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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

collected by an action of debt before a justice of the

peace of said county, in the name of either of the

said sanitary officers, for the use of the County

Commissioners of Baltimore county. The said

county commissioners shall expend money collected

therefrom to the payment of the expenses of said

sanitary officers.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if any person

Not to ob-

shall knowingly obstruct or resist either of the said

struct or resist

sanitary officers in the execution of the power to

them given, or in the performance of the duties en-

joined on them by this act, such person shall be

deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor; and, upon

indictment and conviction in the Circuit Court for

Baltimore county, shall be fined not less than fifty

dollars or more than three hundred dollars, or im-

prisoned, at the discretion of the court, for not less

than one month nor more than sixty days.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That it shall be the

duty of the police officers of Baltimore county to

Police to ex-

execute all orders of either of the said sanitary of-

ecute orders

ficers, so far as they may relate to the sanitary con-

dition of Woodberry and vicinity, Towsontown and

vicinity, Waverly and vicinity.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That in case of any

epidemic, contagious or infectious diseases, the coun-

Infections
diseases.

ty commissioners shall be empowered to send one or

all of said sanitary officers to that locality where

said epidemic exists, for which services they shall

receive no further compensation.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That all necessary ex-

penses incurred by either of said sanitary officers

Expenses-
how paid.

under the direction of the county commissioners as

aforesaid, in the discharge of their duty, shall be

paid by the Commissioners of Baltimore county.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

Effective.

effect from its passage.

Approved March 30, 1882.