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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if it shall appear

by the returns of said judges of election, and the cer-

tificate of the clerk of said court, that a majority of

the votes cast at said election, in any election district

in said county, has been cast against the sale of intoxi-

cating liquors, then it shall not be lawful for any

person or persons, house, corporation, company or

When unlawful

association, to sell directly or indirectly at any place,

to sell in dis-

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

trict.

ness, any spirituous, fermented or intoxicating liquors,

of whatever origin, or alcoholic bitters, in any election

district of said county wherein a majority of the votes

has thus been cast against the sale of intoxicating

liquors, nor shall any license be issued or granted for

the sale of the same in any of said election districts

of said county, on or after the first day of May, in the

year eighteen hundred and eighty-five.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if it shall appear

by the returns of said judges of election and certificate

of the clerk of said court that a majority of all the

votes cast at said election in said Garrett county has

been cast against the sale of intoxicating liquors, then

it shall not be lawful for any person or persons, house,

When unlawful

corporation, company or association to sell directly or

to sell in comity

indirectly at any place in said county, or to give away

at his, her, their or its place of business, any spiritu-

ous, fermented or intoxicating liquors, of whatever

origin, or alcoholic bitters, nor shall any license be

issued or granted for the sale of the same in said

county on or after the first day of May, in the year

eighteen hundred and eighty-five.

SEC. 5. And 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 or alcoholic

bitters, or intoxicating drinks of any kind, within the

limits of any of said election districts wherein a

Penalty for
violation.

majority of the votes has been thus cast against the

sale of intoxicating liquors, on or after the first day of

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

or in case it shall appear by said returns and said cer-

tificate of said clerk, that a majority of all the votes

cast in said county, at said election, has been cast

against the sale of intoxicating liquors, if any person

or persons, house, company, association, corporation or