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set forth at the value in cents printed upon the face thereof, and it shall
not be necessary for the holder thereof to have any stipulated number of the
same before demand for redemption may be made, but they shall be re-
deemed in any number, when presented, at the face value in cents printed
upon the face thereof as hereinbefore provided.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 509. 1912, sec. 461. 1904, sec. 409. 1904, ch. 233, sec. 253F.

598. Any person engaged in any trade, business or profession who shall
distribute, deliver or present to any person dealing with him, in considera-
tion of any article or thing purchased, any stamps, trading stamps, cash
discount stamps, check, ticket, coupon or other similar device which will
entitle the holder thereof on presentation thereof, either singly or in definite
number, to receive either directly from the person issuing or selling the
same as set forth in the preceding section, or indirectly through any other
person, shall, upon the refusal or failure of the said person issuing or selling
the same to redeem the same, as set forth in the preceding section, be liable
to the holder thereof for the face value thereof, and shall, upon presentation,
redeem the same either in goods, wares or merchandise, or in cash, good
and lawful money of the United States of America, at the option of the
holder thereof, and in such case, any number of such stamps, trading stamps,
cash discount stamps, checks, tickets, coupons or other similar devices, shall
be redeemed as hereinbefore set forth at the value in cents printed upon
the face thereof, and it shall not be necessary for the holder thereof to have
any stipulated number of the same before demand for redemption may
be made, but they shall be redeemed in any manner, when presented, at
their value in cents printed upon the face thereof, as hereinbefore provided.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 510. 1912, sec. 462. 1910, ch. 381 (p. 95).

599. It shall not be unlawful for any manufacturer to place his own
tickets, coupons or other vouchers in or upon packages of goods manufac-
tured by him, such tickets, coupons or other vouchers to be redeemed by
such manufacturer, either in money or merchandise, whether said packages
are sold directly to the consumer or through retail merchants; nor shall it
be unlawful for any person to issue with such packages, tickets, coupons or
other vouchers so issued by said manufacturer.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 511. 1912, sec. 463. 1904, sec. 412. 1904, ch. 577, sec. 263-I. 1910,

ch. 381 (p. 95).

600. ¹ No person shall sell or issue any stamps, trading stamps, cash
discount stamp, check, ticket, coupon or other similar device, which will
entitle the holder thereof, on presentation thereof, either singly or in defi-
nite number, to receive, either directly from the vendor or indirectly
through any other person, money or goods, wares and merchandise, in
which there shall be printed or written upon the face of each of said stamps,
trading stamps, cash discount stamps, checks, tickets, coupons or other
similar devices, a different redeemable value in merchandise from the re-
deemable value in money.

¹ Secs. 412 and 412A of act of 1910, ch. 381 (p. 95), were held unconstitutional in State
v. Caspare, 115 Md. 7.