Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-05-16

the sale OF spirituous, fermented
or intoxicating liquors or alcoholic
bitters, in said County.
Section /. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland
That the question. whether or rot
a higher license fee to sell spirituous
iermented or alcoholic liquors OF
bitters in Saint Mary's County shall
be submitted to the registered and
qualified voters Of said Comfy. at q
spt cial election TO be held ia said
County on the first Saturday in
August 1912, being the third day
OF said ,4.onth. which election shaf
be held % accordance with the lag
governi g general elections ia this
State; al the Board OF Election
Supervisors for ST. Mary's County
shall give notice OF the same by
publication in two newspapers prin.
ted Ia st. Mays County 81 tbs
time, place and manner OF holding
such election, at least three week Ks
prior TO the LIST Saturday in
August. 1912, ard the expenses OF
said election. including tho adver.
tisements, shall be paid by the Board
OF County Commissioners f,r st.
Mary S County from the money RS.
ceiyed by the County from the sale
OF Liquor licenses
Section 2 Ard ba enacted, That
the ballots for and against such sale
shall have written or printed 90
them Tor Higher License "or"
against High License, aud the bal.
lots so cast shall b. carefully count
ed by the Judges Of said election,
ard the said Judges shall make a
return OF said votes thes5ms as they
would at a general election, or gs
now provided by law in regard TO
elections. And toe said BOsrd OF
Election Supervisors shall inmsdia-
tely lAake proclamation OF the result
Of said election.
Section 3 And be il enacted.
That II Is shall be found BY the re-
turns Of said judges Of election and
the proclamation OF the SAID Board
OF Election Supervisors that the ma
jOrity Of all the votes cast 10 said
county is against Higher Liceuse"
that then the license fea Tor the sale
OF liquors 10 ST. Mary's County
shall remain as IL is noR provided
by law. but II IL shall appear by the
said returns that majority af The
votes are Ia favor OF Higher III
cense that then the iIosuse fee in
81 Mary s County for Tor the sale ~
liquors as Aforesaid shall be, for the
year beginning May lst. 1913, One
hundred and City dollars, aud DO
ginning for May Isl, 1914 the license
fee sba be Two hundr, d dollars.
and the 2ame fec shall Ue charged
10 each year thereafter The funds
arising rom these licenses shall be
paid over % the County Commits
siuners 81 ST. Mary County ard
they shall appropriate u, Grst 70
the payment VI the interest ON the
County road bonds, and as 10 any
balance 10 shall be- dhposited Dg hem
10 the credit Of the sinking fund Tor
the redemption Of said bOuds.
Section 4 And DO IL enacted.
That the penalties and excrp IONS
provided for By The liquor license
law OF St, Mary's County COW In
effect shall continue and remain To
effect as IL this Act bad never bean
passed. aud The fines ard penalties
nov prov dfd bv law, eilhor the
Public Local Law Of ST. Mary
County or Public General Law shall
be imposed as IL this Act had not
boon passed.
Section 3. And b. 10 eracled,
That no election f.r Or against the
sale Of liquors 10 St. Mary County
shall bo held after the election pro
vided for In this Act oitener than
once 10 four years, and then only
by a special sct.
Section 6. And bo IL enacted,
That al Acts or parts 81 Acts incon.
n'StNNts " wv ANAH hAk MI lAf @N bNf4
are inconsistent be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Section Z And be- II enacted,
That this Act shall take ,ifact from
the lsl day Of May, 1913
Approved April T. 1912
p. L, GoLnsBOROUGH,
Governor
JESSE p PRICE.
President Of the Senate,
JAMES Nee. Triple.
Speaker OF the House Of Delegates.
Office Of he Secretary OF the Senate.
| hereby certify, That the afore
going is true copy Of an Act OF the
General Assembly Of Maryland, pas
sed al tho January Session, 1919.
JoHN r. SULLIVAN,
Secretary OF the Senate.
Woods Seeds.
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