874 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 439
CHAPTER 439.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1935 Supplement), title "Crimes and
Punishments", sub-title "Conspiracy", said new section to
be known as Section 43B, and to follow immediately after
Section 43A of said Article, to compel all persons when
so ordered to testify in behalf of the State concerning the
crime of conspiring to commit the offense of bribery, as set
forth in Section 31 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1935 Supplement) or of conspiring to commit
any of the offenses as set forth under the sub-title "Gaming"
of said Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1924
Edition) or of conspiring to commit any of the offenses as
set forth under sub-title "Lotteries" of said Article 27 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1924 Edition), even though
such testimony be self-incriminating, but exempting from
prosecution, trial and punishment all such persons so testi-
fying.

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 (1935 Supplement),
title "Crimes and Punishments", sub-title "Conspiracy", said
new section to be known as Section 43B, to follow immediately
after Section 43A of said Article, and to read as follows:

43B. No person shall refuse to testify concerning the crime
of conspiring to commit any of the offenses set forth in Section
31 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1935
Supplement), sub-title "Bribery", or set forth under the sub-
title "Gaming" of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1924 Edition) or set forth under the sub-title "Lotteries"
of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1924 Edi-
tion), and any person shall be a competent witness and com-
pellable to testify against any person or persons who may have
conspired to commit any of the aforesaid offenses, 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 or a participant
or a conspirator therein and about which he was so compelled
to testify.

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

Approved May 18, 1937.