Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-05-07
(Pablished By Auh0rity)
Public Local Lac.
LIQUOR LICENSE LAW.
CHAPTER 4O1.

of Maryland, 1902, entitled 81.
Mary's County, subtitle Spiritu-
Gus and Fermented Liquors and
70 add in lieu thereof certain Sec
IRONS 10 Article IS OF the Code of
Public Local Laws. title St. Mary q
County. subtitle Intoxicating Ii
quors, 70 be numbered Sections
79A, lob, 79C.
Section l. Be 10 enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland, That
Chapter $40 Of the Acts OF the Gem
eral Assembly of Maryland of 1902,
entitled ST. Mary's County, sub title
Spirituous and Fermented Liquors
be repealed and the following Sec
tions be enacted in lieu thereof to
constitute a new subtitle designat-
ed Intoxicating Liquors, the said
sections TO be known as 79A, 79B,
79C.
Section 79A. No person, firm or
corporation shall, after the first day
OF May, 1908. sell intoxicating IL
quors OF any kind as hereinafter
described, in st. Mary's County,
without first obtaining a license OF
the Clerk of the Circuit Courto OF said
county, and such applicants for IL
cense shall, il q person, be a citizen
Of st. Mary's County and over TWEEN
ty-one years Of age. and il q corpo-
ration have its principal Office in
said County and be managed by OIL
GERS and directors all of whom shall
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The term Intoxicating Liquors"
where used in this and the two sue
ceeding sections shall be deemed TO
include whiskey, brandy, rum, gin,
wine, ale, beer, and all other fer
mented and distilled liquors and
every mixture Of liquors which
shall contain more by weight
than 2 per cent. Of alcohol and every
mixture OF liquors which shall con-
tain less than 2 per cent. of alcohol,
il the same shall be intoxicating and
shall include as 10 quantity anything
from one drink to four and a-half
gallons. The license fee to be paid
to such Clerk for such license for
the year beginning on the first day
of May, 1908, shall be 1880, CSC. rs
whereof. shall be paid to the county
and to the Treasurer thereof upon
the order Of the County Commits
sioners and $18.75 thereof shall be
paid TO the State Treasurer and af-
ter the thirtieth day OF April 1909,
the fund arising from the payments
so made to the County Treasurer
shall be appropriated by the County
Commissioners to the Road Fund of
said County or to the payment OF the
interest and principal of the public
debt Of said County. Said license
fee shall cover for the entire year
beginning from the first day of May
in each year and running TO the
first day of May of To- succeeding
year and all licenses taken out for
ashort period, shall pay one twelfth of
the amounts aforesaid for each month
or part of month intervening between
the date of the application for said
license and the succeeding first day
of May, provided, however, that
nothing contained in this or the next
succeeding sections shall apply to
the sale OF liquors under any decree
OF Court or under any execution on
any judgment of any court or TO
sales by auctioneers made in pursu-
ance of regular judicial proceedings.
Section 79B. No person. with or
without license, shall sell any kind
Of liquor between midnight OF Sat-
urday night and six o'clock on the
Monday morning, nor sell
or give away any intoxicating IL
quor Of any kind on election day,
nor to any minor, at any time, except
upon the written order of the parent
or guardian ofsuch minor, nor shall
he permit any card. playing, throw
ing Of dice or gambling OF any kind
in his or their store house or bar
room nor TO any person known to him
TO be intoxicated at the time. Any
person or persons, corporation, CON-
pany or association that sells any in
toxicating liquor without a license as
above prescribed, or violating any of
the provisions Of the aforegoing sec
tions shall, upon conviction. be fined
not less than fifty dollans, nor more
than two hundred $500 OO) dollars
and costs for each violation and
upon conviction before the
Circuit Court or before a Justice
OF the Peace who shall have
jurisdiction as in other cases
OF misdemeanors not punishable by
in the penitentiary shall
be committed to Jail until such fiue
and costs are paid. or for a period OF
forty days. whichever may first
occur; and the Circuit Court for st.
Mary County may at any time, upon
the recommendation of the Grand
Jury Of said County, suppress the
license Of any dealer in intoxicat-
ing liquors, as herein before defined,
either as to the person or place, or
both, for such period as the public
good may require.
Section T9C. In any case in which
the proceedings for violation of this
law shall be instituted before a JUS
tice o. the Peace. the party defend
ant or the States Attorney, or the
party making the complaint, shall
have the right OF appeal to the Cir
cult Court within ten days after the
trial and decision thereof; and in all
proceedings for violations of the
provisions OF this Act no technical nor
merely formal allegations shall be
required, but il shall be sufficient
10 set forth the essential facts con-
stituting the offense; and all pro-
seedlings before Justice of the Peace
shall either before said Justice, or
upon appeal at any stage before final