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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

mented liquors, then it shall not be lawful for any

person or persons, or body corporate, to sell directly

or indirectly at any place, or to give away at his, her

or their place of business, any spirituous or ferment-

ed liquors, or intoxicating drinks of any kind (cider

and home-made wine excepted), in any election dis-

trict of said county wherein a majority of the votes

has been thus cast against the sale of spirituous or

fermented liquors ; nor shall any license be issued or

granted for the sale of the same in any of said elec-

tion districts of said county, on or after the first day

of May, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-one.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if it shall appear

by the returns of said judges of election and certifi-

cate of the clerk of said court, that a majority of all

the votes cast in Frederick county, at said special

election, has been cast against the sale of spirituous

or fermented liquors, then it shall not be lawful for

Majority vote

any person or persons or body corporate to sell di-

to decide

rectly or indirectly at any place in said county, or

against

to give away at his, her or their place of business,

any spirituous or fermented liquors or other intoxi-

cating drinks of any kind (cider and home-made wine

excepted), nor shall any license be issued or granted

for the same in said county, on or after the first day

of May, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-one.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That if any person or

persons, or body corporate, shall sell directly or indi-

rectly at any place, or give away at his, her or their

place of business, any spirituous or fermented liquor

or intoxicating drinks of any kind (cider and home-

made wine excepted), in any of said election districts

wherein a majority of the votes has been thus cast

against the sale of spirituous or fermented liquors,

on or after the first day of May, in the year eighteen

hundred and eighty-one; or in case it shall appear by

said returns and said certificate of said clerk, that a

Pine for vio-

majority of all the votes cast in said county at said

lation.

special election has been cast against the sale of

spirituous or fermented liquors, if any person or per-

sons, or body corporate, shall sell directly or indirect-

ly at any place in said county, or give away at his,

her or their place of business, any spirituous or fer-

mented liquors or intoxicating drinks of any kind