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

AN ACT 10 enable tile registered qualified
voters of Garrett County to determine
by ballot whether spirituOus or fer
mcuted liquors shall not he sold IN said
county, or shall be sCld only as herein
after described, ana to repeal ali Acts or
parts OF Acts Inconsistent with this Act
or any part OF this Act.
Section. !. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That all laws
or parts Of laws Inconsistent win
the provisions OF this Act, or any part
Of this Act, relating to the sale or pro
hibiting the sale Of spirituCus, fermented
or malt liquors or alcoholic Ditters shall not
be enforced in said County, on and after the
first day of May, Nineteen Hundred and
Fifteen, ana that all laws or parts OF laws
Inconsistent with the provisions OF this Act.
shall be repealed after said last mentioned
date; provided, however. that this Act shall
not be construed TO repeal said Section Of
said Code, prior to the first day of MAY
Nineteen Hundred and and Fifteen, or TO
affect any offenSe already committed or
which may be committed before this Act
shall take effect.
Sec. ?. And be 1t enacted. That the question
whether or not any person or persons, house
company, association or body corporate as
hereinafter described, may he licensed in
Garrett County OF this State. by whom or in
which spirituous, fermented or malt liquors
or intoxicating drinks may be sold or
whether or not license to sell the same in
said County shall be issued. shall be SUBMIT
ed to the registered qualified voters OF said
County, on the. first Tue'day after the
first Monday in Novem ,er, Nineteen
Hundred and Fourteen, and on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember every fourth year thereafter, at
the election to be held therein upon the
Ming with the Election Supervisors OF said
County at least sixty days before said cleo
ton OF petition containing the signatures
OF at least TWENTY-FIVE per cent OF the reg
istered qualified voters of said County. re
questing such submission. And the Election
supervisors of said County shallat least three
weeks previous to the day OF said election
cause public notice TO be given OF the sub
mission of said question by publication OF
said notice i'll two newSpape' OF said Coun-
ty, and also by printed handbills containing
said notice to he posted at the most public
places within each election district OF said
County. and the County commissioners of
said County shall pay for the publishing OF
said notice and for print lug said handbills
in the same manner, ana out of the same
fund that other expenses OF said election
are paid but if for any reason said notice
shall not be given. or not given In the man
ner herein prescribed. such failure shall not
Affect the validity OF this Act, or operate to
prevent its taking effect.
Sec. ). And be IL enacted, That the ballots
/ cast at said election to he counted as de
Gliding for or against the sale Of spirituOus,
! fermented, or malt liquors, or Intoxicating
drinks in said County, shall have printed on
the oiticial bal OTIS cast or used at said cleo
ton, the words For License" or Against
| License. in the manner prescribed by Sec
ton 81 Of Article - of the Code of Public
General Laws OF 1904 and the ballots cast
| For License" and the ballots cast Against
License shall be carefully counted by the
JuuStS VI sdIu tlttLIpH III tIlt respective
election districts OF said County, and, the
number of ballots For License and the
number. OF ballots Against License shall
be certified by them; ana the return judges
OF said election t their meeting after said
election shall cast up the whole vote For
License and Against License" in said
Districts and shall make a separate written
return of said whole vote to the Clerk OF
the Circuit Court for Garrett County. and
said Clerk shall record said returns among
the records of his office and shall prepare
certificate prOclaiming the result of such
election in said County and cause said
certificate to be published in two news
papers of said County within fifteen days
after said returns have been received by
him.
Sec 4, And be it enacted, That If it shall
appear by the returns of Judges and certifi-
Gates of said Clerk that a majority of said
votes have been cast, Against License" it
shall not be lawful for any person or any
house, company or association, or body
corporate or any manufacturer of intoXi-
eating liquors OF any kind to barter or sell,
directly or indirectly or to solicit or to re-
ceive Jrders for the purchase Of at auy
TO give away at his or its place of business
within the limits of said County, any spirit
uouS, fermented or malt LIQUORS or alcoholic
bitters or intoxicating drinks of any kind
| including whiskey, brandy, rum, wine, ale
| beer ana all other fermented, malt and dis
! titled liquors, and every mixture of liquors
! which shall contain more than two per
mixture of liquors Which shall contain less
than two per cent. of alchol, If the same shall
| be intoxicating; or any article used or sold
| as beverage in the composition of which
whiskey, brandy, high wines, or alcohol or
any spirituous or fermented liquors shall be