Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-21
REGULATE THE SALOONS OF THE
FIFTH DISTRICT.

FIFTH DISTRICT.
states Attorney. Mr. Nicholas +
Green. of Anne Arundel County, ha
prepared and had introduced in tn
House by Delegate Linthicum a bill
known as No. PA, to regulate the Ii
ccusing Of saloons and their conduc
in the Fifth Election District of Ann
Arundel County
No place in the State of Marylan
or probably in the United States
liquor license more easily obtaine
than in the Fifth Election District {
Anne Arundel County. Anybody :
all no matter who he is. nor wher
ne came from. or what his record ha
been. good, bad or Indifferent, can OF
tain a license to sell liquor there b
simply going TO the Clerks Office an
paying the fee. No questions are ash
ed him.
A portion of Section 1S4C Of sal
bill provides.
That any person desiring TO OBJ
tain a license to sell spirituous
or fermeutcd liquors IL the First
and Third Precincts OF the fifth
Election District of Anne Arun-
del County shall on or before
the first day OF the month pre-
cedinE the month said license is
to begin. file al application in
writing with the Clerk of the
Circuit Court for Anne Arun-
del, i'm which he shall state:
First, the name ana residence o.
the applicant. and now long he
has resided there. second, that
he is citizen of the United
States, and has ~Gr two years
next preceding the Sling Cf such
application, been bona iide
resident of the State of Mary
land. and for two years next pre-
ceding the filing of such applica-
Anne Arundel County; third. the
place of birth of the applicant,
and if naturalied citizen. when
and where he was naturalized;
fourth, the particular place for
which the license is desired
designating the same by streets
and numbers. if practicable, and
if not. by such other apt desCrip-
ton as will definitely locate it;
fifth. the name of the owner or
owners of the premises upon
which the business, if licensed, is
TO be carried on, and the char
aCter OF the holding of the pro
posed license: sixth, that the ap-
plicant is not, CT if the applica-
ton is by firm, that none OF the
applicants are. in any manner
profits of any business conducted
at any other place in said coun-
~. whore any spirituous or fer
mented liquors or intoxicating
drinks are sold or keTt fer sale
This bill also provides that ther
shall be annexed to said applicatio
for a license a certificate signed b
at least ten reputable taxpayers, bon
tide residents of the neighborhoo
in which the applicant proposes
conduct the business, and also ths
said application shall be verified b
an affidavit of the applicant made be
fore the Clerk of said Court 1t ais
provides tor the publishing of tn
names of the applicants The appl
cation is then presented to the Gil
cult Court for consideration
Another provision of this bill Re
quires the closing Of the saloons be
tween the hours of 10 P. NJ. and
4. NJ.
\ similar bill was prepared a fe'
years ago by Mr.. Green but it wa
impossible to get anyone to introduc
it.
This bill has passed the Hous
and is now pending in the Senat,
but we understand there is gray
doubt as to it becoming a law as ceI
tain liquor interests are trying to XII
it.
We are surprised that anyon
would object to a reasonable law 70
licensing and regulating the saloons
1t seems to us that no one reall
would do so except those who are un
fit TO be granted a license. We be
lieve that every honest saloon keepe
of Anne Arundel County would b
glad TO have this bill become a Law
1t cannot hurt q man who is honestl.
engaged in the liquor business ant
the dishonest man should be abso
lutely excluded. This is the purpos
Of the law and instead of hurtin,
honest business it will protect it.
We have been informed that prac
,ically all of the leading citizens o
the Fifth District, business men an
have endorsed thi
bill. Judge Moss of this county ha
also endorsed it and why Their
should be the least hesitation in tn
passage thereof is beyond the com
prehension of any reasonable person