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month for each and every month for which he can

act as auctioneer under such license.

To keep a cor-
rect list

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the Treasurer of
the State shall keep in his office a correct list of all

persons to whom license shall have been granted or

assigned under this act, and of the dates when

granted, and shall give to the State's Attorney of

altimore county any information regarding the

same which may be requested by him.

SEC. 5. And be. it enacted, That this act shall take

In force

effect from the first day of May, eighteen hundred

and seventy-four.

Approved April 11th, 1874.

CHAPTER 474.

AN ACT to protect a class of small birds known as

insectivorous birds in Baltimore county and Cecil

county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That it shall be . unlawful hereafter for

Unlawful to
kill or injure.

any person at any time to shoot, or otherwise kill,
or injure, or pursue with such intent, any of the fol-

lowing named birds within the limits of Baltimore

county and Cecil county, viz : blue bird, thrush,

martin, mocking bird, swallow, oriole, red bird, cat

bird, sparrow, whippowill, wren, pewit, goldfinch,

sapsucker, ground robin, hanging bird, or wood-

pecker ; provided, that nothing contained in this act

shall be so construed as to prevent the killing or

capture of crows, black birds, or birds of prey.

Unlawful to

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be unlawful

disturb eggs

for any person knowingly and unnecessarily to de-

stroy or disturb the eggs of any of the birds protect-

ed by the provisions of this act.

Violating

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That any person violat-

ing any of the provisions of this act, shall on convic-