Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-08
WORCESTER COUNTY
LOCAL OPTION LAW
Bill Introduced In The House BY Repre-
sentative r. D. Jones And In The
Senate By Sen. John P. Moore.

On Friday of last week Hon. Robley
ID. Jones introduced the Worcester
County Local Option Bill in the House
Of Delegates, and on Monday of this
week Senator John P. Moore introduced
the same bill in the Senate as follows
A BILL Entitled An Act to enable the
qualified voters of Worcester County
to determine at a special election to be
held Saturday, March 2lst, 1908, whether
or not spirituous. fermented or intoxi-
eating liquors, alcoholic bitters or COM
pounds, shall be sold in said county. and
providing certain fines and penalties lor
the violation of the provisions of the
same.
Section l. BE- Il enacted Jy the Gen-
erdi AssemJly Of Maryidnd, That for the
purpose of determining the question as
to whether or not any license shall be
granted in Worcester County for the
sale therein of spirituous, fermented or
intoxicating liquors, alcoholic bitters or
compounds, the sense of the qualified
and registered voters of said county
shall be taken at a special election
which shall be held for that purpose on
Saturday, March 2lst, 1908; that said
election provided for as aforesaid shall
be held under the supervision of the
Board of Supervisors of Elections of
Worcester County, who shall furnish
for said purpose the ballot boxes used
at the lastgeneral election in said coun-
ty, and who shall, upon application,
appoint two watchers for each election
district of said county, representing
opposite sentiments upon the question
to be voted for. and as to place of hold
ing the same, the printing and distri-
button of ballots, the method of voting
and in all other respects shall be
governed by the general election laws
of the State as the same are applicable
to Worcester County; that for the pur-
pose of holding the said special election
the Supervisors of Elections of Wor-
cester County shall give ten days
notice of said election by publication in
two newspapers representing opposite
political parties published in Worcester
County. of the time and place of hold
ing said election, and shall appoint
Judges and Clerks of Election in the
same manner and of the same number
as are required to be appointed at any
election under the general election laws
of the State: that said Supervisors of
Elections of Worcester County shall
have prepared the ballots herein pro-
vided for at the expense of the County,
said ballots to be prepared and printed
in the same manner and style as official
ballots for any general election, having
on each ballot the following words,
printed in parallel lines and in plain
type: Against the sale of intoxicating
liquors." and "For the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors" Every such ballot on
which cross (X) shall be placed in
the square opposite the words Against
the sale of intoxicating liquors" or
"For the sale of Intoxicating liquors
shall be counted as a vote in the neg
ative or affirmative, as the case may
be. but no ballot shall be counted as a
vote upon the question unless a cross
(X) shall be placed opposite one of the
said phrases. The matter of canvass
ing the ballots and making returns
thereof shall conform in all respects to
the requirements of the general election
laws of the State as the same are ap-
plicable to Worcester County, and il
shall be the duty of the Supervisors OF
Elections OF Worcester County, if it
shall appear from the returns of said
election that a majority of the votes