Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-05-12
puBLlc GENERAL LAWS.
particulars to the elections provided fol
by this Act.


political units herein designated and Of
Baltimore City shall canvass these re-
turns In like manner as other election
returns and they shall certify the mum.
Der 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 sew
eral political units herein designated or
having jurisdiction over the same and
with the Clerk Of the Superior Court
OF Baltimore City, as the case may be,
and shall forward at once by registered
mail to the Secretary of State dupli-
cate copy of said certificates, and the
Secretary of State shall within thirty
days from the date Of said election, pro
yided no contest has been fled make a
certificate to the Governor showing the
total number of votes cast "for prohi-
| bition" and the total number of votes
cast against prohibition" in each of
the political units herein designated,
and upon receipt OF this statement the
Governor shall forthwith issue proc
lamation declaring the result OF the
election In each of the political units
herein designated and calling attention
to Its effects under this Act, and said
proclamation shall be recorded in
well bound book In the Offices of the
Clerks Of the Circuit Court for the
several counties or having jurisdiction
over said political units herein desig-
mated and in the office of the Clerk OF
| the Superior Court of Baltimore City
and in the Office Of the Secretary of
State, and the vote upon said PROPOSE
tion and such result may be proved In
all the courts and in all proceedings
by such record or by certified copy Of
the proclamation under the hand and
seal Of the Secretary of State.
Sec. A. And be 1t enacted, That II
upon receipt by the Governor Of certi.
ficate from the Secretary of State show
ing the result Of such election in each
OF the political units herein designated
1t shall appear that majority of the
voters In any such political unit quail
fed under the laws OF this State to
participate in such election voting on
| this question in such election have
voted against prohibition" then the
laws relating TO the sale, manufacture
for sale and transportation for sale Of
alcoholic liquors for beverage purposes
| In such political units SO voting
against prohibition in effect at the date
Of this election shall continue in force
and effect unless or until otherwise
changed by the General Assembly OF
Maryland or by majority vote Of the
qualified electors Of this State.
Sec. 6. And be 1t enacted, That II
upon receipt by the Governor of certi-
ficate from the Secretary OF State show.
ing the result Of such election in each
Of the political units herein designated
II shall appear that majority Of the
voters in any such political unit quail
fed under the laws Of this State to
participate in such election voting on
this question In such election have
voted "for prohibition" then he shall
forthwith issue his proclamation to this
effect, and on and after the first day Of
May, one thousand. nine hundred and
eighteen, 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, persons, social club firm or cor.
porati0n to manufacture for sale, sell
or purchase for sale, transport for sale,
dispense or otherwise dispose Of any
alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented
distilled or malt liquors or intoxicating
bitters or liquid mixtures or prepare
lions, whether patent or not, which will
produce intoxication in such political
unit so voting for prohibition, except
for medicinal, pharmaceutical, seien
tifc, sacramental, or mechanical pur-
poses as may be allowed under the pro-
visions Of such acts ais the General As
sembly Of Maryland shall pass at its
regular session held next after the date
of such election or any subsequent SEES
sion allowing such sale for such pur-
poses only. And any person, persons,
social club, firm or corporation manu-
featuring, selling, transporting, dis
pensing or disposing Of any alcoholic,
hspiritu0us, yinous, fermented distilled
or malt liquors within such political
unit or units so voting for prohibition
shall be liable for all the penalties now
or hereafter prescribed for manufacture
ing, selling, dispensing or disposing Of
alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented,
distilled, malt and Intoxicating liquors
without license; and any place used
for purposes In violation OF this sec
ton. such use is hereby declared a
nuisance and shall be abated as such
SEC. 6. And be IL enacted, That any
qualified voter Of any political unit
ueISlH ueSlknateu may cuHteSt tue eleC-
ton on this question hereby submitted
to the voters Of such political unit or
demand a recount OF the ballots cast
on such question in any election pre-
cinct or district Of any such political
unit by filing petition setting forth
the grounds Of such contest or recount,
verified by affidayits with the Clerk OF
the Circuit Court for the County or the
Clerk of the Superior Court for Baltl-
more City. as the case may be, within
not more than FIVE days from the date
OF the canvass Of the returns by the
election Supervisors, and upon the
filing Of bond for the costs In the pen
atty to be fixed by the resident Judge