The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-04-21
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.

SIC. ITO. And be it further enacted, That
from and after the passage of this Act, the
provisions of the Act OF 1898. chapter "a, enh-
tied An Act to Prohibit the sale OF Spirita
Gus and FeTmented Liquors and Lager Beer
in Election District No. 2 of Garrett county,
be and the same is hereby repealed so far as
the same shall apply to that part Of Electioa
District No. contained within the corps-
rate limits of the town OF Friendsville. IN
Garrett county, Maryland, hereby incorpe-
rated. and said part of said election district
No. within said corporate limits is hereby
exempted from the operation of the prOvis-
ions OF said Act of 1928, chapter II, and wheR-
ever any hOtel-keeper having accommOda-
ton for fifteen guests in said corporate limN
its of FriendSville shall produce to the CLERK
OF the circuit court for Garrett county
receipt for the sum of S250.OO two hundres
and fifty dollars paid to the clerk OF the
Mayor and Council of Friendsville for
license to sell sptrituous and fermentes
liquors III said town, then the clerk OF the
circuit court for Garrett county shall Issue
u license to such parties to sell spirituous
and fermented liquors and lager beer in tho
corporate limits of said town of Friendsville
upon the terms and conditions and for the
license fee Or charge as other state licenses
are issued for the sale of Spirituous liquors
and lager beer and in case his license SO
granted by the Mayor and Council of Friends
vile shall be forfeited under the provisions
of this Act, and he shall be convicted az
herein provided, then he shall no longer have
any right to sell under his state license.
SEC. lip. And be it further enacted, That
it shall not be lawful for the clerk of the
circuit court of Garrett county to issue
license to any person, persons, firm or cor
poratiou to sell spirituouS or fermente0
liquors or lager beer after April Both, 1904
outside the corporate limits of Friendsvills
within four miles OF the public school at
| FriendSville, Md.
SEC. no. And be it further enacted, That
whenever hereafter ten freeholders of the
town shall desire to have the sale of liquor
abolished they shall petition the Mayor anu
| Council at least thirty days before the Feb
ruary election provided for in each year, to
submit at said election to the voters of said
| town, whether or not the license herein
provided for shall be abolished; and the
Mayor shall have printed on separate tickets
to he vOteu at said election the words For
Liquor License" and Against Liquor Lii
cense.' and if if majority of the votes cast
shall be cast For Liquor License the same
shall be issued as hereinbefore provided /:
but If a majority of the votes cast shall be
Against Liquor License, then no more licenss
to sell liquors shall be granted after the eX
piration of the term for which any such
| licenses then issued shall end; and If the
! votes of the majority shall be Against Liquor
License and the sale of such liquors be pro
| hbited, any ten freeholderS IN said town
may, at the next ensuing election petition
| for a submission of the question again, and
similar ticket shall be prepared and voted
and the ma OritY for or against liquor license
shall prevail and licenses shall be
issued as aforesaid or not as the
and under these conditions and provisions
the question of license or no license may be
| submitted at each and every annual election;
| no person who is not a freebooter within the
| and possessing all the other qualifications
set forth in this act shall be entitled to vots
on the license question.
| SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act
: shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April :. 1904.