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and upon conviction shall be, in the discretion of the court, fined
any sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, or shall be impris-
oned for a period not exceeding one year, or shall be both fined
and imprisoned; provided, however, that this section shall not
apply to any person who may have possession of any of the
articles herein mentioned, for the purpose of procuring or fur-
nishing evidence of violations of any of the provisions of law
relating to lotteries. The provisions of sections 176, 177 and
178 shall not apply to or affect any civil or criminal proceedings
actually pending upon the date of their enactment, to wit, April
6, 1894.
Ford v. State, 85 Md. 474.

Mineral Waters, Porter and Other Beverages.

1892, ch. 262.

201. All persons, partnerships and bodies corporate, being
manufacturers, bottlers or dealers in mineral waters, beer, porter
or any other beverages whatever, who may own and use kegs,
boxes, bottled beer crates, founts, bottles, jugs or any other vessels
adapted to contain liquids, upon which shall appear the name or
names of the said owner or owners thereof impressed, stamped,
stencilled, engraved, cut or in any other manner fixed thereon,
may file with the clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore city,
should the business of any such person or persons, partnerships
or corporation be conducted within the limits of said city, or in
any one of the several counties of the State, then with the clerk
of the circuit court for such county, a paper writing containing
a description of such kegs, boxes, founts, bottles, beer bottle
crates, jugs or other vessels aforesaid, together with the name or
names of the owner or owners of the same, placed or fixed on
the same in any of the modes hereinbefore mentioned, which
said paper writing shall be signed by the said owner, or, if there
be more than one owner, by at least one of them or by the
president or other officer of any such corporate owner, and shall
be acknowledged by the person signing the same as his act,
before any person competent to take acknowledgments of deeds;
and said owner or owners shall then publish a copy of said paper
writing, certified as such by the clerk of the court with whom
the same has been filed, if the said business is conducted in the