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SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the passage of this act, it shall not be law-
ful for any person or persons to erect, place or have any booth,
stall, tent, carriage, boat, vessel, or other vehicle or contrivance
whatever, for the purpose or use of selling, giving, or otherwise
disposing of spirituous liquors, wine, porter, beer, cider, or any
other fermented, mixed, or strong drink, or any other articles of
traffic, within two miles of any camp meeting, or other place of
religious worship, during the time of holding any meeting for
religious worship at such place, excepting as herein after ex-
cepted.
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Prohibition.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That if any person or persons do,
or shall violate this act, by erecting, placing or having any
booth, stall, tent, carriage, boat or vessel, or other vehicle or
contrivance for the purpose or use aforesaid, or by selling, bar-
tering, giving or otherwise disposing of spirituous liquors, wine,
porter, beer, cider, or other fermented, mixed, or strong drink,
or any other articles of traffic within two miles of any such place
of religious worship during the time of holding any meeting for
religious worship at such place, the person or persons so offend-
ing, shall first be informed of his, her or their violation of this
act, and shall be warned by any justice of the peace, constable,
or two freeholders of the county in which the offence shall or
may have been committed, to desist from such violations of
this act, and to remove such booth, stall, tent, carriage, boat,
vessel, vehicle, or other contrivance, together with all spirituous
liquors, wine, porter, beer, cider r or other strong drink, or other
articles of traffic belonging to, or in possession of the person or
persons so offending ; and if such person or persons on receiv-
ing such information and warning, shall forthwith cease to
offend against the provisions of this act, and shall remove as
aforesaid at least two miles from such place of religious wor-
ship, then no further proceedings under this act shall be had
against such person or persons ; but if such person or persons
shall refuse or neglect immediately to remove as aforesaid, when
informed and warned as aforesaid, then on conviction thereof
before a magistrate of the county in which the offence shall or
may be commuted, all such spirituous liquors, wine, porter,
beer, cider, and other fermented, mixed, or strong drink, and
other articles of traffic, and all the vessels, chests, and other
things containing the same, belonging to, or in the possession
of the person or persons so offending, together with such booth,
stall, tent, carriage, boat, vessel, vehicle, or other contrivance
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Proceedings
directed —
penalties,
&c.
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