WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR 399

Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments", sub-title "Gam-
ing", as said section was amended by Chapter 9 of the Acts
of Maryland, Special Session 1949, relating to the issuance
of search warrants and the establishment of a fifteen (15)
day period from the issuance thereof during which the
search and seizure authorized thereby must be made.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 306 of Artcile 27 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments⁷⁷,
sub-title "Gaming", as said section was amended by Chapter
9 of the Acts of Maryland, Special Session 1949, be and it- is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

306. Whenever it be made to appear to any judge of the
Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, or to any judge of any of
the Circuit Courts in the counties of this State, or to any
justice of the peace in this State, by a writing signed and
sworn to be the applicant, that there is probable cause, the
basis of which shall be set forth in said writing, to believe
that any misdemeanor or felony is being committed by any
individual or in any building, apartment, premises, place or
thing within the territorial jurisdiction of such judge or
justice of the peace, or that any property subject to seizure
under the criminal laws of the State is situated or located
on the person of any such individual or in or on any such
building, apartment, premises, place or thing, then such judge
or justice of the peace may forthwith issue a search warrant
directed to any duly constituted policeman, constable or
police officer authorizing him to search such suspected indi-
vidual, building, apartment, premises, place or thing, and to
seize any property found liable to seizure under the criminal
laws of this State, provided that any such search warrant
shall name or describe, with reasonable particularity, the in-
dividual, building, apartment, premise, place or thing to be
searched, the grounds for such search and the name of the
applicant on whose written application as aforesaid the war-
rant was issued [,] , and provided further that any search
or seizure, under the authority of such search warrant, shall
be made within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of the
issuance thereof and after the expiration of said fifteen (15)
day period said warrant shall be null and void. If, at any
time, on application to a Judge of the Circuit Court of any
County or of the Criminal Court of Baltimore City, it ap-
pears that the property taken is not the same as that de-
scribed in the warrant or that there is no probable cause for
believing the existence of the grounds on which the warrant
was issued, or that the property was taken under a warrant