ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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CHAPTER 496.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments sections one

hundred and forty-five and one hundred and forty-six, of article

twenty-seven, of the Code of Public General Laws, title "Crimes

and Punishments," sub-title "Health, sale of cigars and tobacco

to minors."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

That sections one hundred and forty-five and one hundred and

Repeal.

forty-six, of article twenty-seven, of the Code of Public General

Laws, title "Crimes and Punishments," sub-title "Health, sale of

cigars and tobacco to minors," be and the same is hereby repealed

and re-enacted with amendments so as to read as follows :

SEC. 145. It shall not be lawful for any dealer, vendor or other

person or persons or body corporate engaged in the manufacture

of cigars, cigarettes or tobacco, or in any occupation in which the

buying or selling of said goods, wares and merchandise shall con-

stitute the whole or any part of his, her, its or their occupa-

tion to sell, barter or give any cigar or cigars, cigarette or

Minors.

cigarettes, smoking or chewing tobacco to any minor under the

age of fifteen years, unless previously authorized in writing by

the parent or guardian of such minor, or unless such minor is

acting solely as the agent of his employer, nor shall it be lawful

for any person not a dealer, to purchase for any minor any cigar

or cigars, cigarette or cigarettes, smoking or chewing tobacco.

SEC. 146. Any person or persons or body corporate being a

manufacturer, dealer, vendor as aforesaid, or any other person or

persons or body corporate violating the provisions of the pre-

Tenuity.

ceding section, shall upon conviction thereof in any court of com-

petent jurisdiction, be fined in a sum of not less than ten dollars

nor more than one hundred dollars for each and every offense, or

imprisoned in jail for not less than five nor more than thirty days

in default of payment of said fine.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

Effective.

the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1890.