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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the questions
whether or not any person or persons, house,
company, association or body corporate, as
hereinafter described, may be licensed in
Cecil county, of this State, by whom, or in
which spirituous or fermented liquors, intoxi-

Whether to
license.

cating drinks or cider, may be sold, or whether
or not no license to sell the same in said
county, shall be issued, shall be submitted to
the qualified voters of said county, on Tues-
day, the second day of November, eighteen
hundred and eighty-six, at the election then to
be held therein, and the Sheriff of said county
shall, at least three weeks previous to said elec-
tion, cause public notice to be given, of the sub-
mission of said question, by advertisements set
up at the most public places within each elec-
tion district of said county, and also by adver-
tisements in two newspapers of general circula-
tion therein; which said advertisements shall
contain a copy of this act, and of the time and
places of holding said election; and the cost

Expense.

of such advertisements and hand-bills, and the
cost of said Sheriff, shall be paid by the County
Commissioners of said county, but if, for any-
cause, said notice shall fail to be given, said
failure shall not effect the validity of this act
or operate to prevent its taking effect.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That ballots cast at
said election, on the question of license or no
license, to be counted as deciding for or against
the sale or gift of spirituous or fermented
liquors, intoxicating drinks or cider, in said
county, shall have printed or written on them
the words, "For license," or, "Against license;''
and the votes cast for license, and the votes

Ballots.

cast against license, shall be carefully counted
by the Judges of said Election in the respec-
tive districts of said county, and the number
of votes for license and the number of votes
against license, shall be certified by them; and
the Return Judges of said Election, at their
meeting after said election, shall cast up the
whole vote for license and against license in