1874.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 1249

1. The Grand Jury shall at each term or session of the
Circuit Court, diligently inquire, examine and report to the
Circuit Court as to the manner in which each house or place
licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquors shall he carried
on, and if upon such report, such house or place shall appear
to be conducted in a disorderly manner, or in any manner in
violation of law, the Circuit Court shall suppress such
license.

2. The Circuit Court may suppress the license of any per-
son who may be convicted of any violation of any of the pro-
visions of this Article, or of any other law regulating the sale
of intoxicating liquors.

3. The Circuit Court may require any person taking out a
license for the sale of spirituous or fermented liquors, to give
bond to the State of Maryland in such penalty as the Court
may direct, and with at least two sureties to be approved by
the Circuit Court, conditioned for the strict compliance with
all the provisions of this Article, and all other provisions of
law in the premises, and for the payment of any loss or dam-
age which any one may incur from any violation thereof.
And an action upon said bond may be brought in the name
of the State for the use of the person injured, or for the use
of the wife or wife and children, or children of such person
who may suffer any loss or damage by the death or injury
of the husband or parent aforesaid, resulting from any such
violation.

4. Any person licensed to. sell spirituous or fermented
liquors, who shall sell or barter any spirituous or fermented
liquor or lager beer, to any one who may be already intox-
icated, or who shall permit any person to drink, in or upon
his premises, a sufficient quantity of spirituous or fermented
liquor or lager beer to render him intoxicated, shall, upon
indictment and conviction, be fined not less than twenty nor
more than one hundred dollars for each and every offence.

5. Any person violating any of the provisions of this
Article, for which some other punishment shall not be pre-
scribed, shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of not less than
twenty nor more than two hundred dollars.

6. Any person convicted a second time for any violation of
any of the provisions of this Article, may be fined a sum not
less than fifty nor more than three hundred dollars, or be
imprisoned not less than one month nor more than six
months, or be both so fined and imprisoned, in the discretion
of the Circuit Court.

SEC. 4, And be it enacted, That this Act shall not be con-
strued to affect any offence already committed, but all such
offences shall be prosecuted and punished under the law ex-
isting at the time of their commission.