JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERN

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and that said clerk may in his discretion require

such other and further proof, by the written affida-

vits of other parties to be filed in his office, as to the

compliance in good faith of said applicant with the

requirements of this act, as he may deem proper.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That all sums received

by said clerk for the use of said county, shall be ac-

Paid over.

counted for and paid over to the County Commis-

sioners of said county on the first of January, April,

July and October of each year, and the said clerk

shall be liable for all said sums on his official bond,

and shall in addition to fees now allowed, be entitled

Be entitled.

to receive the sum of one dollar for approving and

filing bond and other papers, and five per cent, com-

mission on all sums paid by him to said county

commissioners, said fees and commissions to be paid

by applicants fur license without deduction of the

sum to be paid to the county.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That it shall not be law-

ful for any person having a license to sell spirituous

Not be lawful.

or fermented liquors or lager beer in Cecil county,

to permit any game of chance or skill for profit or

amusement, to be played in the bar-room or other

public room on the premises, occupied by him or

her, or under his or her control, and if any person

or persons having such license shall violate this law,

he or she shall upon conviction, be fined not less

Penalty.

than fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars,

or be imprisoned in the county jail, not less than

ten, nor more than forty days in the discretion of

the court, and his or her license shall thereupon be

suppressed.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That whenever any license

shall be suppressed for any violation of this act, it
shall not be lawful for the Clerk of the Circuit Court

Not lawful to
grant license.

of Cecil county to grant a license to sell spirituous

or fermented liquors or lager beer to any other per-

son, to sell as aforesaid upon the premises for which

the license has been so suppressed.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of

Repealed.

acts inconsistent with this act, are hereby repealed.

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