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Repeal
and re-enact.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That section 68 of Article 27 of the Code of
Public General Laws, title "Crimes and Punishments," sub-
title "Drunkenness and Disorderly Conduct," as the same was
repealed and re-enacted by the Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland, 1892, chapter 672, be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amendments, to read as follows :
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Penalty
for violation.
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Section 68. Every person who shall be found drunk, or
acting in a disorderly manner to the disturbance of the public
peace, upon any public street or highway, in any city, town
or county in this State, or at any place of public worship or
public resort or amusement in any city, town or county of
this State, shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not
less than one dollar and not more than twenty-five dollars
and costs of prosecution, and when said fine and costs are
paid, or until discharged in due course of law. The justice
of the peace for the respective counties of this State shall
have concurrent jurisdiction over such offense with the Circuit
Courts for their respective counties ; and justices of the peace
selected to sit at the respective station houses in the city of
Baltimore shall have concurrent jurisdiction over such offense
with the Criminal Court of Baltimore City. This section not
to apply to Frederick or Carroll counties ; provided, that
nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect any
prosecution for violations of the existing laws of this State or
for offenses against the same committed before the passage of
this Act
SEC. 2. And be it enacted^ That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 8, 1902.
CHAPTER 216.
AN ACT to repeal Sections three hundred and three hundred
and one of Article seventeen of the Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title "Prince George's County," sub-title "State's
Attorneys," and to repeal and re-enact with amendments,
Section two hundred and ninety-nine of said Article, and
fixing a salary for the State's Attorney of said county.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That sections three hundred and three hundred
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