The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-10-11
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AN ACT to enable the registered qualified
voters of Cecil County to determined by
ballot whether spirituous or fermented
liquors or cider shall be sold in said
county.
SECTION /. Be It enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That the question
whether or rot any person or persons, house
company association or body corporate, as
ISOLATION or body corporate, as hereinafter
described may be licensed in Cecil County of
this State hy whom or in which spirtuous or
fermented liquors, Intoxicating drinks or
cider may be sold, or whether or not no
license to sell thesame in said county shall
be issued, shall be submitted to the register
ed and qualified voters of said county on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in Nov
ember, eighteen hundred and ninety eight
and Oh the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November. in every fourth year there
after. at the election then to be held therein
and the sheriff OF said county shall. at least
three weeks previous to the day of said cleo
lion, cause public notice to be given of the
submission of said question to be published
in two newspapers of said county with Il copy
of this Act and also by hand bills containing
said notice, ard copy of this Gct to bepost.
cd at the most public places within each
election dis riot of said county, and the
County Commissioners of said county shall
pay for the publishing of said notice and
copy of this Act, and for printing said hand
bills, and shall pay 10 said sheriff for said
services the sum Of twenty-five dollars, but
if for any reason snid 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 he it enacted, Thatthe ballots
cast at said election to be counted as decid-
ing.for or against the'sale spirituous or fer
mented liquors, intoxicating drinks or cider
In said county, shall have printed or written
on them the words "For License" or saga INST
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, aud 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 a certificate proclaiming
the result OF such election in said county,
and cause said certificate to be published,
within fifteen days after said returns have
been received by him, once In all the news
papers published in said county.
Sec. 8 And be 1t enacted, that If it shall
appear by the returns of said judges and
certificate of said Clerk that a majority Ct
said votes have been caet Against License
then the following sections from section one
hundred and seventy. nine to section one hun
dred 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 OF Article eight of the Code Of Pub
lie Local Laws, title Cecil County," sub
title "Liquors and Intoxicating Drinks" re-
pealed by this Act.
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 a beverage in the composition Of which
whiskey, brandy, high wines or alcohol or
any sprituous or fermented liquors shall be
an ingredient, nor shall any license be grant
ed for the sale OF the same therein.
1870. No person, house, company, associa-
ton or body corporate, shall deposit, keep
or fermented liquors or alcoholic btters or
Intoxicating drinks Of any kind, or cider,
tonic. beer, lager beer, schnapps or gin or any
article used or sold as a beverage, In the
composition of compromising 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. Nothing in the preceding sec
tions shall he constructed to prevent the
sale OF pure apple cider. (not to be drunk on
premises OF tho seller) In quantities not less
than one gallon at one time by manufactur-
ers Of apple cider or by persons who have
grown the apples from which the cider was
sold by them has been made; but such sale
of apple cider shall only be lawful between
the first day Of August in each year, and
the first day of January in the succeeding
year. and no sale of cider shall be lawful
to minors or intoxicated persons. or on the
Sabbath day commonly called Sunday nor
shall any sale Of cider be lawful either for
themselves or as agents for others by such
manufacturers OF cider or growers of apples
II they shall be the proprietors, keepers or
owners Of hotel, inn, bar-room restaurant,
saloon, eating house, store or pool, bagatelle
or billiard loom, or by their agents, walters
or clerks, nor shall manufacturers OF cider
or growers of apples or their agents sell
cider directly or indirectly in any hotel, inn,
bar-room restaurant, saloon, eating house,
or pool, bagatelle or billiard room.
1872. If any person, house, company, as
ISOLATION or body corporate shall violate
any of the provisions of the three preceding
sections within the limits Of Cecil County
he or it shall on each and every conviction
thereof, forfeit and pay fine of not less
than one hundred dollars nor more than six
hundred dollars and costs of prosecution,
shall be confined in the Maryland House of
Correction for not less than six months nor
more than twelve months, or in the discre.
tion of the Court, forfeit, or pay fine of
not less than one hund red dollars nor more
than six hundred dollars and cost Of prose-
cution, and failing to pay such fine and
costs forthwith shall be sentenced to be con-
fined in the Maryland House Of Correction
for term not less than six months nor
more than twelve months, or until such fine
and costs are paid.