ART. 27] FALSE PRETENSES—FEMALE SITTERS. 815

partner's pecuniary responsibility, wealth or mercantile corres-
pondence or connections, obtain any loan of money or of
property from any person, persons, copartnership or corpora-
tion and shall thereby defraud such person, persons, copart-
nership or corporation, or who shall cause or procure another
to make any false and fraudulent representation in writing,
signed by the person making the same, as to the pecuniary
responsibility, wealth or mercantile correspondence, or con-
nections of the person who shall cause or procure such false
representation to be made, or of any other person, and shall
thereby obtain any loan of money or of property from any
person, persons, copartnership or corporation, and shall thereby
defraud such person, persons, copartnership or corporation,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof
shall be sentenced to return the money or property so fraudu-
lently obtained, and shall be fined not exceeding two thousand
dollars, or shall be confined in the jail of the county or the city
of Baltimore, as the case may be, not exceeding one year, or
shall be both fined and imprisoned as aforesaid, in the discre-
tion of the court.

Female Sitters.

1888, art. 27, sec. 85 1886, ch. 171, sec. 1.

116. It shall be unlawful for any proprietor, lessee or man-
ager of any variety entertainment or concert hall (whether an
admittance fee is charged or not), to employ, engage or allow
any female sitters (or by whatever other name they may be
called) in or about said entertainment or concert hall, building,
room or premises; and all females who are allowed in or about
the said premises who shall drink, smoke or partake of any
kind of eatables or refreshments at the expense of others, or
solicit others to purchase such things as may be purchased
there, upon which they shall receive or expect to receive a com-
mission, or who may be paid a regular salary therefor, or who
participate in any way in the profits thereof, shall be deemed
sitters under this section.

Ibid, sec 86. 1886, ch. 171, sec. 2.

117. Any person convicted of a violation of the preceding
section shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor
more than one thousand dollars, or be confined in jail or the
house of correction for a period of not less than two months
nor more than twelve months, or be both fined and imprisoned,
in the discretion of the court, for each offense; and every female