The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-28
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AN ACT to prohibit the granting of IL
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 abOlu-
ton by like means of the territory
so created.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland. That the
words and phrases mentioned in this
! section as used in this Act and in pro-
ceedings 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 incorpor-
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 subdivision has been
changed. Law" shall include public
General Laws, Public Local Laws and
all municipal ordinances: in the phrase
shall this become anti Saloon Terri
tory, y 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
amt Saloon Territory; Supervisors
of Elections" shall mean the Board of
Supervisors of Elections of Garrett
county; legal voter or voters shall
mean a 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 Judge of said
Court; Intoxicating liquors shall include
Whlskey, brandy, rum, gin, wine, ale,
beer, and all other fermented, distilled.
spirituous, Yinous or malt liquors, and
every mixture Of liquor which shall
contained more than two per cent. bv
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 a petition as
IN this Act provided directed to such
Supervisors of Election, containing the
signatures Of legal voters of any politi-
cal SUBDIVISION in number not less than
one-fourth of the total vote cast in such
political subdivision at the last election
therein to submit to the voters of such
political subdivision the proposition:
Shall this -- become Anti
Saloon Territory" said proposition
Shall be submitted at such election as
in this Act provided. to the legal voters
of such political subdivision and if a
majority of the legal voters, voting
upon said proposition shall vote eyes"
such political subdivisions shall become
Anti-Saloon Territory. such petition
shall be 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 this