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Public General Laws

or until otherwise changed by the General
Assembly of Maryland or by a majority vote
of the qualified electors OF this State.
SIC 5. aud be Il enacted, That IL upon
receipt by the Governor OF a certificate from
the Secretary Of State showing the result OF
such election in each of the political units
herein designated 1t shall appear that ma
5ority of the voters in any such political unit
qualified under the laws OF this State to par
ticipate in such election voting on this ques-
ton in such election have voted "for prohtbi-
tion.' then he shall forthwith issue his proc
lamation to this effect and on and after the
first day of May. one thousand. nine hundred
and eighteen it shall be unlawful for any
person, persons. social club. firm or corpora
ton to manufacture for sale, sell or purchase
for sale, transport for sale. dispense or other
wise dispose of any alcoholic, spirituous, vim
GUS fermented, distilled or malt liquors or
intoxica ling bitters or liquid mixtures or
preparations whether patent or not, which
will produce intoxication in such political
unit so voting for prohibition, except for
medicinal pharmaceutical, scientific, sacra-
mental, or mechanical purposes as may be
allowed under the provisions of such acts as
the General Assembly of Maryland shall pass
AT its regular session held next after the date
Of such election or any subsequent session
allowing such sale for such purposes only.
And any person. persons, social club firm or
corporation manufacturing. selling, transport
ing dispensing or disposing of any alcoholic,
spirituous, vinous 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 pre-
scribed for manufacturing, selling, dispensing
or dsposing of alcoholic. spirituous. vinous
fermented, distilled. malt and intoxicating
liquors without license; and any place used
for purposes in violation of this section, such
use is hereby declared nuisance and shall
be abated as such
SEC. g. And be 10 enacted, That any quail
fed voter of any political unit herein desig-
mated may contest the election this ques-
ton hereby submitted to the voters of such
political unit or demand a recount OF the
ballots cast on such question in any election
precinct district of any such political unit
by filing a petition setting forth the grounds
OF such contest or recount. verified by afida-
Wits with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
the County or the Clerk of the Supreme Court
for Baltimore City. as the case may be, with
in not more than five days from the date Of
che canvass OF the returns by the Election
Supervisors. and upon the filing of bond for
the costs in the penalty to be fixed by the
resident Judge the Judge at that time pre-
siding over the Court in which the contest Is
instituted. with surety sureties to be APP
proved by him. a summons shall forthwith
issued from such Court addressed to the
Supervisors of Elections for or having juris-
diction over such POLITICAL unit or for the
City of Baltimore in which such contest is
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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 filing of such petition. The procedure in
such cases shall be the same as that pro-
vided by the law for contesting any election
for public Office so far as the same is ap-
plicable.
In of a contest of election in any pre-
cinct of any political unite herein designated
or the City of Baltimore, as the case may be.
the Board Of Supervisors OF Elections shall
withhold the certificate OF such election re-
turns for such political unit or the City OF
Baltimore In which such precinct is located
until the court decides such contest. Imme-
diately 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 not later
than six months from the date of the election
The said court shall have final Jurisdiction
to hear and determine the merits of such
cases. and IL the said court shall discover
that fraud has been committed in any pre-
cinct and the legal votes cannot be separated
from the illegal votes or ballots so that the
correct result can be ascertained, then the
whole number of ballots cast in such precinct
on said question so submitted to the voters
of the political units herein designated shall
be rejected by the said court and not counted
and the Supervisors of Elections shall not
make any return of the votes cast in such
precinct and the rejection OF such ballots
shall in way render invalid the result of
such election.
SEC. Ga. This Act shall not apply to nor
prohibit the manufacture for sale of alco-
holic, spirituous, and vinous, malt and in
toxicating liquors by persons and corpora
lions now engaged in the manufacture there
OF or the transportation thereof by said per-
sons and corporations where such liquors are
manufactured for sale and sold only for de-
livery 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 De IL enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved, March IT, 1916