SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                         951

should reasonably know that the person is a minor under 18 years
of age, hires, employs, or uses such minor to do or assist in doing
any of the acts described in Section 419, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Every person who KNOWINGLY writes or creates advertising or
solicits anyone to publish such advertising or otherwise promote the
sale or distribution of matter represented or held out by him to be
obscene, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

422.

Every person who, knowingly, as a condition to a sale, allocation,
consignment, or delivery for resale of any paper, magazine, book,
periodical, publication or other merchandise, requires that the pur-
chaser or consignee receive any obscene matter or who denies or
threatens to deny a franchise, revokes or threatens to revoke, or
imposes any penalty, financial or otherwise, by reason of the failure
of any person to accept obscene matter, or by reason of the return of
such obscene matter, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

423.

The prohibitions and penalties imposed in this subtitle shall not
extend to persons having bona fide scientific, educational, govern-
mental, or other similar justification for possessing such matter, or
to distributions thereof pursuant to such justification.

421.

(a) Every person who violates Section 418 of this subtitle is

punishable by fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000)

plus five dollars ($5) for each additional unit of material coming

within the provisions of the subtitle, which is involved in the offense,
not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment for

not more than six months plus one day for each additional unit of

material coming within the provisions of this subtitle and which is

involved in the offense, such basic maximum and additional days not
to exceed 360 days in jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment. If
the person has previously been convicted of a violation of Section 418,

he is punishable by fine of not more than two thousand dollars

($2,000) plus five dollars ($5) for each additional unit of material

coming within the provision of this subtitle, which is involved in the

offense, not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or by

imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and

such imprisonment.

(b) Every person who violates Sections 419 or 420 of this subtitle
is punishable by fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000)
or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine
and such imprisonment. If the person has been previously convicted

of a violation of Section 419 or Section 420, he is punishable by
imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding five years.

(c) Every person who violates Section 422 of this subtitle is

punishable by fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000)

or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such

fine and imprisonment. For a second and subsequent offense he shall

be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars

($2,000), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.

424.