Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-05-14
CHAPTER s2s.

AN ACT to regulate the sale or grant
Ing Of licenses for the sale Of
spirituous and fermented liquors
In St. Mary's County and to repeal
Sections so 70 Sc, both inclusive.
Of Article Sc Of Bagby's Code. title
Licenses" subtitle "Spirituous
or Fermented Liquors OF Retailers
and Ordinary Keeper" so far rs
the same apply to ST. Mary's Coun-
~ and to repeal Chapter <s3 OF
the Acts OF 1912. entitled An Act
to enable the qualified voters Of
St Mary's County TO determine by
ballot whether or not q higher IL
cense fee shall be charged for the
sale OF spirituous. fermented or
intoxicating liquors or alcoholic
bitters In 81. Mary's County.
Section !. Be II enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland. That Sec
tons so to Sc. both inclusive. OF Article
Sc Of Bagby's Code. title Licenses"
subtitle "Spirituous or Fermented
Liquors Of Retailers and Ordinary
Keeper" SO far as the same apply
to st. Mary's County, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Section 2. Be II enacted by the Gen
Chapter 4s3 Of the Acts of 1912. en-
titled An Act to enable the qualified
voters OF st. Mary's County TO deter
mine by ballot. whether or not. high
er license fee shall be charged for the
sale Of spirituous. fermented or in
toxicating liquors or alcoholic bitters
In st. Mary's County. be and the same
is hereby repealed.
Section 3. Be IL enacted, That no
person shall hereafter sell. offer or
keep for sale in st. Mary's County.
Maryland, In splrituous or fermented
liquors OF any kind whatsoever with
out having previously obtained IL
cense therefor as hereinafter provided.
but this Act shall not apply to sale
or sales made by any person under
provisions OF law requiring him to sell
personal property or to sale OF cider
or native wines by the maker thereof.
All licenses TO sell spirituous liquors
shall expire on the first day Of May
next ensuing the date of their issue.
and shall be issued for twelve months
or any lesser number of months, but
for no fractional part of a month. No
license shall be issued to any person
or persons to sell spirituous or fer
mented liquors In st. Mary's County
aforesaid until he or they shall have
filed an application on or before the
first day Of the month preceding the
month when said license Is to begin
with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
said County for such license. No IL
cense under this Act shall be issued
for . longer period than one year. and
all licenses shall expire on the first
H. ~ L.. ~
for O shorter period than one year the
license shall pay pro rata for the num-
Der OF months preceding said first day
OF May proportioned to the license fee
hereinafter provided for>a whole year
Any licensee under this Act shall be
permitted TO sell In any quantities
quarter gallons.
Section 4. Be II further enacted,
That upon the issuing Of such licenses
by the Clerk Of the Court the ap-
plicant shall pay for the year 1915
to the Clerk the sum of one hundred
and nifty ($l50) dollars. and for each
subsequent year the sum OF two hun.
dred and twenty-five (s225) dollars,
from which sums the said Clerk shall
pay twenty-five dollars. annually. into
the Treasury of Maryland. and one.
half of the remainder to the School
Commissioners for the use of the
schools In said County. and the re.
naming one-half to the County Com.
missioners of said County 10 be used
upon the public roads. provided. how.
ever. that In the event that So. Mary's
County hereafter shall Issue any
bonds for public improvements or for
the purpose OF paying on any floating
debt, that then. and in that event, the
money arising from liquor licenses
shall be used by the County Commits.
sioners to pay the interest on such
bonds. and should there be an excess
the balance Ii to be used as a sinking
fund TO pay such bonds at maturity.
Section 5. And be IL further enact.
ed, That IL shall be unlawful for any
licensee under this Act TO sell TO any
minor or habitual drunkard. and 10
keep any gambling device. slot ma.
, chimes. faro tables. sweat cloths, Ger.
| man hazard. craps or any other games
of any character or TO permit any
card playing upon the premises. And
IL shall also be unlawful for any II.
censee under this. Act to sell liquors
O1 TIC S1DUHkh lay GDltkI1uty G6nE0
Sunday. or any Election Day. nor shall
any liquors be sold by any licensee
between the hours OF IL p. NJ. and q
o'clock A. IL. ANY person violating
| any Of the provisions of this Section
shall be deemed guilty of q misde.
/ meanor and upon trial and conviction
shall be subjected to a fne OF no,
less than fifty dollars nor more than
two hundred and fifty dollars, or may
be confined in the County JAN or the
House Of Correction for not less thar
sixty days; and the Court In It's dis
erection may suppress the license oil
lany licensee. and no license shall b
issued either to the person or TO the
place wherein the law has been VIC
lated for q period Of six months, and
upon the suppressing OF said license
there shall be no return Of the license
money 70 the licensee.