LICENSES 2305

operative; and whenever any license shall be issued to a feme covert or
minor, the said feme covert or person under the age of twenty-one years
shall be responsible for all contracts made in the prosecution of such busi-
ness under such license and shall be liable to be sued therefor in any of the
courts of this State; and the said feme covert may be sued or indicted and
prosecuted in case of a violation by her of the license law of this State,
or in case she should keep a disorderly house, as if she were a feme sole;
and if judgment be obtained against her on any contract, execution shall
or may issue in the ordinary way to affect her separate estate; provided,
however, that such responsibility shall in no manner affect or impair the
responsibility of the parent of such infant under existing laws.

This section cited in dissenting opinion in Tizer v. Tizer, 162 Md. 500.

If a minor contracts debts in conducting business under this section .without obtain-
ing license in accordance with this and preceding section, he does not become liable
for such debts. Crew Levick Co. v. Hull, 125 Md. 8.

The portion of this section with reference to issuing licenses to feme covert or
minor, is a valid regulation under police power. Cahen v. Jarrett, 42 Md. 577.

This section held to have no application to a suit against married woman on con-
tract made by her for personal services. Davis v. Carroll, 71 Md. 571.

Prior to art. 47, sec. 37, a married woman trading under this section, was not sub-
ject to insolvency proceedings. Clark v. Manko, 80 Md. 79; Relief Bldg. Assn. v.
Schmidt, 55 Md. 100.

Cited in State v. Amick, 171 Md. 542.

Cited but not construed in Lowekamp v. Koechling, 64 Md. 96; Ahern v. Fink,
64 Md. 163.

See notes to sec. 40.

1939, ch. 416.

42. A manufacturer located and doing business in the State may, except
as provided by State law, sell and deliver at the same time to licensed
dealers or retailers in the State, but not directly to consumers, without the
payment of any license or fee of any kind for such privilege to any incor-
porated city, town or other political subdivision of the State, any ordinance
or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 44. 1912, sec. 40. 1904, sec. 40. 1888, sec. 37. 1858, ch. 414, sec. 3.
1916, ch. 632, sec. 401. 1933, ch. 191.

43. Applicants for trader's licenses shall be required to apply to the
Clerk for such licenses under oath in the following manner and be re-
quired to give the following information:
................................................ County or City

Name in which the business is conducted...........................

Name or names of proprietors....................................

Name of applicant.............................................

Applicant's relation to the business................................

Location of place of business (Postoffice address).....................

Election District ................. Town ........................

Nature of business conducted....................................

The average amount of stock of goods, wares and merchandise (not manu-
factured by you).............................................

If not previously engaged, highest amount of stock, $........

Town assessment........

Tax Assessment on stock in trade-

County assessment......

Amount of fire insurance carried on stock of goods, wares and merchan-
dise (not manufactured by you) ..................................