ART. 56] GYPSIES. 1371

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.

1904, art. 56, sec. 129. 1904, ch. 485, sec. 3.

131. Whenever any constable or the sheriff shall arrest any person
or persons composing such 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 such person or persons, or any of them, shall be
convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this sub-title, then
the constable or the sheriff, as the case may be, shall proceed to sell the,
same, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 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
sheriff, as the case may be, shall be entitled to the same fees for the
taking and selling such property as are allowed to the sheriff of the said
county where the offense is committed, for seizing and selling personal
property under a writ of fieri facias; provided, that when any person
or persons composing such band or bands as aforesaid shall be arrested
as provided in this sub-title, the constable or sheriff making such arrest
or arrests shall, upon request of such person or persons so arrested, take
him or them before the clerk of the circuit court for said county, and
if the person or persons so arrested, or any other person, shall at any
time or within five days thereafter take out such license as provided in
section 129 of this sub-title for the band of which the person or persons
so arrested are members, then the constable or sheriff, as the case may
be, upon the production to him of a written notice signed by the said
clerk that a license has been issued for the band of which the person or
persons in his custody are members, and the payment to him of all
costs and expenses of the arrest or arrests or the seizure of the prop-
erty, as aforesaid, and the further sum of ten dollars for each and every
person so arrested, and in his custody, shall release such person or per-
sons, and shall pay over the amount or amounts so collected, after
deducting all costs, as aforesaid, as the same would be paid were it a
fine imposed by the circuit court.

Ibid. sec. 130. 1904, ch. 485, sec. 4.

132. It shall not be necessary for a conviction for violations of any
of the provisions of this sub-title for the State to prove that any per-
son or persons charged with any such violation has or have no perma-
nent place of abode in this State, but the burden of proving that such
person or persons have a permanent place of abode in this State shall
be upon the traverser; provided, however, that these provisions shall
not apply to Allegany, Baltimore and Garrett counties.