WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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accordance with and subject to the law governing

general elections in this State; and the sheriff of

said county shall give notice of the time and pur-

pose of said election by advertising in at least two

of the newspapers published in said county, and by

Sheriff give
notice.

handbills posted at prominent points in each of said

election districts numbers two, three and five of

said county, at least ten days before the said elec-

tion, in which notice a copy of this act shall be in-

serted, and in said handbills; and the expenses of

said election, including the advertisements and hand-

bills aforesaid, shall be levied by the commissioners

of said county, and paid by the treasurer thereof.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the ballots for

or against such sale shall have written or printed

upon them, " For the sale of intoxicating liquors,"

or "Against the sale of intoxicating liquors," and

the ballots so cast shall be carefully counted by the

Baltots— how
prepared.

judges of said election, and said judges shall make

returns of said votes to the clerk of the Circuit

Court of Queen Anne's county, and said clerk shall

immediately make proclamation of the results of

said election.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That if it shall be found

by the returns of said judges of election and th&

proclamation of said clerk that the majority of all

the votes cast in any of said election districts num-

bers 2, 3 and 5, or all of them, are against the sale

of intoxicating liquors, then it shall not be lawful

When unlaw-

for any person or persons, house, corporation, com-

ful to sell.

pany or association to sell, directly or indirectly,

at any place, or to give away at his, her, their o.r

its place of business within the limits of any of said

election districts numbers two, three and five, voting

by a majority against the sale of the same, any

spirituous, fermented or intoxicating liquors of any

origin whatever, or alcoholic bitters, after the first

day of May, in the year eighteen hundred and

eighty-three; but if it shall be found by the returns

of the said judges of election, and the proclamation

of said clerk of said court, that the majority of

How lawful.

all the votes cast as prescribed in the preceding

second section, in said election districts numbers

two, three and five, have been cast for the sale of

intoxicating liquors, then the same shall be sold