The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-05-30

calendar month, or any copy Of the statement
filed with the said Clerk certified under the hand
of the said Clerk with the seal Of his Office thereto
attached, shall be prima facie evidence of the
violation of this Act; provided that any person,
firm or corporation who shall aid or abet in any
manner or form any one in getting or obtaining
more than the amount of the liquors herein before
described and permitted to be brought into and
delivered in the aforesaid county shall be deemed
to have violated the provisions of this Act.
SEC 2. And be it further enacted That it shall
be unlawful for any railroad company, steamboat
company, express company or any common or
private carrier carriers to convey transport or
deliver to any depot, wharf or any point or place
in Cecil County any spirituous, vinous fermented
malt or intoxicating liquors any mixture there
of containing alcohol for beverage purposes, to
any firm, corporation, club association of indi-
viduals; provided, however. that it shall be lawful
for of the aforesaid public or private carriers
to carry, transport, bring into and deliver to an
individual the age Of twenty-one years spiri-
tuous. vinous. or fermented liquors in any guam
tity not exceeding one gallon in any one calendar
month or malt liquor not exceeding in quantity
six dozen pint bottles or one-eighth of barrel in
any one calendar month. and it shall be unlawful
for the aforesaid common carrier carriers to
deliver such liquors to any person other than the
consignee thereof or to any person under the age
of twenty-one years whether consigned to such
minor or not. All such railroad companies. steam
boat companies, express companies or common or
private carriers doing business within the limits
of aforesaid county are hereby required to keep
book in which shall be entered, Immediately upon
the receipt thereof, the name and address of
every person to whom such liquors are shipped
the amount and kind received, the date when de-
liyered and by whom and to whom delivered and
the name of the firm, corporation or individual
shipping such liquors, and the statement that
such liquors are for personal use only. After such
record shall be blank space which the con-
signee shall be required to sign his name and ad-
dress in person TO such record before the delivery
of such liquors to such consignee, which book
shall be open to the inspection of the public at
any time during the business hours of the COM
pany. If the consgnee shall be unable TO write
his name, he may sign by mark in the presence of
witness, and such witness shall sign his name
on such record after the word Witness Such
book shall constitute prma face evidence of the
facts therein stated and be admissible evidence
in any court tribunal having jurisdiction or in
any manner empowered with the enforcement of
the provisions of this Act. On the last day of
each month such railroad company, Steamboat
company, express company common or private
carriers shall file with the Clerk of the Circuit
Court and the Sheriff of the county aforesaid in
| which any such liquor has been shipped a trans
crpt of the of said book for that calendar
| month, which transcript shall be filed and pre-
served by the aforesaid Sheriff and Clerk as a
public document. No package, parcel, con-
taner of spirituous, vinous, termented, malt or
Intoxicating liquors, or any mixture thereof con-
tanning alcohol for beverage purposes, shall be
delivered by any common or lVate carrier to any
person in the aforesaid ~ unless there shall
| be plainly and visibly lal eied stenced there
upon the following. the name and address of the
consignor, the name and address of the consignee
| the kind and quantity of the liquors contained
therein and that the liquors only for the per-
sonal use of the consignee. And any employee or
agent of any express company, railroad company
steamboat company, any common or private
carrier failing or refusing to comply with any of
| the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty
| of misdemeanor and be punished by fine of not
| less than fifty dollars $50 or more than one hun
dred dollars 500 for the first offense and any
subsequent offense shall be punished by fine of
not less than one hundred dollars SlO0i and not
more than five hundred dollars $500 or by i'm
prsonment in the Maryland House OF Correction
for a term not exceeding six months. or by both
fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the
Count. Provided that if the said carrier, or l. S
agents, does not know the identity of the person
who may call for the said liquors. the said carrier
or its agents shall reasonable precaution to be
assured of the identity of such person before de-
livery.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, Thatit shall
be unlawful for any person, firm corpo1a alton to
carry, bring or have brough: into Cecil County
any spirtuous, vinous, fermented, malt or intoXi-
eating liquors. or any mixture thereof containing
alcohol for beverage purposes, except herein
before provided, and any delivery by any carrier
or its agent or any receipt by any person, other
than is provided for in this Act thall be deemed
to have been done with intent to violate the law
of said county relating to or prohibiting the sale
of such liquors. Any person, firm or corporation
who violates the provisions of this Section upon
trial and conviction therefor shall be subject to
the fines and penalties hereinbefore provided in
Section of this Act.
SEC. l. And be it further enacted, That moth
ing in this Act shall be construed TO apply to the
shipment delivery to duly licensed pharmacists
or druggists to be used in compliance with exist
ing laws and to hospitals in said County, of spir-
tuous or vinous liquors and alcohol; nor to the
delivery TO churches proper officers thereof of
wine in unbroken packages for sacramento
purposes.
SEC. s. And be it further enacted, That all
prosecutions for violations Of the provi. ions of
the preceding Sections of this Act, which are
hereby declared 10 be criminal offens, $, may he
either upon presentment and Indictment, or by
trial before Justice of the Peace for said County
in which the offense is committed, and jursdic-
ton original and concurrent with the Circuit
Courts for the aforesaid County is hereby given
in such cases to the Justices of the Peace in and
for the aforesaid County in which the said offense
is committed and the said Justices of the Peace
shall have power TO issue all process and do all
acts which may be necessary for the exercise of
said jurisdiction and may try and determine all
such case. and may pronounce Judgment and SEN
tence therein TO the same extent as the Circuit
Court for such County could do in such cases, if
such cases were tried before said Court without
Jury; provided, however, that if any person when
brought before any such Justice having jurisdic-
tion in the case shall, before trial for the aeoed