The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-10-22
tices of the peace of the county, under the Pub
lie eneral Laws of this state

| tlceS OF Tue peace OF the county, under the Pub
| Tic euera Laws of this state.
1888. In snv indictment for vioIatio If ths
provisions of this subtitle of this article, il sha
mt be nee ssarV except IN the case of cider, &c
| specify the particular kind of liquor, which an
house, person company, association or boz,
CO POI ate, bsrteted, 20 d, gave away, oil
| sole d or received ord r the purchase o
| or kept deposited, or had with intent to barter
sell or give away, or hat the same had beer
oartered sold or gwen away, In violation al
said provisions: but it shat be sufficient If tn,
| Indictment set forth that the averser tered
solo or gave away or solicited, or received or
lad with intent to barter, sell or give away
spirituous or fermented liquors or intox catiu p
drinks, or with intent that the same be bartered
sold OF given away, in violation of said provis
ions.
SEC 4. And be it enacted, That IL 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
added to article eight. of The Code of Public
Local Laws title "recl County sub title "Sa es
of Sprituous or Fermented Liquors to take
effect on the Fl st day OF December IN the ca Z
eighteen hundret and ninety-eght.
400. No person in Cecil county shall obtain a
license for the sae or barter CT prituous or fer
mented liquors in any quantities whatever. ex-
cept such as shall be qualified as hereinaf er
provided.
4iO. There shah be Board of Liquor License
Commissioners of cecil county, consisting OF
three PERSONS who shall hold the r Office curing
good b havior or until their successors are du Y
appointed and qualified. In case o. any vacancy
occurring in said Board by death, refus u to a, t.
remova, FIR IN the county Otherwise the
vacancy sh al be fill by tn County Commas
soners of 'ecil cou' ty. aud said Commissioner s
shall so have the power, in tn ir discretion, tn
remove from office any commissioner for neglect
of duty or malfeasance in office upon the petit
ton of any ten reputable citizens of ''ecii coun-
ty. and proof of such neglect of duty or NAL.
feassnce in office satisfactory to the County
Commissioners, and their decision shall be final
and conclusive.
one huudi ed and fifty dollars annually 10 lieu
of all other compensation to be paid t, them b.,
the County Commissioners of Cecil C unity on or
be fore the first day of May in each and every
year, and it shall not be lawful for any ommis
sioner to directly or directly receiS from any
applicant for liceL any fee, reward or thing OF
value whatsoever.
The s.iu persons constituting said board and
their successors shall, before catering on he
discharge of their duties be duly sworn in by
the CLERK f the Circuit Court for Cecil County,
necessity requires, and their duti, shall be such
MS herenat er defined Robert Msckey
Charles W. Shippers and Henry H McFaddeu,
# Cecil county, are hereby constituted and ap-
pointed the Board of Liquor License Commits
sioners of Cecil county.
AL Licenses to the hotel keepers not more
than three in the Third Election District, and
not more than two in any other district of Cecil
towns of MT lees than fifteen hund, ed uopul.
ton not mere than one wholesale dealer
license may be Issued.
Any person in Cecil county who may keep a
house for the reception of guests or of perman-
ent or Transient boarders conta ming at lie asst
five chambers more than are needed for his
family purposes, and which said five or more
chambers are usen for the reception OF guests,
or permanent or transient boardets con aiming
therein for use at all times at least five good
beds with sufficient covering thereof. and hav-
Jog stablipg sufficient for the accom- mediation of
six more horses shall be deemed hotel
keeper in the meaning OF this Act.
Any pc sun no sha Keep a store or hous
for the sale or barter of sprituhus or fermente
liquor in quantities of hot less than pint not
to be drunk on the premises shall be deemed a
VIII, lesale dealer within the meauing of this Act.
