The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-05-12
GENERAL LAWS.
CHAPTER 443.

An Act to repeal Sections 81 and Is Of
Article So of the Code of Public Gen
eral Laws, title "License" subtitle
"Hawkers and Pedlars," so far as the
same apply to Anne Arundel County,
and to enact two new sections to Article
2 of the Code of Public Local Laws,
title ANNE Arundel County under the
new subtitle "Hawkers and Pedlars,"
to follow section l67 and to be desig-
mated as Sections l67 A, and 167 B.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sections
q and % of Article SO OF the Code of
Public General Laws, title Licenses, sub
title 'Hawkers and PedlarS, be and the
same are hereby repealed so far as the
same apply to Anne Arundel County, and
that two new sections be and the same are
hereby added to Article =, OF the Code of
Public Local Laws, title ANNE Arundel
County" under the new subtitle 'Hawkers
and Pedlars" to follow Section 161 to be
designated as Sections 81 A, and l6I B,
and read as follows:
167 A. No Hawker or Pedlar shall
buy for sale out the State, or buy or trade,
barter or sell, or offer to trade, barter or
sell within Anne Arundel County any
goods, wares, or merchandise, until he shall
have first taken out license for that pur-
pose, and any person carrying with him
goods for sale and delivery at the time of
sale, shall be considered pedlar within
the provisions of this section, and shall not
be entitled to make such sales and deliv-
cries under the license of any nanufac-
turer, from such stock Of goods as he shall
have with him for such sale and delivery
without permit from said manufacturer,
and any manufacturer Of goods who shall
give such permit where he has made a
bona fide sale to such pedlar or attempt to
shield any such pedlar under his privileges
as a manufacturer, shall be liable to all the
penalties of the Public General Laws of
this State as other persons are 81 liable for
selling without license; nothing IN this
section shall apply to Hawkers and Pedlars
of oysters and fish in their unpreserved
and natural condition, or TO fruits aud veg
etables, perishable in their nature, which
are sold in their natural condition in this
State.
167 B. For every such license there
shall be paid to the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Anne Arundel County. the fol-
lowing rates, viz: for every license to trade
on foot, the sum of one hundred dollars; to
trade with horse or other beast of burden
and wagon or other vehicle the sum of one
hundred and fifty dollars; with two horses
or other beasts of burden, and wagon, or
other vehicle the sum of two hundred dol
lars, and all license issued under the pro
visions of this section shall be only issued
for the term of one year, and shall expire
at the end of one year. Any person vio-
lating the provisions of this and the pre-
ceding section shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction before
u Justice of the Peace, shall be fined not
less than fifty dollars, nor more than one
hundred dollars, one half thereof to the in
former and the remainder to the State, or
be sentenced to the County Jail, or House
of Correction for not less than three
months nor more than six months from the
date of their issue
SEC ,. And be il enacted. That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved April 6, 1894
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President of the Senate.
JAMES H. PRESTON,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aloregoing
is correct copy of an Act Of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed january
Session. 1894.
J. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
b. l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.