328 LAWS OF MARYLAND.
knowingly sell or barter to any person such spirituous or fer-
mented liquors or lager beer to be drunk by any person who is
a minor or under twenty-one years of age; and no person shall
knowingly give to any person who is a minor or under twenty-
one years of age any such spirituous or fermented liquors or
lager beer, or knowingly allow upon the premises occupied by
him, her or them any person who is a minor or under the age
of twenty-one years to drink any such spirituous or fermented
liquors or lager beer sold or bartered by him, her or them; nor
shall any licensee under this Act allow any person who is a
minor or under twenty-one years of age to frequent, loaf or
loiter on or about his saloon or premises where spirituous or
fermented liquors or lager beer are sold; no licensee under this
Act shall knowingly sell, furnish or give any intoxicating,
spirituous or fermented liquors or lager beer to any habitual
drunkard or to any person whose parent or parents, guardian,
husband, wife, son, daughter, brother or sister shall have given
notice that such person is of intemperate habits and requesting
such licensee not to sell to him or her; no person shall sell,
give or furnish to any person who is a minor or under twenty-
one years of age, any spirituous or fermented liquors or lager
beer, except upon the written order of the parent or guardian.
No person not a licensee shall sell, furnish or give to any person
who is a minor or under twenty-one years of age any spirituous
or fermented liquors or lager beer. The word "knowingly, " as
used in this Act as to minors, shall be construed to mean such
knowledge as a reasonable man would have under ordinary
circumstances from the appearance of the minor or individual,
and as to habitual drunkards the word "knowingly" shall be
construed to mean such knowledge as a reasonable man would
have under ordinary circumstances from the habits, appear-
ance or general reputation of the habitual drunkard.
175L. Any person having a license under the provisions of
this Act who shall hereafter be convicted of violating any of the
provisions of this Act or of the condition of his, her or their
license shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars, or to imprisonment in the
county jail for not more than sixty days or to both fine and
imprisonment, in the discretion of the court, and his license
shall be suppressed and no license shall be granted to such
person within three years from the date of his conviction, and
no license shall be granted for the sale of liquors under this
Act until after the expiration of twelve (12) months from the
date of his conviction for the place or premises whereat the
person so convicted carried on business and violated this Act;
provided, however, that in case of a conviction of a licensee for
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