16 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 13

to be known as Section 69-A, and to follow immediately
after Section 69 of said Article, making it a felony to
wilfully and maliciously interfere with, injure, destroy or
tamper with any horse used for the purpose of racing, breed-
ing or 'competitive exhibition of skill, breed or stamina, and
to provide the punishment for such crime.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That an additional Section be and the same is hereby
added to Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, title "Crimes and Punishments, " sub-title
"Cruelty to Animals, " said additional Section to be known as
Section 69-A, and to follow immediately after Section 69 of
said Article, and to read as follows:

69A. Every person who wilfully and maliciously interferes
with, injures, destroys or tampers with, or who wilfully sets
on foot, instigates, engages in or in any way furthers any act
by which any horse used for the purposes of racing, breeding or
competitive exhibition of skill, breed or stamina, is interfered
with, injured, destroyed or tampered with, or any act tending
to produce such interference, injury, destruction or tamper-
ing, whether such horse be the property of himself or another,
shall be deemed guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment
in the Maryland Penitentiary for a term of not less than one
year nor more than three years.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1937.

Approved May 18, 1937.

CHAPTER 12.

AN ACT to declare Evelyn C. Warren to be the adopted
daughter of Walter L. Price.

(Vetoed. )

CHAPTER 13.

AN ACT to declare John Warren to be the adopted son of
Walter L. Price.

(Vetoed. )