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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect on

and after May 1 1904.

Approved March 18, 1904.

CHAPTER 118.

AN ACT to repeal Section 68 of Article 27 of the Code of

Public General Laws, as amended bv Chapter 215 of the

Acts of 1902, and re-enact the same.

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

land, That Section 68 of Article 27 of the Code of Public Gen-

eral Laws, entitled "Crimes and Punishment," sub-title

"Drunkenness and Disorderly Conduct," as the same was re-

pealed and re-enacted by the Acts of General Assembly of

Maryland, 1902, Chapter 215, and the same is hereby repealed

and re-enacted to read as follows :

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, Every person who shall be found

drunk or acting in a disorderly manner, to the disturbance of

Drunkenness
and disorder-

the public peace, upon any public street or highway in any city,

ly conduct.

town or county in this State, or at any place of public worship

or public resort or amusement, in any city, town or county of

this State, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon

conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than one

dollar and not more than twenty-five dollars and cost of prose-

cution ; and when said fine and costs are not paid, the party so

convicted shall be committed to the county jail for a term not

exceeding thirty days or until discharged in due course of law.

The justice of the peace for the respective counties of this

Justices of the
peace to have

State shall have concurrent jurisdiction over such offense with

concurrent
jurisdiction.

the Circuit Court for their respective counties; and justices of

the peace selected to sit at the respective station houses in the

City of Baltimore shall have concurrent jurisdiction over such

offense with the Criminal Court of Baltimore City. This sec-

tion not to apply to Frederick County ; provided, that nothing

herein contained shall be construed to affect any prosecution

for violation of the existing laws of this State or for offenses

against the same committed before the passage of this Act.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 18, 1904.