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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

unless the person for whom it is made is, in his

judgment, actually sick, or such liquor is required

as a medicine ; and any physician who shall, after

said first day of May, eighteen hundred and eighty-

one, make or sign any prescription for such liquor,

except as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of a vio-

lation of this act, and upon conviction thereof shall

be fined not less than fifty nor more than two hun-

dred dollars for the first offence, and not less than

two hundred nor more than three hundred dollars

Pines — how

for each subsequent offence, said fine to be paid to

disposed of.

the Board of Public School Commissioners of Wash-

ington county, for the use of the public schools, and

be committed to the county jail of the county until

such fine and costs are paid; nor shall anything

herein be construed to prohibit a sale by such phar-

maceutist or druggist in case of extreme illness, when

delays may be dangerous to the patient.

Approved April 14, 1880.

CHAPTER 340.

AN ACT to repeal section two hundred and thirteen

of article four of the Code of Public Local Laws,

title " City of Baltimore," sub-title " Elections,"

and to re-enact the same with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That section two hundred and thirteen

Repealed and

of article four of the Code of Public Local Laws,

re-enacted.

title " City of Baltimore," sub-title " Elections," be

and the same is hereby repealed, amended and re-

enacted so as to read as follows :

SEC. 213. Each of the said judges and clerks, as

soon as may be after his appointment, and before

Take oath

proceeding to act at any election, shall take the gen-

eral oath prescribed by the sixth section of the first

article of the constitution, and also the oath pre-

scribed by the thirty-fifth article of the Code of Pub-