INDEX TO THE LAWS.

Chap,

LOTTERIES. - any ticket in any lottery, other than such

as have been granted by the state and ap-

proved, &c. or shall be aiding, &c.

129

——— Also on persons offering to sell

any ticket in any lottery authorised by

this state, &c. or shall be aiding, &c. un-

less he has obtained a license for that pur-

pose,

Ib.

Persons obtaining such license offend-

ing, &c. his license to be null and void,

&c.

Ib..

Regulations respecting trials relative

to the sale of lottery tickets, &c.

Ib.

Penalty for offering for sale any arti-

cles, money, goods, lands, &c. to be de-

termined by lot, chance, or the drawing

of any lottery; or for selling, &c. any

policy, &c. But not to affect licensed

vendors of lottery tickets,

Ib,

Punishment for altering or forging any

lottery ticket, &c.

Ib.

Courts to construe this act largely and

strongly against offenders,

Ib.

On the suggestion of the lottery com-

missioners, &c. proceedings in any prose-

cution may be transferred to any adjoin-

ing county court for trial,

Ib.

There shall be no prosecutions for vi-

olations of the former lottery laws; and

jf any such prosecutions are now de-

pending they are to be dismissed, &c.

Ib.

The county courts and Baltimore city

court to give this act in charge to their

respective grand juries,
Certain sections of the act. of 1827, ch.

Ib.

160, made applicable to certain sections

of this act,

Ib,

The 3d section of the act of 1825, ch.

210, and all acts, &c. repugnant to this

act, repealed,

Ib.

The commissioners to call on the at-

torney general to sue out injunctions to

restrain the drawing of any lottery not

authorised, &c.

Ib.

LUMBER. - See Williams-Port, and

131

LUNATICS. - - The lands of any lunatic, idiot or per-

son ran compos mentis, may upon the

petition ol the guardian, &c. to the chan-