Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-05-02
Published By .Aut56ssy)
Public Local L0eC.
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qualified voters Of 81. Mary's
County to dsterniEe by bollot
Whistler or not "a Higher IL
cense Fee" shall be charged for
the sale OF splrituous, fermentsd
or intoxicating liquors or alcoholic
bitters, In said County.
Section l. Be Il enacted By The
General Assembly Of Maryland.
That the question, whether or nos.
a higher license fee 70 sell spirituOus.
fermented or alcoholic liquors or
bitters In Saint Nary's County shall
be submitted 10 the registered and
qualified voters Of said Comfy, ~
special election 70 be held In said
County on the Arst Saturday In
August, 1919, being the third day
OF said month, which olectlon shall
be held Ia accordance with che law
governing general elections In this
State; and the Board of Election
Supervisors for 81. NAry's County
shall give notice OF the same By
publication In two newspapers prin-
ted In st. Mary's County OF the
time. place aud manner OF holding
such election, at least three weeks
prior TO the 1gt. Saturday In
August, 1919, aud the expenses OF
said election. including she adver-
tisements, shall be paid By she Board
of County Commissioners for Sc.
Mary's County from she money re-
ceived by ths County from the sale
Of Liquor licenses,
Section 2 And be enacted, That
the ballots for and against suck sale
shall have written or printed on
them FOR Higher LIeensa "or"
against High License" and the bal
lots SO cast shall be carefully count
cd by the Judges OF Aaid election,
aud the said Judges shall make .
return OF said votes che same as they
would ~ general elestlon, or e.
now provided by Law In regard 70
elections. Aud the said Board Of
Election Supervisors shall ImmedIa.
tely lAake proclamation OF the resula
OF said sleelIon.
Section 3. And be II enacted,
That II Ia shall be found by she re-
turns Of said judges OF election and
the proclamation or she said Board
OF Election Supervisors that he ma
Jority OF all the votea cast Ia nAld
county is against Higher LIcsune"
that then the license fee for the sale
OF liquors in 81. MAry's County
shall remain AZ II 10 now provided
by Law. but II II shall appear By che
said returns thai . majority OF the
votes are Ia favor OF Higher Ii
eense that then the license fee In
S. Mays County for for she sale Of
liquors ~ Aforesaid shall be, fer lhs
year beginning May 1al. 1919. One
hundred and fifty dollars, and be-.
ginning for May LIST. 1914 the license
fee shall be- Two hundred dollars,
and the same fee shall be charged
10 each year thereafter. The funds
arising from these licenses shall BE-
paid over to she County Commits.
sioners Of 81. Mary's County and
they shall appropriate IL, nraa, 70
the payment 81 the interest on she
County road honda, and az 10 Ans
balance II shall be deposited By lhem
TO the credits OF the sinking fund for
the redemption os said bonds.
Section 4 And DO Il enacted.
That she penalties and exoepsio
provided for by The liquor license
Law 81 =, Mary's County new 10
tffeci shall continue aud rumai0 10
effect as II this Act bad never been
passed. aud The fines and penalties
pow provided by Law, elther the
Public Local Law OF 81. MaFy's
County or Public General Law shall
be imposed as II this Ac. had nol
been passed.
Section B. And be- IA enacted,
That no election for or against she
sale Of liquors in 81. Mary - County
shall be held after Abe election pro
yided for in this Act. oilsner shan
once In four years, and then only
py special act.
Section 8. And be II enacted,
That all Acts or parts OF Acts ineon-
sistent, with this act so far 90 shey
are Inconsistent be and tha same are
hereby repealed.
Section 7. And be IL enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from
the Isl day oil May. 1919
Approved April 4, 1919.
P. L. GoLnSBoROUGH,
Governor.
JESSE D. PRICE,
President Of the Senate.
JAMES McC. Triple.
Speaker OF the House OF Delegates.
ONCE OF ahe Secretary OF the Senate:
/ hereby certify, That the agors-
going Is true copy Of an Act OF she
General Assembly Of Maryland, pas
sed at the January Session, 1912.
JoHE r. Sullivan,
Secretary Of the Senase.
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