sight of any street, lane, alley, road, highway, path, footway, or other public or private way, or upon any land, or in any house adjacent thereto, within the limits of said Carroll County.

Violation of these provisions subjects to fine not exceeding $50, or imprisonment in county jail or house of correction for a term not exceeding six months, or both fine and imprisonment.

Gaming, Harford County.-An act to add additional sections to the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Harford County," under a new subtitle, "Gaming," to follow the subtitle "Fish," and to be known as sections 136a and 136b, to follow section 136 of said article. (Chap. 212, p. 720, approved April 5, 1898.) The new sections of this act prohibit betting or gambling or dealing in pools within the limits of Harford County upon the result of any race or contest of any kind of persons, horses, or beasts, or establishing, renting, or occupying any house, building, or place for the purpose of betting or gambling as aforesaid.

Violation, a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine from $200 to $500 or imprisonment from six months to one year, or both fine and imprisonment.

Gaming, Anne Arundel County.-An act to add a new section to Article II of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "Anne Arundel County," under the new subtitle "Gaming," to be designated as section 275 of said article. (Chap. 290, p. 854, approved April 9, 1898.)

The new section added prohibits gambling within the limits of Anne Arundel County as heretofore prohibited in other counties of the State of Maryland (see chap. 285, p. 842), provided that it shall be lawful during the month of October of each year for any person to make a pool or book, or to bet within the grounds of any agricultural association upon any horse race which shall be actually held or run within the said grounds, race course, or driving park, upon which said person shall so make a pool or a book, or shall so bet, upon the same day on which said race shall

be held.

Violation, a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine from $200 to $500 or imprisonment from six months to one year, or both fine and imprisonment.

Gambling on races, etc.-An act to amend Article XXVII of the Code of Public General Laws, title "Crimes and punishments," subtitle "Gaming," by repealing section 124a thereof, as enacted by the act of 1894, chapter 232, and reenacting the same with amendments, and by adding four new sections to said article, to follow immediately after section 124a, to be designated sections 124b, 124c, 124d, and 124e. (Chap. 285, p. 842, approved April 7, 1898.)

The new and amended sections named in act prohibiting gambling in any manner in the State of Maryland on the result of any race or contest, or keeping any place on land or water for such gambling purposes.

Violation, a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine from $200 to $1,000 and subject to impris onment from six months to one year, or both fine and imprisonment. Formerly the penalty was fine not exceeding $500, or imprisonment from six months to one year.

Making a pool or book, or betting on the result of a race on the same day on which said race shall be held, providing the race course or driving park be licensed, is prohibited in the city of Baltimore, but not in other counties of the State of Maryland. Provision is made in sections 124c, 124d, and 124e, for procuring license of race course or driving park in the city of Baltimore.

Gaming, Anne Arundel County.-An act to add a new section to Article II of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "Anne Arundel County," under the new subtitle "Gaming," to be designated as section 276 of said article. (Chap. 271, p. 813, approved April 7, 1898.)

The new section prohibits betting or wagering money or anything of value at the game commonly called crap or at any other game of any character whatsoever that is or can be played with dice, within the limits of Anne Arundel County. Violation subjects to fine not exceeding $25, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both fine and imprisonment.

Gambling, Cecil County.-An act prohibiting gambling in Cecil County; a new section to article 8, to be designated as section 415. (Chap. 13, p. 72, approved March 2, 1898.)

Includes subtitle "Crimes and punishments," making it unlawful to bet, wager, or gamble on horse races, or other contests, or to keep houses or grounds for betting purposes: Penalty, fine of not less than $200 nor exceeding $500; one-half to go to the informer, and one-half for use of public schools; or imprisonment in county jail for not less than six months nor more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.

GAME LAWS.

