LAWS OF MARYLAND.—1723. 67
SEC. 5. Repealed by 1819, ch. 49.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That every magistrate, or other
officer, appointed to put this act in execution, and being guilty
themselves of cursing, swearing or drunkenness, or omitting to
punish others, according to law, shall for every such offence or
omission, and conviction thereof in manner aforesaid, before
any other magistrate or officer afore-mentioned, forfeit ten shil-
lings current money, to be levied and applied as aforesaid. |
Penalty on
magistrates,
&c. |
SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That if any offender shall revile
or abuse any magistrate, or other officer, putting this act in
execution, the offender shall be obliged to give good security
(in the sum of five pounds current money,) for his good beha-
viour for the space of three months, and in default thereof to
suffer one month's imprisonment, without bail or mainprise. |
Offenders,
how to be
treated. |
SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That if any magistrate or other
person putting this act inexecution, shall be assaulted or beaten
by the offender, or any other, that the parly grieved, if he
brings an action of assault and battery, shall and may recover
treble damages and full costs. |
Magistrates
&c. assault-
ed,&c. |
SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That if any person shall be sued
or impleaded for any thing to be done in execution of this act,
the defendant may plead the general issue, and give this act
and the special matter in evidence, and if a verdict shall be
found for the defendant, or the plaintiff be non-suit, or discon-
tinue his action, the defendant shall have and recover treble
costs. |
General
issue. |
Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That no person whatsoever shall
work or do any bodily labour on the Lord's day, commonly
called Sunday, and that no person, having children, servants or
slaves, shall command, or wittingly, or willingly suffer any of
them to do any manner of work or labour on the Lord's day,
(works of necessity and charity always excepted,) nor shall suffer
or permit any children, servants or slaves, to profane the Lord's
day, by gaming, fishing, fowling, hunting, or unlawful pastimes
or recreations; and that every person transgressing this act, and
being thereof convict by the oath of one sufficient witness, or
confession of the party before a single magistrate) shall forfeit
two hundred pounds of tobacco, to be levied and applied as
aforesaid. |
Sabbath
breaking
punishable,
&c. |
SEC. 11. And be it likewise enacted, That no housekeeper
shall sell any strong liquor on Sunday, (except in cases of abso-
lute necessity,) or suffer any drunkenness, gaming, or unlawful
sports or recreations in his or her house, on pain of forfeiting
two thousand pounds of tobacco to his lordship, one-half to the
use aforesaid, and the other half to him that wilt sue for the
same, to be recovered by action of debt, bill, plaint or informa- |
No liquor
to be sold
on Sunday. |
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