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"knowingly", as to habitual drunkards should be construed
to mean, such knowledge as a reasonable man would have
under ordinary circumstances, from the habits, appearances
or personal reputation of such individual. Any person
violating any of the provisions of this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction there-
of shall be fined not exceeding $50. 00 for the first
offense and for each succeeding offense shall be fined not
exceeding $100. 00 or imprisoned in the County jail for
not more than thirty days, or be both fined and imprisoned
in the discretion of the Court.

93. Jurisdiction. The several Trial Magistrates in each
county of the State shall have jurisdiction, concurrent with
the Circuit Court for such county, to hear, try and deter-
mine all cases involving any offense under this Article com-
mitted within the county. Such jurisdiction shall be exer-
cised in the same manner as the general jurisdiction of such
magistrates conferred by Article 52 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland; provided, however, that every person charged
with any offense under this Article shall have the
right to a jury trial, if he shall so elect, and the
magistrate before whom the case is brought shall, in every
such case, inform the person charged of his right to trial
by jury. This section shall not in any way enlarge the
jurisdictionvof Justices of the Peace in Baltimore City.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1943.

Approved May 6, 1943.

CHAPTER 738.
(Senate Bill 88)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 39 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Fish and Fisheries, "
sub-title "Sizes of Commercial Fish, ", said new section to be
known as Section 58A, to follow immediately after Section
58 of said Article, authorizing the Commission of Tidewater
Fisheries to make rules and regulations relating to the tak-
ing of sturgeon.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
39 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title