CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. 1091

An. Code, sec. 344. 1904, sec. 318. 1900, ch. 334, sec. 208A.

379. Any person having in his custody or control a child under the age
of fourteen years who shall in any way dispose of it with a view to its
being employed as an acrobat, or a gymnast, or a contortionist, or a circus
rider, or a rope walker, or in any exhibition of like dangerous character,
or as a beggar or mendicant, or street singer, or street musician, and any
person who shall take, receive, hire, employ, use, exhibit or have in custody
any child under the age last named for any of the purposes herein enumer-
ated shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and when convicted thereof
shall be subject to punishment by fine of not more than one hundred dollars
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding ninety days in jail, or both.

Minors—Convict.

An. Code, sec. 345. 1904, sec. 319. 1892, ch. 311. 1894, ch. 467. 1922, ch. 517.

380. Minors under the age of eighteen years, upon conviction of any
offense punishable by imprisonment, may, in the discretion of the court or
justice of the peace, instead of imprisonment in the place provided for in
case of offenders generally, be sentenced to imprisonment, provided the term
of imprisonment does not extend over minority, in any house of refuge or
like institution within the State under police regulation, except the house of
reformation, commonly known as the house of reformation for colored
children, and no commitments shall be made to the house of reformation
except for the reason and upon the terms provided in the charter thereof or
the amendments thereto.

Minors—Employment of, to Handle Liquors.

An. Code, sec. 346. 1904, sec. 320. 1902, ch. 506, sec. 141A.

381. No person shall employ a minor under sixteen years of age in
handling intoxicating liquors, or in handling packages containing intoxi-
cating liquors, in any brewery or bottling establishment where intoxicating
liquors are prepared for sale or offered for sale.
See art. 56, sec. 113.

An. Code, sec. 347. 1904, sec. 321. 1902, ch. 506, sec. 141B.

382. Whoever violates the provisions of section 381 shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall in the discretion of the
court be fined a sum not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned in jail for not less than five nor more than thirty
days in default of payment of said fine.

Minors—Employment on the Streets.

An. Code, sec. 348. 1904, sec. 322. 1890, ch. 6.

383. No person engaged in performing upon any musical instrument
in, upon or near to any street, lane, alley or highway, or engaged in selling,
vending or disposing of any goods, wares or merchandise in, upon or near
to any street, lane, alley or highway, or engaged in any business, occupation
or calling in, upon or near to any street, lane, alley or highway, and, not