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Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That any person who shall knowingly advertise, print, publish, dis- tribute or circulate, or knowingly cause to be advertised, printed, published, distributed or cir- culated, any pamphlet, printed paper, book, news- paper notice, advertisement or reference containing words or language, giving or conveying any notice, hint or reference to any person, or to the name of any person real or fictitious, from whom ; or to any place, bouse, shop or office, when any poison, drug, mixture, preparation, medicine or noxious thing, or any instrument or means whatever ; for the purpose of producing abortion, or who shall knowingly sell, or cause to be sold any such poison, drug, mixture, preparation, medicine or noxious	Publicity pro- hibited.
thing or instrument of any kind whatever ; or where any advice, direction, information or knowl- edge may be obtained for the purpose of causing the miscarriage or abortion of any woman preg- nant with child, at any period of her pregnancy, or shall knowingly sell or cause to be sold any medicine, or who shall knowingly use or cause to be used any means whatsoever for that purpose, shall be punished by imprisonment in the peniten- tiary for not less than three years, or by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, or by both, in the discretion of the Court ; and in case of fine being imposed, one half thereof shall be paid to the State of Mary-	Not to sell.
land, and one-half to the School Fund of the city or county where the offence was committed ; pro- vided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to prohibit the supervision and management by a regular practitioner ot medicine of all cases of abortion occurring spon- taneously, either as the result of accident, consti- tutional debility, or any other natural cause, or the production of abortion by a regular practi- tioner of medicine when, after consulting with one or more respectable physicians, he shall be satisfied that the foetus is dead, or that no other method will secure the safety of the mother.	Proviso.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Judges of the several Circuit Courts of this State and of the Criminal Court of Baltimore City, to give this Act in charge of the Grand Jury of their respective Courts at each term of said Courts.	Duty of Judges.