Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-05-17

CHAPTER 80.

ned voters or the City OF BALTIMORE, Baltl-
more County, the LIST and 3rd Precincts of
the Fifth District OF Anne Arundel County.
Annapolis City. Aiiegany County. Washing
ton County. Frederick County, Prince
Georges County, EIlicott City and Havre
de Grace, each a separate political unit
TO determine by ballot whether or not the
sale. manufacture for sale and transporta-
ton for sale of alcoholic, spIrituous. vinous
malt and intoxicating liquors for beverage
purposes shall be forever prohibited in the
said political units above designated, re-
spectively. from and after May FIRST one
thousand nine hundred and eighteen pro-
viding for the submission of such question
TO the voters OF each political units herein
designated and declaring the effect OF such
election.
SECTION 1. Be il enacted BY the General
Assembly Of MdryIand, That the question
whether or not the sale. manufacture for sale
and transportation for sale OF alcoholic. spir-
ituous. vinous, malt and intoxicating liquors
for beverage purposes shall be forever pro-
hibited in the City of Baltimore, Baltimore
County, the LIST and 3rd Precincts OF the Fifth
District OF Anne Arundel County Annapolis
City, Allegany County. Washington County,
Frederick County. Prince Georges County,
Ellicott City and Havre de Grace. respective
ly. from and after May first, one thousand
nine hundred and eighteen. shall be submit
ted TO the registered and qualified voters of
said political units herein designated at the
general election to be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in the month Of
November. A. D., one thousand nine hundred
and sixteen and the Supervisors OF Balti-
more City and the Supervisors OF Elections
Of or exercising jurisdiction over each Of the
political units herein designated shall have
printed upon the ballots to be used at the
general election held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November A. D.,
one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, in a
separate column TO follow Immediately after
the names OF candidates the following propo-
sition in clear plain. bold Roman capitals,
twelve-point plea type: shall the sale,
manufacture for sale and transportation for
sale of alcoholic, spirituous. vinous. malt
and intoxicating liquors for beverage pur-
poses in the County,
city, town or village, as the case may bel
be prohibited from and after May first, one
thousand nine hundred and eighteen :" after
which shall be printed on separate lines with
square or box to the right and opposite the
, words for prohibition" and corresponding
square or box to the right and opposite the
printed in each of said political units. the
blank above indicated shall be filled in with
the name Of the respective political unit so
voting as aforesaid.
The Governor of this State shall give no
tice by publication In two newspapers pub
lished in any such unit, then such notice
designated. or IL only one newspaper is pub
lished in any such unite, then such notice
be in
newspaper is published in any of such units
then in a newspaper published in the county
of which such unit is a part and three news
papers published in Baltimore City, one OF
which shall be printed in the German Ian
guage, giving at least three months notice
that such question shall be submitted to the
voters of each of the political units herein
designated for their adoption or rejection :;
and the Secretary of State shall, not less than
thirty days before the 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 advertise
ment and otherwise of the submission of
such question; provided, however. that II for
any reason said notice shall not be given or
not given 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 taking effect
SEC. 2. Aud DC IL enacted, That the pro-
position above mentioned shall be so printed
as to give each voter a clear opportunity TO
designate in a cross (X) in a square oppo-
site the words "for prohibition" and in n
square opposite the words against prohibi-
ton" his answer to such question that one
challenger and watcher may be desig-
mated for each precinct of each of the poll
teal units herein designated by the chair
man of the committee managing in each of
such political units the interest of those con-
Quoting the campaign favoring and those op-
posing such proposition, the said challengers
and watchers to have the same powers and
duties which are conferred upon chalIengers
and watchers at general elections held in this
State by Section "a of Article 80 of Bagby's
Annotated Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland. and a certificate signed by the
aforesaid chairman shall be sufficient author
ity for such challenger and watcher to per-
form their duties. The name Of each chair
man shall be filed with the Board of super-
Visors OF Elections at least thirty days before
said election.
general elections in each OF the political units
herein designated and the provisions and re-
quirements OF the Corrupt Practices Act shall
apply in all particulars to the elections pro
Vided for by this Act
SEC. B. And be IL enacted, That the Super-
visors of Elections OF each of the political
units herein designated and of Baltimore City
shall canvass these returns in like manner
as other election returns and they shall GER
tify the number OF votes cast "for prohibit
ton and against prohibition" respectively.
and the said Board of Election Supervisors
snail hle their certificates with the Clerks of
the circuit Court OF the several political
units herein designated or having Jurisdiction
over the same and with the Clerk of the su-
perior Court of Baltimore City, as the case
may be, and shall forward at once by regis
tered mail TO the Secretary of State a dupIi-
cate copy of said certificates and the secre-
tary OF state shall within thirty DAYS from
the date of said election. provided no con-
test has been filed, make certificate to the
Governor showing the total number of votes
cast Tor prohibition" and the total number
OF votes cast against prohibition" in each OF
the political units herein designated. and I'M
on receipt of this statement the Governor
snail forthwith issue a proclamation declar
ing the result of the election in each of the
political units herein DESIGNATED ana o,,,,..