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ART. 30.] CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS.
cuit; and in all criminal cases tried in the term time
of said courts, in which the accused has been allowed
to give bail by the court, but the session whereof ad-
journed or concluded before the accused procure bail,
it shall be the duty of the aforesaid court or courts, to
pass an order prior to adjournment, directing the clerk
of the said circuit court in the absence of all of the
judges from the court, in which the case may have
arisen, to take the bail previously fixed by the said
court, upon condition that the party offering to become
security shall swear or affirm, as the case may be, that
he is worth the amount of the bail in real or personal
estate, and further, the clerk must be satisfied of the
verity of said affidavit or affirmation.
In force and approved February 18, 1868.
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Bail in crimi-
nal cases.
Oath of secu-
rity.
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NOTE.—See under Public Local Lawn, Art. XXII, Wicomico county, 1868, c. 16 making
certain judgments of the courts for Somerset and Worcester counties, liens in Wicomico
county.
ARTICLE XXX.
Crimes and Punishments
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ABORTION.
1. Advertising, selling, using, Ac., means
to cause miscarriage or abortion: punish-
ment proviso regular practitioners.
2. Duty of judges.
BRIBERY.
17. Bribing executive officers, Judges,mem-
bers of legislature, &c... receiving bribes
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fine imprisonment disfranchised and dis-
qualified. competent witness . proviso.
DESTROYING PROPERTY MALICIOUSLY.
42. Trespass on land and injuring, &c ,
houses, &c fine, imprisonment, to what
counties applicable.
LARCENY.
100. Petty larceny . penalty.
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ABORTION.
1868, c. 179 repeals 1867, c. 185 [Sup. 156] and enacts the following in lieu thereof:
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SEC. 1. Any 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, news-
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1868, c 179. s. 2.
Advertising,
selling, using,
&c , menus to
cause miscar-
riage or abor-
tion.
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