912 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. [ART. 27

prize or gratuity, or anything uncertain, undetermined or
unknown to the purchaser of said goods, wares or merchandise
at the time of the purchase thereof.
State v. Hawkins, 95 Md 141.

1898, ch. 207, sec. 263 B.

405. No person or association of persons shall, either
directly or indirectly, by agent or otherwise, use or hold for
use, or sell any stamp commonly called a trading stamp, or
any ticket, check, promise or assurance, express or implied, or
any other scheme or device of the kind or character described
in the preceding section, and thereby prohibited to be used or
held for use, or to be sold when the same, instead of or in
addition to the manner of redemption therein described, is to
be or may be presented to or redeemed by the person or asso-
ciation of persons selling, bartering or trading the goods, wares
or merchandise as in said section set forth, at any other place
than that where said sale, barter or trade was made, or in any
manner than by something certain and known to the purchaser
at the time of said sale, barter or purchase; provided, how-
ever, that nothing contained in this or the preceding section is
intended to prevent any manufacturer from offering any gift or
present to any purchaser of his products.

Ibid, sec. 263 C.

406. Any person or association of persons violating any of
the provisions of the two preceding sections, or aiding, abetting
or assisting in said violation, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any justice of the
peace of this State or court of competent jurisdiction therein,
shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars for each offense, and for a second or repeated
violation of said sections may, in addition to said fines, be
imprisoned in the house of correction or in the city or county
jail, as the case may be, for not less than one month nor more
than six months.

State v Hawkins, 95 Md 141.

1904, ch. 233, sec. 263 D

407. No person, firm or corporation shall sell or issue any
stamps, trading stamps, cash discount stamps, check, ticket,
coupon or other similar device, which will entitle the holder
thereof, on presentation thereof, either singly or in definite
number, to receive either directly from the vendor or indi-