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or instrument of any kind whatever; or from whom any
advice, direction, information or knowledge may be obtained
for the purpose of causing the miscarriage or abortion of any
woman pregnant with child, at any period of her pregnancy,
or shall knowingly sell or cause to be sold any medicine, or
who shall knowingly use or cause to be used any means what-
soever for that purpose, shall be punished by imprisonment in
the penitentiary for not less than three years, or by a fine of
not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars, or by both, in the discretion of the court; and in case
of fine being imposed, one-half thereof shall be paid to the
State of Maryland, and one-half to the school fund of the city
or county where the offense was committed; provided, how-
ever, that nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to
prohibit the supervision and management by a regular practi-
tioner of medicine of all cases of abortion occurring sponta-
neously, either as the result of accident, constitutional debility,
or any other natural cause, or the production of abortion by a
regular practitioner of medicine when, after consulting with
one or more respectable physicians he shall be satisfied that
the foetus is dead, or that no other method will secure the
safety of the mother.

Hayes v. State, 40 Md. 635. Lamb v. State, 67 Md. 524. Worthington v.
State, 92 Md. 240.

1888, art. 27, sec. 4. 1868, ch. 179, sec. 3.

4. It shall be the duty of the judges of the several circuit
courts of this State and of the criminal court of Baltimore to
give the preceding section in charge of the grand jury of their
respective courts at each term of said courts.

Adultery.

Ibid. sec. 5. 1860, ch. 30, sec 1. 1749, ch. 12. 1815, ch. 27, sec. 3

5. Any person who shall commit adultery shall upon con-
viction thereof in any of the circuit courts for the counties in
this State or the criminal court of Baltimore be fined ten
dollars.

Wagaman v. Byers, 17 Md 187.' Griffin v Moore, 43 Md. 252. Shafer
v Ahalt, 48 Md 173.

Arson and Burning.

Ibid. sec. 6. 1860, art. 30, sec. 2. 1809, ch. 138, sec. 5. 1904, ch. 267, sec. 6.

6. Every person convicted of the crime of arson, or as being
accessory thereto, shall, at the discretion of the court, suffer
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