The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-21
CHAPTER $40.

CHAPTER $40.
AN ACT to prohibit the granting of H.
cense for the sale of Intoxicating
liquors in certain prescribed terri
tory of Garrett County and to pro-
vide for the creation by popular vote
of Anti-Saloon territory within Gar
rett County, within which territory,
except as herin provided, the sale of
intoxicating liquors and the licens-
ing of such sale shall be prohibited
for the enforcement of prohibition,
IN such territory, and for the aboiu-
ton by like means of the territory
so created.
SECTION L. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That the
words and phrases mentioned in this
srectlon as used in this Act and in pro-
feedIngs pursuant hereto, shall unless
the same be inconsistent with the con-
text be construed as follows: Anti
Saloon Territory" shall mean all terri
tory within the limits of Garrett county.
or any election district, city. town. vii
lage or ward in said county in which
through the action the legal voters
therein. as provided by this Act, the
sale of Intoxicating liquors except as
herein provided, is prohibited; city,
town or village shall mean an incornor-
ated city, town or village as the case
may be, political subdivision" shall
mean county, election district, city,
town, village or ward; district shall
mean territory in which after the same
has become Anti-Saloon Territory, the
limits OF political sub division has been
changed. Law" shall include public
General Laws, Public Local Laws and
all municipal ordinances; in the phrase
shall this become amt Saloon Terri
tory, the proper designation whether
county election district city
town " village" or ward shall be I'M
derStood to be inserted in the the blanks,
and the same shall be inserted in the
petitions, filed by and the ballots pre-
pared for the voters of any county.
election district, city, town, village or
ward; SAID proposition shall mean the
proposition: shall this --- county.
election district, city, town, village or
ward, as the case may be. become
ANTI Saloon Territory; Supervisors
of Elections" shall mean the Board of
Supervisors of Elections of Garrett
county; legal voter or voters shall
mean duly registered legal voter:
election shall mean an election held on
Tuesday next after the first Monday in
November IN any year; court shall mean
the Circuit Court for Garrett county,
and Judge shall mean a Judge of said
Court; Intoxicating liquors shall include
whiskey, brandy, rum, gin, wine, ale,
beer, and all other fermented. distilled.
spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, and
every mixture of liquor which shall
contained more than two per cent by
weight of alcohol, and every mixture of
liquors which shall contain less than two
per cent. of alcohol if the same shall
be Intoxicating.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted.
That upon the filing in the office of The
Supervisors of Election at least sixty
days before an election of petition as
IN this Act provided, directed to such
Supervisors of Election, containing the
signatures of legal voters of any polici-
cal subdivision in number not less than
one-tourth of the total vote cast in such
political subdivision at the last election
therein to submit to the voters of such
POLITICAL subdivision the propositions
Shall this --- become Anti
, Saloon Territory" said proposition
Raali be submitted at such election as
this Act provided, to the legal voters
Il such political subdivision and if a
majority of the legal voters, voting
upon said proposition shall vote yes
such political subdivisions shall become
Anti-Saloon Territory, such petition
shall be a public document and Shall be
subject to the inspection of the public.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted,
That vote under the provisions of thi.
Act shall become operative on the first
day OF May next after the day Of cleo
ton at which such vote is cast.
SEC 4. And be it further enacted.
That petition for submission of said
proposition shall be in substantially the
following form: "To the Board Of Su-
pervisors Of Election Of Garrett county;
the under signed legal voters OF the
insert the legal name or correct
designation of the political sub-dyision)
respectfully petition that you cause 10
be submitted in the manner provided by
law to the voters thereof, at the next
election the proposition shall this
- become i-SalOOn Territory