying ptrlicu nily The lac,
wher said applicant process 10 sell said not O.
shall specify time and place Wh II The BUari VII
hear OH CIiOns t. the gninli Of Src,I license a
| tn ii eand place named the Board hall hear an,
OF jections " hicn may made If no objection
are made, or il objections maze Hrr in the Opinion
OF the Board insun cient aud in their judgment tn
app lcln! has compile d with the provisions OF lh
law an j. entitled to C'rSr, th' Y shah give Il
said applicant certificate that he i entitled u
license, spe IT, ing the character thereof. upon tn
payment to the CT, TX OF the tirCui Court for CvCi
County, the license fees hereinafter provided An'
said Board shall i'll" the boLd OF the applicant, NJ
proved by said Board, with said Clcrk ol the Circnl
Court for Cecil County Aud the Judgment OF sal
| Board of Liquor License Commissioners shall h
final and conclusive upon amy applicant, and an
applicant % HON II license is refused shall uI
have the right To make II secoudnppication With
six months And the said Board may in The exc
else of their discretion rcrl>c II issue license
any applicant, ana when the license COmmiSSi one
shall nave reason tn believe THAI any lcrr sc COZ
Quoting his business in an improper manner or tn
place licensed is from local or other causes i'll I'll
nature of II nuisance in such locality, or that I'll
license has violated any of the provisions of N
sub title Of this Article, the license comm ssione
shall have the p wer 10 suppress such license; an
upon such suppression they shall file with the lei
of the Circuit curt for cc County i'll with
their reasons for suppression of such license.
Alp. No lie use to sell Spirituous or ferme, te
liqnOrs in Cecil county shall be granted to III
| hotel Keeper VINO shall nave computed with II
provisions of this Act unit such applicant Shu
present to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Gee
County the CertiiiCa'e OF the Board OF Iiuu,
License Comm, SionerS as provided in the prvCc
ing section, aud shalt in addition to the license fl
required by the state pay to Said CLERK the sum
three hundred dollars il said applicant sha de /
to sell SprituOuS or iermeuted liquors i'll any i
corporatcd town in said co ,.nty or Within two mil
of the corporate limits thereof, and the sum of OIL
hundred and fifty dollars if said applicant shall
sire to sell SprituouS or tcrmeued liquurS in Sa
county OF within the limits nor within two mil
thereof OF any incorporated town thereof
Alb. No license to sell spirituOus or fcrment,
liquors i'll Cecil county shall be granted t. Al
wholesale dealer within the meaning of this \
, who shall have complied with the provisions
this 'ct unless said applicant shall present to Il
Clerk of the Circuit Court TO- CeCIi County the CT
tiHcate of die Board of Liquor License ommissio
| ers as provided in the preceding sections and shs
IN addition 10 the license fees required by the Sta
pay TO the said Clerk the sum of three hundred AZ
fifty dollars.
Ala All sums received by said Clerk for liccus
shalt be accounted for, and, with the exception
one half the fees received for Licenses granted wit
in the limits of incorporated towns paid over
said Clerk to the County Commissioners of Gee
County within thirty days after the receipt Of Il
same, and the one half of the license fees receive
. for licenses issued for places within the corpora
limits of any town shall be- accounted for and pa
by said Clerk within thirty days to the municp
authorities of said town; and the official bond
said Clerk shall be liable for all sums received II
licenses sued under this Act, and said Clerk >ha