HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 639

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That fifteen (15) new Sections be and they are
hereby added to Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1939 Ed. ), title "Crimes and Punishments", under
a new sub-title "Sabotage Prevention", said new sub-title
to follow immediately after Section 576 of said Article 27,
and said fifteen (15) new Sections to follow immediately
after said new sub-title, and to be known as Sections 576A,
576B, 576C, 576D, 576E, 576F, 576G, 576H, 576-1, 576J,
576K, 576L, 576M, 576N and 576-0 of said Article, and to
read as follows:

576A. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Highway" includes any private or public street, way or
other place used for travel to or from property.

"Highway Commissioners" means any individual, board
or other body having authority under then existing law to
discontinue the use of the highway which it is desired to
restrict or close to public use and travel.

"Public Utility" includes any pipe line, gas, electric,
heat, water, oil, sewer, telephone, telegraph, radio, railway,
railroad, airplane, transportation, communication or other
. system, by whomsoever owned or operated for public use.

576B. Intentional Injury to or Interference with Prop-
erty. Whoever intentionally destroys, impairs, injures,
interferes or tampers with real or personal property with
reasonable grounds to believe that such act will hinder,
delay or interfere with the preparation of the United States
or of any of the States for defense or for war, or with the
prosecution of war by the United States, or by any country
with which the United States shall then maintain friendly
relations, shall upon conviction, be punished by imprison-
ment in the penitentiary for not more than ten (10) years,
or by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars
($10, 000. 00) or both: Provided, if such person so acts
with the intent to hinder, delay or interfere with the
preparation of the United States or of any of the States
for defense or for war, or with the prosecution of war
by the United States, or by any country with which the
United States shall then maintain friendly relations, the
minimum punishment shall, upon conviction, be imprison-
ment in the penitentiary for not less than one (1) year
and the maximum punishment shall be as above provided.

576C. Intentionally Defective Workmanship. Whoever
intentionally makes or causes to be made or omits to note
on inspection any defect in any article or thing with reason-
able grounds to believe that such article or thing is intended