ART. 27.] SABBATH BREAKING. 530

P. G. L., (1860,) art 30, sec. 179. 1723, ch. 16, sec. 11. 1866, ch 66.

248. No person in this State 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 in any court in this State having criminal
jurisdiction, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined a sum not
less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars, in the discretion of
the court, for the first offence, and if convicted a second time for
a violation of this section, the person or persons 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 'dis, her or their
license, if any were issued, shall be declared null and void by the
judge of said court; and it shall not be lawful for such person or
persons 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 or persons 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 or persons on each occasion
shall be imprisoned for not less than thirty nor more than sixty
days, and fined a sum not less than double that imposed on such
person or persons on the last preceding conviction; and his, her
or their license, if any were issued, shall be declared null and
void by the court, and no new license shall be issued to suck
person or persons for a period of two years from the time of such
conviction, nor to any one else to carry on said business wherein
he or she is in anywise interested, as before provided for the
second violation of the provisions of this section; one-half of all
the fines to be imposed under this section shall be paid to the
State, and the other half to the informer; this section is not to
apply to milk or ice dealers in supplying their customers, or to
apothecaries when putting up bona fide prescriptions.
State v. Popp, 45 Md. 432.