Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-07-25

sh all toe charged iuf the Hnlr so spit lHu-
lermented or Intoxicating iigu8ra us al
eohoIic bittcrs IN ~ Mnry'v county.
Polls open X o'clock o. IA and
ciOse q O'Clock - ~.
For the Information Df voters it it
deemed proper To publish hrrsl,h he
sections oi said laW appvrtainiuE t0 yp'.
ing, ~ follows;
"spcuoS lse Il enacted ly 'he Gen.
eral AssetphIy 81 Maryland, That fat
question whether or not, q higher %
eenae fee 10 sell rpiritnoua, terneuied uE
alcoholic liquors or bitt'rs IN Snint Ma
rvs County Hhali be suhmitted tn the
registered and qualified voter 81 FAII
County. az n special election to b. ariH
In paid tounty on the hr-t Saturday in
August, 1912, being the third dag OF
said month. which election shall ha hriu
in accordance with the law COVER 'ug
general elections IN this State; and hH
Board ui Election Supervisors iF FL
Mary County shall give notice ui tln
same by publication ia two nFwsuaI orr
printed in 81, MarY's County ui tb~l8He
Lllre and manner 81 holding such r.ec
ton. mt least three weeks prior o. tbe
LIST Saturday in August, 1912, hud tho
expenses OF said election, Sucludlug the
advertisements, shall he pril By abe
Board uf County Commissioner itr 81
Mary's Comfy from the money ccsst
by the county from the sale cd iiquof
licenses.
$40 2. And be il enacted, Tint the
ballots for and against such sale ebAii
have written or printed on thons for
Higher License" or, against Higher
License " and the ballots 80 cast shall
be carefully counted by the Judges Of
said election, and the said Judges elali
make return Of said votes the same aa
they would at general election, nr ~
now provided by law ia regard 10 clec.
tions. And the said Board Of Election
Supervisors shall Immediately make
proclamation Of the result OF said elcc
ton.
"SEo. B. And beitenacted That iIitahAli
be found by the returns OF said Judges
Of election and the proclamation Of the
said Board of Election Supervisors that
the majority Of all the votes cast IN said
coubt il against Higher License" that
then the license fee for the sale Of liquUrsin
81. Mary 3 Countyahall remain as il is now
ny law buh ~ ~ NAf~AA APtffAi
by the said returns that majority Of
the votes are in favor of Higher H.
cense" that then the license fee In St
Mary's County for the sale OF liquors as
aforesaid shall be, for the year legin-
ming May LIST, 1913 One hundred ana
fifty dollars, and beginning for May lst.
1914, the license fee shall be TWO hun
bred dollars, and the same fee shall be
charged in each year thereafter. The
funds arising from these licenses shall be
paid over to the County Commissioners
OF st. Mary's County and they shall ap-
pFopriate It, First, TO the payment Of
the interest on the County road bonds,
and as to any balance 1t shall be de-
posted by them TO the credit Of the
sinking funds for the redemption OF
said bonds.
"SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That no
Section for or against the sale Of liquors
In st Mary's County shall be held after
the election provided for in this Act,
oftener than once in four years, and then
only by special act"
By order:
u. LEE Mcguire,
GEORGE Y MoCULLY,
j. WILSON ADAMS,
Supervisors OF Election
for st. Mary's County.
Test;
WILLIAM A. HURRY, Clerk,