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To make pro-
clamation.
Majority
against.
Violators of
this Act to be
fined.
In force.
Repealed.
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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
words: for the sale of spirituous or fermented
liquors; or, against the sale of spirituous or fer-
mented liquors; and that the ballots so cast shall be
carefully counted by the judges of such general elec-
tion, and that said judges shall make a return of such
vote to the Judges of the Circuit Court of the county
in which said district is situated, which said Judges
of the Circuit Court shall, by proclamation in the
county, give notice of the result of such election to
the citizens of said election district number eight.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted,, That when it shall be
found by said returns of judges of election and pro-
clamation of said judges, that the majority of the
votes of district number eight of said county has been
cast against the sale of spirituous or fermented
liquors, that then it shall not be lawful for any per-
son or persons, or bodies corporate to sell spirituous
liquors in such district.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if any person or
persons, or body corporate shall be guilty of a viola-
tion of this Act, in selling spirituous or fermented
liquors in election district number eight of said
county, when the majority of votes has been cast
against such sale, shall on conviction thereof be fined
in the sum of not more than three hundred dollars
nor less than fifty dollars for every such offence,
in the discretion of the Court, where such conviction
shall take place.
SEC. 4. And he it enacted, That this Act shall take
effect thirty days from or after the day of the first
general election, which may [here] vote upon this
Act.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted. That all Acts or
parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act shall* and
the same is hereby repealed.
Approved April 1, 1872.
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