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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 376.

AN ACT to punish persons trespassing upon and in-

juring the property of others in Washington county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That it shall be unlawful for any per-

Unlawful to

son in Washington county to go upon the lands of

trespass.

another to hunt or fish thereon against the will and

consent of the owner or occupant thereof; and it shall

also be unlawful for any one to enter upon the lands

of another and injure or carry away any grain or fruit,

or tear down or injure any fence, vine, tree or wall with-

out the consent of the owner or occupant of said lands

first had and obtained; and any one who shall violate

Guilty of mis-

any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty

demeaaor.

of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before

a justice of the peace of the said county shall be fined

not less than one nor more than twenty dollars and

costs, and upon failure to pay the same he shall be

confined in the county jail for a period not exceeding

Penalty.

thirty days, or until the fine and costs are paid, which-

ever shall first occur; one-half of said fine to go to

the informer and the other half to the school commis-

sioners of said county for the benefit of the school

fund of said county.

Approved April 8, 1884.

Chapter 377.

AN ACT to appropriate a certain sum of money for

the use of the Harbor and River Relief Board of

Baltimore city.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That the comptroller be and he is

hereby instructed to draw his warrant upon the treas-

Appropriation

urer of the state for the sum of ten thousand dollars,

to harbor beard

as an appropriation on the part of the state, for the

use and service of the harbor and river relief board of

Baltimore city, for the sole benefit of the ice boat

Maryland.