410 CRIMES AMD PUNISHMENTS. [ART. 27

Proceedings under the act of 1854, ch. 138, held to be civil actions and
that part of said act prohibiting an appeal from the judgment of jus-
tices, held unconstitutional. State v. Mace, 5 Md. 346. And see Day v.
State, 7 Gill, 321.

As to the lottery commissioners and their powers, and lotteries in gen-
eral, see Lucas v. Lottery Coms. 11 G. & J. 491; State v. Scribner, 2 G. &
J. 246.

This section referred to in construing section 308. Ford v. State, 85
Md. 474.

As to indictments for lotteries, see section 499.

1904, art. 27, sec. 278. 1888, art. 27, sec. 173. 1860, art 30, sec. 108.
1856, chs. 28, 195.

303. All devices and contrivances designed to evade the provisions
cf the preceding section shall be deemed offenses against it.
See notes to section 302.

Ibid. sec. 279. 1888, art. 27, sec. 174. 1860, art. 30, sec. 109.
1860, ch. 388, sec. 1.

304. Every person, his aiders and abettors, offending against any
of the provisions of the two preceding sections, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined for each
offense any sum in the discretion of the court not less than two hundred
dollars nor exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not less than!
three nor more than twelve months, or may be both fined and impri-
soned as aforesaid.

See notes to section 302.

Ibid. sec. 280. 1888, art. 27, sec. 175. 1860, art. 30, sec. 110.
1860, ch. 388, sec. 2.

305. In addition to the penalties prescribed in the preceding sec-
tion, any person who shall give money or any other thing for any lottery-
ticket, certificate, or any other device, by which the vendor promises;
that he or any other person will pay or deliver to the purchaser any
money, property or evidence of debt, on the happening of any con-
tingency in the nature of a lottery, such person so giving may recover,.
as small debts are recoverable, from the person to whom he gave the'
same, or his aiders or abettors, the sum of fifty dollars' for every lottery-
ticket, certificate or other device in the nature thereof so purchased or
obtained by him.

Ibid. sec. 281. 1888. art. 27, sec. 176. 1860, art. 30, sec. 111.
1860, ch. 388, sec. 3. 1894, ch. 310.

306. If any person shall keep any house, office or other place for
the purpose of selling or bartering any lottery ticket, policy, certificate
or any other thing by which the vendor or other person promises or
guarantees that any particular number, character, ticket or certificate
shall, in any event or on the happening of any contingency in the nature
of a lottery, entitle the purchaser or holder to receive money, property
or evidence of debt, he shall be subject to indictment, and upon convic-
tion, he shall in the discretion of the court be fined a sum not exceeding: