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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Chapter 434.

AN ACT to prohibit the sale of " Deadly Weapons

to Minors."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That it shall be unlawful for any

Cartridge toy
pistol.

person or persons within the State of Maryland to

manufacture or to sell, barter or give away the car-

tridge toy pistol to any one whomsoever.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That it shall be unlawful

for any person, be he or she licensed dealer or not,

to sell, barter or give away any firearm whatsoever

or other deadly weapons, except shot gun, fowling

pieces and rifles, to any person who is a minor under

Prohibiting

the age of twenty -one years. Any person or persons

selling to mi-

violating any of the provisions of this act shall, on

nors.

conviction thereof, pay a fine of not less than fifty nor

more than two hundred dollars, together with the

cost of prosecution, and upon failure to pay said fine

and cost, be committed to jail and confined therein

until such fine and costs are paid, or for the period

of sixty days, whichever shall first occur.

SEC. 3. And be it enaeted, That this act shall take

Effective.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved May 3, 188S.

Chapter 435.

AN ACT to authorize the Commissioners of Tal-

bot county to open water courses through pri-

vate property in said county to secure the

proper drainage of the public roads therein.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That whenever any supervisor or con-

tractor of the public roads in Talbot county shall

Open water

find it necessary to open a water course through

course.

private property in said county, to secure the pro-

per drainage of any public road therein, he shall

forthwith so inform the County Commissioners of

Talbot county, and if the owner or owners of said