Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-05-09
Public General Laws

Assembly OF Maryland or by a majority vote
/ oi the qualified electors Of this State.
SEC. 9. Aud De Sc 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 designated it shall appear that a ma
jority OF the voters in any such political unit
qualified under the laws Of this state 10 par
ticipate in such election voting on this ques-
| tion in such election have voted for prohibit
ton then Dc shall forthwith issue his proc
amafion 10 this effect. and on and after the
first day OF May one thousand, nine hundred
and eighteen. il shall be unlawful for any
person. persons. social club frm or corpora
ton 20 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
Intoxicating biuers or liquid mixtures or
preparations. whether patent or not which
viii produce iutoxioation 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
al It's regular session held next after the date
OF such election or any subsequent session
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 an the penalties now or hereafter pre-
scribed for manufacturing. selling. dispensing
OF disposing Of alcoholic spirituous. vinous
fermeuted distilled. malt and intoxicating
liquors without a license and any place used
for purpose, i'm violation of this section. such
use is hereby declared a nuisance and shall
be abated as such.
SEC. e. And Dc 10 enacted, That any quail
fed voter of any political unit herein desie-
mated may contest the election on 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 or district Of any such political unit
by filing petition setting forth the grounds
OF such contest or recount verified by ahldu-
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
I'm not more than five days from the date of
the 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
siding over the Court i'm which the contest is
instituted. with surety or suretes To be APP
proved by him. a summons shall forthwith
issued from such Court addressed to the
Il Supervisors of Elections for or having iuris-
i diction 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 filing OF such petition. The procedure in
| such cases shall be the same as that pro-
| rided by the law for contesting any election
| for public Office so far as the same is ap-
/ plicable
In case 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
| occasion snail pc 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 f the said court shall discover
| that fraud has been committed in any pre-
| ciuct and the legal votes cannot be separated
| from the illegal votes or ballots so that the
| correct result can be ascertaiued then the
l whole number Of ballots cast in such precinct
l 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 no way render invalid the result Of
| such election.
| SEC Ga. This Act shall not apply to nor
| prohibit the manufacture for sale Of aIco-
| hoic, spirituous, and vinous malt and in
| toXicating liquors by persons and corpora
/ tions 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
| SIC. T. and Dc IL enacted That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
| Approved. March II, 1915.