194                              Laws op Maryland                        [Ch. 72

(c). Every buyer or other person who purchases tobacco from the
sales floor of a licensed commission selling agency shall [register his
name with the Authority.] obtain a ANNUALLY OBTAIN A SALES
FLOOR BUYER'S license to engage in such business upon payment
of a license fee of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.) DOLLARS
($100) whether such person buys for or on the account of another
person, firm or corporation. No such person shall engage in such
business in Maryland without having secured such a license for the
current year , PROVIDED THAT AN AGENT FOR A PERSON
HOLDING A SALES FLOOR BUYER'S LICENSE ISSUED UNDER
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUB-SECTION SHALL BE ENTITLED
TO ENGAGE IN SUCH BUSINESS FOR AND ON THE ACCOUNT
OF HIS PRINCIPAL WHEN HE HAS OBTAINED AND HOLDS
FOR THE CURRENT YEAR A SALES FLOOR BUYER'S AGENT'S
LICENSE TO ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF BUYING TOBACCO
ON A SALES FLOOR AS AGENT FOR AND ON BEHALF OF
SUCH LICENSED BUYER, WHICH LICENSE SHALL BE ISSUED
UPON PAYMENT OF AN ANNUAL LICENSE FEE OF TEN DOL-
LARS ($10.00) FOR EACH SUCH AGENT'S LICENSE. NO SUCH
PERSON SHALL ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF PURCHASING
TOBACCO ON SUCH SALES FLOOR IN MARYLAND WITHOUT
HAVING SECURED SUCH A SALES FLOOR BUYER'S LICENSE
OR A SALES FLOOR BUYER'S AGENT'S LICENSE FOR THE
CURRENT YEAR; PROVIDED THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUB-
SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE A SALES FLOOR
BUYER'S LICENSE OR SALES FLOOR BUYER'S AGENT'S LI-
CENSE FOR THE PURCHASE OF TOBACCO ON A SALES FLOOR
BY THE HOLDER OF A TOBACCO COMMISSION SELLING
AGENCY LICENSE. EVERY PERSON WHO SELLS TOBACCO ON
THE WAREHOUSE FLOOR OF ANY TOBACCO WAREHOUSE IN
MARYLAND SHALL ANNUALLY OBTAIN A SALES FLOOR
SELLER'S LICENSE TO ENGAGE IN SUCH BUSINESS UPON
PAYMENT OF A LICENSE FEE OF TWO HUNDRED ($200) DOL-
LARS WHETHER SUCH PERSON SELLS FOR HIMSELF OR
FOR OR ON THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER PERSON, FIRM OR
CORPORATION. NO PERSON SHALL ENGAGE IN SUCH BUSI-
NESS IN MARYLAND WITHOUT HAVING SECURED SUCH A
LICENSE FOR THE CURRENT YEAR; PROVIDED HOWEVER
THAT A TOBACCO GROWER SELLING TOBACCO HE HAS
GROWN, OR A PERSON ACTING FOR OR ON BEHALF OF SUCH
A TOBACCO GROWER, OR A PERSON OPERATING A TOBACCO
WAREHOUSE IN MARYLAND AND HOLDING A TOBACCO COM-
MISSION SELLING AGENCY LICENSE, SHALL BE ENTITLED
TO SELL ON THE WAREHOUSE FLOOR WITHOUT SUCH A
SELLER'S LICENSE, AND, PROVIDED FURTHER, THE HOLDER
OF A SALES FLOOR BUYER'S LICENSE SHALL BE ENTITLED
TO SELL ON THE WAREHOUSE FLOOR NOT MORE THAN 25%
OF THE TOBACCO BOUGHT BY SUCH LICENSEE ON SUCH
WAREHOUSE FLOOR WITHOUT OBTAINING SUCH SALES
FLOOR SELLER'S LICENSE.

(d). The Authority shall issue all licenses and may revoke or sus-
pend any license [or registration] issued under the provisions of this
section, for any violation of a provision of this sub-title or of any
rule or regulation validly issued thereunder. No such revocation or
suspension shall be ordered until the Authority has given at least ten