ELIHU B. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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CHAPTER 273.

AN ACT to amend the Code of Public Local Laws, article seven-

teen, title " Prince George's county," by adding thereto a new

section, to be designated "290 A," under the sub-title "Sab-

bath Breaking."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted ly the General Assembly of Maryland,

That article seventeen, of the Code of Public Local Laws, title

To add

"Prince George's county," be amended, by adding thereto a new

sub-title " Sabbath Breaking," and thereunder a new section to be

designated " 290 A," so as to read as follows :

SABBATH BREAKING.

290 A. No person whatsoever shall hunt with dog or gun on the

Lord's day, commonly called "Sunday," nor shall profane the

Lord's day by gunning, hunting, fowling, or by shooting or ex-

ploding any gun, pistol or firearm of any kind, or by any other un-

Unlawful.

lawful recreation or pastime, and any person violating the pro-

visions of this section shall, for every such Offense, upon convic-

tion before any justice of the peace for the county, forfeit the gun,

pistol or other firearm used in such violation, and be fined not less

than five dollars, nor more than thirty dollars, one-half such to go

to the person causing the prosecution to be instituted, the other

half to the school fund of the county, and upon failure or re-

fusal to pay such fine, and the costs of prosecution, shall be com-

mitted to the jail of said county, and confined therein until said

fine and costs are paid, not exceeding in any case a period of twenty

Fine.

days; provided, that any person so convicted shall have the right

of appeal to the circuit court of said county, as in other causes,

wherein said justices of the peace have final jurisdiction.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

Effective.

the day of its passage.

Approved April 3, 1890.

CHAPTER 274.

AN ACT to incorporate the Washington and Laurel traction com-

pany.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

That Charles A. Wells, Charles White, Charles H. Stanley, Edward

Phelps, Charles E. Coffin and Robert V. Hall, of Prince George's

county, State of Maryland, Theophilus Tunis and H. Clay Tunis,

Body cor-
porate.

of Baltimore, State of Maryland, and Charles White, junior, and

Robert H. Gunnell, of Washington, District of Columbia, and

their successors and assigns are hereby created a body corporate