WILLIAM T. HAMILTON. ESQUIRE. GOVERNOR. 37

	CHAPTER 24.
	AN ACT to amend section forty-two, sub-title
	" Drunkards," of article thirty of the Code of
	Public General Laws of this State, title " Crimes
	and Punishments," and to re-enact the same as
	amended under the sub-title of " Drunkenness."
	SECTION 1. Be it enacted ly the General Assem-
	bly of Maryland, That section forty-two of article	Amended
	thirty of the Code of Public General Laws of this	and re-enact-
	State, title " Crimes and Punishments," sub-title	ed.
	" Drunkards, " bo amended, and re-enacted as
	amended, under the sub-title "Drunkenness," so
	that the same as amended shall read as follows :
	42. Every person who shall be found drunk, or	Drunk or
	acting in a disorderly manner, to the disturbance of	disorderly
	the public peace, upon any public street or highway, in any city or county of this State, or at any place	persons.
	of public worship or public resort or amusement in
	any city or county of this State, shall be deemed to
	be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
	thereof shall be subject to a fine of one dollar and
	costs, and shall be committed until such fine and
	costs are paid, or until such offender is discharged
	by due course of law. The Justices of the Peace
	for the respective counties of this State shall have
	concurrent jurisdiction over such offence with the	Concurrent
	Circuit Courts for their respective counties; and	juiisdiction
	the Justices of the Peace selected to sit at the re-
	spective station-houses in the city of Baltimore shall
	have concurrent jurisdiction over such offence with
	the Criminal Court of Baltimore.
	SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall	Effective, and
	take effect from and after the date of its passage, and that all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with	inconsistent acts repealed.
	the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby
	repealed.
	Approved March 9, 1880.