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CHAP.
VII. |
LAWS of MARYLAND.
on the said shore, or upon their own observation of such disorderly
house, it shall
be lawful for them to suspend such retailer till the next county court,
who may
hear and finally determine on the conduct of such retailer, and either
entirely
suppress, or permit the continuation of such retailer; and if any retailer,
suspended
as aforesaid, shall presume, during such suspension, to retail, he shall
forfeit forty shillings current money for every such offence. |
Sealed measures
only to
be used, &c. |
X. And be it
enacted, That every licensed retailer shall sell only by sealed
measures (except bottled cider, perry, and strong beer, of the produce
of this
state), and every retailer, who shall neglect to keep a sealed gallon,
half gallon,
quart, and pint measure, or who shall refuse or neglect to sell by the
same, shall
forfeit and pay twenty shillings current money for every refusal or neglect;
and it
shall be lawful for any justice or constable, on complaint, to enter into
the house
of any retailer, and there call for and inspect the measures used by such
retailer. |
Merchants,
&c. not to sell
less than ten
gallons, &c. |
XI. And be it
enacted, That any thing in this act shall not prohibit any
merchant, or person keeping shop for the sale of merchandise, to sell any
wine,
rum, brandy, whisky, or other distilled spirituous liquors, not less than
ten
gallons, so that such liquor, nor any part thereof, be not drank in the
house or
shop; or prohibit any person, his agent, clerk, or other manger, to
sell or
supply any such liquor, not less than one pint at the same time, to tradesmen,
labourers or others, hired or employed by such person, or his agent, clerk
or
other manager. |
Retailers not
to sell on Sundays,
&c. |
XII. And be
it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any retailer to sell
or
barter any such spirituous liquor, between the hours of eleven o'clock
of every
Saturday night, and five o'clock of the Monday morning thereafter, under
the
penalty of forty shillings current money for every such offence. |
Licences may
be granted at
any court, &c. |
XIII. And be
it enacted, That any person, not having before had a licence to
retail, may, at any other court other than June court, have licence granted,
if
the county court shall approve, to continue no longer than the June court
following,
when it shall determine and may be renewed; for taking which licence,
the retailer shall pay in proportion to the time between his obtaining
such licence
and the court aforesaid. |
Retailers to
enter into recognizance,
&c. |
XIV. And be
it enacted, That every person applying for licence to retail shall,
at the time of granting the same, enter into recognizance to the state,
in the
sum of twenty pounds current money, with two sufficient securities, conditioned,
that if the person obtaining such licence shall well and truly observe,
perform
and keep, the several matters and things required by this act, and in every
respect
conform thereto, then the said recognizance to be void, otherwise of force. |
Persons not to
sell liquor
without licence at
horse-races,
&c. |
XV. And be it
enacted, That no person shall sell or barter any wine, rum,
brandy, whisky, or other distilled spirituous liquors, strong beer or cider,
on the
eastern shore, at any horse-race, without a licence for that purpose obtained,
under the penalty of twenty pounds current money for every offence; and
any
person, desirous to obtain licence for the selling such liquors at any
horse-race,
may apply to any justice of the peace, and if he approves of such person,
he
may direct the clerk of the county to grant licence to such person to sell
any
such liquors at the horse-race specified in such licence, and on obtaining
such
licence, there shall be paid to the clerk the sum of thirty shillings current
money,
to be by him paid to the sheriff of the county, and two shillings and six-pence
to the clerk for his trouble; and the clerk shall annually, on or before
the
first day of October, transmit a list of all such licences granted in his
county, to
the treasurer of the eastern shore; and the sheriff shall pay all money
by him
received, to the said treasurer annually, on or before the first day of
October,
and the said money shall remain in his hands, subject to the orders of
the visitors
and governors of Washington college, to be drawn according to the directions
of
this act. |
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