The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-06-04

a y ~ / TO tldIllE liIt It%lSittti '.IA4lIItu
voters Of Garrett County TO determine
10y ballot whether spirItuOuS or fer
mentcI liquors sNal not be sold i'm said
county, or ~hsii DE sold only as herein
after described. MA to repeal all Acts or
parts of Act, Inconsistent with this Act.
or any part " this Act.
Section. J. BE ! enacted by the General
Assembly Cts Mar, land. That an laws
or parts OF laws Inconsistent with
/ the provisions OF this At, or any part
OF tins Act, relating to the sale or pro
hibiting the sale or spirituOuS. fermented
or malt liquors or alcoholic bitterS shall not
be enforced in said County. on ana after the
! first day OF May, Nineteen Hundred and
! Fifteen, ana that all laws or parts Of laws
Inconsistent with the prov siOns OF this Act
shall he repealed after said last mentioned
date; provided, however, that this Act shall
not be construed to repeal said section Of
said Code. prior % the first day ~ May,
Nineteen Hundred and ana Fifteen, or to
AFFECT any offense already committed or
which may be committed before this Act
Shall take effect.
Sec. ,. And belt enacted. That the question
whether OF not any person or persons, house.
company. association or body corporate as
hereinafter described, may be licensed in
Jarrett County OF this State, by whom or in
which spirltuOus, 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 IaesGday after the
/ Hundred and Fourteen, ana on the nrst
Tuesday after the first Monday In No
vember every fourth wear thereafter at
! the election to he 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
/ 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 shalist leaStthrc
! 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 in two newspapers OF said COun-
! w. 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 ana Tor printing said handbills
/ in the same manner and out of the same
fund JHat other expenses OF said election
/ are paid bur If TOR any reason said notice
/ snali mot 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.
! See. 3. And be II enacted. That the ballots
/ cast at said election to be counted as de
! Gliding for or against the sale OF spirituous.
! fermeEted. or malt liquors. or Intoxicating
/ drinks in said County, shah have printed on
4 tile official bal OTIS cast or used ut sad cleo
/ ton the words For License or Against
/ License, tie manner prescribed by Sec
: ton 5G Of Ar ic!e B Of the Code of Public
/ General Laws Of 1904 and the ballots cast
For License ana the ballots cast Against
| License shall be carefully counted by the
/ election districts Ol SAID County, and. the
! number OF ballots For License ana the
number. Of ballots A gdinst License shall
be certified Ov them; ana the return judges
/ Of SAID election at their nesting after said
] election shall cast up the whole vote For
! License ana 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. ana
/ said Clerk shall record said returns among
the records OF his office and shall prepare a
! certificate pruclainng the result of such
election in said County and cause said
certificate to he published in two news
papers of said County within fifteen days
after said returns have been received 10y
/ him.
Sec. l. And be it enacted, That if it shall
| appear by the returns Of Judges and certi1-
| Gates OF said Clerk that a majority OF said
I votes have been cast Against License 10
| shan not be lawful Tor any person or any
house, company or association, or body
corporate or any manufacturer of intOXi-
eating liquors OF any Kind to barter OF sell.
directly or indirectly. or TO solicit or to re-
ceive riders for the purchase Of. at any
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
nltters or intoxicating drinks of any kind
including whiSkey, brandy, rum. wine, ale
beer ana al other fermenred. malt and dis
titled liquors, and every mixture Of liquors
which 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 alcnOl 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 OF
any spirituous or fermented liquors shall be