ART. 72.] CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS, ETC.

conviction before any justice of the peace in the county wherein
such offence shall be committed, shall be fined not less than five nor

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more than twenty dollars, and be committed to jail until the fine
and costs are paid.

Punishment

123. All fines imposed and collected under this article for dis-
turbing religious meetings, shall be paid to the county; and noth-
ing in this article shall prevent the courts of record from exercising

Id. s 169
1824, c 53, s 2,
1849, c 195
Collection of
fines.

their common-law jurisdiction in all cases for disturbing public wor-
ship. And the party convicted under any of the preceding sections
relating to religious meetings, shall have the right to appeal to the
next Circuit Court for the county where the conviction is had, upon
giving bail for his appearance at court, and upon such appeal shall
be entitled to a trial by jury.

SABBATH-BREAKING.

Courts may
exercise
common-law
jurisdiction
Bight of appeal

124. No person whatsoever shall work or do any bodily labor
on the Lord's day, commonly called Sunday; and no person, having
children or servants, shall command, or wittingly or willingly suffer
any of them to do any manner of work or labor on the Lord's day
(works of necessity and charity always excepted), nor shall suffer
or permit any children or servants to profane the Lord's day by
gaming, fishing, fowling, hunting, or unlawful pastime or recreation ;
and every person transgressing this section, and being thereof con-

Art 30, d 178
1723, c 16,s 10
Subbath-break-

ing

2 Md 311 , 14
Md 191 , 29 Md
406, 409 , 45 Md.
432
2d Howard, 247.

victed before a single justice, shall forfeit five dollars, to be applied
to the use of the county.

Penalty.

123. No person in this State shall sell, dispose of, barter, or if
a dealer in any one or more of the articles of merchandise in this
section mentioned, shall give away on the Sabbath day, commonly
called Sunday, any tobacco, cigars, candy, soda or mineral waters,
spirituous or fermented liquors, cordials, lager beer, wine, cider, or
any other goods, wares, or merchandise whatsoever, and any person
violating any one of the provisions of this section shall be liable to
indictment in any court in this State having criminal jurisdiction,
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined a sum not less than
twenty nor more than fifty dollars, in the discretion of the court,
for the first offence, and if convicted a second time for violation of
this section, the person or persons so offending shall be fined a sum
not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, and be im-
prisoned for not less than ten nor more than thirty days, in the dis-
cretion of the court, and his, her, or their license, if any were issued,
shall be declared null and void by the judge of said court; and it
shall not be lawful for such person or persons to obtain .another
license for the period of twelve months from the time of such con-
viction, nor shall a license be obtained by any other person or per-
sons to carry on said business on the premises or elsewhere, if the
person so aforesaid convicted has any interest whatever therein, or
shall divide any profit whatever therefrom, and in case of being con-
victed more than twice for a violation of this section, such person

1866, c 66
Punishment for
selling, etc , on
Sunday
1 Md 369 ,
45 Md 432.
7 Gill 324.