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SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That if upon receipt by the Gov-
ernor of a certificate from the Secretary of State showing the
result of such election in each of the political units herein
designated it shall appear that a majority of the voters in any
such political unit qualified under the laws of this State to
participate in such election voting on this question in such
election have voted "for prohibition, " then he shall forthwith
issue his proclamation to this effect, and on and after the first
day of May, one thousand, nine hundred and eighteen, it shall
be unlawful for any person, persons, social club, firm or cor-
poration to manufacture for sale, sell or purchase for sale,
transport for sale, dispense or otherwise dispose of any alcohol-
ic, spirituous, vinous, fermented, distilled or malt liquors or
intoxicating bitters or liquid mixtures or preparations, whether
patented or not, which will produce intoxication in such polit-
ical unit or units so voting for prohibition, except for medic-
inal, pharmaceutical, scientific, sacramental or mechanical pur-
poses, as may be allowed under the provisions of such acts as
the General Assembly of Maryland shall pass at its regular
session held next after the date of such election or any subse-
quent session allowing such sale for such purposes only. And
any person, persons, social club, firm or corporation manufac-
turing, selling, transporting, dispensing or disposing of any al-
coholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented, distilled or malt liquors
within such political unit or units so voting for prohibition
shall be liable for all the penalties now or hereafter prescribed
for manufacturing, selling, dispensing or disposing of alco-
holic, spirituous, vinous, fermented, distilled, malt and in-
toxicating liquors without a license; and any place used for
purposes in violation of this section, such use is hereby de-
clared a nuisance and shall be abated as such.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That any qualified voter of any
political unit herein designated may contest the election on this
question hereby submitted to the voters of such political unit
or demand a recount of the ballots cast on such question in any
election precinct or district of any such political unit by filing
a petition setting forth the grounds of such contest or re-
count, verified by affidavit with the Clerk of the Circuit Court
for the county or the Clerk of the Superior Court for Balti-
more City, as the case may be, within not more than five days
from the date of the canvass of the returns by the Election
Supervisors, and upon the filing of bond for the costs in the
penalty to be fixed by the resident Judge or the Judg© at that