The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-05-12
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
G. HARDWOOD. Secretary Senate.
W. r. COLE, Chief Clerk House Delegates
OFFICIAL.

AN ACT to repeal sections one hundred and
seveaty.nine and one hundred and eight.
hf article thirty of the Code OF Inbii'
General Laws relating to Sabbath BREAK
ing and to re. enact the same with amend
ments:
Section /. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly of MARYLAND, That section one
hundred and sevcuty-nine and section ono
hundred and eighty of article thirty OF tho
Tnd, of Public General Laws, be and the
same are hereby repealed and c-enactcd SC
as to read as follows: -,
40 No person in this State shall sell,
dispose of. barter, or if dealer IN amy one
or more of the articles of merchandise III
this section mentioned, shall give away on
the Sabbath day commonly called Sunday,
any tol,arcn. cigars. candy, soda or mineral
waters, spiritous or fermcntcd liquors, cor
dials. lager beer, wine, cider or any o'hcr
goods, wares or merchandise whatsoever.
and any person violating any one OF the pro
visions OF this section shall be lab'c m
dictmcnt in any court in this State having
criminal Jurisdiction, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined a sum not less than
twenty nor more than fifty dollars, in the
discretion of the court, for the first offence,
and if convicted u second time for a viola
,iou of this section, tho person or persons
so offending shall be fined a S''m not less
than fifty nor more than five hundred dol
lars. and be imprisoned for not less than ten
nor more than thirty days, in the discretion
oc the court. and his. her or their license, II
any were issued. shall be declared null and
void by the Judge Of said court: and 1t shall
not he lawful for such person or persons to
obtain another license. for the "crlod OF
twelve months from the timr of such con
yiction. nor shall license be obtained by
anv other person or persons to carry on SAID
business al the premises or elsewhere, 1t the
parson so as aforesaid convicted has any in
irreSt whatever therein or shall divide any
profit whatever thcrcfrOm, and III case OF
being convicted more than twice Tor II Nof-
ton of this section, such person or persons
on each occasion SHALL be imprisoned for not
loss than thirty nor more than SIXTY days,
and fined Il sum not less than double tha'
imnoscd on such person or persons on the
last preceding conviction, and his, her or
their license II any were issued. shall be de-.
clArcl null and void by the court. and no
new license shall be iSsUcd to such person
or persons for IL period of two years from
the time of such conviction. nor to any on"
else Il, carry or said business wherein he is
in adv wis interested. rs before provided
for the second violation of the provision OF
this section. one.haf of all the fines to be
;nnoso1 Under this section shall he paid to
the State. and the other half to the intormer:
This article is not to apply to milk or ice
denlrrs in SURVIVING their customers, or to
apo,hccaries when putting up bona ide pre-
So .;ntions
49, 1t -hall not he lawful to keep open or
use onv dancing saloon. opera house, ten.pin
nllry, barber saloon, livery stable lcXcrrt
for funeral pnrpos,sl or i.ull alley within this
State on the Sabbath day. commonly called
Sunday. and any person OF persons or body
nolitir nr corporutr, who shall violate any
provisions of tl,i. secton or cause OF know.
ius,y permit the same to be violated by Il
perSon or persons in his, her. their or its