The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1916-05-26
PUBLIC GENERAL
LAWS.
CHAPTER 80


Georges County, Ellicott City and
Havre de Grace each as a separate
political unit to determine by ballot
| whether or not the sale, manufacture
for sale and transportation Tor safe
| of alcoholic, spirluous, yinous. matt
| and intoxicating liquors for bevrT-
| age purposes shall be forever pro
hibited in the said political units
! above designated, respectively, from
and after May first, one thousand
| nine hundred and eighteen; providing
for the submission of such question
to the voters of each political units
herein designated and declaring the
effect Of such election.
| SECTION /. Be 1t enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland. That
the question whether or not the sale,
manufacture for sale and transportation
for sale of alcoholic, spirituous, vlnu-
Gus, malt and Intoxicating liquors for
beverage purpose shall be forever pro-
hibited in the City of Baltimore, Balti-
more County, the 1st and 3rd precincts
of the Fifth District of Anne Arundel
County, Annapolis City, Allegany
County. Washington County, Freder-
lex County. Prince Georges County,
Ellicott City and Havre de Grace, re-
| spectively, from and after May first,
one thousand nine hundred and elgh-
teen. shall be submitted to the register
ed and quallfie ed voters of said political
units herein designated at the general
election to be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in the month of
| November, A. D., one thousand nine
hundred and sixteen; and the Super
yisors of Election of or exercising juris-
diction over each of the political units
herein designated shall have printed
upon the ballots to be used at the gene
raj election held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November, A.
D., one thousand nine hundred and six
teen, in separate column to follow I'M
mediateIy after the names of candidates
the following proposition IN clear,
| plain, bold Roman capitols, twelve
point plea type: "Shall the sale, manu-
facture for sale and transportation for
sale of alcoholic, spirituous vinuous,
malt and Intoxicating liquors for bever-
age purposes in the
County, city, town or village as the
case may beg be prohibited from and
after May first one thousand nine nun
| dred and eighteen" after which shall
be printed on separate lines with a
square or box to the right and opposite
the words .tfor prohibition" and cor
responding square or box to the right
| and opposite the words against pro-
| hibition" on the ballots printed in each
| of said political units, the blank above
indicated shall be filed in with the
name of the respective political unit so
voting as aforesaid.
The Governor Of this State shall give
notice by publication in two newspa-
pers published in each of the political
units herein designated, or If only one
newspaper is published in any such
unit, then such notice shall be publish
ed in one newspaper, or If no news
paper is published in any of such units,
| then in newspaper published in the
county of which such unit is part and
three newspapers published in baltl-
more City, one of which shall be print
| ed in the German language, giving at
least three months notice that such
question shall be submitted to the vot-
ers of each of the political units herein
designated for their adoption or -eject-
| ion; and the Secretary of State shall.
not less than thirty days before she
date OF said election, certify the same
| to the Board of Supervisors Of ELECTIONS
of or exercising jurisdiction over each
| of the political units herein designated
and to the Board of Supervisors of
Elections of the City of Baltimore,
| whose duty it shall be to forthwith give
| notice by advertisement aud otherwise
| of the submission of such question;
provided, however, that if for any rea-
| son said notice shall not be given or
| not in the manner prescribed by law,
| such failure of publication of said
| notice shall not affect the validity Of
this Act nor operate to prevent its TAX
ing effect.
SEC. 2. And be 1t enacted, That the
| proposition above mentioned shall tie
so printed as to give each voter a clear
| opportunity to designate IN cross tA)
in square opposite the words 'for
prohibition" and in a square opposite
| the words against prohibition" his
answer to such question; that one
challenger and one watcher may be
| designated for each precinct of each of
the political units herein designated by
| the chairman of the committee manag-
| ing in each of such political units the
| interest of those conducting the cam
paign favoring and those opposing such
| proposition, the said challengers and
| watchers to have the same powers and
| duties which are conferred upon chal-
| lengers and watchers at general elect
| ions held in this State by Section ia OF
| Article 80 of Bagby's Annotated Code
| Of Public General Laws of Maryland,
and certified signed by the aforesaid
chairman shall be sufficient authority
| for such challenger and watcher to per-
form their duties. The name of each
chairman shall be filed with the Board
| of Supervisors of Elections at least thirty
| days before said election.
The laws now in force for the con-
| duct of general elections in each of the
| political units herein designated and
/ the provisions and requirements of the
Corrupt Practices Act shall apply in all
| particulars to the elections provided for
by this Act.
| Supervisors of Elections of each of the
| 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 num-
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 a dupli-
cate copy of said certificates, and the
Secretary of State shall within thirty
days from the date of said election, pro-
| vided no contest has been filed, make 4
certificate to the Governor showing the
! total number of votes cast for prohi
| btion" and the total number of votes
cast ''against prohibition" i'll each of
the political units herein designated,
and upon receipt of this statement tue
Governor shall forthwith issue proc
lamation declaring the result of tue
election in each of the political units
herein designated and calling attention
| to its effect under this Act, and said
proclamation shall be recorded in
| well bound book in the offices of the
| Clerk of the Circuit Court for the seve
raj counties or having jurisdiction over
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