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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP 660
Preamble

he only received the sum of two thousand four hundred and
seventy-nine dollars and seventy cents, the balance of one
hundred and seventy-five dollars having been retained by his
excellency ex-Governor Frank Brown on account of his
personal refusal to approve the floor of said lavatory ; and
WHEREAS, Said Gardiner offered himself ready to make the
same satisfactory, but was never called on td do so ; and
WHEREAS, The said floor has been in use for eight years
without repairs, or without needing any repairs, thus showing
that the work performed was of proper material and construc-
tion ; therefore,

Appropria-
tion.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the Treasurer, on the warrant of the Comp-
troller, be and he is hereby directed to pay to said William B.
Gardiner the said sum of one hundred and seventy-five dollars
out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 11, 1902.

CHAPTER 581.

AN ACT to add a new Section to Article 43 of the Code of
Public General Laws, title "Health," sub-title "Nuisances,"
to follow Section 38, and to be designated as Section 38 A.

New section
added.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, 'That anew section be and the same is hereby
added to Article 43 of the Code of Public General Laws,
title "Health," sub-title "Nuisances," to follow section 38, to
be designated as section 38 A, and to read as follows :

Unlawful to
expectorate
on floor of
aroad cars

38 A. It shall be unlawful for any person to expectorate or
spit on the floors, sides, seats or platforms of any railroad or
railway passenger cars in this State, under a penalty of three
dollars and costs, one-half of said fine to go to the informer
or party arresting and furnishing the evidence upon which
the offender is convicted. And lor the purposes of this Act
all railroad or railway conductors and brakernen running on
passenger trains are empowered to arrest such offenders and
take them before the nearest justice of the peace at the next
convenient stop of said train within this State for trial, and
such justices are given jurisdiction in the case. In default of
payment of fine and costs, any party so convicted shall be
sentenced to jail for not more than five days ; provided, how-
ever that smoking cars in which cuspidores are not placed by