134                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 116

known as Sections 406A and 406B, to follow immediately after
Section 406 of said Article, to be under the new sub-title "Minors
—Possession of Alcoholic Beverages in Worcester County", re-
lating to the possession of alcoholic beverages by minors in Wor-
cester County. AND IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That two new Sections be, and they are hereby, added to Article 27
of the Annotated Code of Maryland, (1957 Edition), title "Crimes
and Punishments", to be known as Sections 406A and 406B, to fol-
low immediately after Section 406 of said Article, to be under the
new sub-title "Minors—Possession of Alcoholic Beverages in Wor-
cester County", AND IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY and to read
as follows:

Minors—Possession of

Alcoholic Beverages in Worcester County
AND IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

406A. In Worcester County, AND IN ANNE ARUNDEL
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 pos-
session, or under his charge or control, such alcoholic beverage dur-
ing regular working hours and in the course of his or her em-

ployment. The operator of a motor vehicle or other type of convey-

ance in, on or upon which an alcoholic beverage shall be found in vio-

lation of this section shall be presumed to have such alcoholic bev-
erage in his possession, or under his charge or control.

406B. Any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years vio-
lating the provisions of this sub-title shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and, upon a conviction thereof in any Court of com-
petent jurisdiction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) or imprisoned in jail for a period
not exceeding sixty (60) 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 pre-
sentment and indictment in any court having criminal jurisdiction
in this State, or by trial before any justice of the peace duly as-
signed 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 juris-
diction is hereby given to the said justices of the peace, as aforesaid,
and they shall have power to issue all processes and do all acts
which may be necessary for the exercise of said jurisdiction, and
may try and determine all such cases and may pronounce judgment
and impose sentence therein to the same extent as the aforesaid
courts having criminal jurisdiction could do in such cases, if such
cases were tried before such court without a jury; provided, however,
that if any person when brought before any such justice of the
peace having jurisdiction of the case, shall before the trial for the