EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

land, That the following additional section be and the same

"Cecil Coun-

is hereby added to Article 8 of the Code of Public Local Laws

ty" — "Fraud
on Livery

of Maryland, title "Cecil County,' under a new sub-title of

Stable

"Fraud on Livery Stable Keepers," to come in after Section

Keepers."

124 and to be known as Section I24A.

124A. If any person shall hire from any livery stable keeper

in Cecil County any horse, mare, gelding or vehicle of any de-

Secretly driv-

scription whatsoever to go any certain place or any certain

ing horses

distance, and shall- secretly use said horse, mare, gelding or ve-

greater dis-
tance than

hicle for a greater distance, or in going to some other place

bargained for.

with the intent to evade payment of such increased use, and

shall fail or refuse to immediately pay the said livery stable

keeper a reasonable compensation for the additional use of said

horse, mare, gelding or vehicle, which additional compensa-

tion shall be rated in proportion to the increased distance and

use, such person shall, on conviction before any justice of the

peace of Cecil County, forfeit and pay a fine of not less than

five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and upon

failure or refusal to pay said fine and costs shall be com-

mitted by such justice of the peace to the jail of Cecil County

for a period not exceeding thirty days, and in case the judg-

ment of the justice of the peace is against the accused, he shall

have the right of appeal to the Circuit Court for Cecil County
upon entering recognizance with security to be approved by

Penalty.

the justice of the peace, and in every such case the appeal shall

be taken within thirty days after the date of conviction.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 12, 1904.

CHAPTER 658.

AN ACT to add four new sections to Chapter 528 of the Acts

of the General Assembly of Maryland passed at its January

Session, 1898, to follow immediately after Section 8 and to

be known and designated as Sections 8 A, 8B, 8C and 8D,

and to repeal Section 12 of said Chapter 528 of the General

Assembly of Maryland and to re-enact the same with amend-

ments.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

land, That four new sections to Chapter 528 of the Acts of the

New sections.

General Assembly of Maryland passed at the January Session,