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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

sician shall make or sign any such prescription, unless the per-
son for whom it is made is actually sick, or such liquor or
alcoholic bitters or intoxicants is absolutely required as a med-
icine. In no case shall a pharmacist or druggist permit any
liquor, alcoholic bitters or other intoxicating drinks obtained
under such perscription to be drunk any where on his premises
except in cases of sudden illness. All pharmacists and drug-
gists shall be liable for the acts of their clerks, agents and
assistants, with reference to the matters and things herein em-
braced; nothing, however, herein contained shall be construed
to prohibit a sale by such pharmacist and druggist in cases of
extreme illness when delay would be dangerous; any pharma-
cist and druggist or physician violating any provisions or
requirement of this section, shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof, shall be fined the sum of not less
than fifty dollars nor more than three hundred dollars for
every such offence, and shall stand committed until such fine
and costs of prosecution are paid.

Proviso.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That nothing herein contained
shall be construed to repeal said Article fifteen of the Code of
Public Local Laws, title "Kent County," sub-title "Liquors
and Intoxicating Drinks," as to any offense or offenses com-
mitted before this act shall take effect, but all such offenses
may be prosecuted and punished under_k the law existing at the
time such offense was committed.

Effective.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 23d, 1896.

CHAPTER 79.

AN ACT to add additional sections to Article twenty-two,
Code of Public Local Laws, entitled "Washington County,"
sub-title "Hagerstown," to follow Section 205 F of said Article
twenty-two, and to be known and designated as Sections
205 G, 205 H, 205 I, 205 J and 205 K of said Article twenty-
two.

New sections.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the following additional sections be added to
Article twenty-two of the Code of Public Local Laws, entitled