266 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 85

Somerset County and the various districts of said county
with respect to the sale of alcoholic beverages in said
county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That three new sections be, and the same are
hereby added to Article 20 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland, Flack's Edition of 1930, entitled "Som-
erset County, " sub-title "Liquor and Intoxicating Drinks, "
the said new sections to follow immediately after Section
228, to be known as Sections 228A, 228B and 228C, and to
read as follows:

228A. Upon the filing in the office of the Board of
Supervisors of Elections for Somerset County, at least
sixty days before the next General Election in this State,
of a petition signed by not less than fifteen percentum of
the registered and qualified voters of said county, there
shall be submitted to the registered and qualified voters of
said county, the following questions, to wit: (1) Shall beer
be permitted to be sold in Somerset County? (2) Shall all
intoxicating liquors be permitted to be sold in Somerset
County in sealed packages for consumption off the prem-
ises where sold?

At the said election the vote upon the above questions
shall be by ballot and underneath each of the questions sub-
mitted there shall be printed the words "FOR SUCH
SALE" and "AGAINST SUCH SALE, " and except as
otherwise provided in this Act, the said election shall be
conducted and the results thereof ascertained in accord-
ance with the Constitution and laws of this State relating
to elections to the Senate and House of Delegates.

228B. If it shall appear from the results of said elec-
tion that a majority of the votes are against the sale of
beer or all intoxicating liquors in the manner indicated by
the questions submitted, no license for such sale shall
thereafter be granted for any place of business located
within the limits of Somerset County. If it shall appear
from the results of said election that a majority of the
votes are in favor of the sale of beer or all intoxicating
liquors in the manner indicated by the questions submitted,
then licenses may be issued for the sale of such beverages
in said County in the manner and subject to the terms, con-
ditions and restrictions provided by Chapter 2 of the Acts
of the Extraordinary Session of the General Assembly of
1933, but no beer, wine and liquor license other than Class