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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That if any person shall

knowingly obstruct or resist either of the said mem-

bers of the board of health in the execution of the

power to them given, or in the performance of the

When deemed

duties enjoined on them in this act, such person shall

guilty of a mis-
demeanor.

be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon indict-

ment and conviction, in the circuit court for Mont-

gomery county, shall be fined not less than fifty dol-

lars nor more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned,

at the discretion of the court, for not less than one

month nor more than sixty days.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the term nuisances,

as used in this act, shall include filthy pig-pens, pri-

vies, pools or ponds of stagnant water, and barnyards

Nuisances ex-
plained.

adjacent to dwellings, springs, wells and public roads,

and all other causes which may tend to vitiate the

water supply or otherwise affect unfavorably the pub-

lic health.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That upon presentation

to the county commissioners of Montgomery county,

of a sworn statement of expenses incurred in remov-

ing any nuisance requiring immediate attention, or

Who to pay for

for postage or any other purpose necessary for carry-

removing nuis-
ances.

ing out the object for which the board is organized,

said county commissioners shall pay to the president

of said board the amount of the bill presented, pro-

vided, however, that it shall not exceed twenty-five

dollars annually.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

Effective,

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1884.