Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-08-01
APUBLIC GENERAL LAWS i.


on inspection any defect in any article
or thing with reasonable grounds to be-
lieve that such article or thing Is In
tended to be used in connection with
the preparation of the United States or
any of the States for the defense or for
war, or for the prosecution of war by
the United States, or by any country
with which the United States shall then
maintain friendly relations, or that suce
article or thing is one of the number OF
similar articles or things, some of which
are intended so to be used, shall, upon
conviction, be punished by imprisonment
in the penitentiary for not more than
than ten thousand dollars ($10,OO0.0O.
or both: Provided, If such person SO
acts or so fails to act with the intent
to hinder, delay or interfere with the
preparation Of the United States or Of
any of the States for defense or for war,
or with the prosecution ,of war, by the
United States. or by any country with
which the United States shall then
maintain friendly relations. the mini,
mum punishment, upon conviction, shall
be Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
not less than one Q) year and the
maximum punishment shall be as above
provided. D.
by this Act shall upon conviction, be-
liable to one-half the punishment pre-
scribed for the completed crime. In
addition to the acts which constitute an
attempt to commit crime under the
law Of this State, the solicitation or
Indictment Of another to commit any OF
the crimes defined by this Act not fol-
lowed by the commission OF the crime,
the collection or assemblage OF any ma
terials with the intent that the same are
to be used then or at later time In the
commission Of such crime, or the entry,
with or without permission, OF build
ing, enclosure or other premises OF an
Ah4 fnAn IN mi
such crime therein or thereon shall con-
stitute an attempt to commit such crime.
576E. Conspirators. If two or more
persons conspire to commit any crime
defined by this Act, each OF such per-
sons Is guilty Of conspiracy and sup
had committed the crime which he
conspired to commit, whether or not
any act be done in furtherance OF the
conspiracy. 1t shall not constitute any
Judgment, sentence or punishment on
behalf Of any person prosecuted under
this Section, that any of his fellow con.
spirators has been acquitted, has not
been arrested or convicted, Is not amend.
able to justice or has been pardoned or
otherwise discharged before or after
conviction.
57eF. witnesses Privileges: No per.
son shall be excused from attending and
testifying, or producing any DOCKS.
-,
court, magistrate, or grand jury upon
any investigation, proceeding or tr1al,
for or relating to or concerned with q
violation of any Section Of this Act or
the ground or for the reason that the
testimony or evidence, documentary or
otherwise, required Of him by the State
may tend to convict him OF crime or
to subject him to a penalty or TOT
cuted or subjected to any penalty or
forfeiture for or on account OF any
transaction, matter or thing concerning
which he may so testify or produce
no testimony so given or produced shall
be received against him, upon any
criminal investigation, proceeding or
trial, except upon prosecution Tor
perjury or contempt Of court based s.s ca
567G. Unlawful Entry or Property.
Any individual, partnership, association,
corporation, municipal corporation or
State or any political subdivision
gage in, the manufacture, transporta-
ton or storage Of any product to be
used in the preparation OF the United
States or Of any Of the States for de-
Of n war by the United States, or by any
country with which the United States
shall then maintain friendly relations,
or the manufacture, transportation, dis
tribution or storage OF gas, OIL coal;
natural or artificial persons operating
any public utility, whose property, ex-
cept where 1t fronts on water or where
there are entrances for railway cars,
vehicles, persons or things, is surround
ed by q. fence or wall, or a fence or
wall and buildings, may post around
his or its property at each gate, en-.
trance, dock or railway entrance and
every one hundred !1SO) rect q W, Watef
Permission" Whoever without per
mission Of such owner shall wilfully
enter upon premises 30 posted snail.
upon conviction, be deemed guilty OF q
misdemeanor, and be punished isaa +d by IN lm,
days, or fine Of not more than hfty
dollars ($50.00), or both. .
SIGH. Questioning and OBTAINING Sus-
pected Persons. ANY. peace ofhcer or
guard, or in a supervisory capacity on
premises posted as provided in Section
576G may stop any person found on any
premises to which entry without per
mission is forbidden by Section 576G
demanding, and may demand, OF him
his name, address and business in such
place. If said peace officer or employee
has reason to believe from the answers
Of the person 80 INTERCEPTED that such
person has no right to be in such place,
said peace officer shall forthwith re-
lease such person or he may arrest such
person without warrant on the charge
Of violating the provisions Of Section
576G; and said employee shall forth
with release such person or turn him
over to a peace officer, who may arrest
him without q warrant on the charge
Of violating the provisions Of Section
576-I. Closing and Restricting Use Of
Highway. Any individual, partnership,
association, corporation, municipal cor
poration or State or any political sub
division thereof engaged in or prepar-
ing to engage in the manufacture, trans
portation or storage Of any product to
be used in the preparation OF the United
States or any of the States for defense
or for war or In the prosecution OF war
with which the United States shall then
maintain friendly relations, or in the
manufacture, transportation, distribu-
ton or storage Of gas, oil, coal, cleo.
tricity or water, or any OF said natural
or artificial persons operating any pub.
lie utility, who has property so used
which he or it believes will be endan-
gered If public use and travel is not
restricted or prohibited on one or more
highways or parts thereof upon which
such property abuts, may petition the
highway commissioners of the state or
of any city, town or county to close
one or more Of said highways or parts
thereof to public use and travel or to
restrict by order the use and travel
upon one or more Of said highways or
parts thereof.
Upon receipt Of such petition, the
hiOhwav commissioners shall set n 0AV