1130 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 554

offense, all fines imposed under this Section shall be paid over
to the County Commissioners of Allegany County for the use
of the public school system of Allegany County.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That in addition to the
license fees now imposed in Allegany County under general
or local laws against the person, firm, or corporation set forth
in Section 1, before said person, firm, or corporation men-
tioned in the preceding section and the limitations therein con-
tained shall own, operate, or maintain any of said chain stores
in Allegany County they shall first obtain from the Clerk of
the Circuit Court for Allegany County a special license to be
known as a chain store license and pay to said Clerk of the
Court for each and every chain store operated or to be oper-
ated by said individual, firm, or corporation, the sum of Five
Hundred ($500. 00) Dollars per year, which said license shall
be payable to and collected by the Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Allegany County for the use of the County Commissioners
of Allegany County in the same manner and form as traders'
licenses are now issued, collected and payable. Any person,
firm, association, or corporation owning and operating said
chain store or stores in Allegany County, Maryland, after June
1, 1927, who fails to take out said license on June 1, 1927,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof by the Circuit Court for Allegany County shall in
addition to said license fee herein stipulated to be paid be fined
not less than Five Hundred ($500. 00) Dollars for each and
every offense, said fine to be paid to the County Commissioners
of Allegany County for the use of the public school system of
Allegany County.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted. That if any part or
parts of this Act or if any Section thereof shall be held to be
unconstitutional such unconstitutionality shall not affect the
remaining part or parts of this Act or any Section thereof.
The Legislature hereby declares that it would have passed the
remaining parts of this Act or any Section thereof if it had
known that such part or parts thereof or any Section thereof,
would be declared unconstitutional.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the first day of June, 1927.

Approved April 5, 1927.