Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                  1045

land (1951 Edition), title "Alcoholic Beverages," sub-title "Restric-
tions Upon Licensees," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

117.

(b) It shall not be lawful for any person, whether licensed to sell
spirituous, fermented or intoxicating liquor or not, to sell, give di-
rectly or indirectly, dispose of, barter, furnish, hand over or deliver,
within the corporate limits of the City of Annapolis, or within five
miles thereof, any spirituous, fermented or intoxicating liquors,
wines or cordials of any kind, or in any quantity whatever, to any
youth or minor under the age of twenty-one years, either for his or
her own use or for the use of any other person, either with or with-
out the written order or consent of the parent or guardian of such
minor; nor to any midshipman or student connected with or attached
to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, or under orders to join or leave
the said Academy, or preparing for admission to said Academy,
either for his own use or for the use of any other person; and any
person violating the provisions of this sub-section shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
a sum not less than Twenty-five Dollars nor more than One Hundred
Dollars, or be imprisoned in jail for not less than ten days, nor more
than sixty days, or be both fined and imprisoned in the discretion of
the court; but if any minor shall wilfully represent that he is of full
age and thereby shall obtain any spirituous liquors, and the person
selling the same shall be able to prove at his or her trial such mis-
representation, and that he or she used due caution in ascertaining
the age of such minor before disposing of the liquor as aforesaid to
said minor and that in the exercise of reasonable caution he was de-
ceived by the use of documentary evidence and that for such reason
he was unable to ascertain that the minor was in fact a minor, then
the person so selling to such minor, shall be acquitted of the said
charge, the minor obtaining spirituous liquor by such misrepresenta-
tion of his or her age shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
trial and conviction before any justice of the peace shall be sentenced
to pay a fine of not less than Ten Dollars, nor more than Twenty Dol-
lars and the costs of his prosecution, or upon failure to pay such fine
and costs of his prosecution shall be committed to jail for a period
not less than five days nor more than twenty days.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1957.

Approved April 10, 1957.

CHAPTER 639
(House Bill 633)

AN ACT to repeal Sections 245 to 255, inclusive, of Article 18 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.