Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-31
Annapolis Gleanings.

Mr.. Laird has introduced bill forbid
ding the employment of challengers or
watchers or the transportation of voters
at primary elections. and limiting the total
expenditures of any candidate to $4,000.
The Senate in executive session on We'd
nesday last refused to confirm the ap.
pointment Of Henry W. Offutt and Maurice
Browning, who had been named by Gov.
Harrington as members of the Board of
Election Supervisors for this county. The
rejection was made at the request Of Sena-
tor Jones.
By recent action of the House of Dele
gates Frederick. Allegany, Carroll. Wash
ington, Garrett, Montgomery, Howard. Tai
bot. St. Mary's, Calvert, Queen Anne's,
Prince Georges, Cecil and Caroline coun-
ties have been exempted from the Way
side Tree Law, except as it relates to trees
along State highways. The bill is yet to
be acted upon by the Senate.
Mr.. Waters (by request "A bill entitled
an Act to prohibit the shipment, carrying
in. transportation or delivery Of intoxica-
ting liquors for beverage purposes within
the limits Of Montgomery county, and pro-
viding penalties for the violation of the
same.
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That it shall be
unlawful for any person or persons, house,
company, club. association, corporation.
or any public or private carrier to know
ingly accept OR receive for shipment. trans
portation or delivery to any person or per-
sons. house. company, club, association or
corporation within the limits Of Montgom-
cry county, or to carry, bring into, transfer
to any other person or persons, house, COM
pany. club. association, corporation, carrier
or agent. handle, deliver or distribute in
Montgomery county any intoxicating liquor
for beverage purposes. Of any kind or de-
scription, regardless Of the name by which
1t may be called; provided, however. that
individuals may bring into Montgomery
county. upon their person or as their per-
sonal bageage, for their personal use only.
such liquor in quantity not to exceed one
quart, and deliveries may be made by
public carrier of wine in unbroken pack
ages to churches or the proper officers
thereof for sacramental purposes only !;
and whoever shall. by himself or another.
either as principal, clerk. agent or employe,
knowingly violate any Of the provisions Of
this Act shall, upon conviction thereof, be
fined not less than fifty ($50.0O) dollars.
nor more than five hundred ($500.00)
dollars. or Imprisonment for not more than
six (8) months in the Maryland House Of
Correction, or both. in the discretion Of the
Court or Justice of the Peace having juris-
diction. and upon conviction Of any sub
sequent violation of this Act. in addition
to such fine shall be imprisoned in the
County Jail or the Maryland House of Cor
rection for not more than one year.
Section 2. And be II enacted. That the
acceptance. receiving. carrying. transfer
ring. handling. delivery or distribution Of
intoxicating liquor of any kind or descrip-
ton under false or fictitious names any,
where within the limits of Montgomery
county shall work a forfeiture Of such
liquor ard subject the one so violating this
section to all the penalties heretofore pro-
vided in this Act.
T Section 8. And be 1t enacted, That this
IF ali all take effacf from and after the
first day Of June, A. D.. 1915.