LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1803.
CHAPTER 75.

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A SUPPLEMENT to an ACT* entitled, an Act to prevent excessive Gaming.
SEC. 1. Merged in 1809, ch. 38, which was impliedly repealed by 1826,
ch. 88, and then repealed in totedeum verbis by 1829, ch. 136. The pun-
ishment imposed by 1826, ch. 88, is reduced by 1829, ch. 136.

*1797, ch,

no.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That it shall and may be lawful,
and it is hereby declared to be the duty of any associate justice,
or justice of the peace of this state, upon complaint made, infor-
mation given, or on his own view, to suppress and prevent the
playing at any of the above-mentioned tables, or any such other
device for gaming, and, if resistance shall be made to his autho-
rity, it shall and may be lawful for the said associate justice, or
justice of the peace, to commit the person or persons so offend-
ing in the premises to the custody of the sheriff, or any consta-
ble of the county, who may, if necessary, summon a posse comi-
tatus to his assistance, to enforce the execution of this law.

Justice, on
complaint,
may sup-
press tables.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall also be the duty of
any associate justice or justice of the peace of this state, on com-
plaint made, information given, or on his own view, of any per-
son offending as aforesaid, to issue his warrant to the sheriff,
deputy sheriff, or any constable of the county, commanding him
immediately to take the body of the person so offending, and to
have the said offender brought before the said associate justice
or justice of the peace, or any other associate justice or justice
of the peace for the county in which the said offence shall be
committed, which said justice shall cause the person so offend-
ing to enter into a recognizance, in the penalty of four hundred
dollars, with such security as the said justice shall approve of,
for his personal appearance at the next county court to be holden
in and for the said county, and it shall be the duty of the justice
taking the recognizance aforesaid to make return thereof to the
clerk of the county court of his county before the next meeting
of the said court.

And issue
warrant to'
sheriff to
take the
body of
person
offending.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the several county courts in
this state shall give this act, and the act to which this is a sup'
plement, in charge to the several grand juries.

CHAPTER 92.
AN ACT for the valuation of Real and Personal Property within this State.
The fourth section of this act is the only section of a general character,
excepted from the repealing clauses of the act of 1812, ch. 191, sec. 47.

Act to be
given in
charge.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted. That it shall not be lawful for a
commissioner of the tax, an associate justice, a justice of the
levy court or justice of the orphans court, to receive more than
one per diem when attending to the discharge of their respective
duties as commissioner of the tax, associate justice, justice oi
the levy court or justice of the orphans court.
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Commis-
sioners of
tax, &c. to
receive but
one per
diem.