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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

liquors, that then and in that event the following

section shall be added to article twenty-two of the

Code of Public Local Laws of Somerset county, to

Section added.

refer only to said district under the sub-title " Sales

of spirituous or fermented liquors in Dublin dis-

trict," to take effect on the first day of May, eigh-

teen hundred and eighty-three.

SUB-SECTION 1—1. No person in said Dublin dis-

trict, in Somerset county, if there shall be a majority

No person

for restricted license in said district at the election

shall obtain li-

aforesaid, shall obtain a license for the sale or barter

cense.

of spirituous or fermented liquors in any manner

whatever, except such as shall be qualified as herein-

after provided.

SUB SECTION 2-2. Any person in said Dublin dis-

trict, if there shall be a majority for restricted license

at the election aforesaid, as before set forth in this

act, who may desire to obtain a license to sell or

First obtain li-

barter intoxicating, spirituous or fermented liquors

cense.

under the provisions of this act, shall first obtain

from the clerk of the Circuit Court for Somerset

county a license to sell goods, wares and merchan-

dise, and who shall at the time of obtaining said

last mentioned license, make oath before said clerk

Make oath.

that his said stock of goods, wares and merchandise

is worth at least the sum of five hundred dollars,

under the provisions of the general law of this State,

in case of license to sell goods, wares and merchan-

dise.

SUB-SECTION 3-3. Before any person can obtain a

license under the said sub-section of this act for said

Present peti-

Dublin district as above specified, he shall present

tion to clerk.

his petition to the clerk of the Circuit Court for

Somerset county, duly sworn to by said applicant,

in which he shall state that he has obtained the

license required by the next preceding section of

this act, that he will not violate any of the provi-

sions of this act, and that he will keep an orderly

place for the sale of the liquors which said license

may authorize him to sell, with which said petition

Shall file cer-

said applicant shall file a written certificate of at

tificate.

least twelve freeholders, residents of said Dublin

district, setting forth their belief that the said appli-

cant for such license will keep an orderly house

and duly observe the provisions of this act.