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NOT INCLUDING THE OWNER, OR PROPRIETOR, OR MAN-
AGER.

(c)  Any person violating any one of the provisions of this section
shall be liable to indictment in any court in this State having criminal
jurisdiction, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined a sum of
not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars, in the discretion of
the court, for the first offense, and if convicted a second time for a
violation of this section, the person or persons so offending shall be
fined a sum not less than $50 nor more than $500, and be imprisoned
for not less than 10 nor more than 30 days, in the discretion of the
court, and his, her or their license, if any was issued, shall be declared
null and void by the judge of said court; and it shall not be lawful
for such person or persons to obtain another license for the period
of twelve months from the time of such conviction, nor shall a license
be obtained by any other person or persons to carry on said business
on the premises or elsewhere, if the person, so as aforesaid con-
victed, has any interest whatever therein, or shall derive any profit
whatever therefrom; and in case of being convicted more than twice
for a violation of this section, such person or persons on each occasion
shall be imprisoned for not less than thirty nor more than sixty
days, and fined a sum not less than double that imposed on such
person or persons on the last preceding conviction; and his, her or
their license, if any was issued, shall be declared null and void by
the court, and no new license shall be issued to such person or persons
for a period of two years from the time of such conviction, nor to
anyone else to carry on said business wherein he or she is in anywise
interested, as before provided for the second violation of the pro-
visions of this section; all the fines to be imposed under this section
shall be paid to the State.

(d)  This section is not to apply to apothecaries and such apothe-
caries may sell on Sunday drugs, medicines, and patent medicines as
on week days; and this section shall not apply to the sale of news-
papers and periodicals.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby declared
to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate preser-
vation of the public health and safety, and having been passed by
a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of the members elected
to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved May 5, 1959.

CHAPTER 812
(House Bill 159)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 3(c) of
Article 95A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),

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.