The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-03-22

to confinement IN the pcnitcntiary, for q
term not exceeding three years nor less
than one year, or fined in sum not
more than two thousand, nor less than
five hundred dollars, in the discretion OF
the court.
Sub-sec. s. Be ii enacied, If any
person or persons in this State shall
knowingly display to public view what
is commonly dcsigna ed the Secession
flag, with view and intent to excite
seditious feelings, or shall, during the
present. rebellion against the Government
of the Uni ell STATES, offer inducemen S
to any minor, or other person, to aban-
don his home, or temporary place of
residence, for the purpose of going into
any of the States in rebellion or shall
furnish to any minor, or other person,
money, clothing, or conveyance of any
kind, for the accomplishment of any such
intended object: al hough the same may
not have peen effected, each one of said
offences shall be deemed evidences of
disloyalty, and shall be in law mis-
demeanor and punishable by a fine of not
less than fifty dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars, in the discretion of the
court; and, in case of non-paymcnt of
the fine and costs of suit, the person or
/ persons, convicted of viola ion of this
sub-sec ion, shall be imprisoned in the
county or city Jail, where the offence is
committed, for not less than thirty nor
more than sixty days, in the discretion
of the court before whom the case was
tried.
sub-scc. Q. If any person within this
Safe shall scduce, enticc, or persuade
any other person to commit any one of the
ofenseo which arc by the several sub
sections of this sec ion prohibited, and
such offence be committed, the said per-
son who so scduced, enticed, or per-
suaded, shall, on conviction, be sen cnced
TO suffer such punishment as the person
committing said offence would be liable
to suffer as a punishment for the crime
so committed by him.
Subscc. 10. If any person within
this State shall tempt to scducc, cnicc,
or persuade any other person to commit
any Of the offences which by the several
sub-scctions of this section are prohibi-
, ted, and shall be convicted thereof, he
shall be sentenced to confinement in the
penitentiary for not less than two years
nor more than four years, or to fine of
not less than five hundred nor more
than two thousand dollars, in the dis
erection Of he court.
Sub-sec. IL. find be il enacted, Thas
he proceeds Of all fines arising out of
the executions of the provisions of this
act, after all necessary expenses incurred
upon their collection are paid, be, and
the same are, hereby, set apart and
appropriated as portion OF the military
fund for the relief of the families of the
Maryland volunteers, residents of this
State at the date of their enlistment.
Sub-sec. 70. If any of the offences
within described Shall have been COM
mitted before this act goes into opera
ton, the same shall be punished accord
ing TO the law existing at the time of
the commission thereof.
Sub-sec. IS. .1nd be II enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the judges
of the courts having criminal
jurisdiction within this State to give
this act in charge to the grand juries of
their respective courts, at every term of
their court.
Sub~sec. II. .And be ii enacted, That
this act shall take effect from and after
the 18th Of April next after the pas.
sage hereof.