8 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 2

2. PROHIBITION WITHOUT LICENSE. From and
after the taking effect of the Twenty-first Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States, no person shall at
any time manufacture, blend, rectify, bottle, import or sell,
or suffer to be manufactured, blended, rectified, bottled,
imported or sold, or keep or suffer to be kept on his prem-
ises, in his possession or under his charge or control for
the purpose of sale and delivery within this State, any
alcoholic beverage without a license as hereinafter pro-
vided. Provided that nothing in this Act shall prohibit the
sale and purchase of warehouse receipts covering distilled
spirits on deposit in Government bonded warehouses and no
special tax liability shall attach to the business of pur-
chasing and selling such warehouse receipts, and provided
further that any non-resident manufacturer or dealer in
alcoholic beverages may sell and deliver alcoholic beverages
without a license to any duly licensed manufacturer or
wholesaler under the provisions of this Act, but no such
non-resident manufacturer or dealer in alcoholic beverages
shall be permitted to sell or deliver any alcoholic beverages
to any other licensee under the laws of this State, or to any
other person in this State, except as hereinafter provided,
and provided further, that druggists and apothecaries shall
not be required to obtain a license under the provisions of
this Act for the compounding, sale or distribution of medi-
cinal, antiseptic or toilet preparations, flavoring extracts
and other preparations unfit for beverage purposes, nor for
the compounding or sale of alcoholic beverages upon the
written prescription of a regular physician, but no druggist
or apothecary shall be permitted to sell any alcoholic bev-
erages for beverage purposes without a license as herein-
after provided, and provided further, that nothing in this
Act shall prohibit any common carrier, warehouseman or
other lien holder from exercising his right to sell alcoholic
beverages under a lien; or any sheriff, constable, attorney,
trustee, auctioneer or receiver, executor or administrator
from selling alcoholic beverages under an order of Court.
Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of this
section shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not
more than One Thousand Dollars ($1, 000. 00), or to impris-
onment for not more than two years, or both fine and im-
prisonment in the discretion of the Court.

CLASSES OF LICENSES

3. There shall be several classes of alcoholic beverage
licenses each of which shall be issued in the manner,
authorize the doing of the things, and be subject to the