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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 66.

AN ACT to amend article thirty of the Code of

Public General Laws of this State, title " Crimes

and Punishments," by adding thereto a certain

additional section relating to malicious injuries

to libraries, nnder the sub-title of " Destroying

Property Maliciously."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That article thirty of the Code

of Public General Laws of this State, title " Crimes

Additional

and Punishments," sub-title " Destroying Property

section.

Maliciously," be amended by adding thereto an ad-

ditional section relating to malicious injuries to

libraries.

SECTION .... Every person who shall feloniously

steal or take, or who shall maliciously mutilate,

injure or disfigure by writing, marking, cutting,

tearing or otherwise any book, map, picture, en-

Not to Injure
or disfigure

graving, manuscript or other property of any public
library or circulating library, or library belonging

looks.

to the State of Maryland, or to any city or public

body or incorporated institution, shall be guilty of

a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be

fined not more than one hundred dollars or impris-

onment for not more than three months, or in the

discretion of the court may be both fined and im-

prisoned as aforesaid.

Approved March 21, 1882.