The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-05-28
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.

body corporate, shall deposit, keep or have
in his or its possession, any spirituous or
fermented liquors or alcoholic bitters, or
Intoxicating drinks of any kind, or hard
cider, tonic beer, lager beer, schnapps, or
gin. or any article used or sold as beverage,
in the composition or compromising OF which
whisky, brandy, high wines, or alcohol or
any spirituOus or fermented liquors SHAH be
an ingredient, with intent to barter or sell
or give away the same in violation of the
provisions of the preceding sections, or with
intent that the same shall be barrered or
sold or given away in violation thereof with
in the limits of said County.
Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That If any
person. house, company, manufacturer. as
ISOLATION or body corporate, shall violate
any of the provisions OF the preceding sec
tionS within the limits of Garrett County, he
or it shall upon conviction thereof for the
first offense forfeit and pay fine of not less
than one hundred dollars or more than FIVE
hundred dollars, and cost of prosecution,
and falling to pay such tlne and cost forth
with shall be sentenced to be confined in the
Maryland House of Correction for a term
not less than six months or more than twelve
months, and upon conviction thereof for the
second. and each subsequent ChenSe, forfeit
and pay a fine of not less than $4,000 nor
more than 10000 and cost--of prosecution
and to be confined in the Maryland House OF
Correction for not less than six months nor
more than twelve months, and failing to pay
such fine and costs forthwith, shall be
sentenced to be confined in the MARYLAND
House of Correction for a term Of not less
years.
Sec. :. And be it enacted. That nothing in
the preceding sections shall be construed
to prevent the compromising or sale of any
such liquors by a regular Pharmacist or
Druggist who may or shall have obtained a
license therefor under the license laws OF
this state, upO1 the written bona tide pre-
ScrlptiOn OF regular practicing physician
OF said County whose name shall be signed
thereto, and all such prescriptions shall he
filed by such druggist or pharmacist and
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the special purpose and enter therein the
date OF every sale OF intoxicating liquors
made by him, the person TO whom sold. the
kind, quality and price thereof, and the
purpose for which il was sold; and any
failure to comply with the provisions OF this
Section, or to produce the book before any
court of Justice, when requested so to do,
shall render such Druggist or Pharmacist so
falling liable to the same penalties as II lie
had scld intoxicating liquors without
license; no prescription shall serve for more
than one purchase, ana no physician shall
make or sign any such prescription unless
the person for whom IL shall be made is
actually sick. or such liquor is absolutely
required as a medicine: any physician who
shall make or sign any prescription for such
liquor except as aforesaid, shall be deemed
guilty OF mlSdemeanOr, and upon COnvic
ton thereof shall be fined not less than fifty
dollars, n )r more than three hundred dollars
and cost OF prosecution, and be committed
to the County jail of said County until such
fine and cost OF prosecution are paid; nor
snail anything IN tIe SdlG sections De con
strued to sprohibit sale by a pharmacist
or a druggist OF such liquors to be used by or
for sick person. in case of extreme illness
when delay may be daE gerous to the patient
nor to prevent the sale by a pharmacist or
a druggist for wine to be used for sacra-
mental purposes solely.
Sec S. And be IT enacted. That If any
druggist or pharmacist shall violate any OF
the preceding sections he shall be liable to
the same penalties which are set forth in
Section 6.
Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That one-half
OF all such fines shall be paid TO the infOrmer
and the balance shall be paid TO the
Board OF County commissioners, Of the
County for the use Of said County.
Sec. 10. All prosecutions for violations
OF any OF the provisions Of this Act, shall be
upon presentment and indictment; hut any
Justice OF the Peace Of the County shall have
the same authority TO receive Information
Of violations thereof and TO take recOgni-
zances and bail or to commit. as is now eX-
ercised by Justice Of the Peace OF the Couu-
ty, under the Public General Laws IF the
state.
Sec. II And be it enacted. That IN any
indictment for violation OF any OF the
provisions OF this Act, IL shall not be neCesS-
airy TO specify the particular kind OF liquor
which any person, house, company, manu-
facturer, association or body corporate.
bart cred, sold or gave away, or solicited or
received orders for the purchase Of. or Kent
or give away, or that the same had been
battered, sold or given away in violation Of
Sdll provision. but ~ SudIl De SuNClent u
the Indictment set forth tnat the iray erSer
bartered. sold or gave away, or solicited or
received orders for the purchase OF. or kept
deposited or had withiintent to barter. sell OF
give away spiTituOuS. fermeuted or malt
liquors or intoxicating drinks, or with in
tent that the same be bartered, SOLD or given
away in violation OF said provisions,
Sec. T. And be il enacted, That II it shall
appear 10y the returns OF said Judges and
the certificate Of said Clerk, that majority
of such votes have been cast For License
then and in that event the following sections
shall be added, and no person in Garrett
county shall obtain a license for the sale or
barter OF spirituous, malt or fermentCd
liquors in any quantities whatever except
such as shall he qualified as hereinafter
provided.
Sec ID. And be it enacted. That any per
son in Garrett county who may keep q house
for the reception OF guests. or OF permanent
or Of transient boardeTs, containing at least
i've chambers more than are needed for his
family purposes, and which said i've or more
chambers are used for the reception Of guests
or permanent or transient boarders, con
tanning therein for use at all times. at least
six good beds, with sufficient covering there
for, shah be deemed and considered TO be a
hotel keeper within the meaning of this Act.
Sec. Il. And be IL enacted that no license
shall be granted 20 any person. house, com
pany, manufactuf er, association or body
corporate. To sell spirituous ,fermented or
matt liquors or alcoholic bitteTs or intoNi-
eating drinks OF any kind, outside of the
corporate limits OF the Incorporated towns
III said county.
Sec. Is. And be it enacted That any per
son desiring to obtain license under tins
Act to sell sDirtuous, malt or fermented
liquors in Garrett County, shall file petition
with the Clerk OF the tircuit Court for Gar
rett County on the first day of NAV. in which
he shall state, Il st, the name and residence
OF the applicant and how long he has resided
there; second the particular place for which
a license is desired, designating the same by
street and number, il practicable, and IL not
by such other ant description as definitely
locates II; third, the place Of birth or such
applicant, and If naturaliZed citizen, when
ana where naturalized; fourth, the name OF
the owner f the premises upon which the
business Is TO be carried on; NTH. that the
applicant is not, or, II the application is from
q firm. that none OF the applicants are I'm
any manner directly or Indirectly Interested
in the prOfits Of the business conducted i'm any
other place in said County where any iutOXi-
eating liquors are sold or Kept for sale; sixth,
that no person except the applicant is III any
manner directly or indirectly interested in
the business petitiOned to be licensed and
that no other person shall be pecuniarily in
terested therein during the continuance OF
the license; seventh. that the applicants
have not nor have any OF them had license
for the sale OF Intoxicating liquors in this
State revoked nor has been convicted OF any
crime within one year preceding the filing
OF SAID petition; and. provided, the said an
plicant shall file with the petition a written
certificate signed by ten male freehOlders
resident citizens within the corporate limits
of the town wherein the applicant desires to
sell, settug forth their belief that the APP
plicant for such license will keep an orderly
house and duly observe all the prOyiSi ons of
this Act; and each signing said certificate
shall make affidavit before said Clerk or be-
fore a Justice of the Peace OF said county.
that he is over thirty years of age; that he
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