Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-07-16
Published 10y Authority.
Public tocul laws
CHAPTER 3Is.

AN ACT To prohibit the sale of spiri-
tnous or firmented liquors or lager
beer within two miles of white publ &C
school No. in the eighth election
district of ST. Mary's County, Mary
land.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland, That
il shall be unlawful for the Clerk of
the Circuit Court of St Marv's County
10 issue licenses To any person or per-
sons, firm or corporation to sell Spir-
ituous, fermented or Intoxicating
liquors or lager beer within a radius
of two miles from white public school
No. | in the eighth election district of
81. Mary's County, Maryland. any
person or persons, house, company.
association or body corporate shall
sell directly or indirectly at any place
or give away at his or it, place of
business any spirituous or fermented
liquors or larger beer or Intoxicating
liquors of any kind within the said
area or district in ST. Mary's County
he or 1t shall upon conviction thereof
forfeit and pay on the FIRST conyic-
ton fine of not less than fifty dollars
and the cost of prosecution or i'm
prisonment in the county Jail for not
less than thirty days nor more than
sixty days or both in the discretion of
the court or the justice of the peace
trying such case and ON the second
and each any every subsequent con-
viction not less than fifty dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars and in
addition To such tine be imprisoned in
the Maryland House of Correction for
not less than six months nor more
than one year in the discretion of the
court or justice of thu peace trying
such case.
Sec. ,. And be if further enacted.
That all prosecutions for the viola
tions of the preceding Section of this
Act which are hereby declared Ia be
criminal offenseS may be either upon
preSentment and indictment 10y the
Grand Jury of st. Mary's County or
trial before a Justice of the peace re-
siding in said county who shall have
jurisdiction original and concurrant
with the Circuit Court of said county:
and the said justice shall have power
In iSSn.a ..ll nen..-. .,l Il ~ -.
which may be necessary to the exercise
OF his said jurisdiction and may try
AMI determine all eases whereof he
may have jurisdiction and may pro-
nounce Judgment and sentence therein
In the same manner and To the same
extent As the Circuit Court for st.
Mary's County could do in such eases
if such cases were tried before said
court without the intervention of a
jury; provided however that if any
person when brought before any such
justice having jurisdiction Of the case
shall before trial for the alleged ofTense
pray jury trial or If the States At
torney for said county shall before
trial of such alleged ofTenSe pray a
jury trial on the part of the State it
shall be the duty of such Justice To
such alleged offender for trial
or To hold him to- bail to appear for
trial in the Circuit Court of st. Mary's
County and To return such commit
mQnf nr F,,Acn1niyan., ,,-;,L az, .-
and the residences of the witnesses for
the prosecution endorsed thereon.
forthwith To the clerk of the Circuit
Court for st. Mary's County and the
justice before whom the case is brought
shall in all such cases inform the per
son charged of his right tn trial by
jury.
Sec. }. And be il further enacted.
That one half of all fines imposed for
the violation of the provisions Of this
act shall lee paid tai the informer and
the balance shall he applied To the
fund for the maintenance of the public
schools of said county
Sec. 1. And be il further enacted,
That this act shall take effect from and
after the first day of May in the year
one thousand nine hundred and four
teen.
Approved, April IL, 1914.
p. L. COLDS BOROUGH.
Governor.
JAMES MCC. Triple.
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
JESSE ID. PRICE.
President of the Senate.
hereby certify that the aIoregoine
is true copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland. passed at the
January session, 1914.
ALBERT J. ALMONY.
Chief Clerk of the House.