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one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for a period not exceeding one year,
or he may be both fined and imprisoned.

A party who informs the police authorities of a violation of the law and
in consequence of such information, arrests are made, followed by convic-
viction and payment of the fine, was entitled to his one-half of the fines
under this section as it stood prior to the act of 1894, ch. 310. It is not
necessary that such party be a witness or a competent witness in the case.
Sanner v. Gisriel, 85 Md. 525.

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

See notes to section 302.

1904, art. 27, sec. 282. 1888, art. 27, sec. 177. 1860, art. 30, sec. 112. 1860, ch. 388

sec. 4. 1894, ch. 310.

307. The owner of any house or office who shall permit the same to
be used as a place for selling lottery tickets, or any of the things in the
nature thereof mentioned in the preceding section shall be liable to
indictment, and upon conviction shall, in the discretion of the court, be
fined a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, or shall be imprisoned
for a period not exceeding one year, or shall be both fined and im-
prisoned ; and any person who shall know that his house or office is used
for such purpose shall be considered as permitting the same.
See notes to section 302.

Ibid. sec. 283. 1888, art. 27, sec. 178. 1860. art, 30, sec. 113. 1860, ch. 388,
sec. 5. 1894, ch. 310.

308. If any person shall bring into this State any lottery ticket,
policy, certificate or anything by which the vendor or other person prom-
ises or guarantees that any particular number, character, ticket or cer-
tificate 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, or if any person shall have in his posses-
sion in this State any book, list, slip or record of the numbers drawn in
any lottery, whether in this State or elsewhere, or any book, list, slip
or record of any lottery ticket, or anything in the nature thereof men-
tioned in this section, or of any money received or to be received from,
or for the sale of any such lottery ticket or thing in the nature thereof
as aforesaid he shall be liable to indictment, and upon conviction shall
in the discretion of the court be fined any sum not exceeding one thou-
sand dollars, or shall be imprisoned for a period not exceeding one year,
or shall be both fined and imprisoned; provided, however, that this
section shall not apply to any person who may have possession of any
of the articles herein mentioned, for the purpose of procuring or fur-
nishing evidence of violations of any of the provisions of law relating to
lotteries.

That the traverser did not know that the tickets in his possession were
lottery tickets, or that the law prohibited them, is no defense to an indict-
ment under this section; indictment sustained. This section is constitu-
tional and valid. Ford v. State, 85 Md. 473.