The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-11-05
THE LOCAL OPTION LAW


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commit, as is now exercised by JUS
tees OF the peace OF the county, under
the Public General Laws OF this State.
1888 In any indictment for violation
OF 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, bartercd 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 bartcred, sold or given away, in
violation OF said provisions; but It
shall be sufficient If the indictment set
forth that the travcrser 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 splrituous 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. T. And be it enacted, That if
it shall appear by the returns oil said
Judges, and the certificate OF said Clerk,
that majority OF such votes have
been cast For License, then and in
that event the following sections shall
be added to article eight. OF the Code
OF Public Local Laws, title Cecil
County, subtitle Sales OF Spiritu-
Gus or Fermcntcd Liquors. to take
effect on the first day OF December, in
the year eighteen hundred and ninety
ei"ht.
400. No person in Cecil county shall
obtain license for the sale or barter
oi Spirituous or icrmcntcd liquors in
any quantities whatever, except such
as shall be qualified as hereinafter pro-
vidcd
40. There shall be Board OF LID
nor License Commissioners Of Cecil
county, coz istirg II three persons,
who shall hold their Office during good
behaviour or until their successors are
duly appointed and qualified In case
OF any vacancy occurring in said Board
y ydcath, refusal to act, removal from
the county or otherwise the vacancy
shall be filled by the County Commits
sioncrs OF Cecil county. and said Com
mlSsioners shall also have the power,
III their discretion. to remove from
Office any commissioner for neglect OF
duty or malicasGncc i'll office upon the
petition OF any ten reputable citizens
ot Cecil county. and proof OF such ne
g,cCt OF duty or malieasancc in office
satisfactory to the County Commits
sioners. and their decision shall be
nnal and conclusive
Said Commissioners shall receive the
sum OF one hundred and fifty dollars
annually in lieu OF all other compen-
Iva ~,
County Commissioners OF Cecil county
on or before the first day OF May in
each and every year. and il shall not
be Lawful for anv commissioner to di-
fcctly o, indirectly receive from any
applicant for license any fee, reward
or thing OF value whatsoever.
81 l he said persons constituting said
board and their successors shall, be-
lore entering on the discharge OF their
duties be duly sworn in by the Clerk
nI the Circuit Court Tor Cecil county;
they shall meet at Eikton, Md, as Of
i:n as necessity requires, and their
duties shall be such as are hereinafter
defined. Robert Mackcy, Charles W.
Shippers and Henry II. McFaddcn, 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 i'll the Third Elec-
ton District, and not more than two
y other district OF Cecil county,
DC issued, and i'll incorporated
ii not less than fifteen hundred
on not more than one whole
dlcrs license may be issued.
Any person in Cecil county who may
ep house for the reception OF guests
or OF permanent or OF transient board
irrS 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
JoardcrS containing therein for use
1t all times III least five good beds.
4 with sufficient covering therefor. and
having stabing sufficient Tor the ac-
commOdatlon OF SIX or more horses
shall be deemed hotci keeper within
the meaning ol this Act
.Nn person who shall keep a store or
house for the sale or barter oi spiritu-
ous or fcrmcntcd liquors i'll quantities
,ss'l iNs less than pint not IT, he drunk
AnHNc premises shall be deemed Z
5pale dealer within the meaning
II Act
N. Any person in Cecil county
~ to take ont license under
let shall file a petition with the
kOl Liquor License Commission
E-eclt county. setting forth that
klcant desires to sell SpirituouS
Ecntc1 liquors, and shall de-
& pcreln the premises to be oc-
49, sad applicant. including all
Angs and grounds To be used
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