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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

posing any such bands, who have no permanent place of abode

in the State of Maryland, to pitch or settle its or their en-

campment or carry on its or their business or transaction or

practice their craft within the limits of any county of this State

unless they, or some one of them, shall first obtain from the

Clerk of the Circuit Court for any county of this State a license

for such bands to pitch or settle its or their encampment or

carry on its or their business or practice their craft in said

county, for which shall be paid by the person applying for such

license to the Clerk of the said court the sum of fifty dollars.

for the use of said county, and a further sum of fiftv cents to

the Clerk for his fee for issuing the same, such license to be is-

sued in the name of the band for which such license is obtained.

and if the band for which such license is obtained has no name

by which the same is generally known by its members, then

the party applying for such license shall designate to the Clerk

what name he desires such band to be called in the license to

be issued, and such license, when issued, shall not entitle such

Must renew li-

band named in such license, or any of its members, to return

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return.

and pitch or settle its or their encampments or carry on their

business or transactions or practice their craft after moving

beyond the limits of said county.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That bands of roving nomads,

Violation of

commonly called gypsies, or any person or persons composing

law.

such band or bands, violating any of the provisions of Sec-

tion 1 of this Act shall, upon indictment and conviction, be

deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine

of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hun-

dred dollars, and may, in the discretion of the court, in addition,

be confined in the Maryland House of Correction for not less

than three nor more than six months.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That whenever any constable or

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sheriff and

the sheriff shall arrest any person or persons composing such

constables.

band or bands, as aforesaid, he shall seize all the property in the

possession of such band or any of its members, and hold the

same until after the trial of the person or persons so arrested ;

and if at the trial of such person or persons, or any of them,

shall be convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this

Act, then the constable or the sheriff, as the case may be, shall

proceed to sell the same, or so much thereof as may be neces-

sary, after giving at least ten days' notice of the said sale, to

satisfy and pay the fine or fines and the cost adjudged against

the person or persons so convicted, together with the cost and

expenses of keeping such property; and such constable or