The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1916-05-26

lating to the sale, manufacture for sale
and transportation for sale Of alcohollc
liquors for beverage purposes in such
political units SO voting against prohl-
bition in effect at the date of this elect
ion shall continue in force and effect
unless or until otherwise changed by
the General Assembly of MARYLAND CT
by a majority vote Of the qualified elect
ors of this State
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That if
upon receipt by the Governor of
certificate from the Secretary of State
showing the result of such election in
each of the political units herein desig-
mated it shall appear that majority OF
the voters in any such political unit
qualified under the laws of this State
to participate in such election voting
on this question in such election have
voted "tor prohibition" then he shall
forthwith issue his proclamation to tulS
effect, and On and after the first day OF
MAY, one thousand, nine hundred ana
eighteen, it shall be unlawful for any
person, persons, social club firm or cor
poralion to manufacture for sale, sell
or pulchase for sale, transport for sale,
dispense or otherwise dispose of any
alcoholic, spirituous, vlnous, fermented,
distilled or malt liquors or Intoxicating
bitt.rs or liquid mixtures or prepara-
tions, whether patent or not, which will
produce intoxication in such political
unit so voting for prohibition, except
for medical, pharmaceutcial, scientific,
sacramental, or mechanical purposes as
NAV be allowed under the provisions
of such acts as the Gene Assembly
of MARYLAND shall pass at its regular
l,,lI aft ha Df
election or any subsequent session al
lowing such sale for such purposes
only. And any person, PERSONS, social
club, firm or corporation manufactur-
ing, selling, transporting dispensing or
disposiug of any alcoholic, spiriguous,
vinuous, fermented distilled or malt
liquors within such political unit or
units so voting for prohibition shall be
liable for all the penalties now or here
after prescribed for manufacturing,
selling, dispensing or disposing of alco-
hoIic, 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 i
nuisance and shall be abated as such
SEC. &. And be 1T enacted, That any
qualified voter of any political unit
herein designated may contest the 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 precinct
or district of any such political unit by
filing petition setting forth the
grounds of such contest or recount,
verified by affidavits with the Clerk of
the Circuit Court for the County or the
Clerk of the Superior Court for Balti-
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 til-
ing of bond for the costs in the penalty
to be fixed by the resident Judge or the
Jud ge at that time presiding over the
Court in which the contest is instituted,
with suretv or sureties to be approved
by him, a summons shall forthwith is
sued from such Court addressed to the
Supervisors of Elections for or having
Jurisdiction over such political unit or
for the City of Baltimore in which such
contest is Instituted, notifying them of
the filing of Such petition and directing
them to appear in such court with the
ballots and ballot boxes of the precinct
or precincts in which the irregularities
are charged, at the time named in such
summons, which shall be not less than
five nor more than ten days from the
fling of such petition. The procedure
in such cases shall be the same asN that
provided by the law for contesting any
election for public office SO far as the
same is applicable.
In case of contest Of election in any
precinct of any political unit herein
designated or the City of Baltimore as
the case may be. the Board OF Super
visors of Elections shall withhold the
certificate of such election returps for
such political unit or the City of Balti-
more in which such precinct is located
until the court decides such contest.
Immediately following such decision of
the court the Board of Supervisors of
Elections shall make the returns as
herein provided; such decision shall be
made by the court moi later than six
months from the date of the elections.
The said court shall have final juris-
diction to hear and determine the
merits of such cases, and if The said
court shall discover that fraud has bean
committed in any precinct and the
legal votes cannot he separated from
the Illegal votes or ballots SO that the
correct result can be aSCertalned; then
the whole number of ballots cast in
such precinct on said question so sub
mitted to the voters of the political
units herein designated shall be reject
ed by the said court and not counted
and the Supervisors of Elections snail
not make any return of the votes cast
in such precinct, and the rejection of
such ballots shall in no way render in
valid the result of such election.
SEC Ga. This act shall not apply to
nor prohibit the manufacture for sale
of alcoholic, spirituous, and vipous,
malt and intoxicating liquors by per-
sons and corporations now engaged in
the manufacture thereof or the trans
portation thereof by said persons and
corporations where such liquors are
manufactured for sale and sold only for
delivery for shipment to places beyond
the State or to places within the State
where such sale is not now or hereafter
prohibited by law
SEC Z. And be 1t enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Annrovpd March II 1915