The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-04-30
COUNTY GOES DRY
TOMORROW
ANOTHER VOTE TAKEN In FALL OF
1916 GALLON A MONTH is
ALLOWED.

Following are some OF the sections
of the Anti-Saloon law which goes
into effect tomorrow and continues
for two years or until vote changes
it back to wet:
Every retail liquor dealer except
druggists, trafficking, personally or
by agent, in intoxicating liquor shall
remove or cause to be removed all
intoxicating liquor from such place,
its appurtenances or dependencies
within ten days from the first of May.
Failure to comply with the provisions
or this Section shall be prima facie
evidence that such liquor is kept for
the purpose of being sold in violation
or the provisions Of this Act.
Whoever shall, by himself or an
other, either as principal, clerk, or
servant directly or indirectly, sell,
barter Or exchange any intoxicating
liquor in any quantity whatever with
in the limits or have in his possession
any intoxicating liquor with intent to
sell. OF otherwise dispose or, shall
upon conviction thereof be fined not
less than (S20), nor more than
$4,000, or imprisoned in The County
Jail for not less than (10) days, nor
more than 800 days, or be both fined
and imprisoned, in the discretion Of
.ne court
II any person shall be convicted OF
violating any provision will be rlned
not less than ($100), nor more than
($500), and be imprisoned in the
County jail for not less than (10)
days nor more than (90) days.
And i'm like manner he shall sub
sequently violate any provision for
such third and each subsequent VIOLA
tion shall be fined not less than ($200)
nor more than ($1, ,00O) and confined
in the Maryland House Of Correction
for not less than 90 months nor more
than (D year.
That the giving away, delivery or
handling Of any intoxicating liquor
by any storekeeper or at any place of
business, Oh the taking or solicit
ing OF orders or the making OF agree
ments within the limits of Carroll
County for the sale or delivery or fu-
| ture giving away OF any intoxicating
| liquor, or any other shift or device to
evade any provision Of this Act, shall
\ be held to BE- unlawful selling.
\ That all places where intoxicating
! liquor is sold in violation of any pro-
vision of this Act, shall be taken and
held and are declared to BE- common
nuisances and may be abated as such
That the County Commissioners oi
Carroll County are hereby authorized
to use any part OF the fines collected
for the violation Of this Act for hiring
detectives or secret service officers tC
secure the enforcement OF the same
! And when there are no funds avail
| able from fines collected for the VIC.
lation of this Act such County Com
missioners are hereby authorized tx
appropriate not more than $4,000 an
nually from the general revenue FUND
for the purpose.
That it shall be unlawful for any
doctor or physician to issue a pre-
scription for intoxicating liquor, excep
i'm writing, or in any case unless the
person for whom it Is issued Is act
ually sick or such liquor is required
as a medicine. Every prescription Is
sued i'm violation OF the provisions
hereof shall be held to be unlawfu
selling.
lit shall be unlawful for any person
OF public or private carrier to know
ingly accept or receive for shipmen
to any person or place or to carry
bring into, transfer to any other per
son, carrier or agent, handle, deliver
or distribute any intoxicating liquor
The fine il not less than ($5O) nol
more than ($500) and shall 20 to jail
for not less than (30) days, nor NOR
than (6) months; Provided nothing Il
this section shall BE- construed TO ap
ply to individuals who may carry up
on their person or as their persona
baggage, and for their private u.s.
such liquor in quantity not to excee'
one gallon; nor to physicians no
druggists to whom any public carrie
may deliver such goods in unbrokel
packages, in quantity not to excee'
FIVE gallons at any one time; nor u
deliveries to churches or the prope
officers thereof OF wine i'm unbrokel
packages for sacramental purposes
: nor to deliveries at residences whicl
are not places Of business or puDli
resorts, by manufacturers or whole
salers, by their own conveyances, Il
. unbroken packages. Of liquor the con
! tract for the sale Of which was son
summated outside or Anti-Saloon Ter
: ritory.
No warrant shall be issued +
! search a private residence occupies
AZ such unless 1t or some part OF It i
, used as a store or shop, hotel o
boarding house or unless such resi-
. dence ID " place or public resort