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Effective.
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SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 6th, 1894.
CHAPTER 271.
AN ACT more effectually to prevent the publication, circula-
tion and exhibition of obscene or vicious literature or repre-
sentations, by repealing section two hundred and twenty, of
Article twenty-seven, of the Code of Public General Laws,
title ''Crimes and Punishments," sub title "Obscene Publica-
tions," and by re enacting the same with amendments, and
by adding an additional section to said article, to come in
after section two hundred and twenty, and to be designated
section two hundred and twenty A.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
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Repeal.
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Maryland, That section two hundred and twenty, of Article
twenty-seven, of the Code of Public General Laws, title
"Crimes and Punishments," sub-title "Obscene Publications,"
be and the same hereby is repealed and re-enacted with amend-
ments, so as to read aa follows :
SEC. 220. That if any person shall bring or cause to be
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Sale of
obscene
publications.
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brought into this State for sale or exhibition, or shall sell, lend,
give away, or offer to give away, or show, or have in his or her
possession with intent to sell or give away, or to exhibit, show,
advertise, or otherwise offer, for loan, gift, sale, or distribution,
any lewd, obscene or indecent book, magazine, pamphlet, news-
paper, story paper, writing paper, picture, card, drawing or
photograph, or any article or instrument of indecent or im-
moral use, or shall design, copy, draw, photograph, print, utter,
publish, or prepare such book, picture, card, drawing, paper <>r
other article, or shall write or print or cause to be written or
printed, any circular, advertisement, or notice of any kind, or
give information orally, stating when, where, how or of
whom, or by what means, such a lewd, indecent or obscene
article or thing, can be purchased, seen or obtained, shall in
every such case be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two
hundred dollars, and shall be im prisoned not exceeding one
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