EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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sidered to have committed a misdemeanor, and shall, upon con-

viction thereof, be fined in an amount not less than ten dollars

Subject to
fine for fail-

nor more than one hundred dollars for the first offense ; and in

ure to comply

the event that such proprietor or owner shall continue to dis-

with law.

obey the provisions of this section, he shall be subject to a fine

at the rate of one dollar a day, daily, for every chair or stool

he fails to so furnish his said employees. It shall be the duty

of the Board or Department of Health or Health Commis-

sioner or Commissioners of the cities and towns in the State

to cause this section to be enforced, and whenever any of its

provisions are violated, to cause all violators thereof to be

prosecuted, and for that purpose the Health Commissioner or

Commissioners and the officer or officers of the Board of

Health of every city and town in the State, or the inspectors

thereof, or any other persons designated by such Board of

Health or Health Commissioner or Commissioners are au-

thorized and empowered to visit and inspect at all reasonable

hours and as often as shall be practicable and necessary all

mercantile establishments in the city or town in which the of-

fice of the said Board or Department of Health or Health

Commissioner or Commissioners is situated, and it shall be un-

lawful for any person to interfere with or obstruct any such

inspecting official while in performance of his or her duties

Inspecting of-

or to refuse to properly and truthfully answer questions made

ficial and his
duties.

pertinent by this section when asked by such inspecting official.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

thirty days from the date of its passage.

Approved April 7, 1904.

CHAPTER 288.

AN ACT to prohibit the issuing of any license for the sale of

spirituous or fermented liquors or lager beer at any place

in Petersville, District No. 12, in Frederick County, except

in the village of Knoxville, in said district, and to prevent the

sale of all kinds of intoxicating drinks in the above described

limits.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

land, That it shall not be lawful for the Clerk of the Circuit

Prohibiting

Court for Frederick County to issue a license or licenses to any

issuing of li-
cense to sell

person of persons or body corporate to sell spirituous or fer-

liquors.

mented liquors or lager beer at any place in Petersville Elec-

tion District, No. 12, in the said county, except in the village of