ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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Chapter 119.

AN ACT to repeal chapter four hundred and thirty-

four of the acts passed at the January session, eigh-

teen hundred and eighty-two, and to re-enact the

same with amendments, relating to Fines and For-

feitures.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That chapter four hundred and thirty-

four of the acts of the general assembly, passed at the

January session, eighteen hundred and eighty-two,

entitled "An act to repeal section two hundred and

Repealed and

thirty-three of article four of the Public Local Laws

re-enacted.

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

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

with amendments, be and the same is hereby repealed

and re-enacted so as to read as follows :

SEC. 233. The sheriff of Baltimore city shall, on or

before the first day of December, in each year, divide

equally all fines imposed by the criminal court of

Sheriff to equal-

Baltimore city on persons convicted of keeping houses

ly divide fines.

of ill-fame, among such incorporated dispensaries of

said city as shall comply with provisions of sub-section

A of this act.

SUB-SEC. A. Such fines shall be divided equally

among those incorporated dispensaries which shall,

within ten days after the tenth of November in said

year, file in the office of the sheriff of Baltimore city

How obtain-

separate reports, the truth of each of which shall be

able.

sworn to by one of the officers of the dispensary filing

the same, before any officer of the State of Maryland

authorized by law to administer oaths, showing that

in the year preceding such tenth day of November,

the said dispensary had under its charge more than two

thousand separate persons as patients, and that said

dispensary was open for the treatment of disease two

Hours open

hours daily, and the free distribution of medicines to

daily.

the poor six hours daily during the months of Novem-

ber, December, January, February, March and April,

and eight hours daily during the remaining months,

and two continuous hours on each Sunday in said

year.

SUB-SEC. B. In case said fines shall not be claimed

Disposition in

by any such dispensary in the manner specified in this

case of failure
to comply.