966 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 501

98. MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS TO
HAVE NO INTEREST IN ANY RETAIL ESTABLISH-
MENT. It shall be unlawful for any holder of a manufac-
turer's or wholesaler's license, or any one connected with the
business of such holder, or any other distiller, brewer, rectifier,
blender or bottler, to have any financial interest in the premises
upon or in which any alcoholic beverage is sold at retail by
any licensee, or in any business conducted by such licensee;
and it shall also be unlawful for any such person or any one
connected with his, its or their business, to lend any money
or other thing of value, or make any gift or to offer any
gratuity to any retail dealer, and it shall also be unlawful for
any such person to furnish any sign, display or other form of
advertisement of any value in excess of five dollars ($5.00),
advertising the products of a particular manufacturer or
wholesaler, distiller, brewer, rectifier, blender or bottler, to
the holder of any retail license issued under the provisions of
this Article; and, except as above provided, no retail dealer
shall accept, receive or make use of any money, gift, sign or
display furnished by any manufacturer or wholesaler, or any
distiller, brewer, rectifier, blender or bottler, or become in-
debted to any such person except for the purchase of alco-
holic beverages. Any person violating any of the provisions
of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine
of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or by im-
prisonment for not more than two years or by both fine and
imprisonment in the discretion of the Court.

99. STORAGE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. No li-
censee shall store or keep any alcoholic beverages except on
the premises covered by the license or at a public (includes a
government controlled) or individual warehouse having a per-
mit issued under the provisions of this Article.

100. RESTRICTIONS UPON IMPORTATION OF ALCO-
HOLIC BEVERAGES. No person other than a holder of a
manufacturer's or wholesaler's or Class E or Class F license
as hereinabove provided, shall be permitted to import any
alcoholic beverages into this State for the purpose of sale or
consumption within this State, except that any resident of this
State over the age of twenty-one years may bring into any
County or Baltimore City alcoholic beverages not exceeding
one quart at a time and not exceeding two quarts in any
calendar month for the personal use only of such person.

101. FREE FOOD. Any person engaged in the sale or
barter of spirituous, malt or intoxicating liquors, and licensed
under the laws of Maryland, to engage in such sale or barter,
who shall directly or indirectly give or offer to anyone visiting