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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS
CHAPTER 30.

timore, Baltimore county, the ISL
and 3rd Precincts of the Fifth Dis
trict of Anne Arundel county, An
napolis city, Allegany county,
Washington county, Frederick
county, Prince Georges county, Ell
licot City and Havre de Grace,
each as a separate political unit,
to determine by ballot whether or
not the sale, manufacture for sale
and transportation for sale OF al
coholic, Spirituous, vlnous, matt
and intoxicating liquors for beVer-
age purposes shall be forever pro-
hibited in the said political units
above designated, respectively,
from anda fter May first, one thou
sand nine hundred and eighteen;
providing for the submission OF
such question to the voters OF each
political units herein designated
and declaring the effect OF such
election.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
general Assembly of Maryland, Ihat
the question whether or not the sale,
manufacture for sale and transporta-
ton for sale of alcoholic, splrltuous'
vinuous, malt and intoxicating lqu-
ors for beverage purposes shall De
forever prohibited in the city OF Bal
timore, Baltimore county, the lst ana
3rd precincts of the Fifth District OF
Anne Arundel county, Annapolis
city, Allegany county, Washington
county, Frederick county, Prince
Georges county, Ellicott City, ana
Havre de Grace, respectively, from
and after May first, one thousand
nine hundred and eighteen, shall be
submitted to the registered and qua
lifted voters of said political units
herein designated at the general cleo
ton to be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in the month
of November, A. D., one thousand
nine hundred and sixteen; and the
Supervisors of Baltimore city and the
Supervisors of Elections of or exer-
cising Jurisdiction over each OF the
political units herein designated shall
have printed upon the ballots to be
used at the general election held on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, AID, one thousand
nine hundred and sixteen, in a sepa-
rate column to follow Immediately
after the names of candidates the fol-
lowing proposition in clear, plain,
bold Roman capitals, twelve-polnt
plea type: Shall the sale, manufac-
ture for sale and transportation for
sale of alcoholic, spirituous, vinuous,
malt and intoxicating liquors for bev-
erage purposes in the. County,
city, town or village as the case may
be- be prohibited from and after
May first, one thousand nine hun
dred and eighteen; latter which shall
be printed on separate lines with
a square or box to the right and OPP
posite the words ''for prohibition"
and a corresponding square or box to
the right and opposite the words
against prohibition" on the ballots
printed in each of said political units,
the blank above indicated shall be
filled in with the name of the re-
spective political unit so voting as
aforesaid.
The Governor of this State shall
give notice by publication in two
newspapers published in each of the
political units herein designated, or
if only one newspaper is published
in any such unit, then such notice
shall be published in one newspaper,
or II no newspaper is published in
any such units, then in a newspaper
published in Baltimore city, one of
which shall be printed in the Ger
man language, giving at least three
months notice that such question
shall be submitted to the voters of
eaeh of the political units herein des-
ign&ted for their adoption or rejec-
tiOn; and the Secretary of State
shall. not less than thirty days be-
fore the date of said election, certify
the same to the Board of Supervisors
of Elections of or exercising jurisdic-
ton over each of the political units
herein designated and to the Board
of Supervisors of Elections of the
city of Baltimore, whose duty it
shall be to forthwith give notice by
advertisement and otherwise of the
submission of such question; provid-
ed, however, that if for any reason
said notice shall not be given or not
given in the manner prescribed by
law, such failure of publication of
said notice shall not affect the va
idity of this Act nor operate to pre-
vent it's taking effect
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That
the proposition above mentioned
shall be so printed as to give each vo-
ter clear opportunity to designate
in a cross (X) in square opposite
the words "for prohibition and in a
square opposite the words against
prohibition" his answer to such ques-
ton; that one challenger and one
watcher may be designated for each
precinct of each of the political units
herein designated by the chairman of
the committee managing in each of
such political units the interest OF
those conducting the campaign fav-
Oring and those opposing such propo-
sition, the said challengers and wat
cheers to have the same powers and
duties which are conferred upon chal-
lengers and watchers at general cleo
lions held in this State by Section
81 of Article 33 of Bagby's An
notated Code of Public General Laws
OF Maryland, and certificate signed
by the aforesaid chairman shall be
sufficient authority for such chal-
lenger and watcher to perform their
duties. The, name of each chairman
shall be filed with the Board of SUI
pervisors of Elections at least thirty
days before said election
The laws now in force for the con-
duet of general elections in each OF
the political units herein designated
and the provisions and requirements
OF the Corrupt Practices Act shall ap-
ply in all particulars to the elections
provided for by this Act.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That
the Supervisors of Elections of each
OF the political units herein desig-
mated and of Baltimore city shall
canvass these returns in like manner
as other election returns and they
shall certify the number of votes
cast for prohibition" and against
prohibition" respectively, and the
said Board of Election Supervisors
shall file their certificates with the
Clerks of the Circuit Court of the
several political units herein desig-
mated or having Jurisdiction over the
same and with the Clerk of the SUI
perior Court of Baltimore city, as
the case may be, and shall forward
at once by registered mail to the Sec
rotary of State duplicate copy of
said certificates, and the Secretary of
State shall within thirty davc fror,