E. LOUIS LOWE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
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CHAPTER 346.
AN ACT for the protection of the grounds of the State
Agricultural Society in Baltimore county.
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Passed May
28, 1853.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted
by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That from and after the passage of this
act, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to
erect, place or have any booth, stall, tent, carriage, or
other vehicle or contrivance whatever, for the purpose
or use of selling, giving or otherwise disposing of
spirituous liquors, wine, porter, beer, cider or any other
fermented, mixed or strong drink, or any other articles
of traffic, within half a mile of the grounds that are
now or may hereafter be in possession of the Maryland
State Agricultural Society, during the time of the annual
exhibition or cattle show of the said society.
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Unlawful to
have booth,
&c., to sell
liquor.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted,
That if any person or
persons do or shall violate this act, by erecting, placing
or having any booth, stall, tent, carriage or other vehicle
or contrivance for the purpose or use aforesaid, or by
selling, bartering, giving or otherwise disposing of
spirituous liquors, wine, beer, porter, cider or other fermented,
mixed or strong drink, or any other articles of
traffic, within half a mile of the said grounds of said
society, during the time of holding the said annual
exhibition, the person or persons so offending shall first
be informed of his, her or their violation of this act,
and shall be warned by any justice of the peace, constable
or two freeholders of the county in which the
said grounds of the said society may be situated, to
desist from such violation of this act, and to remove
such booth, stall, tent, carriage, vehicle or other contrivance,
together with all spirituous liquors, wine, porter,
beer, cider, or other strong or mixed drinks, and other
articles of traffic, belonging to or in possession of the
person or persons so offending, and if such person or
persons on receiving such information and warning,
shall forthwith cease to offend against the provisions of
this act, and shall remove as aforesaid, at least half a
mile from the said grounds of the said society, then no
further proceedings under this act shall be had against
such person or persons; but if such person or persons
shall refuse or neglect immediately to remove as aforesaid,
when informed or warned as aforesaid, then on
conviction thereof before a justice of the peace, of the
county in which the said grounds of the said society
may for the time being be situated, all such spirituous
liquors, wine, porter, beer, cider or other fermented,
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