Wild fowl, birds, and game.-An act to repeal and reenact with amendments sections 13, 14, and 15 of Article XCIX of the Code of Public General Laws, title "Wild fowl, birds, and game," and to add certain new sections to said article for the better protection and preservation of birds and game animals, said sections to follow section 15, and to be designated as sections 15b, 15c, 15d, 15e, 15f, 15g, 15h, 15j, 15k, 151, 15m, 15n, 150, 15p, 15q, 15r, and 15s, and to read as to said sections repealed, and reenacted as follows (chap. 206, p. 708, approved April 9, 1898):

The new and amended sections of this act prohibit shooting, or in any manner catching or killing, also selling or buying certain wild fowl, birds, and game animals herein specified, within the close seasions in the counties of the State of Maryland, under penalty of fine from $1 to $10 for each bird or animal so caught, killed, sold, or bought.

Shooting, catching or killing squirrels within close season, except in Garrett and Allegany counties, is prohibited, under penalty of fine from $1 to $5 for each squirrel caught; selling the same in close season prohibited, under penalty of fine from $1 to $2 for each squirrel sold.

Section 15b prohibits killing doves in close season, under penalty of fine from $1 to $2 for each dove killed.

Section 15c prohibits killing snipe or plover within close season, under penalty of fine from $1 to $2 for each snipe or plover, killed, except in Worcester County.

Section 15d prohibits killing water rail or ortolan, or reed bird, rail bird, or rice bird in close season, under penalty of fine from $1 to $2 for each bird killed.

Section 15e prohibits selling, buying, or having in possession in Baltimore City within the close seasons game birds and animals herein specified, under penalty of fine from $1 to $10; also certain song birds and other game birds, under penalty of fine from $1 to $2.

Section 15h prohibits shooting, killing, selling, or buying, or having in possession, alive or dead, certain song birds and gulls, under penalty of fine from $1 to $5 for each bird so shot, killed, sold, or bought, or had in possession. Selling the plumage or having in possession the skins, plumage, wings, or feathers of any of the said song birds and gulls is prohibited, except in certain instances for educational purposes or public or private museums.

Section 15j prohibits shooting birds or game animals except with a gun such as is habitually raised an arm's length from the shoulder, under penalty of fine from $5 to $25 for every bird or animal so shot, and under further penalty of fine from $50 to $100, and every gun so fired shall be liable to seizure.

Section 15k prohibits shooting any of the birds herein mentioned in the nighttime, under penalty of fine from $1 to $25 for each bird so shot.

Section 151 prohibits the use or having in possession any big or swivel gun with the intent or for the purpose of shooting the wild waterfowl herein mentioned, under penalty of fine from $50 to $100 for each offense.

Section 15m prohibits any person from shooting or doing any act with intent to frighten or drive wild waterfowl from their feeding or roosting grounds, under penalty of fine from $25 to $100 for each offense.

Section 15n prohibits the use of any ferret or weasel for the purpose of hunting or killing game animals, under penalty of fine from $10 to $25 for each offense, and under further penalty of fine of $10 for each game animal so captured or killed.

Section 150 prohibits the destruction of the nests or eggs of any of the aforesaid birds, excepting birds destructive to domestic poultry, English sparrows, crows, and blackbirds, under penalty of fine from $5 to $25 for each offense.

Section 15p prohibits killing or injuring by poison any domestic poultry, golden pheasants, or game birds mentioned upon the premises of another, under penalty of fine from $10 to $300.

Section 15q prohibits trapping or netting game birds or waterfowl, or having in possession any trap or net with intent or purpose to capture or kill any such birds, under penalty of fine of $10 for every bird so trapped, and under further penalty of $50 for having such trap or net in possession, and every such trap or net shall be forfeited and destroyed.

NOTE.-Enlargement of former legislation, with new sections as stated in the act.

Former penalty for killing partridge and woodcock was fine not exceeding $10, and in default of payment imprisonment for thirty days.

Harford County.-An act to repeal section 128 of Article XIII of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Harford County," subtitle Fish," and in lieu thereof to enact four new sections, to be known and designated as sections 128, 128a, 128b, and 128c. (Chap. 325, p. 911, approved April 14, 1898.)