ALA Any person in Cecil County desiring to
take out a license under this Act sha file pc
titinn with the Board of Liquor Licen-e Com
mission. RS of Cecil county, setting forth that
the applicant de Tres to sell spirituous fer
| mented liquo.s and shall describe therein the
premises to be occupied by said applicant in
Guiding all the buildings and grounds to be used
by said applicant in Connect N with sal bust
ness; ana said applicant shall file with said pc
tition a written riff ate signed by len .l0)
reputable citizens of the town or election dis.
trict wherein the applican mt desires to SILL, ana
each signer shall reside within two mills from
the place to be licensed, setting forth their be
lief that the applicant for such license will keen
| an orderly house, and duly observe the provs.
| ions of this Act. and each person siguing SAN
certificate shall state that he .s not during tn
cuirent year signed certificate for any other
rcrson applying for license to sell syirituous
or fermented liquors within said town dis
| trict; and if SAID applicant be hotei keeper he
| shall satisfy said b ,ard of Liquor License Com
mi-sionerS BY his own oath and the oaths OF
two respectable aud disnterested witnesses OF
| their belief therein, that he has bona fide aud
without ini lending to evade the spirit and mean
| irg of this Act, nuly provided aud will maintain
anu keep for use at least five or more chambers
more than are needed for the private or mily
purposes of said otel keeper to be used for the
reception OF guests or permanent or transient
boarders and at least five bed, with sufficient
covering theref T, with stabling for at L. ast six
horses all of said chau bers and beds to be and
remain on aid premises in which spirituous or
| fermented liquors are to be licensed to be sold.
| and each aud every app icaut whether hote
keeper or not, shat trnd-r to said Board of
| Liquor License Commissio ers a bond duly
executed to the State of Mary aud, with at least
two sureties TO be approved b. said Board, in
the penal sum of one thousand dollars co..
dtioned for the faithful performance of tt e
provisions of this Act, and the payment of any
and all fines penaltie aud damages which ma y
| be imposed or recovered uuder this Act, which
said bond shs be respo sible to all such PER.
sons hereinafter describ d a. may be III red by
the sale OF spirituous or iermeuted liqu sod
| 10 violation OF the provisions of this Act.
Upon the receipt of said papers from any ap-
plicant as hrreinbeiofe crowded incu ias a
gooh and sufii ;ient BOND, the said board shall
| forthwith advertise at least once in two WIS
papers in tn county (the cost of sd d advertise.
ment be first aid TO aid board by the ap iii.
| c4nt) the substance "f sa petition specify ing
| particu ariS the p where said app icant pro.
| poses t. Sc saI not shall specify q time aud
| place " here the bDa'd viii hear objections to
| the gr utlng of such license At the time aud
plac. nam the DO ard shall Lear a y object IN
| whic may be made no objections are m 4de
| or I o jertons are made In the opinion of the
board III sufficient and in their ju 'gmeut the APP
| p icant has complied with the pr VISIONS of the
| Itw AMI is enltle to license, they shall give
to i'd applicant titc tie that he is emitted
| to license, spec flying tn character thereof
| upon the pay ment to the clerk of the Circui
| Court or cell County, the license fees herein
| after provided. And sail board shall file The
| bond of the applicant, approved by said board
| with said lerk of the Circuit Curt Tor eel
| County, and the judgment of SAID Board o
| Liquor Lcens Commissioners shall be tina
| and conclusive upon any applicant, and any ap
plcant to whom license is refused shall no
| have the right to make sec nd appucat N
| within six months Aud thu aid board may il
the exercise of their discretion reuse to issue
| license to any appica,t and when the license
com IN ISIS toner's shall have reason to believe tina
| any license is conducting his business in ar
| improper manner, or the place Licensed is from
local or other caus s in the nature of nuis ,uc.
in such locality, OF that the Ii eusee has violated
| any OF the provision of the sub. title of thi
| article the license commission ers shall have
| the power to suppress such license; and upot
| such suppress ion they shall file with the Cleri
their reasons for supp ession of such license.