936 LICENSES. [ART. 56.

more than two hundred dollars, together with the costs of prose-
cution, and upon failure to pay the same, shall be committed to jail
and confined therein until such fine and costs are paid, or for the
period of forty days, whichever shall first occur; and it shall be
the duty of the court before whom said person shall be convicted
to suppress the license.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 56, sec. 92. 1827, ch. 117, sec. 3. 1831, ch. 323, sec. 11.

87. The clerk shall not, without the special order of the court,
or the judge thereof, grant a license to any person to sell spiritu-
ous or fermented liquors from whom the grand jury has recom-
mended a license to be withheld, or to a person whose license has
been suppressed by the court.
Cahen v. Jarrett, 42 Md 571.

Ibid sec. 91. 1858, ch 414, sec. 11.

88. In all prosecutions for a violation of any of the provisions
of this article relating to licenses to sell goods, wares, or merchan-
dise, or spirituous or fermented liquors, one-half of the fine shall
be paid to the informer and the other half to the State; and it
shall be the duty of the grand jury to endorse on the back of the
indictment the name of the informer.

1864, ch. 18.

89. In any prosecution for bartering or selling any goods, wares
or merchandise, or spirituous or fermented liquor or lager beer
without license, it shall be sufficient for the State to prove in the
first instance that the party indicted exposed or offered for sale
such goods, wares, merchandise or spirituous or fermented liquor
or lager beer, or kept any store or place at or in which goods,
wares or merchandise, or spirituous liquor or lager beer were ex-
posed or offered for sale, and such testimony shall be prima facie
proof of guilt.

Shows and Theatrical Exhibitions.

P. G L , (1860,) art 56, sec. 93. 1841, ch. 194, sec. 1 1845, ch 374, sec. 1.

90. Any person, or company of stage players, ventriloquists,
sleight-of-hand performers, rope dancers, tumblers and wire
dancers, shall, before exhibiting or performing for a reward,