JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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ments, and that two new sections be and they are hereby
added to Article 21 of the Code of Public Local Laws of i
Maryland, title "Talbot County," sub-title ''Liquor and Intox-
icating Drinks," to follow said section one hundred and
twenty-seven of said Article 21, and to be known as sections
127 A and 127 B, said section hereby repealed and re-enacted
with amendments, and the two new sections hereby added
to read, respectively, as follows :

CHAP. 265.

New sections
added.

127. It shall not be lawful for any person, house, corpora-
tion, company or association, to Roll directly or indirectly or
give away at any place within the limits of the Fourth Election
District, or Chapel District, of Talbot county, any spirituous or
fermented liquors or lager beer or other intoxicating liquors.

Unlawful to
sell or give
away liquors,
etc.

127 A. Any person, house, corporation, company or associa-
tion who shall sell directly or indirectly or give away at any-
place within the limits of the Fourth Election District, or
Chapel District, of Talbot County, any spirituous or fermented
liquors or lager beer or other intoxicating liquors, shall on
conviction thereof, be fined for each and every offense, not
less than fifty dollars ($50.00), nor more than three hundred
dollars ($300.00) together with the costs of prosecution, and be
imprisoned in the Maryland House of Correction for not less
than three months nor more than six months.

Penalty
tor violation.

127 B. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to
prevent the compounding and sale of such liquors for medic-
inal purposes by a regular pharmacist, or druggists, having a
license for such business, upon the written bona fide, pre-
scription of a regular practicing physician, whose name in
full shall be signed thereto, with the date, and the name of
the person for whom the prescription is intended, and every
such prescription shall be filed and kept open for the inspec-
tion of the proper legal officers for at least one year by such
pharmacist or druggist, and such prescriptions shall serve for
only one purchase, and shall not be divided ; no physician
shall make or sign any such prescription unless the same be
requisite and necessary and such liquors be needed as a medi-
cine, which fact shall be stated in the prescription. Any one,

How to
be construed.

including pharmacist, druggist and physician, violating any
of the provisions of this section shall on conviction be fined
not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than three hundred
dollars ($300.00) together with the costs of prosecution, and
be imprisoned in the house of correction for not less than
three months nor more than six months for each and every
offense.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall be in force
on and after May 1, 1902.
Approved April 8, 1902.

Penalty
for violation.