The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-09-21
p un1rc LOCAL VS..
January Session. 1906.
CHAPTER 10.

ers of the town of Laurel, Prince
Georges County, to determine by
ballot whether or not spirtuous or
fermentcd liquors shall be sold in
said town and to provide for SUBJ
mission Of said question at a special
election to be held in said town on
April IA, 1906, and prescribing
terms, conditions and penalties.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, that
the question whether or not any per-
son or persons, house, company, asso-
citation, club or corporation may be
licensed in the town of Laurel, Prince
Gcorge's county, State of Maryland,
by whom or in which spirituous or
fermented liquors or Intoxicating
drinks of any kind may be sold, or
whether or not license to sell the same
in said town shall be issued or the
same shall be sold, shall be submitted
to the registered voters of said town,
at an election to be held on the second
Saturday in the month of April in the
year nineteen hundred and six; the
polls to be opened at nine a. m. and
closed at seven p. m., and the Mayor
Of said town of Laurel shall give no.
tice of said election ior the purposes
If this Act by advertisement inserted
n all the newspapers published in said
town before said day of election and
by handbills posted in at least five
public places in said town at least five
days before said election, in which ad-
vertisement copy of this Act shall
be inserted in at least one newspaper,
but failure to give notice shall not
invalidate the election, nor effect the
validity Of this Act, nor operate to
prevent its taking effect.
SECTION g And be it enacted, that
said election shall be conducted bv the
superv sors, judges, and clerks, ap-
pointed or to be appointed under the
provisions of Section lO9 A of the Act
of nineteen hundred and tour, Chap
ter Ill of the Acts of the General AS.
sembly of Maryland, who shall per-
form all the duties and take the oaths
by said section prescribed; and at said
election all persons registered prior
to said second Saturday in April,
nineteen hundred and six, as qualified
vote rs under said Act of 1904, Chap
ter Ill, shall be entitled to vote, and
the ballot for said elections shall be
prepared by the Supervisor of cleo.
tions of said town as far as practicable,
in accordance with Section 159 D of
said act of 1904, Chapter Ill, at least
five days before SAID second Saturday
in April, 1906; said ballot to be, how
ever, as far as practicable, in form as
follows:
Town of Laurel
Official Ballot
Special Election
April IA, 1906.
(Put cross-mark X opposite the
words For License or opposite the
words against License" Make but
one cross mark
For License
Against License.
SECTION 3. The said Board of Elec.
tion Supervisors shall, at least three
days before said election, post up or
circulate as printed handbill or pub
lish in the newspapers published in
said town of Laurel, a fac simile OF
said ballot, and also perform the du-
ties in regard to said election and have
all the powers prescribed and given by
Section 194 E of said Act of 1904,
Chapter Ill; and said election shall
be conducted the ballots counted, re-
turns made, certificates signed and re.
turned, as provided by the said Act
of 1904, Chapter Ill, Section 1874 E,
Section 1874 F, Section 1874 g and Sec
tion 1914 H. And it shall be the duty
of the Mayor of said town of Laurel,
or if there be no Mayor, for the presi.
dent of the City Council, to meet on
the Tuesday succeeding such election
at 7.30 p. m. to receive the returns of
said election and publicly proclaim
the result of said election, and publish
the result of said election in one or
more newspapers published in said
town, and printed copy Of said proc
lamation, or the original ther, of, or
copy of the certificate of the Judges
and clerks, or the original thereof,
shall be evidence in any proceedings,
civil or criminal. The said election to
he otherwise conducted, as far as prac-
ticable. in accordance with said Act of
1904, Cuapter Ill or any amendments
thereto, and all duties be performed by
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