230          Laws of Maryland         [Ch. 18

City, wherever the offense may have been committed, for
not more than eighteen months.

[Provided that nothing in these sections shall be con-
strued to interfere with any prosecution that has or may
hereafter be commenced for any violation of these sections
hereby repealed or added happening previous to June
1, 1941.]

420. Any person who shall be entrusted with the posses-
sion of goods or things of value for the purpose of apply-
ing the same for the use and benefit of the owner or per-
son who delivered the goods and things who shall fraudu-
lently convert the same to his own use, shall, where the
value of the thing so converted is [Twenty-five] One
Hundred Dollars or more, be deemed guilty of a felony,
and shall restore the goods or things so converted or pay
the full value to the owner thereof or to the person who
delivered the goods and things and upon conviction be
fined not more than One Thousand Dollars or imprisoned
for not more than five years or both fined and imprisoned
and shall, where the value of the goods or things so con-
verted is less than [Twenty-five] One Hundred Dollars,
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall restore the
goods and things so converted or pay the full value thereof
to the owner thereof or to the person who delivered the
goods and things and upon conviction be fined not more
than Five Hundred Dollars or imprisoned in the House of
Correction or jail for not more than one year, or both fined
and imprisoned. Where the value of the goods or things
so converted is less than [Twenty-five] One Hundred
Dollars he shall be prosecuted in the manner prescribed in
Section 406 of this Article.

[Provided that nothing contained herein in this section
shall be construed to alter or repeal any section contained
in this Article.]

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That nothing in this
Act shall be construed to apply in any way to cases pend-
ing prior to June 1, 1952, or to offenses or alleged offenses
occurring prior to June 1, 1952.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1952.

Approved March 28, 1952.