810 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 561]

thereof shall be fined a sum not less than twenty-five dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in jail for
not less than ten days nor more than sixty days, or be both
fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the Court; but if
any minor shall wilfully represent that he is of full age and
thereby shall obtain any spirituous liquors, and the person sell-
ing the same shall be able to prove at his or her trial such mis-
representation, and that he or she used due caution in ascer-
taining the age of such minor before disposing of the liquor
as aforesaid to said minor, then the person so selling to such
minor, shall be acquitted of the said charge, the minor obtain-
ing spirituous liquor by such misrepresentation of his or her
age shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon trial and con
viction before any justice of the peace shall be sentenced to
pay a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty
dollars and the costs of his prosecution, or upon failure to pay
such fine and costs shall be committed to jail for a period not
less than five days nor more than twenty days.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act
shall apply to or affect the prosecution of any offense that has
or may hereafter be commenced for any violation of the section
hereby repealed, which may have been committed prior to the
passage of this act, or the punishment provided for such offense.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 11, 1912.

CHAPTER 560.

AN ACT to change the boundary line between Dennis Election
District No. 6, and Williards Election District No. 14, in
Wicomico county.

(Vetoed.)

CHAPTER 561.

AN ACT to create a water and sewer district, to be known as
Silver Spring Park, in Montgomery county, in and for which
the County Commissioners of Montgomery county shall have
power to construct water mains, and sewers and extensions
of both and to issue special tax bills in payment for the