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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That upon the informa-
tion of any citizen of Queen Anne's county that he

knows or verily believes that any person or persons

have violated any of the provisions of this act, before

any justice of the peace of said county, said justice

Docket caee.

shall docket a case in the name of the State of Mary-

land against said person or persons so charged, and

issue a warrant at once to some constable or the sheriff

of said county for the arrest of said person or persons,

to be brought before such justice for trial, and upon

conviction shall be fined not less than five nor more

than one hundred dollars for each and every offense,

Penalty for vio-

one-half to go to the informer and one-half to the

lation.

school fund of the county, and in default of payment

such person or persons so convicted shall be sent to

the county jail for not more than thirty days nor less

than ten.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted; That if any person or

persons convicted of offending against any of the

Right of appeal

provisions of this act shall feel himself aggrieved by

such conviction, he or they may appeal from the judg-

ment of the justice of the peace, within ten days, to

the circuit court of the county.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That if any resistance

be made to the officer directed to execute this act by

any person or persons offending against the same, the

said officer shall summons the posse comitatus, and pro-

Summons posse

ceed therewith without delay to execute his duty under

comitatus.

such warrant; the justice before whom such offender

or offenders shall be taken shall have full power to

issue summons for witnesses and compel their appear-

ance, and examine them under oath

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of

Inconsistencies

acts inconsistent with this act be and the same are

repealed.

hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect from the

date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1884.