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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

posit or have in his, her, their or its possession, any

spirituous or fermented liquors, or alcoholic bitters, or

Not to be sold

intoxicating liquors of any kind, with intent to sell

or given away.

or give away the same at his, her, their or its place of

business, in violation of law, or with intent that the

same shall be sold or given away by any person, in

violation of law, or in aid of any person or persons

for such purposes; and any person, persons, com-

pany, corporation or association violating the pro-

visions of this section shall be subject to the like

fines and punishments as are prescribed for violation

of the fourth section of this act

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That nothing herein

contained shall be construed to prevent the com-

How to be

pounding or sale of any such liquors for medicinal

construed.

purposes by a pharmacist or druggist who shall or

may obtain a license under the license law of the

State, upon the written bona fide prescription of a

regular practicing physician, whose name shall be

signed thereto; and all such prescriptions shall be

filed and kept by the pharmacist or druggist, and no

prescription shall serve for more than one purchase;

but no physician shall make or sign any such pre-

scription unless the person for whom it is made is

actually sick, and such liquor is absolutely required

as a medicine. Any physician who shall, after the

thirtieth day of April, eighteen hundred and eighty-

three, make or sign any prescription for such liquor,

except as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of a vio-

lation of this act, and upon conviction thereof shall

be fined r.ot less than fifty dollars nor more than

two hundred dollars for the first offence, and not less

than two hundred nor more than five hundred dol-

lars for each subsequent offence; and if the buyer

Misrepresenta-
tion punisha-
ble.

shall obtain a prescription by misrepresentation, he
shall likewise be deemed guilty of a violation of this

act, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to

the same fines as the physician who shall violate the

same, the one-half of said fines to be paid to the

informer and the residue to the Board of Public

School Commissioners of Anne Arundel county, for

the use of said public schools, and said violators

shall be committed to the county jail of said county

till such fines and costs are paid; nor shall anything

herein be construed to prohibit a sale, by a pharma-