JOSEPH KENT ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR,

1827,

seem necessary, Provided however, That in case the said
commissioners should ever enact or ordain, any regulation or
ordinance, which shall restrict or prohibit the feeding of
horses, or working cattle, in the streets of the said town, that
it shall be the duty of the said commissioners to provide, and
assign some suitable and convenient place or places, free of
charge, within the limits of the said town, for all such horses
or working cattle, as may resort to the said town, in the law-
ful business of the owner or owners of such horses or work-
ing cattle

CHAP. 28.

Sec, 5. And be it enacted, That each and every person re-
siding in either of the said counties, of Somerset or Worces-
ter, within the limits of the said town, entitled to vote for
delegates to the general assembly, shall be entitled to vote for
commissioners of the said town.

Qualification of
Voters.

SEC, 6. And be it enacted, That an act passed at December
session, 1826, chapter 144, be and the same is hereby re-
pealed.

Act of 1826, Chap.
144 repealed.

CHAPTER 29.

A supplement to the act, entitled, An act for the iiwr e effectual
protection of Public Worship in tins state- passed at De-
cember tiesszon, 1824, Chapter 53..

Passed January 31,

1828.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That so much of the second section of the original act,
to which this is a supplement, as requires any justice of the
peace and constable, with two or more freeholders, to seize
and take possession of the forfeited property, be, and the same
is hereby repealed; and that it shall be lawful fof any justice
of the peace or constable, with one or more freeholders to
act; and that in addition to the forfeiture mentioned in the said
section, any person or persons offending against the provis-
ions of the said section, shall, on conviction before any justice
of the peace in the county wherein -such offence shall or may
be committed, shall pay a fine of not more than ten dollars,
nor less than one dollar, such fines to be paid over to the col-
lector, for the use of the levy court of the county in which
such offence shall or may be committed.

Act of 1824.chap.
83, modified

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That so much of the fifth section
of the act to which this is a supplement, as requires two justi-
ces of the peace to act, be, and the same is hereby repealed;
and that from and after the passage of this act, one justice
of the peace shall be competent to act in all such cases as re-
quired two justices of the peace under the original act.

One justice to act

SEC. 3, And be it enacted, That if any negro or mulatto
shall at any time be found lurking about in the neighborhood
within one mile of any camp meeting, selling, bartering, or
otherwise disposing of spirituous liquors, wine, porter, beer,
cider or other fermented, mixed or strong drink, he or she

Nergroe punisha-
ble