652

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

fifty of the acts of eighteen hundred and eighty-

Repealed and
re-enacted.

two, entitled " An act to enable the qualified
voters of Howard county to determine, by ballot,
whether spirituous, fermented or intoxicating
liquors or alcoholic bitters, shall be sold in said
county, be and the same is hereby repealed as
far as said act applies to the second election dis-
trict in said county, and re-enacted and amended
so as to read as follows :
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the question

Submitted to
the voters.

whether or not any person or persons, house,
corporation, company or association may be
permitted to sell any spirituous, fermented or
intoxicating liquors of any origin whatever, or
alcoholic bitters, at any time within the limits
of the second election district of Howard county,
in this state, shall be submitted to the registered
and qualified voters of the said election district
of said county at an election to be held on the
sixth day of November, in the year eighteen hun-
dred and eighty-eight, and which election shall
be held in accordance with and subject to the

Give notice.

law governing general elections in this state ;
and the sheriff of said county -shall give notice
of the time atid purpose of said election, by ad-
vertising in at least two of the newspapers pub-
lished in said county, at least ten days before the
said election.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the ballots for

Duties of
judges.

and 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 deposi-
ted in ballot-boxes to be provided for that pur-
pose, and be carefully counted by the judges of
said election ; and said judges shall make re-
turns of said votes to the clerk of the circuit
court of Howard county, and said clerk shall
immediately make proclamation of the results
of said election.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if a majority

Majority vote.

of the votes cast in said district be "For the sale
of intoxicating liquors," then licenses may be
issued, and liquors may be sold in said district;
as provided by the general laws of this state,
but if a majority of the votes cast be "Against
the sale of intoxicating liquors," then no liquors