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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 112.

AN ACT to prohibit reckless shooting along the public roads of

Dorchester county.

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

That any person or persons who shall recklessly, wantonly, or for

mere amusement, shoot any pistol, shot-gun or other fire-arm

Misdemea-
nor.

along any public road or highway, or on the streets of any town
or Tillage in Dorchester county, thereby causing injury to person,
stock or vehicle, or to the annoyance, worry or disturbance of any
person or persons, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon

conviction thereof before a justice of the peace, shall at the dis-

cretion of the said justice of the peace, be subject to a fine of not

less than five dollars and costs for each offense, the fine to be

doubled in every instance if the offense be committed in the

night or on Sunday, the offender to be committed to the county

jail until such fines and costs are paid, or until discharged by

due process of law.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of sec-

tion one of this act are not intended to apply to any sportsmen

Sportsmen

engaged in shooting game of any kind where it is now lawful to

shoot game in Dorchester county, unless the shooting results in

injury to person, stock or vehicle.

Effective,

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

the date of its passage.

Approved March 14, 1890.

CHAPTER 113.

AN ACT to repeal section two, of the acts of eighteen hundred

and eighty-eight, chapter ninety-six, relating to public roads

in Somerset county, and to re-enact the same so as to read as

follows :

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

That section two, of the acts of eighteen hundred and eighty-

Repeal.

eight, chapter ninety-six, relating to public roads in Somerset
county, be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted so as

to read as follows:

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the county commissioners of

Somerset county shall appoint for each of the election districts

of the said county, supervisors to such a number as not to give to

each of such supervisors so appointed, an extent of road less than