JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

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CHAPTER 306.

AN ACT to regulate the liquor traffic and prevent

intemperance in Calvert and Charles counties.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That on and after the first day of May,

Unlawful to

eighteen hundred aud seventy-seven, it shall be un-

sell or barter

lawful to sell or barter any distilled, vinous or malt

liquors that are intoxicating, in Calvert and Charles

counties, except as hereinafter provided, and by

and with the consent of a majority of the legal voters

of said counties.

SEC. 2. In order to ascertain the will of the people

in regard to the sale of intoxicating liquors, the

Authorized to
cast separate

legal qualified voters of said counties are hereby

ballot.

authorized to cast a separate ballot at the general

election in November, eighteen hundred and seven-

ty-six, of which due notice shall be given as in the

case of other ballots, and the tickets so voted shall

be on a separate piece of paper, with the word

"license" on the outside, and "for license," or

"against license," on the inside; that ballots so cast

shall be counted and returned by the judges of said

election, in the same way and manner as other

ballots then cast shall be.

SEC. 3. In case a majority of the votes then cast

Against li-

shall be " against license," then no license shall be

cense.

granted to any person or persons to sell such intox-

cating liquors in said counties; but if the said

majority of votes be " for license," then the existing

For license.

laws in regard to license, shall be in full force and

virtue; but in case a majority of said votes in any

one district shall be against license, then no license

shall be granted in said district.

SEC. 4. Any violation of this act shall be punished

Punished
with usual

with the usual penalties now fixed by law for selling

penalties.

said liquors without license.

SEC. 5. The provisions of this act shall not be con-

Not be con-

strued as to prevent the sale of alcoholic liquors for

strued.

other purposes than drinking, and this act to take

effect immediately.

Approved April 8, 1876.