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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

such hospital or place, at the cost of the city or

county in which such case may occur; and any per-

son who wilfully disobeys or obstructs the execution

of such order shall be deemed guilty of a misde-

Fine for ob-
structing.

meanor, and shall be fined not less than fifty dollars

or more than two hundred dollars, or be imprisoned

in jail, in the discretion of a competent court, not

less than one month or more than six months.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That any person who,

while suffering from any dangerous infectious disor-

der, wilfully exposes himself or herself, without

proper precautions against spreading the said disor-

der in any street, public place, shop, inn or public

conveyance, or enters any public conveyance with-

out previously notifying the owner, conductor or

Not to wilfully

driver thereof that he is so suffering, or being in

expose.

charge of any person so suffering, so exposes such

sufferer, or gives, lends, sells, transmits or exposes,

without previous thorough disinfection, any bedding,

clothing, rags, or other things which have been ex-

posed to infection from any such disorder, shall be

liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dol-

lars, or imprisonment not exceeding twelve months,

or both, in the discretion of a competent court.

SEC 5. And be it enacted, That any person, parent

or guardian or other party who carelessly carry about

children or others affected with infectious diseases, or

who knowingly or wilfully introduce infectious per-

Not to attend

sons into other persons' houses, or permit children

school, &c.

under their care to attend any school, theatre,

church or any public place where they will be

brought in contact with others, shall be liable to a

penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars for each

and every such offence.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That every owner or

driver of a public conveyance shall immediately

provide for the disinfection of such conveyance, in a

Conveyances
to be disinfec-

manner to be approved by the local health authority,
after it has conveyed any one suffering from a dan-

ted.

gerous infectious disorder, or the corpse of any one

who has died from any such disorder, and if he fails

to do so he shall be liable to a penalty not exceed-

ing twenty-five dollars; but no such owner or driver

shall be required to convey any person so suffering

until he has been paid a sum sufficient to cover any