ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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measured in the shell as required by law shall be even or struck

measure; and any person or persons engaged in the business of

buying or selling oysters in this State, who shall own or have in

his possession any instrument of measurement for oysters in the

shell which differs in size or description from the measures here-

inbefore mentioned, with intent to use the same for measuring

oysters shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished accord-

ingly by a court of competent jurisdiction; all tubs to be stamped

by the proper officer of the locality where such tubs are used; pro-

vided, that every offense which has been or shall have been wholly

or partly committed against the provision of the section herein

repealed and re-enacted before this enactment goes into opera-

tion, shall be dealt with, inquired into, tried, determined and

punished, and any penalty in respect to any such offense shall

be imposed or inflicted, and any fine shall be imposed, enforced

or recovered in the same manner as if the said laws had not been

repealed and re-enacted.

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

Effective

the date of its passage.

Approved April 3, 1890.

CHAPTER 385.

AN ACT to add additional sections to article fifteen, of the Code

(1888) of Public Local Laws, title "Kent county," sub-title

" Liquors and intoxicating drinks," prohibiting corporations

in Kent county, formed under the provisions of the general

laws of the State, for the creation and maintenance of educa-

tional, moral, scientific, literary, dramatic, musical, social, be-

nevolent or beneficial societies or associations, which shall sell,

give, furnish or dispense to the members thereof any spirituous

or fermented liquors or alcoholic bitters, or any intoxicating

drinks of any kind or description whatever, from admitting to

membership persons under twenty-one years of age, and also

persons not bona fide residents of Kent county, and to make

members of such corporations competent witnesses in certain

legal proceedings, and to provide penalties for the violation of

this act, to be known as "Sub-sections A and B."

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

That the following sections be added to article fifteen, of the

To add.

Code (1888) of the Public Local Laws, entitled "Kent county,"

sub-title " Liquors and intoxicating drinks," to be known as " Sub-

sections A and B."