The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-02
CHAPTER 312.

CHAP Elk 542.
AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred
and forty-seven of the Acts of the
General Assembly of Maryland, passed
at the January Session, eighteen hun
dred and eighty, by adding new sec
ton thereto, to be designated as sec
ton seven.
Whereas, chapter one hundred and
forty-2even of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed at the
January Session, eighteen hundred and
eighty, entitled can Act to enable the
qualified voters OF Frederick County, and
the various election districts therein to
determine by ballot whether spirituous
or fermented liquors shall be sold in said
county or districts was at an election
held in pursuance thereof, approved and
adopted by majority of the registered
qualified voters of the Third Election
District of said Frederick County, and
by said vote and the certificate of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Frederick
County proclaiming the result of said
election, and by the publication of said
certificate as provided by said Act, be-
came law for the said Third Election
District of Frederick County; and
Whereas in said Act, cider and home
made wine are excepted from its provi-
sions and the sale of which is not pro-
hibited; and
Whereas, the sale of cider and home
made wine is conducted in said election
district contrary to the wishes of ma
jority of the registered qualified voters
thereof, to the great disturbance of the
peace, quiet and order, as well as to the
majority of the business interests of said
election district; and
Whereas, petitions have been adj
dressed to the General Assembly signed
by majority of the qualified voters Of
said election district, asking that an
amendatory Act be passed to remedy the
grievance complained of and growing
out of the sale of cider and homemade
wine in said election distect, therefore
Section I. BE it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland that chapter
one hundred and forty-seven of the Acts
of the General Assembly of Maryland,
passed at the January Session, eighteen
hundred and eighty, be and the same is
hereby amended so far as the same re-
lates to the Third Election District of
Frederick County, known as Middletown
Election District, by adding the following
section to be known and designated as
section seven.
Section Z. BE it enacted that the terms
and provisions of said Act of Assembly.
passed at the January Session, eighteen
hundred and eighty, chapter one hum
bred and forty-seven, be and the same
are hereby amended, enlarged and ex-
{ tended so as to embrace and include
therein the prohibition of the sale by any
person or persons, or body corporate.
directly or indirectly, or the giving away
at his, her or their place Of business, of
any spirituous or fermented liquors, or
intoxicating drinks of any kind, includ-
ing all kinds of intoxicating cider and
home made wine, so far a. said Act re-
lates to and effects the Third Election
District of Frederick County. known as
, Mlddletown Election District, as fully
and as amply as if the same had been
embraced included, mentioned and par
ticularly described in section three. four
and five of said Act as originally passed,
and as if the same had been adopted by
a majority of the registered qualified
voters of said election district and the
Clerk Of the Circuit Court for Frederick
County had prepared a certificate pro-
claiming the result of said election and
cause said certificate to be published ac-
cording to the provisions of said Act, and
that the prosecutions and penalties pro-
vded in sections FIVE and six of the
original Act of eighteen hundred and
eighty, chapter one handred and forty
. seven be and the same are hereby eX-
tended and made applicable to any vio-
latidn of the terms and provisions of said
original Act as amended, enlarged and
extended by this amendatory Act. Pro-
vided nothing in this Act shall prohibit
any person or persons selling cider and
homemade wine in said district in guam
titles not less than one gallon, when the
same is not to be used or consumed on
the premises where sold.
Section ?. And be it enacted that this
Act shall take effect at the expiration of
thirty days from the date Of its passage.
Approved April 8, 1902.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor.
: JOHN HUBNER,
President of the Senate.
NOBLE L. MITCHELL,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Office of the Chief Clerk House of Dele
gates
S hereby certify that the aforegoing is
: a true copy of an act of the General AS
: sembly of Maryland, passed at the Janu-
airy session, 1902.
B. L. SMITH,
!. Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
May 2-3t.