Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-07-15

tnerean, ana tne supervisors OF Eiec-
ton Of said County, shall, at least,
three weeks previous to the day of
said election cause public notice 10 be
given of the submission of said ques-
ton by publication of said notice in
two papers of said County: also by
printed handbills containing said no.
tice 70 be posted az the most public
places within each election district Of
said County. And the County Com
missioners of said County shall pay
for the publishing OF said notice and
for printing of said handbills in the
same manner and out OF the same
funds that other expenses of said cleo
ton are paid: but IL for any reason
said notice shall not he given or not
given in the manner herein prescribed,
such failure shall not affect the vail
dity of this Act or operate to prevent
its taking effect.
SECTION 2 And he It enacted, That
the ballots cast at said election To be
counted rs deciding for and against
the sale OF spirituous, ferinented or
malt liquors or intoxicating drinks in
said County, shall have printed on the
Official ballot cast or used at said
election the words For License
Against License" in the same manner
prescribed by Section So of Article 33
of the Code of Public General Laws of
1904 and the ballots cast For Lii
cense" and the ballots cast against
License" shall be carefully counted by
the judges OF said elections in the
various polling places in said County
Is provided by law and the number
of ballots cast For License" and the
ballots cast Against License" shall
be certifind by them, and the Super
visors of Elections of said County
shall, as soon as conveniently may be
after receiving and canvassing all the
ballots cast "For License and
Against License" in St. Mary's Coun-
ty after said election. proclaim the
result of said election and publish such
proclamation in some newspaper or
newspapers published in said County
and shall record in a well-bound book
to he kept in their Office by them and
their successors, the result of the vote
upon said proposition and such result
may he proved in all courts and in all
proceedings by such record or by the
| official certificate of the Supervisors
of Elections.
SECTION 3. And he IL enacted. That
ii il shall appear from the record or
certificate OF the Supervisors of Elec-
tions that a majority of the legal
voters voting upon said proposition
voted Against License il shall not
be lawful after the first day of May,
1916, for any person or persons, house,
company, association, club, body cor
porate or manufacturer of intoxicat-
ing liquors of any kind to- barter or
sell, directly or indirectly or To solicit,
of, at any place within the limits of
ST. Mary's County or to give away at
his, hers, its or their place of business
within the limits of said County, any
spirituous, fermented or malt liquors
or alcoholic bitters or intoxicating
drinks of any kind, including whisky.
brandy, rum, gin. wine, ale, beer and
all other fermented, malt or distilled
| liquors and any mixture of liquors
which shall contain more than 2 per
cent. by weight of alcohol and any
mixture of liquors which shall contain
less than 2 per cent. of alcohol, if the
same shall be Intoxicating, or any ar
ticle, used or sold rs beverage in the
composition of which, whisky, brandy.
high wines or alcohol or any Spiritu-
Gus or fermented liquors shall he an
ingredient, nor shall any license be
granted for the sale of the same in
said County, and IL such license is
issued IL shall be void. Provided, that
this Section shall not apply to sales
made by n person under a provision
of law requiring him to sell personal
property.
SECTION 4. And be it enacted, That
il shall be unlawful for any person,
house, company, manufacturer, asso-
citation, Cub or body corporate to de-
post, keep, or have in his, her or its
possession any spirituous, fermented
or malt liquors or alcoholic bitters or
Intoxicating drinks of any kind, in
GLIDING cider, beer, schnapps, gin or
any article used or sold as beverage
in the composition or compromising of
which brandy, high wines or alcohol
or any spirituous or fermented liquors
shall be an ingredient, with intent To
sell or give away the same in viola
ton of the provisions of the proceed
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.
SECTION 5. And be IL enacted, That
il any person or persons, house, COM
pany, association, club or body cor
poEdbSs snail flOidOG duN W TIE pro-
visions of the preceding Sections with
in the limits of st. Mary's County, ne,
she, IL or they shall, upon conviction
thereof for the first offense, forfeit
and pay a fine of not less than fifty
dollars nor more than two hundred
or imprisoned in the County Jail or
the Maryland House of Correction for
not less than thirty davs 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 fined not less than
one hundred dollars nor more than
five hundred dollars and imprisoned
in the County jail or confined in the
Maryland House of Correction for not
less than three months nor more than
one year.
BY order:
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