The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-06
MARYLAND law IS
SUMMARIZED HERE
Provisions OF Statute Under Which
Wet Units Of State VIII vote In
November.

; Baltimore. Md, July 6.--The loca
| option law under which wet units will
vote November may be summarized
as follows:
The law provides for vote to be
taken on the question OF prohibition
in Baltimore City. Baltimore County
first and third precincts of the NTH
district OF Anne Arundel County.
which includes Curtis Bay and Brook
lyn. Annapolis. Have de Grace, Eli
colt City, Allegany County, Washing
ton County. Frederick County and
Prince Georges County. II adopted
by the voters of these units, the sale,
manufacture and transportation for
sale of alcoholic, spirituous. vinous,
malt and intoxicating liquors for bev-
erage purposes shall be forever pro-
hibited on and after May 1, 1918.
The ballot will contain the words
For Prohibition. and the words
Against Prohibition" within a square
in which the voter is to place his cross
tX) to designate his position on this
question.
The chairman of the dry forces for
each political unit may designate one
challenger and one watcher for each
precinct of the unit voting on this
question. having the same powers and
duties as like officers at general cleo
lions. The name of the chairman of
the committee managing the wet and
dry interests respectively in each po-
litical unit must be filed with the SUI
pervisor OF Elections at least 80 days
before election.
Tho law governing general cleo
tons in each of the political units
designated apply In this election The
election returns are canvassed in the
20
Governor issues a proclamation de-
claring the result Of the election in
each unit.
II a majority of the voters in any
unit vote Against Prohibition" the
law now existing In these units re-
lating to the sale, manufacture for
sale and transportation for sale OF IL
quors for beverage purposes remains
in effect after the election.
If the majority In any unit vote
For Prohibition then after the first
day of May. 1913. II will be unlawful
for any person, persons, social club.
firm or corporation to manufacture
for sale. sell or purchase for sale,
transport for sale. dispense or other
wise dispose of any alcoholic. spirit
uous. vnous. fermented distilled or
malt liquors or intoxicating bitters or
liquor mixtures or preparations,
whether patented or not, which will
produce intoxication. except for me-
dicinal, pharmaceutical. scientific.
sacramento or mechanical purposes
as may be allowed under the provi-
sions Of such acts OF the General AS
sembly as shall be passed at it's reg
ular session in 1918.
The election may be contested In
any unit in the same manner a s other
election contests are provided for by
fling a petition with the Clerk OF the
Circuit Court of the county or the
Clerk OF the Superior Court Of Baiti-
more City within five days from the
date OF the canvass. These courts
shall have final Jurisdiction. and II the
court shall discover fraud in any pre-
cinct and the legal votes, cannot be
separated from the illegal +Xotes, then
the entire ballot for that precinct SHAH
be rejected, but the rejection of such
/ ballot or ballots shall in no way rem
der invalid the result OF the election.
! The operation OF the breweries and
/ distilleries now existing In Maryland
will not be discontinued under the law
! in the event that the wet units go dry,
/ but the products of these places shall
! not be sold or delivered for shipment
, in any dry area Of the State OF Mary
land.