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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

for said county for the sale of liquors and other fer-

mented spirits, which license shall be issued by said

clerk as herein provided for issue of license by the

Comptroller upon the payment to him of an equal
amount of money therefor as is now or may here-

after be provided by law for a license from the State

of Maryland, to be obtained as aforesaid from the

Comptroller; and the money so paid for county

license to the said clerk shall be by him paid into

the public school fund of said county ; and if any

person shall proceed to sell or barter any liquor or

other fermented spirits in such election district with-

out having first obtained both of said licenses there-

for, he shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not less

than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars for

each offence and costs, and be committed by the

court until such fine and costs are paid.

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

at such election, and proclaimed by the said clerk of

court that a majority of the qualified votes have

been cast "Against license" in any of said election

districts wherein the sale of liquor or other ferment-

When un-

ed spirits is now licensed by law, it shall not be law-

lawful.

ful for any person or persons, firm, company or body

corporate, on and after the first day of May in the

year succeeding said election, to sell or otherwise

dispose of by way of barter, directly or indirectly,

any spirituous, fermented or other intoxicating

liquors, or medicated bitters producing intoxication,

or any compound of which alcohol forms the chief

or a principal ingredient, or for any license to be

issued or granted for the sale of the same in any

such election district of the county aforesaid ; pro-

vided that nothing herein contained shall be con-

How con-

strued to prevent the compounding or sale of any

strued.

such -liquors by a regular pharmacist or druggist,

having a license for such business under the laws of

this State, upon the written bona fide prescription

of a regular practising physician of such district,

whose name shall be signed thereto ; and every such

Prescription

prescription shall be filed and kept by such phar-

to be filed.

macist or druggist, and no one prescription shall

serve for more than one purchase ; but no physician

shall make or sign any such prescription unless the

person for whom it is made is actually sick, or such

liquor is absolutely required as a medicine ; and any