1356 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 777

title "Miscellaneous Provisions", to follow immediately after
Section 31 of said Article and to be known as Section 31 Ar
said new section to read as follows:

31A. It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership,
association or corporation to sell, distribute, vend or other-
wise dispose of any drugs, medicines, cosmetics or pharma-
ceutal or medicinal preparations at any auction sale without
notifying the State Board of Health in writing of the pro-
posed auction at least seven days in advance of the date fixed
for said auction.

The State Board of Health, or any duly authorized agent
thereof, shall have power and authority to inspect such drugs,
medicines, cosmetics or pharmaceutical or medicinal prepara-
tions proposed to be so sold, distributed, vended or otherwise
disposed of, and to prohibit the sale of the same, if in the
opinion of said Board, such preparations are unfit for human
use or consumption. No sale of such preparations shall be
conducted in violation of the order of the State Board of
Health.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50. 00),
nor more than five hundred dollars ($ 500. 00).

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1941.

Approved May 26, 1941.

CHAPTER 776.
(House Bill 310)

AN ACT to amend Section 736A of Article 17 of the Code of
Public Local laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Prince
George's County", sub-title "Maryland-Washington Metro-
politan District. "

(Vetoed. )

CHAPTER 777.
(House Bill 351)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 157
of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939