462 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. [ART. 27

nizance for the appearance of the party charged is returned at the
time prescribed for the appearance in such court of the person so
charged. This section not to apply to Allegany county.

The act of 1878, chapter 415, section 10, "conferring jurisdiction upon
magistrates to try vagrants and habitually disorderly persons and commit
them to the House of Correction," held valid. State v. Glenn, 54 Md. 572.
And see Baum v. Warden. 110 Md. 5S3 (involving also section 632 of the
Baltimore City Charter).

1904, art. 27, sec. 427. 1894, ch. 481, sec. 276A.

480. The officers and board of directors of the Friendly Inn of
Baltimore City, and the officers and directors and managers of any
other charitable corporation heretofore formed, or which may be here-
after formed, under either the general incorporation law of this State
or by special act, for the charitable purpose, in whole or in part, of
supplying food and lodging to the needy without demanding or receiv-
ing compensation in money therefor, may, and the said officers, direct-
ors and managers are hereby authorized and empowered to require any
person applying to them for, and receiving from them, either food or
lodging in any house, home or building maintained by the said chari-
table corporation, to perform within twenty-four hours thereafter a
reasonable amount of labor in return therefor, provided that the per-
formance of such labor be accepted by such person as a condition upon
which said food or lodging is given and received; and if any person
refuses or neglects, when so required, to perform such labor suited to
his age, strength and capacity, in return for the food or lodging
so asked for and received by him, within the time above specified, he
shall be deemed a vagrant and be punishable as such.

Wages—Payment of by Certain Corporations.

Ibid. sec. 428. 1902, ch. 589. 1904, ch. 93, sees. 1 and 2.

481. From and after a period of one month subsequent to the first
day of April, in the year 1904, every association or corporation doing
business in the State of Maryland employing wage-workers, whether
skilled or ordinary laborers, engaged in manual or clerical work, in the
business of mining, manufacturing, operating a steam or electric rail-
road, street railway, telegraph, telephone or express company, shall
make payment in lawful money of the United States semi-monthly to
said employes, laborers and wage-workers, or to their authorized agents,
at their respective places of employment, at intervals of not more than
rsixteen days and not more than fourteen days.* In case any of said
corporations or associations, doing business as aforesaid, or any of their
officers, shall refuse to make payment at the times above set forth, to
their wage-workers, laborers or other employees the wages due them,
or any of them, said association, corporation or officer so refusing shall

*This line is just as it appears in the official copy of the acts.