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for light and power; he shall give such bond as may be pre-
scribed by the Commissioners and shall receive such compen-
sation for his duties as such collector as shall be fixed by the
Commissioners from time to time.

Section 340. ' The Secretary as said Collector of Taxes may
enforce the payment of corporation taxes in the same manner
and with like effect as collectors may enforce payment of State
and County taxes.

Approved April 10th, 1918.

CHAPTER 194.

AN ACT to regulate the buying and selling of leaf tobacco in
Anne Arundel, Prince Georges and Calvert Counties, and
to provide a license therefor.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That any person or persons wishing to engage in the
business of buying and selling leaf tobacco, (meaning stripped
tobacco and tied in small bundles) in Anne Arundel or the ad-
joining counties, before doing so shall first obtain a license
from the Clerk of the Court for the county in which he or they
reside, said license to cost Twenty-five Dollars, and fifty cents
Clerk's fee. Failure to obtain said license before engaging in
said business, the person or persons so engaged shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor, shall
be fined not less than One Hundred dollars ($100.00), nor
more than Two Hundred dollars ($200.00), or be imprisoned in
jail for not less than three (3) months, nor more than six (6)
months.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That any landlord wish-
ing to sell any leaf tobacco in Anne Arundel or the adjoining
counties raised or grown upon his or her farm by a tenant who
works said farm for a share in crops grown, shall before doing
so obtain a written permission from the tenant, and likewise,
any tenant wishing to sell any leaf tobacco grown and raised
as aforesaid, shall before doing so obtain a written permission
from the landlord or his or her agent; in either case the per-
mission shall accompany the tobacco to be sold and be pre-
sented to the buyer, who shall sign his name on the back of
said permission and set forth the date received. The buyer
shall also furnish two statements; one to the landlord and one