The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-05-01
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LICENSE-TRADERS.
AN ACT

AN ACT
Entitled an act to repeal sections fortyone forty
two and ffty-six Of the Code Of Public Cen
eral Laws, article fifty.siz, entitled "License,
subtitle "Traders, y and TO re-enact The same
with amendments,
SEcrIoE /. Be It enacted by the General AS
sembly OF Maryland, That sections lorly-one.
forty-two and fifty-six Of tho Code of Public
General Laws, article ffty-sx, entitled oil
censes," subtitle Traders" be, and the same
are hereby, repealed and re-onacted with amend
mcnts so as to read as follows:
Section A. No person or corporation, other
than the grower, maker or manufacturer shall
barter or sell or otherwise dispose Of, or shall
oaer for sale, any goods, chattels wares or
merchandise within this State without first OBJ
tanning a license In the manner herein prescribed;
provided, persons carrying ON the shAd snd her
ring fisheries 10 thus State, may sell end DISPOSE
| OF so much salt as may be necessary 10 cure the
fish purchased Of them during the months Of
March, April and May, and no longer without
license, and that nothing herein contained shall
extend TO vendors Of cakes or 10 the vendors Of
beer and cider who are the makers Of such beer
and cider, but nothing herein shall exempt any
vendors OF lager beer from the requirement 10
obtain license to sell said lager beer
/ Sec. AZ. When any person, body polite or
corporora;e shall propose 10 sell or barter or
dispose Of or 10 offer for sale anything mentioned
/ In the preceding section, except spirituous or
fermented liquors, he shall apply TO the Clerk Of
the Circuit Court Of the county in which he
proposes 10 carry on such selling or bartering
or disposing OF goods, wares, chatt-ls or mer-
chandise, or, If he proposes to carry on such
selling or bartering Opposing Of goods, wares,
chattels or merchandise in the City Of Baltimore
| to the Clerk Of the Court Of Common Pleas for
license therefor; provided, license to offer for
sale issued by said CLERK Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas or by the Clerk Of the Circuit Court
I OF any county shall be good and efficient as
! license TO offer for sale in every part Of the
1 Stale provided, that such license shall not
authorize the holder thereof 10 open or carry on
any store or fixed place Of business for such
selling or Offering for sale in any other city or
county than the city or county Ia which such
license shall be Issued, but 10 license to trade or
4 10 sell spirituous or fermrnted liquors shall be
Issued by any Clerk 0! Court to fsras eorsrf
| or to any person under the age Of twenty one
years, without the speciai order Of the Judge Of
said Court, ald no Judge shall give such special
order 10 issue such license 10 sell spirtuous or
iermented liquors 10 ftHs covert or person under
the age Of twenty-one years, unless upon the
/ recommendation Of at least ten respectable free
holders residents OF the ward or districts wherein
said license would be operative, and whenever
minor, the said Jsms eousri or person under the
age Of twenty zone years shall he responsible for
all contracts made in the prosecution Of such
| business under such license and shall be liable
TO be sued therefor In any OF the Courts OF this
State aud the said fame eoUsrf may be sued or
| indicted and prosecuted IN case OF violation
| by her OF the license law Of this State or in
case she should keep disorderly house, as II
she were a fens sole, and il Judgment be OBJ
tanned against her on any contract, execution
shall or may issue In the ordinary way 10 effect
her separate estate; provided, however, that such
| responsibility shall in no manner affect or i'm
| pair the responsibility Of the husband Of such
woman or parent Of such infant under existing
laws.
Sec. Sc. II the applicant for license lives
out Of the county or city wherein be proposes
| 10 carry on such business of selling, bartering
or otherwise disposing Of or offering for sale
such goods, ehatiels, wares and merchandise, OF
| If the applicant lives out Of the State, or Is un-
| able to apply In person by reason Of sickness or
bodily inhrmity, his or her agent may apply for
license and make the affidavit as hereinb,fore
| provided.
Sec. 2. And be Il further enacted, That the
rights OF the State in all suits or prosecutions,
civil or criminal, now pending In any OF the
Courts OF this State under said sections are
hereby saved and reserved, and that the same
shall be prosecuted TO final determination aud
judgment, and the payment Of all hnes ana PEN
altes recovered under said judgments shall be
enforced in the same manner as II the said ssr-
tons bad not been repealed and re-enaeted.
Sac 3. And be II further enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date Of is passage
HIRAM MCCULLOUGH,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
HERMAN STUMP, Ja,,
President Of the Senate,
Approved February 26, 1880.
WIN. T. HAMILTON,
Governor Of Maryland.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing lie a cor
rect copy Of an act Of the General Assembly
Of Maryland, passed at the January session,
1880.
MiLros Y. KtpD,
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates.
EveESH HIoolSs,
Secretary Of the Senate.