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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 434.

AN ACT to repeal section two hundred and thirty-

three of article four of the Public Local Laws of

Maryland, entitled " City of Baltimore," sub-title

"Fines and Forfeitures," and to re-enact the same

with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That section two hundred and

thirty-three of article four of the Public Local Laws

Repealed and
re-enacted.

of Maryland, entitled " City of Baltimore," sub-

title " Fines and Forfeitures," be and the same is

hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read as

follows :

SECTION 333. The sheriff of Baltimore city shall,

immediately after the tenth day of November in

each year, divide equally all fines imposed by the

Equally di-
vide fines.

Criminal Court of said city on persons convicted of

keeping houses of ill-fame among such incorporated

dispensaries of said city as shall comply with the

provisions of sub-section A of this act.

SUB-SECTION A. Such fines shall be divided

equally among those incorporated dispensaries which

shall, on or before such tenth day of November, file

with said sheriff separate reports, the truth of each

of which shall be sworn to by one of the officers of

the dispensary presenting the same before any offi-

cer of the State of Maryland authorized by law to

administer oaths, showing that in the year pre-

ceding such tenth day of November the said dispen-

Manner of
dividing.

sary had under its charge at least twenty-five hun-

dred separate persons as patients; and that said

dispensary was open for the treatment of disease

two hours daily, and free distribution of medicines

to the poor for at least six hours daily, except Sun-

day, during the months of November, December,

January, February, March and April in said

year, and during the remaining months, and two

continuous hours on each Sunday in the said year.

SUB-SECTION B. In case said "fines shall not be

claimed by any such dispensary in the manner spe-

Who paid by.

cified in this act, then said fines shall be paid by the

said sheriff to the Mayor and City Council of Balti-

more; and the said sheriff's official bond shall be