202 BALTIMORE COUNTY. [ART. 3.

and be punished, after conviction under an indictment for suck
offence in the circuit court for said county; said court shall order
the person so convicted to be imprisoned in the county jail of
said county for not less than six months nor more than twelve
months; and it shall be the duty of the State's attorney of said
county to prosecute all persons so offending, or offending in any
manner aforesaid against any of the two succeeding sections, as
in case of all other crimes and misdemeanors.

1882, ch. 113.

93. Any person who shall wilfully injure, deface or destroy
any piece or part of any fire apparatus, or of its equipment or
appurtenances so provided, or shall in any manner wilfully
hinder, obstruct or impede the same, or those lawfully in charge
thereof, from freely passing along any street or highway what-
ever, in going to or from any fire, or upon any alarm of fire, shall,
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof in said
circuit court upon indictment, shall be punished by a fine of not
less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, in the
discretion of the court, or be imprisoned in the county jail not
more than ninety days; one-half of said fine to be paid to the
informer, and the other half to said commissioners, to be applied
by them to the expenses of said fire department.

Ibid.

94. As part of such fire department, the county commissioners
shall have power to provide a fire alarm telegraph in such dis-
tricts ; and any person without authority illegally intermeddling
therewith, by giving false alarms thereby, or in any manner in-
juring any such arrangements for telegraphing, shall also be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof by indict-
ment in said court, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail
for not less than six months nor more than two years; one-half
of said fine, when paid, to go to the informer, and the other half
as provided in the preceding section.
Ibid.

95. Nothing in the five preceding sections shall be construed
to prevent the county commissioners from effecting any necessary