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ing or offering for sale in any other city or county than the
city or county in which such license shall be issued; but no
license to trade or to sell spirituous or fermented liquors shall
be issued by any clerk of a court to a feme covert, or to any
person under the age of twenty-one years, without the special
order of a judge of said court; and no judge shall give such
special order to issue such license to sell spirituous or fer-
mented liquors to a feme covert, or person under the age of
twenty-one years, unless upon the recommendation of at least
ten respectable freeholders residents of the ward or district
wherein said license would be operative; and whenever any
license shall be issued to a feme covert or minor, the said feme
covert or person under the age of twenty-one years shall be
responsible for all contracts made in the prosecution of such
business under such license and shall be liable to be sued
therefor in any of the courts of this State; and the said feme
covert may be sued or indicted and prosecuted in case of a
violation by her of the license law of this State, or in case she
should keep a disorderly house, as if she were a feme sole ;
and if judgment be obtained against her on any contract,
execution shall or may issue in the ordinary way to affect her
separate estate; provided, however, that such responsibility
shall in no manner affect or impair the responsibility of the
parent of such infant under existing laws.

Cahen v. Jarrett, 42 Md. 571. Corson v. State, 57 Md. 265. Davis v
Carroll, 71 Md. 571. Clark v. Manko, 80 Md 79 Salfner v. State. 84 Md. 302.

1888, art. 56, sec. 37. 1860, art. 56, sec. 43. 1858, ch. 414, sec. 3.

40. The applicant shall state to the clerk on oath to be
administered by the clerk, or if the applicant reside in a county
to be administered by the said clerk or any justice of the peace,
the amount of said applicant's stock of goods, wares and mer-
chandise generally kept on hand by him or the concern in which
he is engaged at the principal season of sale; or if said appli-
cant shall not have previously engaged in such trade or busi-
ness, the amount of such stock he expects to keep as aforesaid.

Mispelhorn v. Farmers' Ins. Co., 53 Md. 479. Corson v. State, 57 Md. 265.

Ibid. sec. 38. 1860, art. 56, sec. 44. 1858, ch 414, sec. 2.

41. If it shall appear from the statement so made on oath
that the amount of the applicant's stock in trade does not or
will not exceed one thousand dollars, the sum of twelve dollars

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