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votes at the next preceding general election in any election
district of the county, presented to such judge at any time after
an election in this State, and prior to the first day of August
preceding the next congressional election following thereon,
unless a counter petition from said district, larger in numbers
than the first, is presented to said judge before the first day of
September following, in which event said judge shall either take
no action on the first petition, or countermand what action has
been taken, as the case may require, to pass an order within thirty
days after the filing of said petition with the clerk of the circuit
court for said county, directing the said clerk to proclaim notice
of a new election, to be held at the next congressional election in
any such election district, to determine whether or not spirituous
or fermented liquors and medicated bitters producing intoxica-
tion, shall be sold or disposed of in such election district; and
the clerk of said court shall give special notice thereof to the

sheriff of said county, whose duty it shall be, under penalty for
neglect or refusal as is now or hereafter may be provided by law
for such neglect or refusal in regard to proclamation of other
elections held in this State, to give notice of the same at the time
he shall give notice of the election to be held for a member of
congress of the United States from the first congressional district
of Maryland next following the filing of said petition and pass-
ing of the order thereon hereinbefore specified.

1878, ch. 463.

218. Such election shall be held in accordance with article 33
of the code of public general laws, title "Elections," and the re-
sults thereof so proclaimed; and if a majority of votes are cast
"for license" in any such election district, then the provisions of
flection 213 shall apply to such election district wherein such elec-
tion has been held and such majority of votes are cast; and if a
majority of votes are cast " against license," then the provisions of
sections 207 to 215, inclusive, shall apply to such election district

wherein such election has been held and such majority cast.

Ibid.

219. Every expense attending any such election shall be borne

•nd paid by the county; and if the judges of election, or any of