The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-05-16

month, which transcript shall be filed and pre-
served by the aforesaid Sheriff and Clerk as a
public document. No package. parcel. or con-
tainer of spirituous, vinous, fermented, malt or
intoxicating liquors. or any mixture thereof con-
tanning alcohol for beverage purposes shall be
delivered by any common or private carrier to any
person in the aforesaid county unless there shall
be plainly and visibly labeled stenciled 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
sona use of the consignee. And any employee or
agent of any express company, railroad company,
steamboat company, or any common or private
carrier fai ing refusing to comply with any of
the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty
of msdemeanor and be punished by fine of not
less than fifty dollars $500 more than one hun
dred dollars (Sl00) for the first offense and any
subsequent offense shall be punished by fine of
not less than one hundred dollars $500 and not
more than five hundred dollars (S5O0) or by i'm
prisonment in the Maryland House of Correction
for a term not exceeding six months. or by both
fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the
Court Provided, that if the said carrier, or S
agents, does not know the identity of the person
who may call for the said liquors, the said carrier
or it's agents shall reasonable precaution to be
assured of the identity of such person before de-
livery.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall
be unlawful for any person, firm corporation to
carry bring or have brought into Cecil County
any spirituous, vinous, fermented, malt intoxi-
eating liquors, or any mixture thereof containing
alcohol for beverage purposes, except as 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, shall 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 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. 4. And be it further enacted, That moth
ing in this Act shall be construed to apply to the
shipment delivery to duly licensed pharmacists
druggists to be used in compliance with exist
ing laws and to hospitals in said County, of spir-
tuous or vnous liquors and alcohol; nor to the
delivery to churches or proper officers thereof of
wine in unbroken packages for sacramental
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 to be criminal offenses may be
either upon presentment and Indictment or by
trial before Justice of the Peace for said County
in which the offense is committed, and iursdic-
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 commit el and the said Justices of the Peace
acts which may be necessary for the exercise of
said jurisdiction and may try and determine all
such case and may pronounce iudgm ant and SEN
tence therein to the same extent the Circuit
Court for such County could d in such cases. if
such cases were tried before said Court without a
Jury; provided, however that if any person when
brought before any such Justice having jurisic-
ton in the case shall before trial for the alleged
ofense, pray jury trial, or if the States Attor-
ney for the County shall before trial of such al
legged offense, pray jury trial on the part of the
state it shall be the duty of such Justice to COM
nit such alleged offender for trial, or to hold him
to bail appear for trial in the Circuit Court for
sal County at its then next session and to
return said commitment reccgnizance with
the names ana residences o. the witnesses Tor the
prosecution endorsed thereon, forth With to the
Clerk of the said Court; and the Justice of the
Peace before whom the accused is brought for
trial shall, prior to the beginning of the tr al in
form him of his right to demand trial by jury.
Ii after trial before Justice of the Peace either
party sh all feel aggrieved by the judgment of
such Justice of the Peace, there shall be right
of appeal within ten days to the Circuit Co rt for
said County.
SEC. e. And be it further enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the first day of May IN
the ear nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Approved April 10, 1914.
P. L. GOLDSBOROUH,
Governor.
JAMES Nee. Triple,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
JESSE D. PRICE,
President of the Senate.
Office of the Chief Clerk of the House.
hereby certify, That the aforegoing
is true copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed at the
January Session, 1914.
ALBERT j. ALMONEY,
Chief Clerk of the House.