ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 249

	Chapter 187.
	AN ACT to repeal section eight hundred and twenty-
	seven, Code of Public Local Laws, title " City of
	Baltimore, sub-title " Police," chapter one hundred
	and seventy-eight, of the acts of assembly passed
	January session, eighteen hundred and seventy-four,
	entitled " An act to repeal section eight hundred
	and twenty-seven, chapter four hundred and sev-
	enty-three, of the acts of assembly passed January
	session, eighteen hundred and seventy," entitled
	"An act to add an additional section to article four
	of the Code of Public Local Laws, title ' City of
	Baltimore,' sub-title 'Police,'" and be section eight.
	hundred and twenty-seven of said article, and to
	amend and re-enact the same as amended.
	SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
	of Maryland, That section eight hundred and twenty-
	seven of article four of the Code of Public Local Laws,
	" title " City of Baltimore," sub-title " Police," being	Repealed and
	chapter one hundred and seventy-eight of the acts	re-enacted.
	of assembly passed January session, eighteen hundred
	and seventy-four, be and the same is hereby repealed,
	amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows :
	827. Whenever any person shall be arrested in the
	city of Baltimore, charged with any crime or misde-
	meanor, or for being drunk or disorderly, or for any
	breach of the peace, and shall be taken before any of
	the police justices of the peace of the said city, and
	any such person shall be found to have concealed about
	his person any pistol, dirk-knife, bowie-knife, sling-
	shot, billy, brass, iron or any other metal knuckles, razor,	Fine for carry-
	or any other deadly weapon whatsoever, such person	ing concealed
	shall be subject to a fine of not less than five dollars	weapons.
	nor more than twenty-five dollars, in the discretion of
	the police justice of the peace before whom such per-
	son may be taken, and the confiscation of the weapon
	so found, which said fine shall be collected as other
	fines are now collected; provided, however, that the
	provisions of this section shall not apply to those per-
	sons who, as conservators of the peace, are entitled or