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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 126.

AN ACT to authorize the Town Commissioners of

Berlin, in Worcester county, to erect a guard-

house in said town.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Erect
guard-house.

Maryland, That the Town Commissioners of Berlin,

in Worcester county be, and the same are hereby,

authorized to erect a guard-house in said town.

Make levy

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the County Com-
missioners of Worcester county be, and they are

hereby authorized to levy the sum of one hundred

and fifty dollars for the purpose of building said

guard-house, if, in their judgment, the same be

proper.

In force.

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

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved, March 30th, 1874.

CHAPTER 127.

AN ACT for the better protection of birds in Wi-

comico county.

Not lawful to

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

shoot, kill or

Maryland, That it shall not be lawful for any person

trap.

or persons in Wicomico county, to shoot, kill or in

any way trap or destroy any mocking bird, blue birds,

swallows, martins, robins, cat birds, woodpeckers,

sparrows, wrens, whippoowills, doves, or any other

insectivorous birds, at any season of year, under the

penalty of two dollars for each bird so killed, taken

or destroyed, provided however, that nothing in this

act shall be construed as to prevent any person from

killing the birds mentioned herein when found upon

his, her or their own premises.