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(b) When the goods are damaged or deteriorated in quality,
and prior notice is given to the public thereof;

(c) By an officer acting under the orders of any court;

(d) In an endeavor made in good faith to meet the legal
prices of a competitor selling the same article or product in
the same locality or trade area.

118. Any person, firm or corporation, either as principal,
agent, officer or director, for himself, or itself, or for another
person, or for any firm or corporation, who or which shall vio-
late any of the provisions of this Act, is guilty of a misde-
meanor for each single violation, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand
dollars ($1,000. 00) or by imprisonment not exceeding six
months, or by both fine and imprisonment in the discretion
of the Court.

119. Any person injured by any violation of Sections 115
and 116, may maintain an action, in any Court of general
equitable jurisdiction of this State, to prevent, restrain, or
enjoin such violation. If in such action a violation of said
Sections 115 and 116, shall be established, the Court shall
enjoin and restrain, or otherwise prohibit such violation.

120. In addition to the remedies provided for in Sections
118 and 119, actions for injuries1 may be instituted by the
Attorney General of the State of Maryland, after a conviction
in the Criminal Court of Baltimore City or in any of the Cir-
cuit Courts of the Counties against any person or persons so
convicted of a violation of the terms of Sections 115 and 116,
and to prevent a recurrence of such violation; the said action
to be commenced by the Attorney General whenever, in his
judgment, the interests of the general public require the inter-
vention by the State of Maryland in a situation so grave that
if continued, would be detrimental and prejudicial to the gen-
eral welfare of the people of the State.

121. If any provisions of Sections 115 to 120, or the appli-
cation thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid,
the remainder of said sections, and the application of such
provisions to other persons or circumstances, shall not be af-
fected thereby.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all Acts or parts
of Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed to the extent
of such inconsistency.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1937.

Approved April 15, 1937.

1 Evidently typographical error as the word "injunctions" was in
original printed bill.