The new sections named prohibit taking or catching fish in the waters of the Gunpowder River in Harford County, below the sizes fixed from time to time as marketable by the laws of this State or by the custom of the trade in this section, within the close season as herein specified.

Violation a misdemeanor: Penalty, imprisonment from three months to six months or fine from $10 to $300. Formerly the penalty was fine from $20 to $100 for each offense.

Allegany County.-An act to repeal and reenact with amendments section 13 of Article I of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "Allegany County," subtitle "Birds and game.' (Chap. 386, p. 996, approved April 9, 1898.)

The amended section prohibits killing or destroying any woodcock, robin, or wild turkey within the close seasons herein specified, under penalty of $5 for each woodcock, robin, or wild turkey so killed or destroyed.

NOTE.-New feature: Extension of time of open season.

Choptank River.-An act to amend Articles VI, X, and XXI of the Code of Public Laws, titles, respectively, "Caroline County, "Dorchester County," and "Talbot County," subtitle "Fish," by adding three new sections thereto, to be designated as section 146a of Article VI, section 182a of Article X, and section 116a of Article XXI. (Chap. 488, p. 1130, approved April 9, 1898.)

The new sections of articles named prohibit the use of haul seines and other net devices for taking fish in any of the waters of the Choptank River or any of its tributaries between the hours of 12 m. on each and every Saturday and sunrise of the following Monday morning.

Violation, a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine from $5 to $50 for each offense, or forfeiture of seines, nets, boats, and appliances, or both fine and forfeiture.

Oyster beds.-An act to add new sections to article 20, Public Local Laws, Somerset County, subtitle "Oysters,' to be designated 196A, 196B, 196C, and to repeal section 46 of article 72, Public Laws, etc. (Chap. 18, p. 77, approved — 1898.) Makes it unlawful to survey or appropriate oyster beds or bottoms suitable for crabs, which have grown or do grow where oysters or crabs have been taken or are taken in quantities profitable to persons taking them for a livelihood: Penalty, fine of not less than $50 nor more than $200 for each offense, and stand committed to the county jail till fine and costs are paid.

Oysters-Taking unlawfully.-An act to repeal and reenact with amendments section 6 of Article LXXII of the Code of Public General Laws, title "Oysters," as the same was reenacted by chapter 380 of the acts of 1894. (Chap. 117, p. 204, approved March 29, 1898.)

The section herein amended declares that it shall be unlawful for any person who has obtained a license to take or catch oysters with rakes or tongs, to take or catch oysters in the waters of Talbot, Anne Arundel, and Dorchester counties with any implement or device other than ordinary rakes and tongs with wooden shafts, to be used entirely by hand, and without any ropes or hoisting gear whatever. Violation subjects to penalty prescribed in the preceding section for taking oysters with rakes or tongs without license, which is fine from $20 to $100 and costs and imprisonment till fine and costs are paid, with forfeiture of boat and apparatus used. NOTE.-Former penalty for taking oysters unlawfully, imprisonment in house of correction from three months to one year and boat and apparatus confiscated, except on payment of the sum of $100 to $500 and costs.

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Measuring oysters, etc.-An act to add an additional section, to be designated as 67b, to Article LXXII of the Code of Public General Laws, title "Oysters,' amended by the act of 1894, chapter 380. (Chap. 260, p. 796, approved April 9, 1898.) The new section added provides for the shucking of oysters by the gallon and not by the can, and prohibits the proprietor of any oyster house in the State of Maryland to shuck or open oysters for the purpose of shipping the same otherwise than by the gallon. The measurement of shucked oysters is regulated by a standard oyster-gallon cup, which shall be inspected and stamped as is now required by law to inspect and stamp measures, and the person neglecting so to have the same stamped and inspected shall be subject to the same fines and penalties as prescribed for such neglect.

Any person using other measure than the one herein prescribed for measuring oysters shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine from $10 to $100 and costs, and shall stand committed until fine and costs are paid.

