WILLIAM T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 695
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cise for the time being, the same powers and authority
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as the several constables in this State now have as
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conservators of the peace.
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SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be un-
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lawful for any person or persons to stop his, her or
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their teams, horses, cattle, or any other animal, car-
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riage, cart, wagon or any other vehicle, in any pub-
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lic or private road, or any other place within the
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distance of one half mile beyond and surrounding the
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grounds belonging to or controlled by the said asso-
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When unlaw-
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ciation, during any fair or exhibition carried on and
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ful.
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conducted under the auspices of the said association,
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any longer time than is absolutely necessary in the
transaction of the legitimate business of him, her
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or them, then and there so stopping; and it shall
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also be unlawful for any person or persons to violate
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any of the provisions of this act or any of the by-
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laws, rules and regulations of the said association,
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not inconsistent with the laws of this State.
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SEC. 4. And be it enacted. That any person or
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persons who shall knowingly and wilfully violate
any of the provisions of this act, or any of the by-
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laws, rules and regulations of the association, not in-
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consistent with the laws of this State, shall be deem-
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ed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
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thereof before any justice of the peace of Wicomico
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county, after a fair and impartial trial according to
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law, each and every person so convicted shall be
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fined by the said justice of the peace a sum of mo-
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ney not lesss than one dollar nor more than five
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Fine for vio-
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dollars for the first offence, and not less than five
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dollars nor more than twenty dollars for each and
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every offence committed thereafter ; and upon the
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default or failure of any person or persons to pay
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any fine or fines imposed in accordance with the pro-
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visions of this act, together with all the costs attend-
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ing their arrest and conviction, the said justice of
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the peace before whom the same may be tried, shall
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immediately commit the said person or persons so
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failing to pay, to be confined in the jail of said
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county until the said fines and costs are paid.
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SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That all fines imposed
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and collected under and in accordance with the pro-
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