WILLIAM T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 35

	CHAPTER 22.
	AN ACT to amend article thirty of the Code of
	Public General Laws of this State, title " Crimes
	and Punishments," by adding thereto certain ad-
	ditional sections under the sub-title of " Disturb-
	ance of the Public Peace."
	SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
	bly of Maryland That article thirty of the Code of	Amended
	Public General Laws of this State, title " Crimes	and addition-
	and Punishments," be amended by adding thereto	al sections ad-
	the following additional sections, under the sub-title	ded.
	of " Disturbance of the Public Peace :"
	SECTION. Any person or persons who shall wilfully
	hinder or obstruct the free passage of persons pass-	Hinder or
	ing by or along any public street or highway, in any	obstruct free
	city or town of this State, or who shall wilfully dis-	passage.
	turb any neighborhood in such city or town by loud
	and unseemly noises, or shall profanely curse and
	swear, or use obscene language upon or near to any
	such street or highway, within the hearing of per-
	sons passing by or along such highway, shall upon
	conviction thereof be sentenced to a fine of not less	Fine and
	than one dollar, and to the costs of his or their prose-	costs.
	cution, or to such fine and costs and to imprison-
	ment in jail in the discretion of the court.
	SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take	Effective.
	effect from and after the date of its passage.
	Approved March 9, 1880.