670 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 314

tax shall be evidenced by special caps to be placed on all
bottles of beer sold to licensees under this sub-title, which
caps shall be purchased from or through the County Com-
missioners of Garrett County, and the said wholesalers
shall furnish caps to brewers or manufacturers. It
shall be unlawful for any wholesaler licensed under this
sub-title to purchase such special caps from any one other
than the County Commissioners of Garrett County. Each
licensed wholesaler and retailer shall furnish the County
Commissioners a sworn statement not later than the tenth
day of each month, showing the sales and purchases and
such other information as the County Commissioners shall
require; the said statement to be on special printed forms
to be furnished by said Commissioners.

Any person, firm or corporation having in his possession
beer not bearing the special license cap hereinbefore pro-
vided shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be subject to the same penalty as
provided for other violations of this Act.

Any peace officer of Garrett County is hereby empow-
ered to inspect the premises of any licensee hereunder at
at any time, or may inspect the premises of wholesalers of
beer.

Any person, firm or corporation who counterfeits or mis-
uses caps in order to avoid the excise tax herein, provided
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon con-
viction thereof, shall be fined One Thousand dollars
($1, 000. 00) and in default of the payment of such fine shall
be imprisoned in the House of Correction for two years.

337N. It shall be unlawful for any holder of a whole-
saler's license, or anyone connected with the business of
such holder, or any other brewer or bottler, to have any
financial interest in the premises upon or in which any
beer is sold at retail by any licensee or in any business con-
ducted by such licensee; and it shall also be unlawful for
any such person, or anyone connected with his, its or their
business to lend any money or other thing of value or to
make any gift or to offer any gratuity to any retail dealer,
and it shall also be unlawful for any such person to fur-
nish any sign, display or other form of advertisement of
any value in excess of Five dollars advertising the products
of a particular manufacturer or wholesaler, brewer or bot-
tler to the holder of any retail license issued under the pro-
visions of this Act; and except as above provided, no retail
dealer shall accept, receive or make use of any money, gift,
sign or display furnished by any manufacturer or wholesaler