ALLEGANY COUNTY.

LANDLORD AND TENANT

1927, ch. 653.

379. Whenever goods, wares, chattels or merchandise shall have been
levied upon under a Warrant of Distraint by any landlord or his agent
or bailiff in accordance with Article 53 of the Code of Public General
Laws of the State of Maryland, it shall be unlawful for the tenant or
tenants in and upon said premises or any other person or persons other
than the landlord distraining or his agent or bailiff, to remove any of
said goods, wares, chattels or merchandise so distrained without the writ-
ten consent of the said landlord, his agent or bailiff; and any such tenant
or tenants, person or persons so unlawfully removing any such goods,
wares, chattels or merchandise under distraint, without such written per-
mission as aforesaid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be pun-
ishable by a fine of not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00, or by
imprisonment of not less than thirty days or more than three months or
both at the discretion of the Court.

See secs. 360-366 of this Article.

1890, ch. 265.

380. No suit or action shall be maintained by any landlord, lessor or
person entitled to the possession of any lands, tenements, hereditaments,
situate, lying and being in Allegany County, to recover double the yearly
value of such lands, tenements or hereditaments from any tenant or ten-
ants holding over after the determination of his, her or their tenancy.

LICENSES.

1927, ch. 554, sec. 1.

381. On and after June 1, 1927, it shall be unlawful within Allegany
County, Maryland, for any person, firm, association, or corporation, its
servants or agents to establish, own, operate, set-up or cause to be estab-
lished, owned, or operated either directly or indirectly, under trade name
for the sale of any brand of goods, wares, merchandise, more than five
mercantile or other stores for the sale of goods, wares, or merchandise,
commonly known as chain store or chain stores for the sale or retail of
any goods, wares, or merchandise; any person, firm, association, or corpo-
ration, its officers, agents, consignees or servants violating the provisions
of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor upon conviction
before the Circuit Court of Allegany County and shall be fined not less
than five hundred ($500.00) dollars for each and every offense, all fines
imposed under this section shall be paid over to the County Commission-
ers of Allegany County for the use of the public school system of Allegany
County.

This Act was held unconstitutional by the Circuit Court for Allegany in Equity
Case No. 10922 on April 26, 1928. No appeal was taken.