980 ARTICLE 27.

An. Code, sec. 27. 1906, ch. 782.

30. Any person or persons who shall remove, break or otherwise destroy
or mutilate any monument or monuments marking any boundary line
between the State of Maryland and any adjacent State, or between any
counties of the State of Maryland, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof in any court having criminal jurisdiction in any
county on a boundary line of which such monument shall have been situated
when so removed, broken, destroyed or mutilated, shall be fined not more
than fifty dollars for each and every offense.

Any person or persons who shall remove, destroy or mutilate any tem-
porary stakes or marks placed upon any of the boundary lines specified in
the preceding paragraph of this section, for the temporary establishment of
such lines, or any of them, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof in any Court having criminal jurisdiction in any county on
a boundary line of which such temporary stake shall have been situate
when so removed, destroyed or mutilated, shall be fined not more than
twenty-five dollars for each and every offense.

Any person or persons who shall have in his or their possession any
monument heretofore placed or prepared to be placed upon any of the
boundary lines mentioned in the first paragraph of this section, shall upon
demand being made for the same by the superintendent of the geological
survey for the time being appointed by the commission, established by the
Act of the General Assembly passed at its session of the year 1896 and
known as Chapter 51 thereof, or by any person by him duly authorized,
surrender and deliver the same to the said superintendent, or to his said
representative; and upon failure of any such person on demand so to sur-
render and deliver,such monument as hereinbefore required, such person
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof in any court
having criminal jurisdiction in the county in which such person shall have
such monument in his possession, shall be fined not more than one hundred
dollars for each and every offense.

All fines collected under any portion of this section shall be paid into the
common school fund of the county in which such fine shall be imposed.

Bribery.

An. Code, sec. 28. 1904, sec. 26. 1888, sec. 23. 1809, ch. 138, sec. 8. 1868, ch. 369.

1882, ch. 142.

31. If any person shall bribe or attempt to bribe any executive officer
of the State of Maryland, any judge, justice of the peace or other judicial
officer of this State, any member or officer of the general assembly of Mary-
land, or any member or officer of any municipal corporation of this State, or
any executive officer of such corporation, in order to influence any such
officer or person in the performance of any of his official duties; and if the
governor or other executive officer of this State, any judge, justice of the
peace or other judicial officer of this State, any member of the general
assembly of Maryland or officer thereof, or any member or officer of any
municipal corporation, or mayor or other executive officer thereof in this
State shall demand or receive any bribe, fee, reward or testimonial for the