ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR 1327

ices and other confectionery, milk, bread, fruits, gasoline, oils
and greases; and any person violating any one of the pro-
visions of this section shall be liable to indictment in any court
in this State having criminal jurisdiction, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined a sum not less than twenty nor more
than fifty dollars, in the discretion of the court, for the first
offense, and if convicted a second time for a violation of this
section, the person or persons so offending shall be fined a sum
not less than $50 nor more than $500, and be imprisoned for
not less than 10 nor more than 30 days, in the discretion of the
court, and his, her or their license, if any was issued, shall he
declared null and void by the judge of said court; and it shall
not be lawful for such person or persons to obtain another
license for the period of twelve months from the time of such
conviction, nor shall a license be obtained by any other person
or persons to carry on said business on the premises or else-
where, if the person, so as aforesaid convicted, has any interest
whatever therein, or shall derive any profit whatever there-
from; and in case of being convicted more than twice for a
violation of this section, such person or persons on each occa-
sion shall be imprisoned for not less than thirty nor more than
sixty days, and fined a sum not less than double that imposed
on such person or persons on the last preceding conviction ;
and his, her or their license, if any was issued, shall be declared
null and void by the court, and no new license shall be issued
to such person or persons for a period of two years from the
time of such conviction, nor to any one else to carry on said
business wherein he or she is in anywise interested, as before
provided for the second violation of the provisions of this sec-
tion ; all the fines to be imposed under this section shall be paid
to the State. This section is not to apply to apothecaries and
such apothecaries may sell on Sunday drugs, medicines and
patent medicines as on week days; and this section shall not
apply to the sale of newspapers and periodicals.

Approved April 16, 1920.

CHAPTER 701.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, Volume 3, title "Crimes and Punish-
ments," sub-title "Fraud—Advertisements," said new