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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

from number eleven, three from number twelve and three from

number thirteen; and said names so drawn in Baltimore, Fred-

erick and Montgomery counties shall be recorded as hereinbefore

directed for the other counties; and thereupon the said judges

shall forthwith order a venire facias directed to the sheriff of said

counties, respectively, commanding them to summon as jurors to

attend at the next ensuing term of said courts the several persons

whose names may be drawn as aforesaid; if any such persons

whose names are so drawn and embraced in said venire facias

Drawing

should be dead, sick or otherwise unable to attend, or should be

absent and therefore not be found, it shall be the duty of said

sheriff forthwith to return the fact of such death, disability or

absence, and the said judges shall thereupon cause to be drawn

from said box in the manner hereinbefore directed, other names

in the place and stead of the original who may be dead, disabled

or absent, and shall cause the name or names of such person or

persons so as last aforesaid drawn to be inserted in the said venire

facias to be summoned as aforesaid, and it shall be the duty of

the sheriff to summon the persons named in said venire facias,

and make return thereof to the said court at the opening of its

session; this section shall not apply to Prince George's county,

nor to Dorchester, Wicomico or other counties as to which special

provision is made by the local law thereof.

Approved April 8, 1890.

CHAPTER 534.

AN ACT to prevent and punish the carrying of concealed weapons

on the person in Baltimore city by adding an additional section

to the Code of Public Local Laws, title "City of Baltimore,"

sub-title "Police," to be numbered "Seven hundred and forty-

two A."

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

To add

That a new section be added to the Code of Public Local Laws,

title "City of Baltimore," sub-title "Police," to be numbered

"seven hundred and forty-two A," and to read as follows :

742 A. Every person in said city of Baltimore not being a con-

servator of the peace entitled or required to carry such weapons

Concealed

as a part of his official equipment, who shall wear or carry any

weapons

pistol, dirk-knife, bowie-knife, slung-shot, billey, sand-club, metal

knuckles, razor or any other dangerous or deadly weapon of any

kind whatsoever, (pen-knives excepted,) concealed upon or about

his person; and every person who shall carry or wear such

weapons openly with the intent or purpose of injuring any person,