Oyster beds, St. Marys County.-An act to add a new section to Article XIX of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "St. Marys County," subtitle "Oysters," to

follow section 96, to be designated as sections 96a and 96b, and to repeal section 46 of Article LXXVI of the Code of Public General Laws, title "Oysters, so far as the provisions of said section are in conflict or inconsistent with the aforesaid new sections added to Article XIX of the Code of Public Local Laws. (Chap. 274, p. 817 approved April 9, 1898.)

The new sections added prohibit the holding of oyster beds within the limits of St. Marys County, except that any male citizen above the age of 21 years may have surveyed and located one acre of bottoms suitable for catching oysters for the purpose of planting the same within the limits of said county, provided that such location is not upon a natural oyster bed, which bed is herein defined.

Violation of these provisions is declared a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine from $50 to $200 for each offense, and stand committed to the county jail for sixty days until fine and costs are paid.

Section 96 of Article LXXII imposed a fine from $250 to $500 for taking oysters from the Potomac River between April 1 and November 1 of each year. The new feature of above act is the penalty imposed for violation.

Talbot County.-An act to definitely locate the waters of Talbot County lying between the mainland of said county and Poplar Island, to be used for the taking and catching of oysters with tongs worked exclusively by hand. (Chap. 403, p. 1007, approved April 9, 1898.)

Section 1 prohibits taking or catching oysters except by tongs worked exclusively by hand within the limits of Talbot County as herein defined.

Violation, a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine from $50 to $200 and costs, and stand committed until fine and costs are paid. Formerly the fine was from $20 to $100, and, in default of payment, imprisonment in house of correction from three months to one year, with forfeiture of boats and appliances used.

Dorchester County.-An act to repeal and reenact, with amendments, section 258 of Article X of the Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Dorchester County," subtitle "Oysters.' (Chap. 431, p. 1043, approved April 9, 1898.)

The amended section named declares that any person who shall use any boat, canoe, or vessel to catch oysters with scrapes or dredges in any of the waters of said county not authorized by act of 1894, or refuses to exhibit the custom-house or dredging license when called for by an officer of the State of Maryland, or catches oysters within the close season, or for any other violation of sections 253 to 262, inclusive, of above act, shall be subject to fine from $50 to $100 or imprisonment in house of correction from three months to six months, or both; party to stand committed until fine and costs are paid.

NOTE.-Former penalty did not include term of imprisonment.

Somerset County.-An act to repeal and reenact with amendments section 172 of Article XX of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "Somerset County," subtitle "Oysters." (Chap. 432, p. 1044, approved April 9, 1898.)

The amended section named provides for issuing a license within the county named to authorize the catching or taking of oysters with scoop, scrape, or dredge in the waters of said county within the open season. The measurement of vessel to be used under such license is herein regulated. The provisions of this act shall not apply to Pocomoke Sound.

Violation of provisions of this section is declared a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine from $100 to $300 for each offense and imprisonment in house of correction for one

year.

NOTE.-Enlargement of former legislation. Former penalty, fine from $25 to $100 for each offense, offender to stand committed until fine and costs are paid.

Harford County.-An act to prohibit the taking of fish in the waters of Susquehanna and Tide Water Canal between the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge at Havre de Grace and Lapidum, in Harford County; also in waters of Susquehanna River between said points at less distance than 100 yards from towpath of said canal, except by rod, hook, and line. (Chap. 435, p. 1048, approved April 9, 1898.)

Section 1 prohibits fishing with gill nets, hauling seines, or set nets of any kind in the waters named in act.

Violation, a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine from $10 to $50 for each offense.

Inspection of oysters (chap. 449, p. 1062, approved April 9, 1898.)-Provides for inspectors of oysters and amends previous laws. Refusal to pay the 10 cents per 100 bushels tax for the payment of said inspectors, or any interference with inspectors, misdemeanor: Fine $20 and costs; in default of fine, jail not more than twenty days. It shall be the duty of all buyers of oysters or commission merchants to collect the S. Doc. 283- -11

said tax, and report monthly to the controller under oath the amount so collected, accompanied by a check in payment of the amount so collected. Any person failing to collect said tax liable to a fine double the amount of such tax not collected, and default imprisonment as above.

