1836.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 105.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That upon the appear-
ance of the person accused, and of such witnesses as

may be required on the part of the prosecution, and the
accused before the. said justice, or any other justice of
tlic peace for the county, wherein the accused may be
arrested, it shall be the duty of the said justice of the
peace to try and decide upon the said charge or char-
ges, contained in the body of the warrant, and any
person so adjudged guilty of a violation of the provis-
ions of the said act, to which this is a supplement, shall
in addition to the forfeiture of the gun as therein pre-

Additional pe-
nalty of S100
and commit-
ment

scribed, be fined by said justice of the peace, the sum
of one hundred dollars for every such violation, and on
his failure to pay the said sum to the said justice of
the peace, shall be committed by said justice to the
jail of the county where such conviction shall take
place, there to remain until he shall pay or cause to
be paid to the sheriff of such county the said fine, to be

Fine appropri-
ated

paid over by the said justice or sheriff, whichever may
received the same, to the levy court, if no levy court to
the commissioners of the tax of said county, one half
to be by them paid over to the informer, and the oth-
er half, after deducting the expenses of prosecution and
imprisonment, to be paid over to the commissioners

Limit of impri-

sonment

of the free schools fund for said county, to be applied
by them as a part oT said fund; provided, that the im-
prisonment of any person so convicted and refusing
to pay as aforesaid, shall not be longer than sixty
days.

Appeal provid-

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if any person so
accused as aforesaid, shall consider himself aggrieved
by the judgment of the justice of the peace, he shall
have the privilege of appeal from the judgment of said
justice to the county court, at the next term succeed-
ing said judgment, on entering into recognizance to
the State, with such security as the justice may re-
quire, for his appearance at said term, and upon his
appearance the said county court, unless there be good
cause for continuance, shall take up and try the case at
said term and if the party so appearing before the said
court shall be convicted of a violation of the act to
which this is a supplement, the said court shall in all
respects affirm the judgment of the justice of the peace,
and the person convicted shall suffer accordingly.