696 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 493]

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the question whether or not a higher license fee to
sell spirituous, fermented or alcoholic liquors or bitters of
whatever origin in St. Mary's county shall be submitted to
the registered and qualified voters of said county at a special
election to be held in said county on the first Saturday in
August, 1912, being the 3rd day of said month, which elec-
tion shall be held in accordance with the law governing general
elections in this State, and the Board of Election Supervisors
for St. Mary's County shall give notice of the same by publica-
tion in two newspapers printed in St. Mary's county of the
time, place and manner of holding such election at least three
weeks prior to the first Saturday in August, 1912, and the
expenses of said election, including the advertisements, shall be
paid by the Board of County Commissioners for St. Mary's
County, from the money received by the county from the sale
of liquor licenses.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the ballots for and against
such sale shall have written or printed on them "For Higher
License," or "Against Higher License," and the ballots ao cast
shall be carefully counted by the judges of said election, and
said judges shall make a return of said votes the same as they
would at a general election, or as provided by law in regard
to elections. And the said Board of Election Supervisors shall
immediately make proclamation of the result of said election.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if it shall be found by the
returns of said Judges of Election and the proclamation of the
said Board of Election Supervisors, that the majority of all the
votes cast in said county is against higher license, that then the
license fee for the sale of liquors in St. Mary's County, shall
remain as it is now provided by law, but if it shall appear by
the said returns that a majority of the voters are in favor of
"Higher License" that then the license fee in St. Mary's
County for the sale of liquors as aforesaid shall be, for the year
beginning May 1st, 1913, one hundred and fifty dollars, and
beginning for May the 1st, 1914, the license fee shall be two
hundred dollars, and the same fee shall be charged in each
year thereafter. The funds arising from these licenses shall
be paid over to the County Commissioners of St. Mary's county
and they shall appropriate it, first, to the payment of the inter-
est on the County Road Bonds, and as to any balance it shall
be deposited by them to the credit of the sinking fund for the
redemption of said bonds.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the penalties and excep-
tions provided for by the liquor license law of St. Mary's