The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-04-24

the same person, the one first filed
with the Clerk shall be considered, as
first signed, and his signature to all
subsequent petitions shall be deemed
void and of no effect. If any false
statement of fact be made in any part
of said petition, the petitioner or petit
TONERS shall, upon Indictment and con-
viction thereof, be deemed guilty OF
perjury, and the license, if any, shall
be revoked, and he or they be subject
to the penalties provided by the Gem
eral Laws of this State for the crime
of perjury.
Sec. "a E. No license to sell spir-
ituous or fermented liquors IN SAID
county shall be granted to any person
who is not citizen OF the United States
and at the time an actual resident OF
Carroll county, of temperate haDlts
and good moral character, land who has
in addition complied with the proVls-
ions and requirements of this Act. NO
license under this act shall be issued
for a longer period than one year,
and all licenses shall expire on the
first day of May in each year; If issued
for shorter period, the llcensee small
paw for every month for which his IL
Nav. one-twelfth of the annual charge
for such license. and such fractional
license shall go into effect upon the
first of the month following the ex-
piration of the notice of his application.
Sec. "a F. If after the notice pro-
vided for in this Act has been given
there be no remonstrances filed Win
said Clerk against the issuing OF any
license applied for within the time hx-
ed by said notice, and said petition IS
in accord with the requirements OF
this law, then said Clerk shall issue
the license applied for, to go into effect
the first day of the succeeding month,
upon the petitioner or petitioners pay
ing to said Clerk, if the proposed place
of sale is located in the City OF west
minister, or within one-half mile OF the
corporate limits thereof, the sum OF
three hundred dollars and elsewhere
in said county the sum OF two hundred
and fifty dollars, as we'll as the further
sum of fifty cents as fee to the CLERK,
but if there be any remonstrance or
objection filed against the issuing OF
any license petitioned for before the
expiration of the time fixed by the no.
tice above required, the Clerk shall not
issue the same, but shall at once re1er
the petition and objection or remon-
STRANGE to the Circuit Court for Car
roll county, and any judge Thereon
shall fix a date as early as practicable
when said petition and remonstrance
shall be heard, and the Clerk snail
docket the case, notify the parties OF
the time fixed, and at such hearing
the burden of proof shall be upon the
1{or irn o1IQOQf1OnS
of his petition as are denied by the
remonstrance. The said Court snail
in it's discretion, whenever in its opin-
ion the petitioner is or petitioners are,
unfit person or persons to be granted
such license, or the place for which the
said license is applied is not proper
one for the sale of Intoxicating liq-
uors with reference to the location of
any Of the public schools or churches
OF the county, or any other sufficient
cause, or if the petitioner has not COM
piled with all the prerequisites of this
Act, direct said Clerk not to issue said
license. And if said Court shall deter
mine that said license shall be issued,
then the Clerk shall issue the same,
upon payment to him OF the license fee
hereinbefore provided for;and the judge
hearing said petition and remonstrance
shall impose the payment of the costs
OF such hearing in such manner as he
may deem equitable and just
Sec. 81 G. The Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Carroll County shall keep
and preserve in his once g full record
Of ali applications for licenses and ali
for and remon-
strarces against the granting thereof,
and the time and hour of filing the
same, whether it be granted Or refus-
ed
Sec. "a H. Druggists and apothe-
carries shall not be required to obtain
q license under the provisions of this
Act, but they shall not sell intoXicat-
ing liquors except on the written pre-
scriptions of a regular physician nor
more than once On any one prescription
of physician, and every druggist or
apothecary shall keep book for the
special purpose, and enter therein the
date of every sale Of Intoxicating liq-
quor made by him, the person to whom
sold,t kind, quantity and price there
of, and the purpose for which it was
Sold and shall file and preserve the
description. Any failure to comply
with the provisions OF this section, Or
before the Court or any Justice of
do, shall render said druggist or
apothecary so falling, liable to the
same penalties as if he had sold
intoxicating liquors without license.
And any physician who shall willfully
prescribe any intoxicating liquors, as
a beverage, for persons OF known in
tcn,Darafo habits shall he oy1iItv of
misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be subject to the same
penalties prescribed for licensees who
uors to persons of Incorporate habits.
Sec. 81 I. No person having a Ii
cense under the provisions of this Act
shall sell, give Or barter in Carroll
county aforesaid any spirituous or
is a minor or under twenty-one years
of age; nor knowingly sell. give Or
barter to any person any spirituous or
fermented liquors to be drunk by any
person who is a minor Or under TWEEN
ty-one years OF age, or knowingly al
low upon the premises occupied by
such icensee any person who is q
minor or under twenty-one years of
ageto drink any spirituous or fermented
liquors, sold, bartered or given by
him, nor shall any such licensee allow
any person who is q minor or under
twenty-cne years Of age, not being the
ward, child Or employee of such icen-
see, to frequent, loaf, or 1oiter upon Or
about his premises where spifituouS
Or fermented liquors are sold. No Ii
censee under this Act shall sell, furn-
iSh or give any SDiritlIo,ls or fprnantad