Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-07-30
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CHAPTER 34s.

CHAPTER 34s.
AN ACT to prohibit the sale of spiri-
tuous or fermcnted liquors or lager
beer within two miles OF white public
school No. in the eighth election
district of St. Mary's County. Mary
land.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
il shall be unlawful for the Clerk of
the Circuit Court of St. Mary's County
to issue licenses TO any person or per-
sons, firm or corporation to sell spir-
| iluOus, iermentcd or Intoxicating
| liquors or lager beer within "a radius
Of two miles from white public school
| No. l in the eighth election district of
| St. Mary's County, Maryland. II any
person or persons, house, company,
association or body corporate Shall
sell directly or Indirectly at any place
or give away at his or It's place of
business any spiritunus or ferMented
! liquors or larger beer or Intoxicating
| liquors % any kind within tie said
area or district in ~. Mary'S County
| he or il shall upon conviction thereof
forfeit and pay on the first convic-
ton "A fine of not less than fifty dollars
and the cost of prosecution or i'm
| prisonment in the county Jail for not
| less than thirty days nor more than
sixty days or both in the discretion OF
the court or the justice of the peace
trying such case and on the second
and each and every subsequent con-
viction not less than fifty dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars and ia
addition 10 such fire nc imprisoned in
| the Maryland House of Correction for
not less than six months nor more
Than one year in the discretion OF the
court or justice OF the peace trying
such case
Sec. >. And be it further enacted.
| That all prosecutions for the viola.-
tons OF the preceding Section of this
| Act which are hereby declared to be
criminal Oflcnses NAV be either upon
preSentment and indictment by the
| Grand Jury of 81. Mary's County or
trial before justice of the peace re-
siding in said couuty who shall have
jurisdiction original and Concurrani
with the Circuit Court OF said county:
and the said justice shall have power
to issue all process and do ali acts
which may he necessary to the excrcise
of his said jurisdiction and NAV try
AMI determine all cases whereof he
may have jurisdiction and NAV pro-
nouuce judgment and sentence therein
in the same manner and to the same
extent as the Circuit Court for ST.
Mary's County could do in such cases
il such eases were tried before said
court without the intervention OF a
jury: provided however that if any
person when brought before any suc5
justice having Jurisdiction OF the case
shall before trial for the alleged ofTeuse
pray a jury trial or II the States At
torney for said county shall before
trial of such alleged offensc pray a
Jury trial on the part OF the State IL
shall he the duty Of such justice 10
commit such alleged offender for trial
or to hold him To bail 10 appear fo-
trial in the Circuit Court of st. Nary's
County and To return such commit
ment or recognizance with the names
and the residences OF the witnesses for
the prosecution endorsed thereon.
forthwith to the clerk OF the Circuit
Court for -. Mary's County and the
Justice before whom the case is brought
shall in all such cases inform the per
son charged of his right 10 trial by
jury.
See. ,. And he It further c-ac.-d.
That one half o. ali'ines imposed ipr
the violation OF the provisions OF ii IS
act shall be paid - lie !nLor,ncr ard
the balance shall be applied 10 tie
fund for the maintenance cl he pl5'ic
schools Of said coiEtv
Sec. i. and ~ il further ems = J,
That This act shall take CT Ct f.o-1 AID
after the first day OF May 10 the year
one thousand nine hundred ana four
teen.
Approved. April 10, 1914.
y. L. GOLDSBOROCCH,
Governor.
JAMES 2fcC. Triple.
Sp aker OF the House Of Delegates.
JESSE D. PRICE,
President of the Senate.
l hereby certify that the aforegoing
is 1 true copy OF an Act of the General
Assembly OF Maryland, passed al the
January .Ses sion. 1914.
ALBERT J. ALMONY.
Chief Clerk OF the House.
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