The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-05-08

so permitted to vote; which plats and
information shall be furnished by the
Supervisors of election to the judges of
election through the Sheriff at the time
the ballots, ballot boxes, registration
books, etc, are furnished; the reglstra-
ton books being the same used at the
last General Election.
SECTION T. At the close of said elec-
ton the Judges of the election shall In
the manner provided by the General
Law proceed to count said ballots pub
licly and canvass the vote, make out the
return and under their hands certify
the result of the said election in accor-
dance, as far as practicable, with the
General law and shall within three
DAYS return to the Supervisors of Elec-
ton the poll books, registration books,
tally sheets etc., as ordinarily required,
and shall also within three days deliver
t. the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Prince Georges County certificate OF
the result in each Of their respective
districts under their hand, attested by
the clerks and the said Clerk Of the
Court shall forthwith file and record
said certificate and he shall at once
issue q proclamation declaring the re-
suit of said election and publish the
same in one or more newspapers; but
failure to issue said proclamation shall
not affect this Act or operate to prevent
it's taking affect and the original certi-
fcates of the Judges of Election, copies
thereof, or the said proclamation, or a
copy thereof, shall be sufficient evil
dence of the adoption of this Act in
any action civil or criminal.
SECTION 5. That should it be found
that in the aforementioned districts, and
portions of Districts that majority of
voters have been cast against the sale
of spiritusus or fermented liquor then
in all such districts it shall not be law
full after September 1, 1908, for any
person or persons or body corporate,
his, her, its or their employees, agents
or clerk to sell or barter or give away
in the course of trade any spirituous or
fermented liquors, alcoholic drinks of
any kind, lager been or any beverage
of an Intoxicating character within the
limits of any district of Prince Georges
County mentioned in this Act or parts
of districts; uor shall it be lawful for
the Clerk of the Circuit Court or License
Board or anyone to issue license for the
sale of spirituous or fermented liquor
under the penalties prescribed in the
Seventh Section of this Act, within
any such districts.
SECTION 6. But in case a majority
of the votes cast should be in favor of
the sale of spirituous or fermented
LIQUORS then this Act shall be of none
effect and all Acts shall remain unre-
pealed.
SECTION 7. That any person or per-
sons, or corporations, his, her, their or
its agent, servant or employee who
shall violate the provisions of section
five of this Act and shall sell, barter or
give away in the course of trade any
spirituous or fermented liquors, lager
beer, or intoxicating drinks of any
kind within the limits of any of the
said districts, he, it or they shall on
conviction be subject to fine of not
less than fifty dollars nor more than
five hundred dollars and Imprisonment
in the county Jail or the house of cor
rection for not less than thirty days
nor more than one year or both such
fine and Imprisonment in the discretion
of the Court or the justice of the peace
trying said case, and any justice of the
peace of said County is hereby given
Jurisdiction and is authorized to issue
all necessary warrant or warrants for
the arrest and conviction of any often
der and jurisdiction is hereby confer
ed upon all Justices of the Peace of
Prince Georges County original and
concurrent with the Jurisdiction of the
Circuit Court for Prince Georges Coun-
ty to institute proceedings, try all cases,
sentence parties and enforce the penal
ties and sentences imposed, provided
in case any party feeling aggrieved
thereby or the States Attorney, may
take an appeal from the judgment to
the next jury term Of the Circuit Court
for Prince Georges County upon enter
ing into recognizance with surity or
sureties for appearance and it shall be
the duty of the said justice to require
all witnesses against the party charged
to enter into recognizance for their ap-
pearance at the trial of said cause, and
on failure to furnish satisfactory
security to commit the alleged offender
and witnesses.
SECTION s Provided that nothing in
this Act shall be construed to prevent
the compromising by druggists or phar-
macists of any bona fde prescription
given by regular practicing physician
in which spirituous liquors may be
component part; provided that no
pharmacist shall sell nor compound
mole than once any one prescription,
and no physician shall give any pre-
scription, for intoxicating liquor or in
which intoxicating liquor shall be an
Ingredient, unless it is for bona fide
case of sickness, nor shall any phar-
macist or druggist sell, barter or give
away in the course of trade any liquor
within the limits of the districts specified
without such prescriptions and any
person violating the provision of this
Section shall be liza BILE to the penalties
by the preceding section.
SECTION 9 That in the trial of said
person, for a violation of the proceed
ing sections, it shall be lawful for the
State to prove that such person on
trial has paid, if such be the case, a
tax to the Government of the United
States, under the Internal Revenue
Laws thereof, upon the business of
brewer, retail dealer or wholesale dea
Ter in spirituous liquor, malt liquor or
any product containing the same in
Prince Georges County, for period of
time within which such violation is
alleged to have occurred or to prove
that such person has registered such
business for the said period, with the
Collector of Internal Revenue of the
district of which Prince Georges Couu-
ty forms part, or that such persons has
made application to be registered; and
it shall be lawful for the State to offer
in evidence in such cases, a copy of the
Internal Revenue Laws, relating to
said tax, registration or application for
which facts may be proved
by the certificate of said collector or
any of his deputies, or by the sworn
testimony of any person who has ex-
amined the books of said collector, and
a copy of the application of any per
son for registry under the said Internal
Revenue Laws, made and attested by
said collector or his deputies, or sworn
to by any person who has examined the
books of said collector, shall be prima
facie proof of such application, and the
payment of said tax and the applica-
ton for such registry, shall be prima
facie evidence that the party SO apply
ing and paying the tax, is engaged in
the sale of Intoxicating liquor in Prince
Georges County in violation of the
provisions of this Act