The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-08-03
p upnrc LOCAL Laws.
January Session, 1906.
CHAPTER 296.

253 of Article II of the Code of
Public Local Laws for Prince Geor-
ge's County, title Intoxicating
Drinks, and to re-enact the same
with amendments and to add ad-
dtional sections thereto; to repeal
Chapter 400 of the Acts of 1890
and to re-enact the same with
amendments; and to repeal Chapter
57l of the Acts 1902.
Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland that Chapter
57l OF the Acts of 1902 be and the
same is hereby repealed, and Section
252 as ammended by Chapter 46O of
the Acts of 1890 and Section 253 OF
Article II of the Code of Public Local
Laws entitled Prince Georges Coun-
ty, subtitle Liquor and Intoxicating
Drinks be and the same are hereby re-
pealed and thereupon re-enacted so as
TO read as follows.
SECTION 252. L any person intends
to sell or barter spurious or ferment-
ed liquor or alcoholic bitters or all COM
bined, or shall open or keep any
oyster house, cook shop, vitualating
house or lager beer saloon in which
spurious or fermented liquor or lager
beer may be sold in any quantity or
by the drink in any of the election
districts of Prince Georges County,
such person in addition to the respec-
tive amounts to be paid to the State
of Mary land under Article Sc OF the
Code of Public General Laws, title,
Licenses, or under any other section
OF said Article, shall pay the sum Of
$1OO, to the Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Prince Georges County for the
use of the public roads of said County
except that in the second and six
teenth election districts, known as
BIandensburg and Hyattsville he
shall pay $4OO to said clerk, one-half
of such sum when realized from
licenses issued to sell within the cor
porate limits of the Town of Bladens-
burg, the said Clerk shall pay to the
Commissioners of said Town, as soon
as received by him, the same to be ap-
piled by said Town Commissioners to
the repair and Improvement of the
roads in said Town, as is now provid-
ed for by Chapter lG4, Section 64 of
the Acts of 1902 this section shall not
apply to the Tenth election district
Of said County.
SECTION. 253. No spurious or fer
mented liquors or alcoholic bitters
shall be sold in any election district
of said County except as provided for
by Section 252 and also upon the fol-
lowing terms; that each and every ap-
plicant for license shall be recomend.
ed to the Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Prince Georges County by at least
five respectable freeholders dwelling
within a radious of one mile from the
place at which such business is to be
carried on, as fit person to traffic in
spurious or fermented liquors or
alcoholic bitters this section shall not
apply to the second and sixteenth dis
tricts of said County, which are espe-
cially provided for by Section 253 A
of this act, nor to the tenth district of
said County.
SECTION 253. A No spurious or
fermented liquors or larger beer shall
be sold in the second or sixteenth
election districts of said County, ex-
cept as provided for by Section 252 of
this Act and upon the following terms
and conditions; that each and every ap.
plicant shall make written application
to the Clerk of the Circuit Court
sworn to before some Justice
of the Peace of said County
stating that be will maintain
at all times at least three comfortable
rooms, outside of those used for his
family, for the accommodation of
travellers or guests in the building or
house wherein such liquor is sold;
proper accommodation for at least
four horses and two vehicles for travc-
lers or guest upon such premises and
be able to furnish wholesome food at
all reasonable times; that such appl
cant has been resident of the second
or sixteenth district for two successive
years preceding the filing of his pc
ttion, or that the place so used or to
be used has been licensed as a place
for the sale or barter of spurious or
termented liquors or lager beer for at
least two successive years prior to
the filing Of the petition; that such
house, place or premises are not used,
nor will be used for the retailing of