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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

imposed in this and the preceding section to be paid

by the sheriif to the actual informer, under order of

the court, and the other half to be paid over to the

proper authorities for the support of the public

schools of the said county ; and it shall be the duty

of the said clerk of court to inform the grand jury

of any previous conviction or convictions of any per-

son or persons so offending, upon request of the

grand jury of said county ; and the said grand jury
shall endorse upon or make it a part of their pre-

sentment and indictment by them found, the number

of times, if any, that the person or persons presented
and indicted by them shall have been previously con-

victed of a violation of this law.

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SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the judges of the

charge of

Circuit Court for said county shall give this, act in

Grand Jury.

charge to the Grand Jury of said county at .every

jury term of said Circuit Court.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall

Not effect

effect no change in the existing status of law in any

change.

district of said county until and unless a change be

made as provided in the other sections of this act.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
of the judges, or any one thereof, of the Circuit

Duty of Cir-
cuit Court
Judges.

Court for said county, upon the written petition of
at least one-fourth in number of the registered

voters of the number of votes cast at the next

preceding general election in any election district

of said county, presented to such judge or judges at

any time after any general election in this State, and

prior to the first day of August preceding the

next congressional election following thereon, un-

less a counter petition from said district, larger in

numbers than the first, is presented to said judge or

judges before the first day of September following,

in which event said judge or judges shall either take

no action on the first petition, or countermand what

action has been taken, as the case may require, to

pass an order within thirty days after the filing of

File petition.

said petition with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for

said county, directing the said clerk to proclaim no-

tice of a new election, to be held at the next con-

gressional election in any such election district, to

determine whether or not spirituous or fermented