ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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twenty-one years of age any spirituous or fermented liquors, or

shall allow upon the premises occupied by him any person who

is under twenty-one years of age, to drink any such spirituous or

fermented liquors sold or bartered or given by him, he shall on

conviction for the first offense pay a fine of not less than fifty

(50) dollars nor more than two (2) hundred dollars, and for the

second offense he shall pay a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor

more than two hundred dollars together with the costs of prose-

cution, or be confined in jail for not less than one month nor

more than six months, or be both fined and imprisoned at the dis-

cretion of the court, and it shall be the duty of the court before

whom such person shall be convicted to suppress his or her

license.

SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That one-fourth of all moneys paid

to the said clerk for license fees under the provisions of this act,

Money,

shall be held by him for the use of the State, and paid over and

now used.

accounted for as money received for license as has been hereto-

fore accounted for, and the remainder thereof shall be paid by

him to the treasurer of Baltimore county, for county uses.

SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That the provisions of this act shall

not be construed to authorize the issue of license to sell spirituous

How con-

or fermented liquors at any place in said county, where the sale

strued.

of spirituous or fermented liquors is not now authorized by ex-

isting law.

SEC. 18. And be it enacted, That druggists and apothecaries

shall not be required to obtain license under the provisions of this

act, but they shall not sell intoxicating liquors, except on the

written prescription of a regular physician, nor more than once in.

any one prescription of the physician, and every druggist or

apothecary shall keep a book for the special purpose, and enter

therein the date of every sale of intoxicating liquors made by him,

the person to whom sold, the kind, quantity and price thereof,

Druggists.

and the purpose for which it was sold; and any failure to comply

with the provisions of this section, or to produce the book before

any court of justice when so to do, shall render such druggist or

apothecary so failing liable to the same penalties as if he had sold

intoxicating liquors without a license; and any physician who

shall willfully prescribe any intoxicating liquors, as a beverage,

to persons of known intemperate habits, shall be guilty of a mis-

demeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to the

same penalties.

SEC. 19. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any

club or corporation located in Baltimore county, heretofore formed

Clubs.

or hereafter to be formed under the general laws of this State or

under any special law thereof, to give, barter or sell any spiritu-

ous or fermented liquors to any member of said club or corpor-

ation, or to any other without having first taken out a license

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