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and three of this article, brought before any justice of the peace,
shall pray a jury trial as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of said
justice of the peace to commit such person for trial or to hold
him to bail to appear before the Criminal Court of Baltimore
or the circuit court for the county, as the case may be, and to
return the commitment or the recognizance in such case imme-
diately to the clerk of said court.

Minors—Employment on the Streets.

1890, ch. 6.

209 A. No person engaged in performing upon any musical
instrument in, upon or near to any street, lane, alley or highway,
or engaged in selling, vending or disposing of any goods, wares
or merchandise in, upon or near to any street, lane, alley or high-
way, or engaged in any business, occupation or calling in, upon
or near to any street, lane, alley or highway, and not having a
fixed store, shop or place of business at which so engaged, shall
have in his possession or company while so engaged, any boy or
girl under the age of eight years; and any person violating the
provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceed-
ing ten dollars for each and every such, offense.

Minors-Obtaining Liquor Under False Statement of Age.

1890, ch. 470.

209 B. Any person under the age of twenty-one years who
knowingly and wilfully makes any misrepresentation or false state-
ment as to his age, and by reason of such misrepresentation or
false statement obtains any spirituous or fermented liquors from
any other person licensed to sell such spirituous or fermented
liquors under the laws of this State, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less
than one dollar nor more than twenty dollars, or imprisoned in
jail for not less than five days nor more than thirty days, or both
fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the court; provided,
that the testimony given by any minor or person under twenty-
one years of age in the prosecution of any person for selling
liquor to minors under the laws of this State shall not be used
against such minor in prosecution under this section.