216 BALTIMORE COUNTY. [ART. 3.

give away at his or its place of business, any spirituous, fermented
or intoxicating liquors of any origin whatever, or alcoholic bitters,
within an area or district of territory in Baltimore county, com-
mencing at a stone planted on the north side of the Patapsco
river and near to the bank thereof, opposite to and in a northerly
direction from the Alberton cotton mills, in Howard county, and
extending two miles in all directions in said Baltimore county
from the said point of commencement.

1884, ch. 359.

145. If any person, house, company, association or body cor-
porate shall sell, directly or indirectly, at any place, or give away
at his or its place of business, any spirituous or fermented liquors,
or alcoholic bitters, or intoxicating drinks of any kind, within
the limits of the said area or district in Baltimore county, he or
it shall, on conviction thereof, forfeit and pay on the first convic-
tion a fine of not less than, fifty dollars nor more than three
hundred dollars and costs of prosecution, or instead of such fine,
be imprisoned in the county jail for thirty days, or both, in the
discretion of the court; and on the second and every subsequent
conviction not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five
hundred-dollars, and in addition to such fine, be imprisoned in the
county jail for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety
days, in the discretion of the court; and on failure to pay any
suck fine as herein prescribed, he shall be committed to the jail
of said county until such fine and costs are paid; one-half of said
fine shall go to the informer, and the residue to the board of
school commissioners of said county for the benefit of the public
schools therein.

Ibid.

146. Nothing contained in the two preceding sections shall
be construed to prevent the compounding or sale of any such
liquors for medicinal purposes by a pharmacist or druggist, who
shall or may obtain a license under the license laws of this State,
and upon a written bona, fide prescription of a regular practising
physician, whose name shall be signed thereto; and all such pre-
scriptions shall be filed and kept by such pharmacist of druggist,
and no prescription shall serve for more than one purchase; but
no physician shall make or sign any such prescription unless the