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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

company or association, to sell directly or indirectly,

at any place, or to give away at his, her, their, or its

place of business, any spirituous, fermented, or in-

toxicating liquors of whatever origin, or alcoholic

bitters, after the first day of May, in the year

eighteen hundred and eighty-three; but if it shall

appear by the returns of said judges of election and

proclamation of the clerk of said court that a ma-

jority of the votes as prescribed in the third section

of this act have been cast for the sale of intoxi-

cating liquors then the same shall be sold as now

permitted by law.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if any person or

persons, house, company, association or body corpo-

rate, shall sell directly or indirectly at any place, or

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

any spirituous or fermented liquors or alcoholic bit-

Penalty for
violation.

ters, or intoxicating drinks of any kind, within the

limits of Harford county, on or after the first day of

May, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty three,

he, she or they shall, on conviction thereof, forfeit

and pay on the first conviction a tine of not less than

fifty dollars, nor more than three hundred dollars,

and costs of prosecution; or, instead of such fine,

imprisonment in the county jail for thirty days, or

both in the discretion of the court; and on the

Second and
subsequent

second and every subsequent conviction not less

convictions.

than one hundred nor more than five hundred dol-

lars, and in addition to such fine, imprisonment in

the county jail for not less than thirty nor more

than ninety days, in the discretion of the court; and

on failure to pay the fine, as herein described, he,

she or they shall be committed to the county jail of

Harford county until such fine and the costs are

paid. One half of the fine imposed for any viola-

Fine — how dis-
posed.

tion of this act shall go to the informer and the res-

idue to the Board of County School Commissioners

of said county, for the benefit of the public schools

therein.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That no person, cor-

poration, company or association shall deposit or

have in his, her or its possession any spirituous or

fermented liquors, or alcoholic bitters, or intoxi-

Not to sell or

cating liquors of any kind, with intent to sell or give

give away.

away the same at his, her or its place of business, in

violation of this law, or with intent that the same