876 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. [ART. 27

biting off the nose, ear or lip, or cutting or biting off or dis-
abling any limb or member of any person, of malice afore-
thought, with intention in so doing to mark or disfigure such,
person, shall be sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than
two nor more than ten years.

1888, art. 27, sec 189. 1860, art. 30, sec 122. 1853, ch. 99, sec. 1.

294. If any person shall unlawfully shoot at any person, or
shall in any manner unlawfully and maliciously attempt to dis-
charge any kind of loaded arms at any person, or shall unlaw-
fully and maliciously stab, cut or wound any person, or shall
assault or beat any person, with intent to maim, disfigure or
disable such person, or with intent to prevent the lawful appre-
hension or detainer of any party for any offense for which the
said party may be legally apprehended or detained, every such
offender, and every person counselling, aiding or abetting such
offender shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by con-
finement in the penitentiary for a period not less than eighteen
months nor more than ten years.

Manslaughter.

Ibid. sec. 190. 1860, art 30, sec. 123 1864. ch. 39.

295. Every person convicted of the crime of manslaughter
shall be sentenced to the penitentiary for not more than ten
years, or in the discretion of the court may be fined not more
than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in jail for not more
than two years, or be both fined and imprisoned in jail.

State v. Flanagan, 6 Md. 167. Weighorst v. State, 7 Md. 451. McDonald
v State, 45 Md. 90.

Marrying Unlawfully.*

Ibid, sec 191. 1860, art. 30, sec 124 1777, ch. 12, sec 2. 1785, ch. 35

296. If any person shall marry with any person within the
three degrees of direct lineal consanguinity, or within the first
degree of collateral consanguinity, each of the parties so marry-
ing, on conviction thereof, shall forfeit and pay fifteen hundred
dollars, or be banished the State forever.

Ibid sec. 192. 1860, art. 30, sec. 125. 1777, ch 12, see. 2. 1790, ch 20

297. If any person shall marry with any person related
within any other of the degrees of kindred or affinity prohib-
ited by the laws of this State, each of the parties so marrying
shall on conviction thereof forfeit and pay five hundred dollars.

*See article 62, title Marriages "