1182                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 761

The said trial magistrates shall receive a minimum annual salary
equal to that received in the year 1958.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved April 28, 1959.

CHAPTER 764
(House Bill 793)

AN ACT to add new Section 400A to Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments",
sub-title "Minors Obtaining Liquor", relating to the possession of
alcoholic beverages by minors in Allegany County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 400A be and it is hereby added to Article 27 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Crimes and
Punishments", sub-title "Minors Obtaining Liquor", to read as
follows:

400 A. Minors—Possession of Alcoholic Beverages in Allegany
County.

In Allegany County, it shall be unlawful for any person under the
age of twenty-one (21) years to have in his possession, or under his
charge or control, any alcoholic beverage as defined in Article 2B
of the Annotated Code of Maryland, unless such person shall then
and there be a bona fide employee of a license holder, as defined in
the said Article 2B, and shall then and there have in his possession,
or under his charge or control, such alcoholic beverage during regu-
lar working hours and in the course of his or her employment.

Any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years violating the
provisions of this sub-title shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and, upon a conviction thereof in any Court of competent jurisdic-

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.

tion, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) or imprisoned in jail for a period not exceeding

ten (10) days, or both fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the

Court. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 26, sub-title

"Juvenile Causes", to the contrary, all prosecutions for violations

of the provisions of this section may be either upon presentment

indictment in any court having criminal jurisdiction in this

State, or by trial before any justice of the peace duly assigned to

hear and determine criminal matters in and for the said county, as

the case may be, where the offense occurs, and jurisdiction original

and concurrent with the said courts having criminal jurisdiction
is hereby given to the said justices of the peace, as aforesaid, and