890

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 672.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments section

68 of article 27 Code of Public General Laws, title

"Drunkenness and Disorderly Conduct."

SECTION 1. Se it enacted by the General Assembly of

Amend-

Maryland, That section 68 of article 27 of the Code of Public

ment.

General Laws be and the same is hereby repealed and

re-enacted was amendments to read as follows :

SEC. 68. Every person who shall be found drunk, or act-

ing in a disorderly manner, to the disturbance of the public

-Drunken-

peace, upon any public street or highway, in any city or

ness.

county in this State, or at any place of public worship or

public resort or amusement in any city or county of this State,

shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon

conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of one dollar and

costs and when such fine and costs are not paid the party

shall be committed for seven days for the first offense.

Where the party has been convicted for a second offense

within thirty days from date of conviction for the first

offense the party shall be subject to a fine of one dollar and

costs and when such fine and costs are not paid the party

shall be committed for twenty days. Where the party has

been convicted four times of this offense within a term of

sixty days he shall be subject to a fine of five dollars and

costs and when such fine and costs are not paid the party

shall be committed for a term of three months to the city

or county jail or to the house of correction such party to be

released at any time before the term of their imprisonment

expires upon the payment of their fine and costs. The justice

of the peace for the respective counties of this Sta,te shall

have concurrent jurisdiction over such offense with the Circuit

Courts of for their respective counties ; and justices of the

Not to

peace selected to sit at the respective station houses in the

apply.

city of Baltimore shall have concurrent jurisdiction over such

offense with the Criminal Court of Baltimore. This section

not to apply to Frederick nor Carroll County.

Approved April 7th, 1892.