The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-02-05
SENATOR sPE|CHER'S LOCAL
OPTION MEASURE IN FULL
Which Passed The Senate Tuesday,
Now In the House Of Delegates
A BILL

VI 1SIHleuItu liquors snail NOT De SOLD IN
said County, or shall be sold only as
hereinafter described, and to repeal all
Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with
this Act, or any part of this Act.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That all
laws or parts of laws inconsistent with
, the provisions of this Act, or any part
of this Act, relating to the sale or pro-
hlbltlng the sale of spirituous, ferment-
ed or malt liquors or alcoholic bitters
shall not be enforced in said County on
and after the first day of May, Nineteen
Hundred and Fifteen, and that all laws
or parts of laws inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act, shall be repealed
after said last mentioned date; provld-
ed. however, that this Act shall not be
constructed TO repeal said Section of said
Code, prior to the first day OF May,
Nine cen Hundred and Fifteen, or to
affect any otfense already committed or
which may be committed before this
Act shall take effect.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the
question whether or not any person or
persons, house, company, association or
body corporate as hereinafter describ-
ed, may be licensed in Garrett County
of this State, by whom or in which
sprltuous, 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
submitted to the registered qualified
voters of said County on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in November,
Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen. and on
the tuesday after the first Monday
cause public notice TO be given of the
subsslon of said question by publication
OF said notice in two newspapers of
said County and also by printed hand
bills 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 handbils in the
same manner, and out of the 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 manner
herein prescribed, such failure shall not
affect the validy Of this Act, or operate
to prevent its taking effect.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted That the
ballots cast at said election to be count
! ed as deciding for or against the sale
Ot splrtuous, fermented, or malt liquors
or intoxicating drinks in said County,
snail have printed on the official ballots
cast or used at said election, the words
For License" or Against License. -
In the manner prescribed by Section Sc
OF Article 80 of the Code of Public Cen
eTaI Laws of 1904 and the ballots cast
/ For License" and the ballots cast
I Against 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 bal
/ lots Against License" shall be certified
( by them; and the return Judges of said
election at their meeting after said cleo
/ ton shall cast up the whole vote For
License and Against License" in said
/ District 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 proclaim
/ Ing the result of such election in said
| County and cause said certificate to be
/ published in two newspapers of said
| County within fifteen days after said re-
/ turns have been received by him.
/ Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That iii
| shall appear by the returns of said
Judges and certificate of said Clerk that
a majority Of said voters have been
cast, Against License it shall not be
lawful for any person or any house.
company or association, or body corpor-
ate or any manufacturer of intoxicating
liquors of any kind to barter or sell.
directly or indirectly, or to solicit or to
receive orders for the purchase of. at
any place within the limits of Garrett
! County, or to give away at his or it's
| place of business, within the limits of
said County, any spirituous, fermented
or malt liquors or alcoholic bitters, or
! intoxicating drinks of any kind, includ-
ing whisky, rum, wine, ale, beer and all
other fermented, malt and distilled liu-
uors, and every mixture of liquors which
shall contain more than two per cent.
by weight of alcohol and every mixture
of liquors which shall contain less than
two per cent. of alcohol, if the same
shall be Intoxicating; or any article used
or sold as a beverage in the composition
of which whisky, brandy, high wines or
alcohol or any spirituous or fermented
liquors shall be an Ingredient. nor shall
the same herein.
Sec. s. And be it enacted, That no
person, house, company, manufacturer,
association or body corporate, shall de
post, keep or have in his possession, any
spirituous or fermented liquors or
alcoholic bltters, or Intoxicating drinks
Of any kind, or hard cider, tonic beer,
lager beer, schnapps, or gin, or any
article used or sold as beverage, in the
composition or compounding of which
whisky, brandy. high wines or alcohol
or any spirituous or fermented liquors
shall be an ingredient. with intent to
barter or sell or give away the same in
violation of the provisions of the peced-
ing sections, or with intent that the
same shall be bartered or sold or given
away in violation thereof within the
limits of said County.
Sec. s. And be it enacted, That if
any person, house, company, manufac-
Curer, association or body corporate,
shall violate any of the provisions of the
preceding sections within the limits of
Garrett County, he or it shall upon con-
vlctlon thereof tor the first offense for
felt and pay fine of not less than one
hundred dollars, or not more than five
hundred dollars, and cost of prosecution,
and failing to pay such fine and cost
forwith shall be sentenced to be confn-
ed in the Maryland House of Correction
for term of not less than six months
or more than twelve months, and upon
conviction thereof for the second, and
in November every fourth year here
after, at the election to be held therein,
upon the filing with the Election Super
visOrs of said County at least sixty days
before said election of petition contain
ing the signatures of at least twenty
five per cent. of the registered qualified
voters of said County, requesting such
submission. And the Election Super