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the result of any trotting race or running race of horses, or

race of any kind, or cocking main or any base ball match,

Pool sell-

or contest of any kind, or to establish, keep, rent, or use. or

ing, bet-
ing, book-

knowingly suffer to be used or occupied, any house, build-

making

&c.

ing or portion of a building, vessel or place on land or water

for the purpose of making or selling therein any book or pool,

or otherwise betting or gambling, or of permitting gambling

or betting therein or thereon upon the result of any trotting

race or running race of horses, or race of any kind or cock-

ing main, or any base ball match or on any election or con-

test of any kind, provided, however, that nothing in this

section shall prevent pool-making, book-making or betting

Proviso.

on horse races held on the ground of any agriculture asso-

ciation in said counties, upon which races are or may be

held on not more than fifteen days in any one calendar year

during the days on which the "Fairs " of such association

shall actually be held or upon any race course or driving

park in said county upon which races are or may be held on

not more than fifteen days in any one calendar year, on the

horse races there held and on the days of such horse races ;

any person violating any of the provisions of this section

shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-

viction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding five

hundred dollars, one-half to go to the informer ; or imprison-

ment in jail for a period of not less than six months nor

more than one year.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this act shall

take effect from the date of its passage.

Effective

Approved April 7th, 1892.

CHAPTER 387.

AN ACT to add new sections to article 23 of the Code of

Public General Laws, title " Corporations," sub-title

"Telegraph Companies," to come in after section 232,

and to be designated sections 232 A, 232 B, 232 C, 232 D,

and 232 E, to regulate the rental and use of telephones in

the cities, towns and villages in the State of Maryland.

SECTION 1. Se it enacted by the General Assembly of

New

Maryland, That the following new sections be added to

sections.

article 23 of the Code of Public General Laws, title

" Corporations," sub-title "Telegraph Companies," to come

in after section two hundred and thirty-two and to be

designated as sections "two hundred and thirty-two A,