Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-07-29
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CHAPTER 81
AZ AcT tB enable tsac registered and (.
qualified voters Of ~. MARI : Goun- /
IS 20 Determine ~ ballot afaesher or
not spiritsOus. frFTneufesf or As-alk
liquors ~hail te sold IN said Counts.
and 90 reFsezi Section :. Ciapser 80
of Tire Aczx of 1872
SEcTHoS 4. Re Il ense1ea by the
General Assembly 81 Mar land. That
the question nsefher or not any per .
son - persons. house or company.
association or BODY corporate. may
t.e licensed IN 81. MaryrS County of
this State Is Ehsch or in which spiri-
tsaoBS. fs-FTuenGed oF malt liquors or
intoxicating DRINKS may - sold: or
whether or NOT iicen@es 10 sell the same
il said COUNTY shall - issued. shall
~ saiEnit1ed To tte registered and
qualified voters Of ~ Msry'S County.
on the first Tuesday after tie ErSf
Monday IN August ninesesu hundred
and nftnen. AZ the election 20 he held
therein, and the Supervisors OF E1ec-
ton " said CounEy, shall. ~ least
three weeks previous 90 the day Of
said election cause public notice 10 he
gigen of the submission ct said oueS-l
ton by publication of said notice in
tao papers Of said County: also ~
printed handl,illS containing said no
fiee 80 h. posted a. the most public
PLACES within each election Gi>7rlca of
said County. And ille County Cosg-
missioners of said County Shzil pay
for the pnl,li siing Of said noiine and
for printing III said haEdbiiis IN The
same manncf and ouG 81 tine saH,e
funds thai otiler cxfscnSes 81 SAID s.isc-
Gi0n aFe pssid; isut II for ans reason
said nnlicss shall not - siEen or nuf
given IN tn manner herein prescribed,
such faiiurs- shall noi afecs the vail
dily 81 this -Aei or opcrstc - prevent
it, taking edeca-
SB-TsoS And - Il enarteCl. That
the ballots cast n said election ~ L.
counted A. deciding for and against
iise sale 81 SpirifueuS. frFznehted or
mali h4nors or intoxicating drinks IN
said County. shall bavc printed on the
Official balioi east or u>ed ~ said
election the Eords For LicenSe-t-
Against License in the same manner
prescribed by Section - 81 Article =
of the Code of Public General Laws of
ie4 and the ballots cast For LII
eenss" and the ballots cast Against
LicenSe' shall re carefully counted by
the judges 81 said elections in the
various polling places IN said County
as provided by law and the number
of ballots cast For License and the
ballots cast Against License shall
he eertifind by them. and the Super
VisoFs Of Elections OF said County
shall. a. soon a. conveniently max be
after receiving and canvassing all the
ballots cast FOR License and
. 4 4 - q.
~ after said election. proclaim the
result of said election and publish such
proclamation IN some neA suaper or.
neN spapeES published in said County
and shall record in a Weil-bound book
10 he kept in their Office by them and
their SUCCESSORS, the result of the vote
upon said proposition and such result
may lie proved in all courts and Ia ali
proceedings by such record or by the
Official certificate of the Supervisors
Of Elections.
SEXTON ,. And b. IL enacted. That
il il shall appear from the record or
certificate 81 the Supervisors of Eiec-
lions that = majority of tire legal
voters voting upon said proposition
voted Against License il shall not
- lawful after the FIRST day of Nav.
1916, for any person or persons. house.
company. association, club. body cor
poFatc or manufacturer of intoxicat-
ing liquors 81 any kind Ia barter or
sell. directly or indirectly or To solicit.
or "a raoeive orders for the purchase
Of. al ans place within the limits al
~. Mary County or 10 give away a:
his. hers. us or their place Of business
within the limits of said County. any
sPiriisous, fer-mented or malt liquors
or alcoholic bitlcrs or Intoxicating
drinks OF any kind. including Ehisky.
brandy. rum. gin wine. ale. beer and
all other farTnented. malt or distilled
liquors and any mixture Of LIQUORS
which shall contain more than per
cent by Ecighi 81 alcohol and any
mixture Of liquors which shall contain
less than , per cent. of alcohol. If the
same shall Ia intoxicating. or any ar
iicle. used or sold a a beverage in the
composition of which. WhiskY. brandy.
high wines or alcohol or any spiritu-
Gus or fer1menied liquors shall lie an
ingredient. nor shall any license BE-
granted for tlie sale of the same in
said County. and il sncE license j.
issued IL shall iJe void. ProyiJed. that
this Section shall not apply To sales
made by person under a provision
Of iaw requiring him 10, sell personal
property.
SEXTON I. And he il enacted. That
il shall be unlawful for any person,
house. company, manufacturer, asso-
citation, club or body corporate to- de-
posit. keep, or have in his. her or lis
possession any spirituouS. fermeniei
or malt liquors or alcoholic bitterS or
Intoxicating drinks OF any kind, in
Guiding cider, lseer. Schnapps. gin or
any article used or sold a. a beverage.
~ the composition or compromising of
which brandy. high wines or alcohol
or any Spirituous or fermented iiquorS
shall te an ingredient with intent 10
sell or give away the same IN viola
uon of the provisions of the proceed
ing Sections. or with intent that the
same shall bc bariered or sold or
given away in violation thereof within
tine limits OF said County.
SECTION ,. And be il enacted. That
II any person or persons. house. com
pany. association, club or body cor.
poFatc, shall violate any of the pro-
visions of the preceding Sections with
in the limits of 81 Mary County. ne.
she, II or they shall, upon conviction
thereof for the first ofIenSe, forfeit
and pay line of not less than fifty
dollars nor more than two hundred
or imprisoned IN the County Jail or
the Maryland House of Correction for
NOS less than thirty DAYS nor more
than six months. or both so fined and
imprisoned in the discretion of the
Court And upon conviction thereof
for The second and each subsequent
violation, shall be tined not less than
one hundred dollars nor more than
tive hundred dollars and imprisoned
n the County jail or confined in the
Mary land House OF Correction for not
less than three months nor more than
one year