88                                Laws of Maryland                         [Ch. 76

225 thereof, making unlawful the publishing or otherwise dissemi-
nating to the public of advertisements of merchandise, commodi-
ties or services as part of a scheme or plan not to sell, or not
sell such at the advertised price, and relating to the penalty
therefor.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new Section 225A be and it is hereby added to Article 27 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Crimes and
Punishments", sub-title "Crimes and Punishments", sub-heading
"False Advertisements", and to read as follows:

225A. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
offer for sale merchandise or commodities or service by making, pub-
lishing, disseminating, circulating or placing before the general public
within this State, in a newspaper or other publication, in a public
notice or announcement broadcast on radio or television, or in the
form of a book, notice, handbill poster, bill, circular, pamphlet or
letter, or in any other way, an advertisement describing such mer-
chandise or commodities, or service, as part of a plan or scheme
with the intent not to sell such merchandise, commodities or service
so advertised at the price stated therein; or with the intent not to
sell such merchandise, commodities or service so advertised. Any

person who violates any provision of this section shall be deemed

guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be im-
prisoned for not exceeding twelve (12) months; and such person or
the firm or corporation under whose direction he was acting may, in
the discretion of the Court, be subject to a fine of not exceeding Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00). ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPO-
RATION AND THE SEVERAL MEMBERS, OFFICERS, DIREC-
TORS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES THEREOF, WHO SHALL
VIOLATE THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDE-
MEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION THEREOF, SHALL BE
PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $500.00, OR BY
IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR, OR
BOTH, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE COURT.

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

Approved February 20, 1957.

CHAPTER 76
(Senate Bill 76)

AN ACT to add seventeen new sections to Article 43 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Health", under a
new sub-title "Municipal Corporations", said new sections im-
mediately to follow section 405 and to be known as Sections 405A

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.