The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-04-10
ANTI-SALOON BILL FOR CARROLL COUNTY.
As INTRODUCED BY DELEGATE WOODEN And PASSED At This LEGISLATURE
TyR Voted Oh in The Coming November Election Provided HeOun me
Voters Of the County Sign Application

Far the information Of the voters
IN the county and of all our suDscrlD-
ers we publish the Anti-Saloon -
for Carroll County as passed Dy our
Iast legislature. IT will be voted On
m nv November election provided 20
49, cent of the voters of the county
sipn An application to that eHect:
~ ACT W provide for the creation, Dy
- nonnfar vote. Of anti-saloon territory
Within Carroll County, within when
except as herein proyidteSa, 1 tne Of
such sale shall be prohibited; fof tnS
Enforcement VI such prohibition in such
territory; and for the abollIlon nv hAe
means OF the territory 80 create1;
Section 4. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly w Maryland, That the words
and nhrases mentioned in this Section a.
nsed i'm this Act and in proceedings PVT
suant hereto shall, unless the same De IN
nnngi1rpnr with the context. De constructs
as follows: Anti Saloon Territory snail
mean all territory within within me t6ro Ih's the
Carroll County, in which, tnrouen Ine
action of the legal voters therein, as pLo
vided INV this Act, the sale Oh lntoAlIatlnS
iiduor, except as herein provided, ~ PRO-
hihited Law" shall include PuDllc
municipal ordinances. said propoSlhtGIH!
shall mean the proposition: snail ~
County become Anti-Saloon Territory
supervisors VI Elections 1T, shall mean sar
the Board Of suggrH as yo ~ or Voter
shall mean a duly registered legal voter.
Election shall mean an election hela ~
the Tuesday next after the hrsl h1on niu \
TT November i'll any year. Court shalI
mean the Circuit Court for Carroll County
and Judge shall mean judge 81 sa 4
court Intoxicating liquor shall lncIu t
whskey, brandy, rum, gin, WINE ale' Dgri
and ali other fermented, distilled, spiria1
tious, vinous VI malt liquors ana
every mixture of liquors which snail snail
ham W.
weight OF alcohol. and every mixture oI
LIQUORS which shall contain less tnan TWO
per cent. of alcohol il the same shall Pc
Intoxicating.
NV. }. And De 1t further enacted, That
unon the filing in the office of the super
yisors Of Elections M least SHY u me
before an election or q petition as IN tnIs
Act provided, directed to such supervl a ~
of Elections containing the signatures 81
legal voters OF Carroll County IN ngmDer
not less than one-fourth Of the total yote
cast in said County at the last election
therein, To submit TO the voters or sald
County the proposition shall TINS Goul atg
become Anti Saloon territoFy5 s sald
election. ny in this Act provided, to tine
legal voters Of said County, and
majority OF the legal voters, voting upon POI
Proposition," said County shall become
Antf-Saloon Territory Such petition shall
be public document and snail DE SUBJECT
to the inspection N the pubic
Sec -. Ana DE IL
y yore. under tile provisions OF this Act:
shall become operative on the first day OF
Nav. next, after the day Of the election ar
which such vote is cast.
See. \ And be IT. further enacted Inat
a petition for submission Of said PROPOSE
ton Shall be in substantially the follow
iny form: ITO the Board of Supervisors
of Elections of Carroll County; the Under
signed. legal voters Of Carroll County, re-
spectfully petition that you cause 70 De
submitted. In the manner provided by law,
to the voters thereof, At the next election,
Anti-SalOon Territory t