CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS 1265

An. Code, 1924, sec. 496. 1912, sec. 448. 1904, sec. 396. 1896, ch. 396, sec. 257B.

585. Every person who shall verbally threaten to accuse any person
of any crime of an indictable nature under the laws of this State, or of any-
thing, which, if true, would bring such person into contempt or disrepute,
or to do any injury to the person or property of anyone, with a view to
extort or gain any money, goods or chattels or any other valuable thing shall
be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be punished by impris-
onment in the penitentiary for not less than two nor more than ten years.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 497. 1912, sec. 449. 1904, sec. 397. 1890, ch. 98.

586. Any person who with intent to extort money or procure other
profit shall falsely accuse or threaten to accuse another of any crime, or
of anything which if the accusation were true would tend to bring him into
contempt or disrepute, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable
by imprisonment in jail or the house of correction not exceeding two years.

Toy Balloons.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 498. 1912, sec. 450. 1914, ch. 62.

587. It shall be unlawful for any person within this State to sell, buy,
barter, trade, give away, have in possession, send up, or cause to ascend,
any toy balloon containing in or about it any fire, fuse, wick, lighted object,
or object intended to be lighted; this Section to have no application, how-
ever, to balloons in or with which one or more persons ascend. Any person
violating this Section shall on conviction thereof pay a fine of not more
than Two Hundred Dollars, together with the costs of prosecution, and
upon failure to pay said fine and costs shall be committed to jail and con-
fined therein until such fine and costs are paid or for the period of sixty
days, whichever shall first occur.

Toy Pistols.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 499. 1912, sec. 451. 1904, sec. 398. 1888, sec. 258. 1882, ch. 424, sec. 1.

588. It shall be unlawful for any person within this State to manu-
facture or to sell, barter or give away the cartridge toy pistol to any one
whomsoever. Any person violating this section shall on conviction thereof
pay a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars, together
with the costs of prosecution, and upon failure to pay said fine and costs
shall be committed to jail and confined therein until such fine and costs are
paid, or for the period of sixty days, whichever shall first occur.

Traction Engines.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 500. 1912, sec. 452. 1904, sec. 399. 1888, sec. 259. 1884, ch 170 sec 1

1906, ch. 474 1/2.

589. Every traction engine, when propelled by steam upon or over any
public road in this State shall be accompanied by at least two men, whose
duty it shall be to conduct the engine as to cause as little alarm as possible
to horses, or other draft animals, ridden, driven or led upon such road, and
to render at all times all reasonable assistance to persons so riding, driving
or leading horses, or other draft animals, upon such road.

This and the following section referred to in a negligence case growing out of frighten-
ing horses by a traction engine. Miller v. Addison, 96 Md. 733 (decided prior to act
of 1906, ch. 474 1/2).