The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-02-05


are needed for private or the family pur-
poses of said hotel keeper to be used for
the reception of guests or permanent or
transient boarders, and at least six beds
with sufficient covering, and all of said
chambers and beds to be and to remain
on said premises, on which spirituous or
fermented liquors are by this Act licen-
sed to be sold; and each and every APP
p!icant shall file j.: the office of the said
Clerk bond duly executed to the State
of Maryland with at least three sureties,
to be approved by said Clerk in the pen
al sum of two thousand dollars, condi-
toned for the faithful observance of
the provisions of this Act, and the pay
ment of any and all fines, penalties and
damages which may be imposed or re-
covered under this Act; provided, that
each surety on said bond shall make af-
fidavit before said Clerk or before a
Justice of the Peace of said County,
that said surety is the owner in fee sim
pie or unencumbered real estate in Gar
rett County of the assessed value of at
least two thousand dollars, and that said
surety has not within the current year
executed bond for any other applicant
to sell spirituous or fermented liquors
in Garrett County; said bond shall be re-
sponsible to all such persons hereinaf-
ter described as may be injured by the
sale of spirituous or fermented liquors
sold in violation of the provisions of this
Act. No bond of any applicant shall be
approved by said Clerk. if it shall ap-
pear to him that either of the sureties
thereon or that any applicant has be-
come surety upon the bond of any other
applicant. Said application shall be
verified by the affidavit of the applicant
made before the Clerk of the Court to
whom the application is made, and if
any false statement is made in any part
of said application the applicant, or ap-
plicants shall be deemed guilty of per
jury, and upon indictment and convic-
ton shall be punished accordingly and
any license issued upon such application
shall be suppressed.
Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That no
license to sell spirituous or fermented
liquors in Garrett County shall be grant
ed to any hotel keeper who shall have
complied with the provisions of this Act,
until such applicant in addition to the
sum or sums now required or which here
after may be required to be paid by the
general license law of this State, shall
also pay to said Clerk the sum of three
hundred dollars, and the said amounts
received by said Clerk for licenses as
aforesaid, shall be by him paid over to
the County Commissioners of said Coun-
ty for the use of said County.
Sec. II. And be it enacted, That all
sums received by said Clerk for licenses
issued under this Act shall be accounted
for and paid over by said Clerk to the
County Commissioners of Garrett Coun-
ty within thirty days after the receipt
Of the same, and the official bond of said
Clerk shall be liable for all said sums re-
ceived for licenses issued under this Act.
and said Clerk shall be entitled to charge
and receive the sum of two dollars and
fifty cents for each license issued by him
under the provisions of this Act, to be
paid by the applicant therefor.
Sec. Is. Regulates the transfer of
license.
Sec. 10 and 20. Pertain to the manner
in which pharmacists may sell under
physician ) prescriptions.
Sec. q provides penalties for the vio-
IatiOn of selling without first obtaining
license.
Sec p and %. Prohibit allowing
minors to enter the barroom where
liquors are sold under penalty of from
800 to $500 fine.
Sec "a and 25. Prohibit selling to in
toXicated persons.
Sec. 26. And be it enacted, That any
vendor of spirituous or fermented liz
uors sold in Garrett County, shall be
liable to pay damages to any husband.
wife, parents, child, employer or other
person, injured by reason Of any person
being intoxicated by liquor sold by said
vendor in violation of any of the provis-
ions of this Act, to be recovered in the
same manner as debts for like amounts
are now recovered by law.
Sec. q. And be it enacted, That moth
ing in the preceding Section shall be con-
strued to authorize any sale or barter or
the giving away of any spirituous or fer
mented liquor on the Sabbath Day, com
monty called Sunday" or on the day
of any election held in said County IN
der the constitution and laws of the
State or Of the United States.
Sec. Is. And be it enacted, That in
any prosecution under this Act it shall
be only necessary to state that the
did sell or give away spirituous
fermented, or malt liquor without speci-
flying the particular kind of liquor given
away.
Sec 20. And be it enacted, That any
person who shall fraudulently procure
license as a hotel keeper, without hav-
ing complied in good faith with the pro-
visions of this Act, defining hotel keep
ers, shall, upon indictment and convic-
ton thereof, be fined not less than two
hundred dollars, nor more than five
hundred dollars; the license granted shall
be suppressed by the Court, and it shall
be unlawful for the Clerk to issue any
other license for the sale of spirituous
or fermented liquors to such persons.
Sec 81. And be it enacted, That all
prosecution for violation of any of the
provisians of this Act shall be upon pre-
sentiment and indictment, and it shall be
the duty of any Justice of the Peace of
Garrett County upon information receiv-
ed and confirmed by the oath of a credit
able witness to have any person arrest
ed and committed to the County jail for
a violation of the provisions of this Act,
unless such persons shall give sufficient
bail or recognizance with sureties to APP
pear before the Circuit Court for Garrett
County at the next succeeding term
thereof to answer the charge.
Sec. 81. And be it enacted, that no
license shall be granted under the pro-
visions of this Act TO any person other
than bona fide citizen of Garrett Coun-
ty, and who shall have been such for at
least one year prior to the date of his APP
plication, and no license shall be granted
to any applicant to sell spirituous or fer
mented liquors anywhere in Garrett
County except within the corporate
limits of the Incorporated towns in said
County.
Sec. SO. And be it enacted, That moth
ing in this Act shall give permission for
the granting of license by any author