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to animals, shall apply to Prince George's county as fully as if repeated
in this article.

Secs. 241-245 of Art. 4 repealed by ch. 496, 1902. Ch. 198, 1890, superseded said
sections. See Annotated Code, Art. 27, secs. 69-70, and State v. Falkenham. 73 Md
465.

DISTURBANCE OF THE PEACE

1904, ch. 447, sec. 67A. 1912 Code, sec. 236.

371. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, body politic or

corporate, or other form of association, to practice shooting at any mark,
board, sign, tree, bank or other object with any gun, rifle, cannon, mortar,
pistol or other firearm within the limits of this State, whether on land or
water, for military drill, amusement or skill, without first obtaining in
writing the consent to so use any such firearms of all freeholders, tenants
or occupants of real estate residing within the carrying capacity of such
firearm, and secondly, without first obtaining leave of the commissioners
of the county within which such shooting is proposed to be carried on,
and the petition to said county commissioners for such leave shall be
accompanied with the written consent of each and every of such free-
holder, tenant or other occupant of real estate residing within the carrying
capacity of any such firearm aforesaid, and the board of county commis-

sioners aforesaid shall in no case grant such leave to practice with fire-
arms if in their opinion the use of the public highways or streets of any
real estate sub-division be endangered by the use of such firearms; this
section shall not apply to practice in firearms now conducted by the United
States Government on any of the navigable waters of this State, where
such practice is conducted under any Act of Congress or established rule

or ordinance of the United States Navy or War Departments; any person

or persons, body corporate or other association of persons guilty of a
violation of this section, upon conviction thereof before any Court of this
State or justice of the peace therein having jurisdiction in the county
where such shooting is done, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars for
each and every shot, ball or shell fired from any such firearm, and be
imprisoned in jail in the discretion of the Court or justice of the peace;
provided, the provisions of this act shall apply only to Prince George's
county.

DOGS.*

1927, ch. 387, sec. 1.

372. All owners of dogs at least six months old before the first, day of

July in each year in Prince George's County shall pay to the County an

annual tax of one dollar ($1.00) for each male dog, and two dollars
($2.00) for each female dog, except keepers of kennels, who shall pay a

Secs. 237-243 of Prince George's County Code, 1912 Edition, apparently super-
seded by secs. 372-379 of this Article.