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to the tenant, setting forth in both statements the kind of to-
bacco, the weight, the price paid and date received. The per-
mission endorsed as aforesaid shall be returned to the giver.
Any buyer or receiver of tobacco as aforesaid failing to comply
with the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction before any Justice of the
Peace of the county in which he resides, shall be fined not less
than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), nor more than ($100.00) One
Hundred Dollars, or be confined in the county jail for not less
than three (3) months, nor more than six (6) months.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That any person or per-
sons not a bona fide farmer or licensed buyer and seller of to-
bacco, wishing to sell any leaf tobacco in Anne Arundel or the
adjoining counties, grown or raised by him or her on his or her
lot of ground not a farm, shall before doing so appear in
person before a Justice of the Peace of the county in,
which he or she resides and obtain a permission, which
shall be issued to him free to sell or dispose of said
tobacco. The permission issued shall set forth the kind
of tobacco, the weight (if known), the name of the party
applying for the same and date issued. Said permit
shall accompany said tobacco to the buyer, who shall write his
name and date when presented on the back of said permission,
and also the weight and kind of tobacco received by him, and
return said permission to the issuing Justice of the Peace to be
kept by him for one year. Any person or persons as aforesaid,
failing to comply with the provisions of this Section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be on conviction be-
fore any Justice of the Peace of the county subjected to the
fine and penalties as set forth in the Second Section of this
Act.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That any person or per-
sons buying any leaf tobacco in Anne Arundel or the adjoin-
ing counties, contrary to the provisions set forth in the dif-
ferent Sections of this Act, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction before the Court of the County
in which tobacco is bought, shall be subject to the fines and
penalties set forth in the First Section of this Act.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this
Act shall be so construed so as to prevent any bona fide farmer
from selling his tobacco raised and grown by him or her upon
his or her farm in any manner, nor shall it prevent any per-