HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 853
CHAPTER 435.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1924 Edition), title "Crimes and Pun-
ishments", sub-title "Lotteries", said new section to be
known as Section 3501/", and to follow immediately after
Section 350 of said Article, to compel all persons when so
ordered to testify in behalf of the State concerning any
lotteries, even though such testimony be self -incriminating,
but exempting from prosecution, trial and punishment all
such persons so testifying.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1924 Edition), title
"Crimes and Punishments", sub-title "Lotteries", said new sec-
tion to be known as Section 350%, to follow immediately
after Section 350 of said Article, and to read as follows:

No person shall refuse to testify concerning any
lotteries because his testimony would implicate himself and
he shall be a competent witness and compellable to testify
against any person or persons who may have committed any
of the offenses set forth under the sub-title "Lotteries" of this
Article, provided that any person so "compelled to testify in
behalf of the State in any such case shall be exempt from
prosecution, trial and punishment for any and all such crimes
and offenses of which such person so testifying may have been
guilty of a participant therein and about which he was so com-
pelled to testify.

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

Approved May 18, 1937.

CHAPTER 436.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 179D
of Chapter 153 of the Acts of the General Assembly, Extra-
ordinary Session, 1936, relating to Justice of the Peace and
Constables.

(Vetoed. )