ART. 27] DISTURBING RELIGIOUS MEETINGS—RIVERS. 901

property has been condemned in his absence may appear at
any time before the sale of the property and have the case
tried as if he had appeared at the return of the warrant.

1888, art. 27, sec. 237. 1860, art. 30, sec 166. 1824, ch. 53, sec. 3.

374. The provisions of the two preceding sections shall not
apply to any licensed tavern-keeper, merchant, shop-keeper,
farmer or other person, in the usual and lawful transaction of
his ordinary business in the usual place of transacting such
business, or to any person having permission in writing from
the supervisor of such meeting to sell such articles as may be
named in such permission.

Ibid. sec. 238 1860, art. 30, sec. 167. 1824, ch. 63, sec. 5.
1827, ch. 29, sec. 2 1849, ch. 195. 1882, ch. 116.

376. Whosoever shall wilfully interrupt or disturb any
religious congregation, society or meeting, by blowing horns,
exploding firearms, horse-racing, noisy, riotous or disorderly
conduct or conversation shall, on conviction before a justice of
the peace in the county wherein such offense shall be com-
mitted, be fined not less than one dollar nor more than twenty
dollars, and be committed to jail until the fine and costs are
paid.

Ibid. sec. 239. 1860, art 30, sec. 168. 1824, ch 53, sec. 2. 1849, ch. 195.

376. All fines imposed and collected under this sub-title for
disturbing religious meetings shall be paid to the county, and
nothing in the four preceding sections shall prevent the courts
of record from exercising their common law jurisdiction in all
cases for disturbing public worship. And the party convicted
under any of the preceding sections relating to religious meet-
ings 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.

Rivers.

Ibid. sec. 240. 1860, art. 30, see. 170. 1734, ch. 16, sec. 2 1747, ch. 13.
1774, ch 18. 1870, ch. 44. 1872, ch. 58

377. If any ballast, ashes, filth, earth, soil, oysters or
oyster shells be taken, unladen or cast out of any ship, steam-
boat, scow, pungy or other vessel on any pretense whatever in
Chesapeake bay above "Sandy Point" or in the waters of