370 ARTICLE 2.
P. L. L., 1888, Art. 2', sec. 49. 1914 Code, sec. 72.
57. Any one order which may be given to any minor under the pro-
visions of Section 54, shall not be available for the purpose for which it
was given for a longer period than two days from its date.
P. L. L., 1888, Art. 2, sec. 50. 1914 Code, sec. 73.
58. It shall be the duty of the Sheriff of Anne Arundel County, and
his deputies, and of the constables of the City of Annapolis, to exercise
the utmost vigilance in order to detect all violations of law in relation
to the sale of liquors to minors and others as forbidden by Section 54, and
to report immediately any such violation to the Circuit Court for said
county, which shall forthwith direct the offending party to be brought
before them, and shall require him to give adequate security for his ap-
pearance at the next term of said court, and shall commit such party to
jail in default of such security; and if any Sheriff or constable shall
neglect to report to the court any such violation of the said section as soon
as the same shall come to his knowledge, he shall be liable to a penalty
of fifty dollars for each case of such neglect, to be recovered by any per-
son in the name of the State by action of debt in said court.
P. L. L., 1888, Art. 2, sec. 51. 1914 Code, sec. 74.
59. All fines imposed and collected under the provisions of Section 54,
shall go, one-half to the informer, and the other half shall be divided
equally between the State's Attorney and the Sheriff or other officer who
shall have made report in the case to the Court under Section 58.
P. L. L., 1888, Art. 2, sec. 52. 1914 Code, sec. 75.
60. No person in said City of Annapolis shall sell, dispose of, barter,
or, if a dealer in any one or more of the articles of merchandise in this
section mentioned, shall give away on the Sabbath day, commonly called
Sunday, any tobacco, cigars, candy, soda or mineral waters, spirituous or
fermented liquors, cordials, lager beer, wine, cider or any other goods,
wares or merchandise whatsoever; and any person violating any one of
the provisions of this section shall be liable to indictment, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined a sum not less than twenty, nor more than
fifty dollars, in the discretion of the Court, for the first offense, and if con-
victed a second time for a violation of this section, the person so offending
shall be fined a sum not less than fifty, nor more than five hundred dollars,
and be imprisoned for not less than ten, nor more than thirty days, in the
discretion of the Court, and his license, if any were issued, shall be
declared null and void by said Court, and it shall not be lawful for such
person to obtain another license for the period of twelve months from the
time of such conviction, nor shall a license be obtained by any other
person to carry on said business on the premises or elsewhere, if the person
so as aforesaid convicted has any interest whatever therein, or shall
derive any profit whatever therefrom; and in case of being convicted more
than twice for a violation of this section, such person on each occasion shall
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