JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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CHAPTER 488.
AN ACT to add one new section to Article 27 of the Code
of Public General Laws, title "G/rimes and Punishments,"
to follow Section 162, and to be designated 162 A.

CHAP 488.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted ty the General Assembly of
Maryland, That one new section be added to Article 27 of
the Code of Public General Laws, t.i.tle "Crimes and Punish-
ments," to follow section 162, and to be designated; section
162 A, and. read as follows :

New section
added

Section 162 A. No person or persons shall hereafter without
the consent of the owner or shipper, use, sell, disposer of, buy
or traffic in any milk cane, cream cans or cases belonging, to
any dealer or shipper of milk or cream, residing in the, State
of Maryland, or elsewhere, who may ship milk or cream to any
city, town or place within this State, having the name or initials
of the owners, dealers or shippers stamped, marked or fastened
on such cans, or wilfully change by re-marking or otherwise
eaid name or initials of any such owner, dealer or shipper so
stamped, marked or fastened upon such cans ; nor shall any
person, without the consent of the owner, use such cans for
any other purpose than for milk or cream ; nor shall any
person or persons, without the consent of the owner, place in
any such cans any substance or product other than milk or

Unlawful to
use, sell or
re-mark cans
without
consent of
owner.

cream. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction before a justice of the peace of the city or
county wherein the offense was committed, or in a Court of
competent jurisdiction, shall be fined not more than fifty
dollars and cost of prosecution ; one-half of all tines imposed
shall be paid to the informer, and the other half of said fine
shall be paid to the Board of School Commissioners of the
county or city of Baltimore in which the offense shall be com-
mitted ; and in default in the payment of said fine, to be con-
fined in the jail for a period not less than thirty days nor more
than sixty days.
Approved April 8, 1902.

Penalty for
violation.