HENRY LLOYD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff in the city of Balti-
more, or other city or town of this State, hav-
ing a regularly organized police force, or any
Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff or Constable in any
county, shall make oath before any Justice of
the Peace that he has good reason to believe,
or does believe, that any place described in
the first and second sections of this act, and
within his jurisdiction, is used or occupied
for the purposes set forth in the first and
second sections of this act, and shall, in his
oath, specifically designate such place, the
Justice of the Peace shall issue his search
warrant to any officer of police or police offi-
cer, Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff in the city of
Baltimore, or other city or town in this State
having a regularly organized police force, or

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Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff or Constable in any
county, commanding him to make entrance
into the place specifically mentioned in said
oath, and there make diligent search for such
opium, device, apparatus or instrument as de-
scribed in the second section of this act, and
if found, the officer shall seize the same and
shall deliver the same to the Sheriff, who
shall retain such apparatus, device or instru-
ment as described in the second section of
this act, until the trial of the person or per-
sons accused of misdemeanor under this act,
and after said trial said apparatus, device or
instrument as described in the second section
of this act, shall be destroyed by the Sheriff.

Search and
seizure.

SEC. 5. And be it furthier enacted, That this
act shall not apply to druggists or physicians,
or others engaged in the legitimate use or sale
of opium.

Exception.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date of its pass-
age.

Approved April 1, 1886.

Effective.