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Unlawful to
sell or bar-
ter spiritu-
ous liquors.
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213 A. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or
corporation, directly or indirectly, to sell or otherwise dispose
of by way of barter within election districts numbers ten, four,
nine and sixteen of Dorchester county, any spirituous, vinous,
malt, fermented or other intoxicating liquors, medicated bitters,
or any compound of which alcohol is a chief or principal
ingredient, and it phall also be unlawful for any firm or cor-
poration, person or persons, within said election districts
numbers ten, four, nine and sixteen, to take orders for any such
liquors, medicated bitters of alcoholic compound, at any time
under any pretences in any manner or for any purpose what-
ever, and if any person or persons, firm or corporation, within
the said election districts numbers ten, four, nine and sixteen,
shall directly or indirectly sell or otherwise dispose of by way
of barter, any such liquors, medicated bitters or alcoholic com-
pounds, or shall therein take any order or orders therelor, then
such person or persons, the member such firm, and the direc-
tors, trustees or managers of such corporation, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof in the Circuit
Court for Dorchester county, or before any justice of the peace
thereof, shall, for every such offense, be confined in the Mary-
land House of Correction for not less than three nor more
than six months ; but if any such liquors, medicated bitters or
alcoholic compounds, be sold on Sunday or to any minor, the
party or parties so offending, on conviction as aforesaid, shall
be confined in the Maryland House of Correction for not less
than six months. In any indictment, warrant or other charge,
the members of any firm shall be designated as in civil suits,
and in the case of corporations, the directors, trustees or mana-
gers thereof may be simply designated as directors, trustees or
managers of such corporation, and no case against the mem-
bers of any firm or against the directors, trustees or managers
of any corporation, shall abate, be quashed or set aside under
demurrer, because less than the whole number of the members
of such firm, or than the whole number of the directors, trus-
tees or managers of such corporation have been charged or
arrested, but such as are charged and have been arrested, may
be tried, and those who have not been charged, or those who
being charged have not been arrested, may upon being charged
and arrested, be tried. Nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to prevent the sale of peach or apple brandy and wines
manufactured in said county by the producers of the fruit
from which the same are made at his place of residence, in
quantities not less than one gallon ; and provided further, that
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