WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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pany or association, to sell, directly or indirectly at

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

its place of business, any spirituous, fermented or
intoxicating liquors, of whatever origin, or alcoholic

How ratified.

bitters, after the thirtieth day of April, in the year

eighteen hundred and eighty three. But if it shall

appear by the returns of said judges of election and

the proclamation of said clerk of said court that a

majority of all the votes cast in the county are for

the sale of intoxicating liquors, then the same shall

be sold, as now permitted by law.

SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That if any person or

persons, house, company, corporation or association,

or body corporate, 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 bitters, or intoxicating drinks of any

kind, within the limits of Anne Arundel county,

after the thirtieth day of April, in the year eighteen

hundred and eighty-three, he, she or they shall, on

conviction thereof, forfeit and pay on the first con-

viction a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more

Penalty for

violation.

than three hundred dollars, and cost of prosecution,

or instead of such fine be imprisoned in the county

jail for thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the

court; and on the second and every subsequent con-

viction shall pay a fine of not less than one hundred

dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, and cost

of prosecution, and in addition to such fine shall be

imprisoned 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 de-

scribed, he, she or they shall be committed to the

county jail of Anne Arundel county until such fine

and the costs are paid. One half of the fine im-

posed for any violation of this act shall go to the

informer and the residue to the Board of County

Fine — how
disposed of.

School Commissioners of said county for the benefit

of the public schools therein, and in case of any vio-

lation of any provisions of this act by any company,

corporation or association, each or any member of

such company, corporation or association shall be
liable, and shall suffer imprisonment as prescribed

in this act for persons violating the same.

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

sons, company, corporation or association, shall de-

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