1839.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 32.

CHAPTER 31.

Passed Mar 20,
1840.

An act to alter and amend the Constitution, so far as re-
lates to the power of the Legislature to grant Lotteries.

After confirma-
tion, no new

lottery grant

to be made.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That from and after the confirmation of this
act by the next Legislature of this State, no new grant to
authorize the drawing of any lottery, or the traffic or deal-
ing in lottery tickets, or schemes or devices in the nature
of lotteries, or the distribution of money or property by
chance, shall be made.

Inconsistent

parts of consti-
tution repealed.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That all such parts of the
constitution and form of government, as are inconsistent
with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed; pro-
vided, this act be published at least three months before
the next October election, and shall be confirmed by the
General Assembly after the next election, as the form of
government and constitution directs.

CHAPTER 32.

Passed Mar. 20,

1840.

A supplement to an act entitled an act for the more effec-
tual protection of Public Worship in this State.

Preamble.

WHEREAS it has been found by experience that the
laws at present in force are not sufficient to secure to reli-
gious communities in this State, that liberty of conscience
and freedom from molestation in the worship of God,
guaranteed by the constitution to every citizen, the more
effectually therefore to attain so desirable an object,

Certain parts of
act of 1824, ch.
53, repealed.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That all that portion of the act of eighteen
hundred and twenty-four, chapter fifty-three, which re-
quires any person or persons offending against the pro-
visions of said act, to be informed that he, she, or they
are violating said act, and warned to desist from such
violations; and that portion of said act which requires
the intervention and assistance of two freeholders of the
county in which such offence shall or may have been com-
mitted, in seizing and taking possession of the property
declared by said act to be forfeited, be and the same are

Sheriffs, &c. to
arrest persons
offending.

hereby repealed; and that from and after the passage of
this act, it shall be the duty of all sheriffs, deputy sheriffs,
justices of the peace and constables to whose knowledge
any offence or offences against the said act of eighteen