LIQUOR LAWS.

Garrett County.-An act to prohibit the sale of spirituous or fermented liquors or lager beer in election district No. 2 of Garrett County. (Chap. 77, p. 153, approved March 15, 1898.)

Sections of this act prohibit the clerk of the circuit court for Garrett County to issue to any person or corporation a license to sell spirituous or fermented liquors or lager beer in election district No. 2 in Garrett County; also prohibit any person or persons, firm or corporation within said election district No. 2 to take orders for any such liquors, medicated bitters, or alcoholic compounds at any time, under any pretense, in any manner, or for any purpose whatever.

Violation a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine from $50 to $300, or imprisonment in house of correction from three months to six months, or both fine and imprisonment.

NOTE.-Legislation of 1886 declares it to be unlawful to sell liquors at any place within Garrett County, under penalty of fine from $50 to $300 and costs, or imprisonment for sixty days in county jail, or till discharged by due process of law, or both such fine and imprisonment.

Question of license was submitted to the people of Garrett County to be decided by vote November, 1890. From succeeding laws the vote must have been for license. (See chap. 610, of 1890.)

Vote in town of Laurel.-An act to enable the qualified voters of the town of Laurel, Prince George County, to determine by ballot whether spirituous liquors or alcoholic bitters shall be sold in said town, and to regulate the terms and conditions of which the sale thereof may be made in case the majority of the voters of said town shall determine said question in the affirmative. (Chap. 105, p. 190, approved

March 22, 1898.)

Sections of this act declare that the question whether or not persons may be licensed in the town of Laurel, by whom or in which spirituous or fermented liquors or alcoholic bitters shall be sold, shall be submitted to the qualified voters of said town, and that all the tickets or ballots prepared for said general election in said town shall have printed on them these words, "For license, Against license;" and the vote for or against license shall determine whether or not it shall be lawful to sell liquors in the town of Laurel.

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The sale of liquors in said town is prohibited without license, and provision is made for procuring license, restricted as to time of duration and transference.

Selling or furnishing intoxicating liquors to minors, to drunkards, or to anyone under the influence of liquor, or at any place within 200 feet of any church or schoolhouse is prohibited at all times; also having place open for sale of liquors on Sunday, or on a week day before 6 a. m., or after 11 p. m.

Violation of these provisions is declared a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine from $50 to $100 for each offense, or imprisonment in house of correction from thirty to ninety days, or both.

Persons are prohibited from placing any screen or curtain at or in front of any door or window, or having any stained or frosted glass used in the same in any building in which liquors may be sold or kept for sale, whether the said place be open for business or not.

Keeping a disorderly house by allowing intoxicated persons or others to congregate in or upon premises where liquors are sold, or to disturb the quiet of the town to the inconvenience or discomfort of any of its citizens, is declared a misdemeanor. The officers of said town are required to enforce this section by the arrest of all persons who are drunk on the streets or in any public place, and acting disorderly, and by the arrest of any person violating the provisions herein prescribed by allowing disorderly conduct on his premises.

Selling liquors without license in the town of Laurel, or contrary to the provisions of this act, subjects to fine from $100 to $500 and costs, or imprisonment from three months to eighteen months, or both fine and imprisonment.

Selling with license, but in violation of other provisions of this act, subjects to fine from $50 to $300 and costs for first offense; for second offense, fine from $100 to $500, or imprisonment from sixty days to twelve months, or both, and revocation of license. Section 15 declares that if any minor shall falsely represent himself to be of full age, and thereby induce any person holding a license under this act to sell him any intoxicating liquor of any kind he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Penalty, fine from $5 to $50 and costs, and commitment to jail until fine and costs are paid.

Section 17 declares that keeping liquors for sale or offering to sell, if proven, shall be sufficient to convict a person of violating provisions of this act.