Evening journal., 1914-05-28

shipment of one gallon In one month
or six pint bottles or one-eighth bar
rel OF beer IN one calendar month,
for the personal use only OF the per
son carrying Il or the person TO whom
Il Is shipped The Cecil county anti
shipment law. which is similar to-
that for the other Eastern Shore
counties, is as follows;
Antl-Shipping Bill.
An act. regulating the shipment,
transportation, delivery, carrying,
bringing into. handling and distribu-
ting Of spirltuous, vinous, fermented,
malt or intoxicating liquors, or any
mixture thereof containing alcohol
for beverage purposes, In Cecil coun-
ty, except as herein provided, and
providing penalties for the violation
of the same,
Section /. BE It enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
it shall be unlawful for any corpora
tion, firm, partnership, club, or as
sociatiOn OF individuals TO have shipr
ped into Cecil county any spurious,
vinOus, fermented malt OF intoxicating
liquors, OF any mixture thereof COM
tanning alcohol for beverage purposes,
In any quantity whatever, hut II shall
be lawful for any person or individ-
ual over the age of twenty-one years
to have shipped or bring into said
/ county spirituous. vinous, or ferment-
ed liquors In any quantity not 20 ex-
ceed one gallon In any one calendar
month. or any malt liquor, In any
quantity not TO exceed six dozen pint
bottles or One-eighth barrel in any
one calendar month, such liquor to
be for personal use only OF such per-
sons. but such persons shall not be
allowed to have shipped or bring both
the malt liquor and the spirituous,
pr fermented liquor in the calendar
lmOnth. Any corporation, firm, part
nership, club or association of per-
sons receiving from any public or
private carrier or carriers, any OF the
above liquors In any quantity and any
person OF individuals receiving from
any public or private carrier or
carriers more than the above men,
toned quantity Of spurious, ylnous
fermented, malt or intoxicating IL
quors In any one calendar month OF
/
sonal use OF the consigned shall be
deemed guilty Of a mlsdemeanor. and
upon conviction thereof, shall be-
fined not less than ten dollars (S10l
nor more than fifty dollars (5S) fol
the first offense and for each anc
every additional offense not less thar
fifty dollars $500 or more than one
hundred dollars ($10O) and be i'm
prisoned In the Maryland House o
= Correction for a term not exceedinl
six months. The statement rendere,
/ the Sheriff and the Clerk OF the Cir
= cult Court for said county as provides
I for in Section 2. of this Act, by an
and all public OF private carriers @
: the delivery OF more than one gallo
OF spirituoua, vinous, fermented or IN
toxicating liquors, or any mixtur
thereof containing alcohol for bev
erage purposes, or more than six doz
en- pints of malt liquor or One-eightl
of barrel of malt liquor as hereinbe
fore provided in any one calenda
month. on any copy OF the statemen
filed with the said clerk certified IN
der the hand of the said clerk will
the seal of his office thereto attach
ed, shall be prima faeie evidence o
the violation Of this Act; provide,
that any person, firm or corporation
who shall aid or abet IN any manner
or form any one IN getting or obtain
ing more than the amount Of the II
quors hereinbefore described and per
mitted to be brought into and deliv
cred in the aforesaid county shall b,
deemed TO have violated the provl
sions of this Act.
Section ?. And be Il further enacted
That il shall be unlawful for any rail
road company, steamboat company, eX
press company or any common or pri
vate carrier or carriers TO convey
transport or deliver 70 any depot, whar
or any point or place in Cecil county
any spirituous, vinous, fermented, mai
or Intoxicating liquors or any mixtur,
thereof containing alcohol for beyer
age purposes. 20 any firm, corporation
club or association of individuals; pro
vided, however, that II shall be Lawful
for any of the aforesaid public or pri
vate carriers TO carry, transport, brinI
into and deliver TO an individual owe
the age of twenty-one years spiritous
Yinous or fermented liquors in an,
QuhNhiNN HNN thcttuiuh one Nhllon II
any one calendar month or malt Il
quor not exceeding in quantity sn
dozen pint bottles OF one-eighth of
barrel in any one calendar month AM
It shall be unlawful for the aforesai
common carrier or carriers TO deliye
such liquors to any person under tn
age of twenty one years whether con
signed 10 such minor or not All sue
railroad companies, steamboat compa
nies, express companies or common o
private carriers doing business With
the limits of aforesaid county ar
hereby required TO keep book i
which shall be entered, immediatel
upon the receipt thereof, the name an
address of every person to whom sue
liquors are shipped, the amount an
kind received, the date when delivere
and by whom and to whom delivere
and the name of the firm, corporatio
OF individual shipping such liquors, an
the statement that such liquors al
for pergOnal use ONLY After such re,