The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-10-29
IAE LOCAL OPTION LAW
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fees OF the peace OF the county, under
the Public General Laws OF this State.
| 1888. In any indictment for violation
Iof the provisions of this subtitle OF
this article, it shall not be necessary
| except in the case OF cider, to specify
the particular kind OF liquor, which any
house. person, company, association
or body corporate, bartered. sold, or
gave away. or solicited or received or
der for the purchase OF or kept de-
posted, or had with intent to barter,
sell or give away, or that the same had
been bartered, sold or given away, in
violation OF said provisions; but il
shall be sufficient if the indictment set
forth that the traverser bartered, sold
or gave away, or solicited, or received
orders for the purchase of, or kept de-
posted, or had with intent to barter,
sell or give away spirituous or ferment-
ed liquors or Intoxicating drinks, or
with intent that the same be bartered,
sold or given away, i'll vocation of said
provisions.
SEC. A. And be it enacted. That if
it shall appear by the returns OF said
Judges, and the certificate OF said Clerk
that majority of such votes have
been cast For License, then and in
that evert the following sections shall
be added to article eight. OF the Code
OF Public Local Laws, title Cecil
County subtitle "Sa.es of Spiritu-
Gus or Fermentcd Liquors." to take
effect on the first day of December, in
the year eighteen hundred and ninety
eight.
400. No person in Cecil county shall
obtain license for the sale or barter
oi spirituous or icrmentcd liquors in
any quantities whatever, except such
as shall be qualified as hereinafter pro-
vded.
4Io. There shall be a Board OF LID
nor License Commissioners OF Cecil
county, cog istir9 of three persons,
who shall hold their office during good
behaviour or until their successors are
duly appointed and qualified. In case
Oi any vacancy occurring in said Board
b ydeath, refusal to act, removal from
the county or otherwise the vacancy
shall be filled by the County Commits
siOners oi Cecil county, and said Com
mlssionerS shall also have the power,
III their discretion, to remove from
office any commissioner for neglect OF
dirty or malieas2nce III Office upon the
petition Of any ten reputable citizens
Of Cecil county, and proof of such ne
g|oet OF duty or malfeasance i'll Office
satisfactory to the County Commits
soners. and their decision shall be
final and conclusive.
Said Commissioners shall receive the
sum OF one hundred and fifty dollars
annually in lieu OF all other compcn-
n he mid tn +,n,,, 1NIr he
County Commissioners Of Cecil county
on or before the first day OF May in
each and every year. and it shall not
be lawful for anv commissioner to di-
e rectly or indirectly receive from any
Eapplicant for license any fee, reward
or thing OF value whatsoever
The said persons constituting said
Board and their successors shall, be-
Fore entering on the discharge OF their
Eudrs he duly sworn in By the Ci,,r'.
OF the Circuit Court for Cecil county;
they shall meet at Eikton, Md, as OF
ten as necessity requires, and their
duties shall be such as are hereinafter
defined. Robert Mackey. Charles w.
Shippers and Henry II McFadden, OF
Cecil county. are hereby constituted
and appointed the Board OF Liquor
License Commissioners OF Cecil county.
Al. Licenses to the hotel keepers
not more than three in the Third Elec-
ton District, and not more than two
in any other district of Cecil county,
may be issued, and in incorporated
towns OF not less than fifteen hundred
population not more than one whole
sale dealers license may be issued.
Any person i'll Cecil county who may
keep a house Tor the reception OF guests
or OF permanent or OF transient board
erS containing at least five chambers
more than are needed for his family
purposes, and which said five or more
chambers are used for the reception
OF guests, or permanent or transient
pOardcrS containing therein for use
st al! times at least five good beds,
with sufficient covering therefor and
having StabIlng sufficient Tor the ac-
rommodatlOn of six or more horses
shall be deemed a hotel keeper within
the meaning OF this Act
An person who shall keep store or
house for the sale or barter oi spritu-
GUS or icrmcntcd liquors in quantities
Of not less than a pint not to be drunk
on the premises shall be deemed d
w NH"lN VIZ 'IlNl NllIilIl lIit meaning
Ol this Act
4IlA. Any person in Cecil county
desiring to take ort license under
lhls Act shall file petition with the
Board OF Liquor License Commission
ers OF Cecil county, setting forth that
the applicant desires To sell sprituous
or fermcntcd liquors, and shall de-
scribe therein the premises to be oc-
cupied BY said applicant, including all
the buildings and grounds to be used
, ysaid applicant in connection with
SAID business; and said applicant shall
file with said petition a written certi-
1Icate signed by ten (Io) respectable
citizens OF the town or election district
wherein the applicant desires to sell
and each signer shall reside within
two miles fro mthe place to be IL
tensed, setting forth their belief that
the applicant for such license will keep
an Orderly house, and duly observe
the provisions OF this Act, and each
person signing said certificate shall
state that he has not during the cur
rent year signed certificate for any
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