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annum for the care and maintenance of the said, The Washington County
Free Library.*
See sec. 382.

1898, ch. 248, sec. 2. 1920, ch. 220, sec. 2. 1922, ch. 94, sec. 2.
166. For the purpose of carrying out the obligations which may be
incurred under the provisions of the foregoing section, the said County
Commissioners of Washington county are hereby authorized and directed,
in their discretion, to levy and collect annually in perpetuity,' on the
assessable property of said county, a sum of money sufficient to meet the
obligation to be incurred by the said County Commissioners of Washing-
ton county, under the provisions of the foregoing section.

COURT HOUSE.

1910, ch. 535, sec. 1 (p. 1174).

167. It shall be unlawful for any person to occupy any part of the
Court House in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, as a fixed or
labitual place for the conduct and transaction of any regular private pro-
fession, trade, occupation or line of business.

1910, ch. 535, sec. 2 (p. 1174).

168. The County Commissioners of Washington County shall not,
directly or indirectly, suffer or permit any person to occupy any part of
the Court House in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, as a fixed
or habitual place for the conduct and transaction of any regular private
profession, trade, occupation or line of business.

1910, ch. 535, sec. 3 (p. 1174).

169. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall suffer
and pay a fine, of not less than five dollars, nor more two hundred dollars,
and in default of payment of such fine to be imprisoned not less than ten
days and not more than sixty days.

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 22, sec. 120. 1880, ch. 129.

170. The provisions of sections 241 to 245 of article 4 of the public
local laws, title "City of Baltimore," relating to "Cruelty to Animals,"
shall apply to Washington county as fully as if repeated in this article.

Secs. 241-245 of Art. 4 repealed by oh. 496, 1902. Ch. 198, 1890, superseded said
sections. See Annotated Code, Art. 27, secs. 69-70, and State v. Falkenham, 73
Md. 465.

*Ch. 220, 1920, authorized the commissioners to levy $1,500 each year in addition
to the amount authorized by Act of 1898, and ch. 94, 1922, authorized the levy of
still another additional $1,500, making $4,500 in all.