Punishment.

Brunswick (chap. 495, p. 1145, approved April 9, 1898).-Section 26 empowers the authorities of the town of Brunswick to impose fines (limit not stated), and in default of payment and the costs of prosecution may imprison offenders not exceeding one day for every dollar of fine imposed and not exceeding thirty days in all.

Ocean City (chap. 528, p. 1245, approved April 9, 1898).-Mayor and council of Ocean City may pass ordinances and enforce penalties not exceeding $10 for any one offense, and in default of payment committing to jail not exceeding ten days.

Municipal elections (chap. 528, p. 1243, sec. 5, approved April 9, 1898).—Section 5 requires the mayor to appoint three judges of election. The clerk of the city council shall file the return of votes and issue certificates of election. Failure of the mayor or of the clerk of the council to perform the duties imposed under this section a misdemeanor: Penalty, not exceeding $50.

Fines in criminal court, Baltimore (chap. 123, p. 428, art. 443, approved March 24, 1898).-No person shall hereafter be allowed to give security for the payment of any fine and costs imposed by the criminal court of Baltimore, but any person who shall be sentenced by the court to the payment of any fine and costs shall stand committed until they are paid: Provided, That if such fine and costs are less than ten dollars, the person so sentenced shall be discharged from custody at the end of thirty days from the date of their imposition, if no imprisonment has also been ordered by the court, or at the end of thirty days from the expiration of the time for which said person shall have been ordered to be imprisoned, upon sufficient proof shown to the court that the person imprisoned is unable to pay the said fine and costs: And provided also, That if the said fine and costs are more than ten and less than fifty dollars, the person so imprisoned shall be discharged from custody at the end of sixty days from the imposition thereof, if no imprisonment be ordered by the court, or at the end of sixty days from and after the expiration of the time for which said person has been ordered to be imprisoned, on proof shown of his inability to pay said fine and costs: And provided also, That if the said fine and costs exceed the sum of fifty dollars, the person so imprisoned shall be discharged from custody at the end of six months from the imposition thereof, or from the expiration of the term for which he was ordered to be imprisoned, on proof shown of his inability to pay.

GAMBLING AND BETTING.

Gambling, Carroll County.-An act to add additional sections to Article VII of the Code of Local Public Laws, title "Carroll County," to come in after section 256, and to be known as sections 257 and 258 of said Article VII, and to be designated as subtitle "Gambling." (Chap. 64, p. 139, approved March 14, 1898.)

The new sections added prohibit the playing with cards or any other devices, any game or games of chance for money or other thing of value, upon or near to or in

sight of any street, lane, alley, road, highway, path, footway, or other public or private way, or upon any land, or in any house adjacent thereto, within the limits of said Carroll County.

Violation of these provisions subjects to fine not exceeding $50, or imprisonment in county jail or house of correction for a term not exceeding six months, or both fine and imprisonment.

Gaming, Harford County.-An act to add additional sections to the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Harford County," under a new subtitle, "Gaming," to follow the subtitle "Fish," and to be known as sections 136a and 136b, to follow section 136 of said article. (Chap. 212, p. 720, approved April 5, 1898.) The new sections of this act prohibit betting or gambling or dealing in pools within the limits of Harford County upon the result of any race or contest of any kind of persons, horses, or beasts, or establishing, renting, or occupying any house, building, or place for the purpose of betting or gambling as aforesaid.

Violation, a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine from $200 to $500 or imprisonment from six months to one year, or both fine and imprisonment.

Gaming, Anne Arundel County.-An act to add a new section to Article II of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "Anne Arundel County," under the new subtitle "Gaming," to be designated as section 275 of said article. (Chap. 290, p. 854, approved April 9, 1898.)

The new section added prohibits gambling within the limits of Anne Arundel County as heretofore prohibited in other counties of the State of Maryland (see chap. 285, p. 842), provided that it shall be lawful during the month of October of each year for any person to make a pool or book, or to bet within the grounds of any agricultural association upon any horse race which shall be actually held or run within the said grounds, race course, or driving park, upon which said person shall so make a pool or a book, or shall so bet, upon the same day on which said race shall be held.

Violation, a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine from $200 to $500 or imprisonment from six months to one year, or both fine and imprisonment.

Gambling on races, etc.—An act to amend Article XXVII of the Code of Public General Laws, title "Crimes and punishments," subtitle" 'Gaming," by repealing section 124a thereof, as enacted by the act of 1894, chapter 232, and reenacting the same with amendments, and by adding four new sections to said article, to follow immediately after section 124a, to be designated sections 124b, 124c, 124d, and 124e. (Chap. 285, p. 842, approved April 7, 1898.)

The new and amended sections named in act prohibiting gambling in any manner in the State of Maryland on the result of any race or contest, or keeping any place on land or water for such gambling purposes.

Violation, a misdemeanor: Penalty, fine from $200 to $1,000 and subject to impris onment from six months to one year, or both fine and imprisonment. Formerly the penalty was fine not exceeding $500, or imprisonment from six months to one year. Making a pool or book, or betting on the result of a race on the same day on which said race shall be held, providing the race course or driving park be licensed, is prohibited in the city of Baltimore, but not in other counties of the State of Maryland. Provision is made in sections 124c, 124d, and 124e, for procuring license of race course or driving park in the city of Baltimore.

