The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-10-18
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CHAPTER 532
AN ACT to enable the registered qualified
voters Of Cecil County to determined by
ballot whether spirituous or fermCntcd
liquors or cider shall he sold in said
county.
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1dr,II NJ nIar,IonL ,rbot no oI,ontjnr
whether or NOT apy pprson or nersops honse
noronanv association or body cornoratr. as
ISOLATION or body corporate. as hereinafter
described NAV be licensed in Cecil County of
this State nv whom or in which spirituous or
fermenied liquors, Intoxicating drinks or
riGor nav Ee SOLD. or whether or not no
license 10 sell the same in said county ehnu
he Issued. shall be submitted to the register
ed and qualified voters of said county on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in Nov
en1her eiphfeen hundred and ninety eight
and on the first Tuesday after the flr:t Mon.
day in November, in every fourth wear there
altar nt the election then TO he held therein
and inc sheriff of said comfy shall nj least
three weeks previous to the day of said cleo
lion. cause public notice to he given of the
Submission of said question to he nnhlisbed
in two newspapers of said county with copy
of this Act and also by hand bills containing
said notice and copy of this p ct TO he rost
ed at the most public places within each
election district of said county, and the
County Commissioners of said county shall
nav for the publishing of said notice and
COW of this Act. and for printing said hand
bills, and shall pay to said sheriff for said
services the sum OF twenty-five dollars, but
if for any reason said notice shall not be
given, or not given IN the manner herein pre-
scribed, such failure shall not affect the vail
dity of this Act, or operate to prevent its
taking effect
SEC 2 And be it enacted. Thatthe ballots
east at said election to be counted as decid.
inc for or aoainst the'sale of spirjtuous or fer
mented LIQUORS. intoxicating drinks or cider
in said county. shall have printed or written
on them fine words "For License F." or "Apainst
License" and the ballots cast "For License"
and the ballots cast against License shall
be carefully counted by the Judges OF said
election in the respective election districts of
said county, and the number of said ballots
"For License" and the number of ballots
against License" shall be certified by them
and the return judges ofsaid election at their
meeting after said election shall cast up the
whole vote "For License and Against
License in said districts, and shall make
separate written return OF said whole vote to
the Clerk OF the Circuit Court for Cecil
County. and said Clerk shall record said re-
turns among the records OF his office, and
shall prepare certificate proclaiming
the result OF such election in said county,
ana cause salu cei'ltcate 10 DC puoisheu,
WITHIN hfteeh DAYS alter sald returns nave
peen recelVeu ny nun, once III all tne News
papers puohsneu Ill saiu COUNTY
Sec. 8 And be 1t enacted, that If it shall
appear by the returns of said judges and
certificate OF said Clerk that majority OF
said votes have been cast Against License
then the following sections from section one
hundred and seventy nine to section one hun
bred and eighty eight Inclusive. shall be in
force in said county, and stand in the place
and stead OF section one hundred and seven
ty-nine to one hundred and lightweight in
elusive, ofArticle eight OF the Code Of Pub
lie Local Laws, title Cecil County, sub
title Liquors and Intoxicating Drinks,' re-
pealed by this Aot'
179. 1t shall not be lawful for any person,
or any house, company or association or
body corporate, to barter or sell directly Or
indirectly. or to solicit or receive orders for
the purchase of at any place within the lin
its of Cecil County, or to give away on its
place of business, within the limits Of said
county, any spirituous or fermented liquors,
or alcoholic bitters or Intoxicating drinks Of
any kind or cider tonic beer, lager beer,
schnapps or gin, or any article used or sold
as beverage in the composition OF which
whiskey, brandy, high wines or alcohol or
any spirtuous or fermented liquors shall DO
an ingredient, nor shall any license be grant
ed for the sale OF the same therein.
1870. No person. house. company assoeia-
ton or body corporate, shall deposit, keep
or have in his or its posession. any spirituons
or fermented LIQUORS or alcoholic bitters or
Intoxicating drinks of any kind, or cider.
tonic. beer, lager beer. schnapps or gin or any
article nsed or sold as beverages, in the
composition of compoundinp of which whis-
key, brandy, high wines, or alcohol, or any
spirituous or fermented liquors shall be an
ingredient, with intent to barter or sell or
give away the same in violation of the pro-
visions of the preceding sections, or with in
tent that the same will be bartered or sold
or given away in violation thereof within the
limits of said county.
1871 Nothine in tbe nreceding SEQ.
tions shaII he constrncted to nrevent the
sale of nure annie cider mot RI he DRINK on
nremisas of tha selIerS in nnontiea NOT lees
Than ono oailon Of ono tina hv noannfactnr.
ers Of annie cider or hv nersons who have
grown The annles from wbich the cider was
Sold hv them has heen made. hut snch sale
nj annIe cider shall only he lawful hetween
tha drst dav ~ Ananst in ZACH veor apd
the frat dav Of Jannsrv in the sncceedina
wear and M sale Of cider shall he Iawfnl