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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

that such order is genuine; and no licensee under this act shall
knowingly sell, furnish or give any intoxicating, spirituous or
fermented liquors or lager beer to an habitual drunkard or to
any person whose parents, guardians, husband or wife shall
have given notice to such licensee in writing, verified by affi-
davit, that such person is of intemperate habits, and requesting
such licensee not to sell to him or her. The word "know-
ingly," as used in this act, shall be construed to mean such
knowledge as a reasonable man would have under ordinary
circumstances from the appearance of the minor or the
individual.

175 n. No licensee under this act shall sell or furnish to any

Seliins on
Sundays or
on election
days, un-
lawful.

person intoxicating, spirituous or fermented liquors, on any
day on which elections are now or may hereafter be required
to be held, or on the Lord's day, commonly called Sunday,
except that if the licensee is a hotel keeper, he may supply
snch liquors to be drunk in their rooms or with their meals to
bona fide guests, nor except in hotels shall conduct his business
in any place to which an entrance shall be allowed other than
from a public travelled way.

Provisions as
to druggists.

175 I. Druggists and apothecaries shall not be required to
obtain license under the provisions of this act, but they shall
not sell intoxicating liquors, except upon written prescription
of a regular physician, nor more than once on any prescription
of any physician, and said prescriptions shall be tiled and pre-
served by the druggist or apothecary filing the same, and upon
complaint, verified by affidavit, shall be produced before the
Circuit Court for Allegany county when required, and the
failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall
render such druggist or apothecary so failing liable to the
same penalties as if he sold intoxicating liquors without
license.

Penalty for
gelling with
out licenst.

175 J. Any person who shall hereafter be convicted of sell-
ing intoxicating, spirituous or fermented liquors, or lager beer
or any admixture thereof, in Allegany county, without a license
under the provisions of this act, shall be sentenced to pay a
tine of not less than one hundred dollars nor mure than five
hundred dollars, or undergo imprisonment in the county jail,
of not less than three months nor more than twelve months,
or both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court
before which such offender or offenders shall be tried.