Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1866-06-08
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
PUBLIC GENERAL-[orrncI1l.l

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AN Act to repeal sections one hundred and
seyenty-nine and one hundred and eighty
| of article thirty or the Code of Public
General Laws relating 10 Sabbath Break
ing, and 10 re-enact the same with amend
| mentss3 Oh S4NsF 5fa
\ Section I BE Il enacted By The General ds-
seD5ly Of Maryland, That section one bundled
and seventy-nine and section one hundred
and eighty of article thirty of the Code Of
Public General Laws, be and the same are
hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read
as follows:
) l7s. No person in this State shall sell, dis
pose Of, barter, or ifa dealer in any one or
more Of the articles Of merchandise in this
section mentioned. shall give away on the
Sabbath day, commonly called Sunday, any
tobacco, cigars, candy, soda or mineral
waters, spurious or fermented liquors, cor
dials, lager beer, wine, cider or any other
goods, wares. or merebendise whatsoever.
and any person violating amy one of the pro-
visions-of this section shall be iiableto indict-
uaent in any court in this State having crinii-
nal jurisdiction, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined sum not less than twenty nor
more than fifty dollars insthe discretion ofthe
court, for the first offence, and if convicted a
second time for q violation OF this section, the
| person or persons so offending shall be hnedsa
sum not less than fifty nor more than five
hundred dollars, and be imprisoned for not
less than ten nor more than thirty days, in
the discretion Of the court, and his, her or
their license fanny were issued, shall be de-
clared null and void by the Judge of said
court and it shall not be lawful for such
person or persons to obtain another license for
the period ,oftwelve months fr0msthe time OF
such conviction, nor shall q license be obtain
ed by any other person or persons to carry on
said business on the premises or elsewhere, II
the person aforesaid convicted has any interest
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whatever therefrom, and in case of being con-
vieted more than twice for violation, such
person Or persons on each occasion shall be
imprisoned for not less than thirty nor more
than sixty days, and fined sum not less than
double that imposed on such person or per-
sons on the last preceding conviction, and
his, her or their license, II any were issued,
shall be declared null and void by the court,
and no new license shall be issued TO such
person OF persons for period of two years
| from the time Of such conviction, nor to any
one else to carry on said business wherein he
is in any wise interested, as before provided
/ for the second violation of the provision of
this section, onc-half Of all the fines TO be inn
| posed under this section shall be paid to the
State, and the other half to the informer; this
! article is not to apply to milk or ice dealers
4 in supplying their customers, or to apothe-
carries when putting up bona fide prescriptions.
/ 1870. II shall not be lawful to keep open or
use any dancing saloon, opera house, ten-pin
alley, barber saloon, livery stable Except for
funeral purposes, or ball alley within this
State ON the Sabbath day, commonly called
Sunday, and any person or persons or body
polite or corporate who shall violate any
provisions of this section or cause or Know
| ingy permit the same to be violated by a
person or persons in his, her, their or its em-
ploy, shall be liable to Indictment in any court
of this State having criminal jurisdiction, and.
upon conviction thereof shall be fned a sum
| not less than one hundred dollars in the dis
| cretion Of the court for the first offence, and
If convicted a second time for a violation of
| this section, the person or persons or body
| politic or corporate shall be fined a sum not
i less than one hundred nor more thar FIVE
! hundred dollars and be imprisoned notsless
than ten nor more than thirty days in the
| discretion Of the court, and in case Of any
conviction or convictions understhis section
Subsequent to the second, such person or per-
/ sons, body polite or corporate, shall be fned
on each occasion sum at least double that
1 imposed upon him, her, them or it on the,last
preceding conviction, and be imprisoned not
less than thirty nor more than sixty days in
the discretion Of the court, one-half OF all the
fines to be imposed under this section shall be
paid 10 the State, and the other half to the in-
former.
Sec 2. BE il enacted, That nothing in this
| act shall be so construed as to prohibit bar
bers or livery stable keepers from the prosecn-.
ton Of their legitimate business between the
hours of one O'Clock An, and twelve o clock
4. NJ, on the Lords day, known as the Sab.
| bath.
i AN ACT to incorporate the u Union Soldiers
Home Of Maryland"
1 Sec. /. Be Il enacted 6ythe General assembly
cf Maryland, That John NJ. Frazier, Robert
| Turner DR.. Thomas King Carroll, DR.. g. g.
| Cox and Ephraitn F. Anderson, their associ-
ates and. Successors, be and they are hereby
created body polite in the State of Mary
land, by tho name and style Of the Union
| Soldiers Home Of Maryland ~ the object and
| intention ofsaid corporation being to provide
permanent home and maintenance for the
soldiers who have been wounded in the late.
! war in the defense Of the Union, aud for this
purpose the said corporation shall have per-
petual succession, with power to sue and be-
sued, to make and use common seal and to-
alter the same al pleasure, and generally do
all things necessary and proper to be done in
| carrying out the designs Of this act.
Sec. 2. Aad be u enacted That the said corr
| poration shall have power In and by their
| corporate name 10 purchase or receive By gift
or otherwise, to lease, hold and occupy any
property, real, personal, mixed, and to erect
thereon building or buildings suitable for
! the purpose Of providing home for disabled
soldiers as may be deemed fit and proper to
carry ont the designs Of said institution, and
promote the comfort and health of the dis
abled soldiers OF Maryland.
See 8. Aad Be Il ezacted That they shall
have power TO sell or otherwise dispose Of all
/ property, real, personal, or mixed, that may
/ come into their possession by gift, purchase
or otherwise, for the use OF the corporation.
4 Sec. 4. And be IL enacted, That the afore-
! named corporation shall serve until the first
day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-sesen.