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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Penalty.

SEC. 173. Any person who shall sell or barter any
intoxicating, spirituous or fermented liquor, without
first having obtained a license, as required by this act.
shall, upon indictment and conviction. therefor, be
fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than three hundred dollars, and it shall be the duty
of any justice of the peace, upon information received
and confirmed by the oath of a credible witness, to
have any person so offending, arrested and commit-
ted to the county jail, unless he shall give sufficient
bail or recognizance, with sureties to appear before
the circuit court at the next succeeding term thereof,
to answer the charge.

Shall not ap-
ply.

SEC. 174. The provisions of this act shall not apply
to sales by the manufacturer of cider which is not
drunk on the premises of the manufacturer, nor to
sales of spirituous or fermented liquors by the man-
ufacturer thereof to any person licensed to sell in-
toxicating liquor in Worcester county.

Shall be liable

SEC. 175. Any vender of intoxicating liquor sold
in Worcester county shall be liable to pay damages
to any husband, wife, parent, employer or other per-
son injured by reason of any person being intoxicated
in whole or in part by liquor sold by said vender,
said damages to be ascertained by a justice of the
peace for said county, when the sum claimed does
not exceed five dollars, without appeal, if more than
five dollars then in the same manner as debts for like
amounts are now recovered by law.

Be construed.

SEC. 176. Nothing in this act shall be construed
to authorize any sale or barter or giving away of any
spirituous or fermented liquor or lager beer on the
Sabbath day, commonly called Sunday, or on the
day of any election held in said county under the
constitution and laws of this State or of the United
States.

Only be neces-
sary.

SEC. 177. In any prosecution under this act, it
shall only be necessary to state that the traverser did
sell, barter or give away spirituous liquor or fer-
mented liquor without specifying the particular kind
of liquor so sold, bartered or given away.