WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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cist or druggist, in case of extreme illness, when delay

may be dangerous to the patient.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That all prosecutions
for violation of the provisions of this act, which are

Prosecutions-
how made.

hereby declared to be criminal offences, shall be by

presentment or indictment; and it is enacted that

the State's Attorney and justices of the peace, hav-

ing knowledge of any previous conviction of any

person accused of violating the provisions of this

act, in preparing warrants, presentments and indict-

ments, shall allege such previous conviction therein,

and it shall be the duty of the clerk of the Circuit

Court to furnish such information to the State's At-

torney and grand jury; but it shall not be necessary

to set forth particularly in any such presentment or

Former con-

, indictment the record of a former conviction, but it

viction.

shall be sufficient to allege briefly that said person,

company, corporation or association had been con-

victed of a violation of any particular provision of

this act. Any such indictment or proceeding may

be amended at any stage of the proceedings before

final judgment and as a matter of right.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That this act shall

Effective.

take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 30, 1882.

Chapter 113.

AN ACT to add additional sections to article three

of the Code of Public Local Laws, entitled "Bal-

timore county," sub-title " County Commission-

ers," and to establish and provide a Fire Depart-

ment in said county for the protection of property

therein.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That the County Commissioners

of Baltimore county be and they are hereby author-

Maintain fire

ized and required to provide, equip and maintain a

department.

fire department for the protection of property

against fire in such parts of said county as they, in

the exercise of their judgment and discretion, may