EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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cost are not paid, said persons so convicted shall be com-

mitted to the jail of Frederick County for three months,

and on a conviction for a second offense, committed after the

first conviction, shall be committed to the Maryland House

of Correction for three months in default of the payment of

said fine and costs. The right of appeal to the Circuit Court

for Frederick County is hereby reserved to the party con-

victed on giving a bond in the penalty of one hundred dollars

to the State of Maryland to prosecute his appeal with success

Right of ap-

at the next term of said court, with surety to be approved

peal.

by the justice of the peace trying said case, and on an affirm-

ance of said judgment the Circuit Court shall impose the

same penalties provided by this Act.

43. Any persons offending against any of the provisions of

Sections 39 and 41, and being convicted thereof before any

Forfeit the

justice of the peace in Frederick County, shall forfeit the fine

fine.

therein named, one-half of which shall be paid to the school

fund of the county and the other half to the informer, and if

the offender after conviction shall fail or refuse to pay said

fine and costs he shall be committed to the jail of Frederick

County for not less than ten days nor more than thirty days.

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

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1904.

CHAPTER 476.

AN ACT for the creation of a Tuberculosis Commission.

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

land, That the Governor of the State be and he is hereby au-

Governor to

thorized to appoint five persons, three of whom shall be physi-

appoint a
Tuberculosis

cians, who, by virtue of such appointment, shall constitute a

Commission.

commission to be known as the Tuberculosis Commission,

whose duty it shall be to investigate the prevalence, distribu-

tion and causes of human tuberculosis in the State of Maryland,

to determine its relations to the public health and welfare, and

to devise ways and means for restricting and controlling said

disease, and to investigate and report upon the proper con-

struction, cost, equipment, maintenance and location of a san-

atorium for the treatment of tuberculosis.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the members of said com-

mission shall serve without pay, except expenses actually in-
curred, and shall continue in office for a term of two years from

Shall serve
without pay.