FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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CHAPTER 596.

AN ACT to prevent and punish fraud in sales of goods,

wares and merchandise at public or private sale by itin-

erant vendors, and to regulate such sales.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That the words "itinerant vendors" for the

purposes of this act, shall be construed to mean and include

Itinerant
vendors.

all persons, both principals and agents, who engage in

a temporary or transient business in this State, either in

one or more places in one locality, or in travelling from

place to place selling goods, wares and merchandise, and

who, for the purpose of carrying on such business, hire,

lease or occupy any building or structure for the exhibition

and sale of such goods, wares and merchandise.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That the provisions of this act

shall not apply to sales made to dealers by commercial

Who not

travellers or selling agents in the usual course of business,

Included.

nor to bona fide sales of goods, wares and merchandise by

sample for future delivery, or to hawkers on the streets or

peddlers from vehicles.

SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That every itinerant vendor who

shall sell or exp'ose for sale, at public or private sale, any

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goods, wares and merchandise without State and local

licenses therefor, issued as hereinafter provided, shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by fine not

exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not

exceediug sixty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That all persons, both principals

and agents, who shall by circular, handbill, newspaper, or

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in any other manner advertise any such sales as those

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referred to in the section last preceding, before proper

licenses shall be issued to the vendor, shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor, and shall be punished by fine not exceeding

one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding sixty

days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

SEC. 5. Be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of every

itinerant vendor whether principal or agents before com-

mencing business, to take out a State license and local

License.

license in the manner hereinafter set forth, but nothing

herein contained shall effect the rights of any municipal

corporation or board of county commissioners to pass such

ordinances or orders relative to itinerant vendors as may be

permissible under the general law or under their respective

charters or powers.