ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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contract for the construction of such bridge unless in their judg-

ment the public convenience shall so demand.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the costs of such construction

shall be borne equally by the two counties, and the said county

To borrow

commissioners of the said counties are hereby empowered to bor-

row such amount of money as may be necessary to meet the cost

of such construction and to pledge the credit of the said counties

to the payment of the same.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

Effective.

the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1890.

CHAPTER 448.

AN ACT to repeal section one, of article twenty-seven, of the

Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, title "Crimes and

Punishments," sub-title "Abduction," and to re-enact the same

with amendments.

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

That section one, of article twenty-seven, of the Code of Public

General Laws of Maryland, title "Crimes and Punishments, sub-

Repeal

title "Abduction," be and the same is hereby repealed and re-

enacted so as to read as follows :

SEC. 1. Any person who shall for purposes of prostitution,

fornication or concubinage, forcibly abduct from her home or

usual place of abode, or from the custody and control of her

parent or parents or guardian, any female under the age of eigh-

teen years, or be accessory thereto, or who shall for said purpose

persuade or entice from her usual place of abode, or from the

custody and control of her parent or parents or guardian, any

such female, or be accessory thereto, or shall knowingly secrete or

Abduction

harbor any such female so abducted, persuaded or enticed as

aforesaid, against the consent of her parent or parents or guar-

dian, or the person or persons who may have the temporary care,

custody or control of such female, or be accessory thereto, shall

upon conviction be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall

undergo imprisonment in the penitentiary, in the discretion of

the court, not exceeding the term of eight years; provided, that

nothing contained in this act shall apply to cases pending nor

to violations of the law which have heretofore occurred, but all

such cases and violations shall be prosecuted as if the law hereby

repealed were still in force.

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

Effective.

the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1890.