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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Unlawful to
keep with
intent to
sell.

SEC. 180. No person, house, company, association or body
corporate, shall deposit, keep or have, in his or its possession,
any spirituous or fermented liquors, or alcoholic bitters, or
intoxicating drinks of any kind, or cider, tonic beer, lager
beer, schnapps or gin, or any article used or sold as a beverage
in the composition or compounding of which whisky, brandy,
high wines or alcohol, or any spirituous or fermented liquors,
shall be an ingredient, with intent to barter or sell or give
away the same, in violation of the provisions of the preceding
section, or with intent that the same shall be bartered or sold,
or given away, in violation: thereof, within, the limits' of said
county.

Exceptions.

SEC. 181. Nothing in the two preceding sections shall be
construed to prevent the sale of pure apple cider; (not to be
drunk on the premises of the. seller, ) in quantities not less than
one gallon at one, time, by the manufacturers of apple cider,
or by persons who have, grown the apples, from which the
cider sold by them has been made; but such sales of apple
cider shall only be lawful bet ween, the first day of August in
each year and the first day of January of the, succeed ing year,
and no sale of cider shall be lawful to minors, or intoxicated
persons, or on the Sabbath day, commonly called Sunday; nor
shall any sale of cider be lawful, either for themselves, or as
agents for others, by such manufacturers of cider or growers of
apples, if they shall be the proprietors, keepers or owners of a
hotel, inn, bar-room, restaurant,. saloon, eating house, store, or
pool, bagatelle or billiard room, or, by their agents, waiters or
clerks; nor shall manufacturers of cider or growers of apples,
or their agents, sell cider, directly or indirectly, in any hotel,
inn, bar-room, restaurant, saloon, eating house, or pool, baga-
telle or billiard room.

Penalty.

SEC. 182. If any person, house, company, association or
body corporate shall violate any of the provisions of the three
preceding sections, within the limits of Cecil county, he or it
shall, on each and every conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a
fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than six
hundred dollars, and costs of prosecution, and be confined in
the Maryland House of Correction for not less than six months
nor more than twelve months, or, in the discretion of the court,
forfeit and pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than six hundred dollars, and costs of prosecution; and
failing to pay such fine and costs forthwith, shall be sentenced
to be confined in the Maryland House of Correction for a