MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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intentional or inadvertent, no change is made
in this regard.

14-607. "SILVER PLATE" AND SIMILAR SILVER CONTENT
MERCHANDISE.

A PERSON MAY NOT SELL, MANUFACTURE FOR SALE, OR
POSSESS WITH INTENT TO SELL ANY ITEM OF MERCHANDISE MADE
IN WHOLE OR IN PART OF INFERIOR METAL WHICH HAS DEPOSITED
OR PLATED ON IT OR BRAZED OR OTHERWISE AFFIXED TO IT A
PLATE, PLATING, COVERING, OR SHEET OF SILVER OR SILVER
ALLOY, AND WHICH HAS STAMPED ON IT, ON A TAG ATTACHED TO
IT, OR ON A PACKAGE IN WHICH IT IS CONTAINED, THE WORD
"STERLING" OR "COIN," ALONE OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY
OTHER WORD OR MARK.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 27, §222.

The present checklist of the designations

"known in the market as 'silver plate' or

'silver electroplate'..." is deleted as
superfluous.

The only other changes are in style.

111-608. PENALTY; EXCEPTION.

(A)   PENALTY.

ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF THIS
SUBTITLE, AND EACH OF HIS MANAGERS, MANAGING AGENTS,
DIRECTORS, OR OFFICERS WHO DIRECTLY PARTICIPATES IN A
VIOLATION OR CONSENTS TO A VIOLATION, IS GUILTY OF A
MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT
EXCEEDING $500 OR IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING THREE MONTHS
OR BOTH.

(B)   EXCEPTION.

IT IS A DEFENSE TO ANY PROSECUTION BROUGHT UNDER
THIS SUBTITLE THAT THE ITEM CONCERNING WHICH THE
PROSECUTION IS BROUGHT WAS MANUFACTURED BEFORE JULY 1,
1912.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from Art. 27, §223.

Classification of the crime as a misdemeanor
is derived from references to that effect in
each of present §§ 217 through 222.

The last clause of present Art. 27, §223,
which deals with prosecutions commenced or