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guardian of such minor, or unless such minor is acting solely, as the agent
of his employer; nor shall it be lawful for any person not a dealer to pur-
chase for any minor any cigar or cigars, cigarette or cigarettes, smoking or
chewing tobacco.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 390. 1912, sec. 355! 1904, sec. 326. 1888, sec. 146. 1886, ch. 371, see. 2.

1890, ch. 496.

468. Any person or persons or body corporate being a manufactarer,
dealer, vendor as aforesaid, or any other person or persons or body corporate
violating the provisions of the preceding section, shall, upon conviction
thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, be fined in a sum of not less
than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each and every
offense, or imprisoned in jail for not less than five, nor more than thirty
days in default of payment of said fine.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 391. 1912, sec. 356. 1904, sec. 327. 1888, sec. 147. 1886, ch. 371, sec. 3.

469. Of all fines accruing under the provisions of the preceding section
in the several counties of this State, the moiety or one-half part shall be
applied to the support and maintenance of the pauper insane of the respec-
tive counties; and in the city of Baltimore, said moiety or one-half part of
said fines so imposed as herein provided shall be distributed in equal pro-
portions among the different dispensaries in said city.

Minors—Selling Deadly Weapons to.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 392. 1912, sec. 357. 1904, sec. 328. 1888, sec. 209. 1882, ch. 424, sec. 2.

470. It shall be unlawful for any person, be he licensed dealer or not,
to sell, barter or give away any firearms whatsoever, or other deadly
weapons, except shot guns, fowling pieces and rifles, to any minor under the
age of twenty-one years. Any person violating this section shall on convic-
tion thereof pay a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred
dollars, together with the costs of prosecution; and upon failure to pay said
fine and costs shall be committed to jail and confined therein until such fine
and costs are paid, or for the period of sixty days, whichever shall first
occur.

Minors—Telegrams, Calling for and Delivering.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 393. 1912, sec. 358. 1910, ch. 587 (p. 66).

471. No telegraph, telephone or messenger company ¹ employ any per-
son under fourteen years of age to call for or deliver any message.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 394. 1912, sec. 359. 1910, ch. 587 (p. 66).

472. No telegraph, telephone or messenger company shall require or
permit any person in its employ under sixteen years of age to call for or
deliver any telegram or other message between the hours of eight o'clock
P. M. and eight o'clock A. M.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 395. 1912, sec. 360. 1910, ch. 587 (p. 66).

473. No telegraph, telephone or messenger company shall require or
permit any minor person in its employ to call for or deliver any telegram or

¹ The word "shall" is evidently inadvertently omitted in the act.