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622                               Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 434

DELIVER A SEALED CONTAINER WITH ALCOHOLIC BEV-
ERAGES TO THE PERSON ORDERING THE SAME. Any minor
having such alcoholic beverages in his possession as aforesaid shall
upon conviction be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
fined not more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00).

The trial magistrate shall have original jurisdiction to hear any
violation of this subsection, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

114. (b)-2. No licensee, proprietor, or operator of any estab-
lishment dispensing alcoholic beverages shall permit the consumption
or possession of any alcoholic beverages by a person under the age
of twenty-one years upon said premises no matter by whom such
alcoholic beverages shall have been purchased or from whom obtained.
Anyone violating this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than Fifty Dol-
lars ($50.00) in addition to any other penalties as provided under
this Article.

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

Approved March 28, 1957.

CHAPTER 434
(Senate Bill 375)

AN ACT to add new Sections 114 (b)-l and 114 (b)-2 to follow
immediately after Section 114 (b) of Article 2B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1956 Supplement), title "Alcoholic Beverages",
sub-title "Restrictions Upon Licenses", providing that it shall be
unlawful for any minor in Wicomico County , WITH CERTAIN
EXCEPTIONS, to possess alcoholic beverages; providing further
that it shall be unlawful for any licensee, proprietor, or operator
of an establishment dispensing alcoholic beverages to allow any
minor to consume alcoholic beverages upon said premises; and
further providing a penalty for violation of these infractions.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Sections 114 (b)-l and 114 (b)-2 be and they are hereby
added to Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1956 Sup-
plement), title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Restrictions Upon
Licenses", to follow immediately after Section 114 (b), and to read
as follows:

114. (b)-l. In Wicomico County, it shall be unlawful for any per-
son under the age of twenty-one years
, EXCEPT A BONA FIDE
EMPLOYEE IN THE COURSE OF HIS EMPLOYMENT, to possess
or have upon his person any alcoholic beverages. Any minor having
such alcoholic beverages in his possession as aforesaid shall upon con-

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
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