EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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for Baltynore or Philadelphia or points beyond either of said

cities. The said railway company shall also carry across said

bridge vehicles and live stock under the same arrangements and

Vehicles and
live stock.

at the same rate of compensation as now exists for the trans-

portation of the same over the existing bridge.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 18, 1904.

CHAPTER 117.

AN ACT to prohibit the sale of spirituous or fermented liquors

or lager beer, or intoxicating drinks of any kind, at any

place in Frederick County within three miles of the public

school house in Urbana District of said county, known as

Sugar Loaf or Mountain School House, otherwise known as

School No. 6, in Election District No. 7, of said county, and

also to prohibit the giving away or distributing of such

spirituous or fermented liquors or lager beer, or intoxicating

drinks of any kind, al or near the place of business of any

person Avithin the limits aforesaid.

SECTION i. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

land, That it shall be unlawful for any person, directly or in-

directly, to sell at any place in Frederick County, within three

miles of the public school house for white children in Urbana

Proscribing
the sale of

District of said county, known as Mountain or Sugar Loaf

liquor within
three miles of

School House, otherwise known as Public School No. 6, in

a school

Election District No. 7, of said county : or to give away or dis-

house.

tribute at or near his place of business within the limits afore-

said, any spirituous or fermented liquors or lager beer, or

intoxicating drinks of any kind, nor shall any license be issued

or granted for the sale of the same within the limits aforesaid.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any person convicted of

violating any of the provisions of the preceding sections, in a

court having jurisdiction of the offense, shall for the first of-

fense be fined not less than fifty dollars and no more than two

hundred dollars, and for a second offense not less than one

Penalty.

hundred and not more than five hundred dollars, and on failure

to pay the fine and costs imposed, the court may, in its dis-

cretion, commit the offender for the first offense to the county

jail for not more than sixty days, and for a second offense not

more than six months.