906 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. [ART. 27

the second, such person or persons, body politic or corporate
shall be fined on each occasion a sum at least double that
imposed upon him, her, them or it on the last preceding con-
viction; and if a natural person, shall be imprisoned not less
than thirty nor more than sixty days in the discretion of the
court; all fines to be imposed under this section shall be paid
to the State.

State v. Popp, 45 Md. 432.

Sodomy.

1888, art. 27, sec. 250. 1860, art. 30, sec. 201. 1793, ch. 57, sec. 10.
1809, cil. 138, sec. 4.

387. Every person convicted of the crime of sodomy shall
be sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than one year nor
more than ten years.

Davis v. State, 3 H. & J. 154.

Telegraphs—Injury to.

Ibid. sec. 251. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 134.

388. Any person who shall unlawfully and intentionally
injure, molest or destroy any of the lines, posts, piers or
abutments, or the materials or property connected with the
working of any telegraph lines, shall on conviction thereof be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished by a fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the
county or city jail not exceeding one year, or both, at the dis-
cretion of the court before which the conviction shall be had.

Telegraphs and Telephones.

Ibid. sec. 252. 868, ch. 471, sec. 135. 1900, ch. 610.

389. Any person connected with any telegraph or telephone
corporation, company or individuals operating said lines for
profit in this State, either as clerk, operator, messenger, or in
any other capacity, who shall wilfully divulge the contents or
nature of the contents of any private communication entrusted
to him for transmission or delivery, or who shall wilfully
refuse or neglect to transmit or deliver the same, shall, on
conviction before any court having criminal jurisdiction, be
adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall suffer imprison-
ment in the jail in the county or city where such conviction
shall be had for a term of not more than three months, or