ART. 12.] GARRETT COUNTY. 829
in any quantity whatever within the limits of any political sub-
division or district in said county which the same is anti-saloon
territory, or keep and have in his possession any intoxicating
liquors with intent to sell or otherwise dispose of same in vio-
lation of the provisions of this Act, shall upon conviction
thereof be fined not less than twenty dollars (|20), nor more
than two hundred dollars ($200), or imprisoned in the county
jail for not less than ten days, nor more than thirty days, or be
both so fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the court. If
any person shall be convicted of violating any provision of this
section, and shall subsequently violate any provision of this sec-
tion, he shall upon conviction thereof be fined not less than one
hundred dollars ($100.00), nor more than five hundred ($500)
dollars, and imprisoned in the county jail for not less than ten
days, nor more than ninety days. And in like maner if he shall
subsequently violate any provision of this section for such third
and each subsequent violation he shall upon conviction thereof
be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200), nor more
than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and confined in the Mary-
land House of Correction for not less than three months, nor
more than one year. The State's Attorney of Garrett and jus-
tices of the peace in and for said county having knowledge of
any previous conviction of any person accused of violating the
provisions of this section, in preparing warrants, presentments
and indictments shall allege such previous conviction therein,
and it shall be the duty of the clerk of the Circuit Court of said
county to furnish information concerning such prior convic-
tion to the State's Attorney and grand jury. A certified tran-
script from the docket of any justice of the peace or a certified
copy of the record under the seal of the clerk of the Circuit
Court shall be sufficient evidence of a previous conviction or
convictions under any section of this Act.' It shall be sufficient
in such presentment or indictment to allege briefly that person
has been convicted of a violation or violations of the provisions
of this section.
SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That the giving away, de-
livery or handling of any intoxicating liquors by any store-
keeper, or at any place of business, or the taking of soliciting of
orders, or the making of agreements at or within any political
sub-division or district while the same is "Anti-Saloon Terri-
tory," for the sale or delivery, or future giving away of any in-
toxicating liquors, or any other shift or devise to evade any pro-
visions of this Act, shall be held to be an unlawful selling.
SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That all places where in-
toxicating liquors is sold in violation of any provisions of this
Act shall be taken and held and are declared to be common nuis-
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