The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-06-11
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER NO. "A.


AN ACT to enable the registered qualihed
voters OF Garrett County to determine
by ballot whether Spirituous or fer
nented liquors shall not be sold in said
county, or shall be sold only as herein
after described, ana to repeal all Acts or
parts of Acts Inconsistent with this Act,
or any part of this Act.
Section. !. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. That al laws
or parts of laws Inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act, or any part
of this Act, relating to the sale or pro
hibitin@ the sale Of Spirituous, fermented
or malt liquors or alcoholic bitters Shall not
be enforced in said County, on and after the
first day of NAV, Nineteen Hundred ana
Fifteen, and 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shall be repealed after said last mentioned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 Nav.
Nineteen Hundred and and Fifteen or to
affect any otfense already committed or
which NAV be committed before this Act
shall take effect.
Sec. ,. And be it enacted, That the question
whether or not any person or persons, house,
company, association or BODY corporate as
hereinafter described, may be licensed in
Garrett County OF this state, by whom or in
which SpirltuoOS, 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 submitt-
ed to the registered qualified voters OF said
County on the first Tuesday after the
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
filing with the Election Supervisors of said
County at least sixty days before said cleo
ton OF petition containing the signatures
or at least twenty-five per cent. of the reg
1Stered 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
90 tn Ila ,riyr
mission OF said question by publication OF
said notice in two newspapers of said Coun-
ty. and also by printed handbills containing
said notice to be 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 printing said handbills
IN the same manner, and out of the same
fund that other expenses of said election
are paid but il for any reason said notice
sha 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. 3. And be il enacted, That the ballots
cast at said election to he counted as De
Gliding for or against the sale of spirituous
fermenteG, on malt liquors. or Intoxicating
drinks in said County, shall have printed ON
the official ballots cast or used at said cleo
ton. the words For License or Against
License. in the manner prescribed by Sec
ton 90 of Article B Of the Code Of Public
General Laws Of 1904 and the ballots "a ST
License" shall be carefully counted by the
judges of said election in the 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 at 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 a
certificate proclaming the result OF such
election in said County and cause said
certlhcate to he 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 il shall
appear by the returns of Judges and certif-
Gates OF said Clerk that majority of said
shall not be lawful Tor any person or any
mousse, 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-
ce1Ve orders for the purchase Of at any
place within the limits of Garrett County. or
TO give away at his or its place Of business
within the limits OF said County. any spirit
uOuS, 1ermented or malt liquors or alcoholic
b1tters or Intoxicating drinks of any kind
includlnB WulSkey, brandy, rum. wine, ale,
peer ana all other fermented, malt and dis
titled liquors, and every mixture of liquors
Wnlcn shall contain more than two per
cent. by weight of alchool, and every
mixture of liquors Which shall contain less
than two per cent. of alchol If the same shall
De lntoXlcatlng or any article used or sold
as beverage in the composition of which
Whlskey, brandy, high wines. or alcohol or
any Sp1rituous or fermented LIQUORS Shall he
an ingredient, nor shall any license be