The citizen., 1914-05-08
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1914.
CHAPTER 1916.

27 of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, title Grimes
and Punishments," subtitle Con
cealed Weapons" as the same was
re enacted by Chapter ia of tae
Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland of 1904, and to add two
additional Sections to said Article
q to follow said Section 80 and
to be known ana designated as Sec
tions BOA and Bob.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section 80 of Article 27 of the Code
of Public General Laws of Maryland,
title Grimes and Punishments, sub
title Concealed Weapons" as re-en-
acted by Chapter la of the Acts of
the General Assembly of Maryland
CT 1904, be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amend
mentS, and that two additional Sec
tlons be and the same are hereby ad-
ded to said Article n to follow said
Section 80 and to be known and des-
ignated as Sections BOA and Bob,
tie said Section 80 so repealed and
re enacted with amendments and said
additional Sections BOA and SOB re-
spectively to read as follows:
80. Every person who shall wear
or carry any pistol, dirkknife, bowie
knife, slung SHOT, billy, sand club,
metal knuckles, razor, or any other
dangerous or deadly weapon of any
kin1 whatsoever (pen knives except
ed) concealed on or about his person,
und every person who shall wear or
carry any such weapon openly with
the intent or purpose of injuring any
person in any unlawful manner, shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof. shall be fined not
more than one thousand dollars, or
be imprisoned in Jail, or the Mary
land House of Correction for not
more than two years, and in cases of
conviction, if it shall appear from the
evidence that such weapon was car
ried, concealed as aforesaid or open
ly, with the deliberate purpose of in
juring the person or destroying tle
life of another, the court, or justice
Of the peace presiding in the case,
shall impose the highest sentence of
Imprisonment hereinbeiore prescrib-
ed.
80 A. Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to prevent the carrying of
any of the weapons mentioned in the
preceding section by an office: of this
State, or of any county or city there
i'll, who is entitled or required to carry
such weapon as part of his official
equipment, or by any conservator of
the peace who is entitled o. required
TO carry such weapon as part of his
official equipment, or by any officer
or co1servator of the peace of some
ether State temporarily sojourning in
this State, or by any special agent
c. railway, or by any person who
shall carry such weapon as rea-
sCnable precaution against apprehend-
eG danger, but the tribunal before
Which any case rising under the pro-
visions of this Act may be tried, shall
have the right to judge of the rea-
sonableness of the carrying of any
such weapon and the proper occasion
therefor, under the evidence in the
case.
Bob. All prosecutions for viola
ing Sections 30 and BOA of this Act
may be either upon prese1tment and
Indictment in any court having crimi-
nal jurisdiction il this State, or by
trial before any justice of the peace
in and for the county or city where
the offense occurs, and jurisdiction
original and concurrent with the said
courts having criminal jurisdiction is
hereby given to the said justices of
the peace, and they shall have power
20 issue all processes and do all Acts
which may be necessary for t1e ex-
ercise of said jurisdiction, and may
try and determine all such cases and
may pronounce judgment and impose
sentence therein to the same extent
as the aforesaid courts having Grim
inal jurisdiction could do in such
cases, if such cases were tried be-
fore such court without jury; pro-
vided, however, that if any person,
when brought before any such justice
having jurisdiction of the case, shall,
before the trial for the alleged of
Tense, pray jury trial, or if the
States Attorney for the county 0:
city where the offense occurs Shall,
before the trial of such alleged Of
fense pray jury trial on behalf OF
the State, it shall be the duty OF
such justice to commit such alleged
offender for trial, or to hold him to
bail to appear for trial in the court
having criminal jurisdiction in the
case. at its then or next session, and
10 return said commitment or reccog-
rizance, with the names aad resi-
dences of the witnesses for the pros
ecution endorsed thereon. forthwith to
the clerk of such court; and the JUS