156 CHIMBS AND PUNISHMENTS. [ART. 27

1892, ch. 340.

46 v. The justice of the peace before whom any party accused
shall be brought for his action under the provision of section*

46 B to 46 F, shall before proceeding to try and determine the
case, make known to such party his right to a trial before the
court having criminal jurisdiction, as aforesaid, and shall obtain
from such party a written waiver of said right, signed by such
party, to be filed among the proceedings in the case and to be
noted on the docket of said justice.

1894, ch. 142..

46 G. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to shoot
or otherwise kill or maim any Antwerp or homing pigeon, com-
monly called and known by the name of "carrier pigeon" either
while in flight or at rest.

Ibid.

46 H. Any person violating the provisions of the preceding
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction,
shall for every such offense pay a fine not exceeding ten dollars.

Ibid.

46 I. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to
entrap, catch or detain any Antwerp or homing pigeon, commonly
called and known by the name of "carrier pigeon; " provided,
however, that such pigeon shall at the time have the name of the
owner stamped upon its wing or tail, or having a band with the
owner's initial, name or number on its leg; and any person or
persons violating the provisions of this section shall be liable to
the same penalty as that prescribed in the preceding section.

Desertion of Wife or Child.

1896, ch. 73.

47 A. Any person who shall without just cause desert or wil-
fully neglect to provide for the support and maintenance of his
wife and minor child, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and, upon indictment and conviction in any court of the State
having criminal jurisdiction, shall be fined not more than one
hundred dollars or be imprisoned in the Maryland House of Cor-