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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

evidence of debt, or if any person shall have in his possession
in this State, any book, list, slip or record of the numbers
drawn in any lottery, whether in this State or elsewhere, or any
book, list, slip or record of any lottery ticket, or anything in
the nature thereof, mentioned in this section, or of any money

Penalty.

received or to be received from, or for the sale of any such
lottery ticket or thing in the nature thereof as aforesaid, shall
be liable to indictment, and upon conviction shall be in the
discretion of the court, fined any sum not exceeding one thous-
and dollars, or shall be imprisoned for a period not exceeding
one year, or shall be both fined and imprisoned; provided, how-
ever, that this section shall not apply to any person who may
have possession of any of the articles herein mentioned, for the
purpose of procuring or furnishing evidence of violations of
any of the provisions of law relating to lotteries.

Proviso.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this
act contained shall apply to or affect any civil or criminal pro-
ceeding actually pending at the date of the passage of this act.

Approved April 6th, 1894.

CHAPTER 311.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments, Section 2
of Article 20 of the Code of Public General Laws, title
"Constables," sub-title "Qualifications," so far as the same
applies to Calvert County.

Repeal.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That section 2 of article 20 of the Code of Public
General Laws, title "Constables," sub-title "Qualifications," so
far as said section applies to Calvert county, be and the same
is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments, so as to
read as follows.

Bond of con
stable.

2. Every constable shall also, before he acts as such, give
bond to the State of Maryland with good and sufficient
security, to be approved by the County Commissioners of the
county or the judge of the Superior Court of Baltimore city,
in the penalty of two thousand dollars, conditioned that the
said constable shall well and faithfully execute the said office
in all things appertaining thereto, and shall also well and truly
account for all moneys placed in his hands for collection or