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for not less than two years nor more than four years, or to a fine of not less
than five hundred nor more than two thousand dollars, in the discretion of
the court.

Trees, etc.—Destruction of.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 525. 1918, ch. 179.

614. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, take, cut, break,
injure or destroy any tree, shrub, vine, flower, moss or turf from the land
or premises of another, or shall cut, or attempt to cut, burn or attempt to
burn, girdle, or attempt to girdle, or otherwise damage or destroy, or
attempt to damage or destroy, any standing or growing timber or trees
thereon without the written consent first had and obtained of the owner
thereof, or under the personal direction of such owner, and any violation
of this Section shall constitute a misdemeanor and any person convicted
thereof before a Justice of the Peace or other court of proper jurisdiction
shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five dollars or more than
twenty-five dollars, or by imprisonment of not less than thirty or more than
ninety days, or both, provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall
apply to the trimming of trees under the supervision of the State Board of
Forestry.

Offense under this section. See notes to sec. 387. Stansbury v. Luttrell, 152 Md. 561.

Vagrants and Tramps.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 527. 1912, sec. 476. 1904, sec. 423. 1888, sec. 273. 1876, ch. 392,

1882, ch. 480.

615. Any person having in his care, custody or control any child under
the age of sixteen years, whether as parent, guardian, relative, employer
or otherwise, who shall sell, apprentice or give away, let out or otherwise
dispose of any such child to any person under any name, title or pretense
whatever, and any person, whether as parent, guardian, relative, em-
ployer or otherwise, who shall take, receive, hire, employ, use or have in
custody any such child for the vocation, use, occupation, calling, service
or purpose of singing, playing on musical instruments, rope walking, danc-
ing, peddling, begging or any mendicant or wandering business whatsoever
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
before any competent tribunal to which such person may be committed for
trial shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than two hundred and fifty
dollars, or be imprisoned in a county jail for not less than thirty days nor
more than a year, or suffer both such fine and imprisonment in the discre-
tion of the said tribunal; one-half of all fines so imposed to be paid to the
informer.

For abolition of informer's fees, see art. 38, sec. 3.

As to rogues and vagabonds, see sec. 559.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 528. 1912, sec. 477. 1904, sec. 424. 1888, sec. 274. 1882, ch. 480.

616. If on examination before any court or justice of the peace it shall
be proved that any child was engaged in any business or vocation, desig-
nated or mentioned in the preceding section, such child shall be deemed a
vagrant and committed to any reformatory institution to which vagrant
minors may be committed under the laws of this State.