PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 37

election cause public notice to be given of the submission of said
question by publication of said notice in two newspapers of said
County, and also by printed handbills containing said notice to
be posted at the most public places within each election district
of said County, and the County Commissioners of said County
shall pay for the publishing of said notice, and for printing said
handbills in the same manner, and out of the same fund that
other expenses of said election are paid; but if for any reason
said notice shall not be given, or not given in the manner here-
in prescribed, such failure shall not affect the validity of this
Act, or operate to prevent its taking effect.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the ballots cast at said elec-
tion to be counted as deciding for or against the sale of spiritu-
ous, fermented, or malt liquors, or intoxicating drinks in said
County, shall have printed on the official ballots cast or used at
said election, the words "For License, " or "Against License, "
in the manner prescribed by Section 56 of Article 33 of the Code
of Public General Laws of 1904, and the ballots cast "for Li-
cense '' and the ballots cast '' Against License'' shall be carefully
counted by the judges of said election in the respective election
districts of said County, and the number of ballots "For Li-
cense" and the number of ballots "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 said Districts and shall
make a separate written return of said whole vote to the Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Garrett County, and said Clerk shall
record said returns among the records of his office and shall
prepare a certificate proclaiming the result of such election in
said County and cause said certificate to be published in two
newspapers of said County within fifteen days after said re-
turns have been received by him.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if it shall appear by the re-
turns of said Judges and certificate of said Clerk that a ma-
jority of said votes have been cast "Against License, " it shall
not be lawful for any person or any house, company or associa-
tion, or body corporate or any manufacturer of intoxicating
liquors of any kind to barter or sell, directly or indirectly, or to
solicit or to receive orders for the purchase of, at any place
within the limits of Garrett County, or to give away at his or its
place of business, within the limits of said County, any spiritu-
ous, fermented or malt liquors or alcoholic bitters, or intoxicat-
ing drinks of any kind, including whiskey, brandy, rum, wine,