Gaming, Anne Arundel County.—An act to add a new section to Article II of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "Anne Arundel County," under the new subtitle "Gaming," to be designated as section 276 of said article. (Chap. 271, p. 813, approved April 7, 1898.)

The new section prohibits betting or wagering money or anything of value at the game commonly called crap or at any other game of any character whatsoever that is or can be played with dice, within the limits of Anne Arundel County. Violation subjects to fine not exceeding $25, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both fine and imprisonment.

Gambling, Cecil County.-An act prohibiting gambling in Cecil County; a new section to article 8, to be designated as section 415. (Chap. 13, p. 72, approved March 2, 1898.)

Includes subtitle "Crimes and punishments," making it unlawful to bet, wager, or gamble on horse races, or other contests, or to keep houses or grounds for betting purposes: Penalty, fine of not less than $200 nor exceeding $500; one-half to go to the informer, and one-half for use of public schools; or imprisonment in county jail for not less than six months nor more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.

GAME LAWS.

Wild fowl, birds, and game.-An act to repeal and reenact with amendments sections 13, 14, and 15 of Article XCIX of the Code of Public General Laws, title "Wild fowl, birds, and game," and to add certain new sections to said article for the better protection and preservation of birds and game animals, said sections to follow section 15, and to be designated as sections 15b, 15c, 15d, 15e, 15f, 15g, 15h, 15j, 15k, 151, 15m, 15n, 150, 15p, 15q, 15r, and 15s, and to read as to said sections repealed, and reenacted as follows (chap. 206, p. 708, approved April 9, 1898):

The new and amended sections of this act prohibit shooting, or in any manner catching or killing, also selling or buying certain wild fowl, birds, and game animals herein specified, within the close seasions in the counties of the State of Maryland, under penalty of fine from $1 to $10 for each bird or animal so caught, killed, sold, or bought.

Shooting, catching or killing squirrels within close season, except in Garrett and Allegany counties, is prohibited, under penalty of fine from $1 to $5 for each squirrel caught; selling the same in close season prohibited, under penalty of fine from $1 to $2 for each squirrel sold.

Section 15b prohibits killing doves in close season, under penalty of fine from $1 to $2 for each dove killed.

Section 15c prohibits killing snipe or plover within close season, under penalty of fine from $1 to $2 for each snipe or plover, killed, except in Worcester County.

Section 15d prohibits killing water rail or ortolan, or reed bird, rail bird, or rice bird in close season, under penalty of fine from $1 to $2 for each bird killed.

Section 15e prohibits selling, buying, or having in possession in Baltimore City within the close seasons game birds and animals herein specified, under penalty of fine from $1 to $10; also certain song birds and other game birds, under penalty of fine from $1 to $2.

Section 15h prohibits shooting, killing, selling, or buying, or having in possession, alive or dead, certain song birds and gulls, under penalty of fine from $1 to $5 for each bird so shot, killed, sold, or bought, or had in possession. Selling the plumage or having in possession the skins, plumage, wings, or feathers of any of the said song birds and gulls is prohibited, except in certain instances for educational purposes or public or private museums.

Section 15j prohibits shooting birds or game animals except with a gun such as is habitually raised an arm's length from the shoulder, under penalty of fine from $5 to $25 for every bird or animal so shot, and under further penalty of fine from $50 to $100, and every gun so fired shall be liable to seizure.

Section 15k prohibits shooting any of the birds herein mentioned in the nighttime, under penalty of fine from $1 to $25 for each bird so shot.

Section 151 prohibits the use or having in possession any big or swivel gun with the intent or for the purpose of shooting the wild waterfowl herein mentioned, under penalty of fine from $50 to $100 for each offense.

Section 15m prohibits any person from shooting or doing any act with intent to frighten or drive wild waterfowl from their feeding or roosting grounds, under penalty of fine from $25 to $100 for each offense.

Section 15n prohibits the use of any ferret or weasel for the purpose of hunting or killing game animals, under penalty of fine from $10 to $25 for each offense, and under further penalty of fine of $10 for each game animal so captured or killed.

Section 150 prohibits the destruction of the nests or eggs of any of the aforesaid birds, excepting birds destructive to domestic poultry, English sparrows, crows, and blackbirds, under penalty of fine from $5 to $25 for each offense.

Section 15p prohibits killing or injuring by poison any domestic poultry, golden pheasants, or game birds mentioned upon the premises of another, under penalty of fine from $10 to $300.

Section 15q prohibits trapping or netting game birds or waterfowl, or having in possession any trap or net with intent or purpose to capture or kill any such birds, under penalty of fine of $10 for every bird so trapped, and under further penalty of $50 for having such trap or net in possession, and every such trap or net shall be forfeited and destroyed.

NOTE.-Enlargement of former legislation, with new sections as stated in the act.

Former penalty for killing partridge and woodcock was fine not exceeding $10, and in default of payment imprisonment for thirty days.

Harford County.-An act to repeal section 128 of Article XIII of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title “Harford County," subtitle“ Fish," and in lieu thereof to enact four new sections, to be known and designated as sections 128, 128a, 128b, and 128c. (Chap. 325, p. 911, approved April 14, 1898.)