EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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CHAPTER 532.

AN ACT to prevent persons and corporations having a li-

cense to sell spirituous and fermented liquors and lager beer

in Frederick County allowing female persons to frequent and

drink in their bar-rooms and other places.

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

land, That no person or corporation having a license to sell

Prohibiting fe-
males from

spirituous and fermented liquors or lager beer in Frederick

drinking in

County shall suffer or permit female persons to frequent or

barrooms.

drink in his or their bar-rooms or place where such liquors are

sold nor in any room immediately connected therewith, or per-

mit such female persons to drink on the premises outside of the

building in which said bar-room is located such liquor or beer

purchased from the holder of said license, nor shall any other

special room be provided by the holder of said license for

such purpose; and any person or corporation violating any

of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,

and on conviction by the Circuit Court for Frederick County

shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than

two hundred and fifty dollars for each offense, and on failure

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to pay said fine, he or they shall be committed to the Maryland

Fines.

House of Correction for six months; the one-half of said fine

shall be paid to the informer, whether he be an officer or other

person.

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

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1904.

CHAPTER 534.

AN ACT to appropriate the sum of money herein mentioned

to pay the claims of Martha E. Horn, administratrix of

John W. Horn, deceased, late of Prince George's County,

for over-payment of State taxes to the State of Maryland

for the years 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898 and 1899.

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

land, That the Comptroller of the Treasury be and he is

Claim for taxes

hereby authorized and directed to issue his warrant on the

erroneously

Treasurer of the State for the sum of five dollars and sixty-

paid.

five cents to pay the claim of Martha E. Horn, administratrix

of John W. Horn, deceased, late of Prince George's County,