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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

or association to sell, directly or indirectly, at any

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

business, within the limits of said county, any spiritu-

ous, fermented or intoxicating liquors of any origin

whatever, or alcoholic bitters, after the first day of

May, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-five ;

but if it shall be found by the returns of the said

How lawful.

judges of election and the proclamation of said clerk

of said court that the majority of all the votes cast,

as prescribed in the preceding section, in said Wash-

ington county, have been cast for the sale of intoxi-

cating liquors, then the same shall be sold in accord-

ance with the general license laws of the State of

Maryland regulating the same within the limits of

said county.

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

persons, house, company, 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

said Washington county, in case a majority of all the

votes cast shall have been cast against the sale of in-

toxicating liquors, on or after the first day of May, in

the year eighteen hundred and eighty-five, he, she,

Penalty for vio-

they or it shall, on conviction thereof, forfeit and pay

lation."

on the first conviction a fine of not less than fifty dol-

lars 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 discre-

tion of the court; and on the second and every subse-

quent conviction not less than one hundred dollars nor

more than five hundred dollars, and in addition to

such fine imprisonment in the county jail for not less

than thirty nor more than ninety days, in the discre-

tion of the court; and on failure to pay any such fine

as herein described, he, she or they shall be committed

to the jail of said county until such fine and costs are

Fines— how

paid; one-half of the fine imposed for the violation of

disposed of.

this act shall go to the informer, and the residue to the

board of school commissioners of said county for the

benefit of the public schools therein.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That nothing herein

contained shall be construed to prevent the compound-

How construed

ing or sale of any such liquors for medicinal purposes

by a pharmacist or druggist, who shall or may obtain