262          Laws of Maryland         [Ch. 36

inches; measurement in the case of each fish shall be from
the tip of the nose to the end of the caudal fin or tail.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1952.

Approved March 28, 1952.

CHAPTER 36

(Senate Bill 73)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
112 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition—being Section 98 in the 1939 Edition),
title "Crimes and Punishments," sub-title "Destitute
Parents," eliminating the word "adult" from the law
concerning persons who have destitute parents.

SECTIONl. Beitenacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 112 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1951 Edition—being Section 98 in the 1939
Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments," sub-title "Desti-
tute Parents," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

112. Any [adult] person

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hav-
ing a parent or parents within this State, such parent or
parents being destitute of means of subsistence and unable
either by reason of old age, infirmity or illness to support
himself or herself, who is possessed of or able to earn
means sufficient to provide such parent or parents with
necessary shelter, food, care and clothing, and neglects or
refused so to do, shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction in any
court of the State having original jurisdiction, shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00 or imprisonment
in the Maryland House of Correction for not more than
one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1952.

Approved March 28, 1952.

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.