ART. — .] MEDICAL FACULTY OP MARYLAND.

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passed in conformity with this act, and imposing a
penalty, must receive the approval of a majority of
the whole number of licensed members, constituting
the faculty of the district imposing said penalty.

13. All fines, penalties or forfeitures imposed by
this act. shall be recovered in the city of Baltimore
as fines, penalties or forfeitures imposed by the ordi-
nances of the city are recovered, and in each county,
as those imposed by the commissioners of the respec-

Ibid. B 13.
Fines and pen-
alties, how re-
covered.

tive counties are recovered; provided always, that
one-half shall be paid into the treasury of the faculty
of the district and the other half to the informer.

Proviso.

14. All money paid into the treasury of each dis-
trict faculty, accruing from fines, penalties or for-
feitures shall constitute separate funds, out of which
each district faculty shall publicly offer standing
rewards for the arrest and conviction of offenders
against this act.

Ibid. s. 14
How fines to be
applied.

15. It shall be the duty of the judges of the several
county courts of this state, and of the criminal court
of Baltimore city, to give this act in charge of the
grand juries of their respective courts.

Ibid s 15
Duty of judges

16. Every person who shall knowingly advertise,
print, publish, distribute or circulate, or knowingly
cause to be advertised, printed, published, distributed
or circulated, any pamphlet, printed paper, book,
newspaper, notice, advertisement or reference con-
taining words or language, giving or conveying any
notice, hint or reference to any person or to the name
of any person real or fictitious from whom or to any
place, house, shop or office where any poison, drug,
mixture, preparation, medicine or noxious thing, or
any instrument or means whatsoever, or any advice,
direction, information or knowledge may be obtained
for the purpose of causing the miscarriage or abor-
tion of any woman pregnant with child, shall be

Ibid. s. 16.
Advertising,
&c , means to
cause miscar-
riage or abor-
tion.

punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary at
hard labor for not less than three years, or by a fine
of not less than five hundred dollars, nor more than

Punishment.