1847.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 193.

Dividends—

when to be de-
clared.

ums paid or secured to be paid, and on the notes given
in advance of premiums, as provided lor by the fourth
section of the act of incorporation, the dividend certi-
ficates to be issued in the name of those entitled to re-
ceive them, which certificates shall be conclusive on the
parties thereto, and which certificates shall only be
transferable on the books of the company, no original
certificate shall be issued for a less sum than ten dollars,
and no scrip shall be issued for the fractional part of
sums between even ten's of dollars, but all such frac-
tional part of sums, and suras less than ten dollars, shall
be placed in a contingent account and applied to the
expenses, losses and other charges of the company.

CHAPTER 193.

Passed
March 6, 1848.

An act to prohibit the sale of Intoxicating Liquors on the
Sabbath Day.

Sale of intoxi-
cating liquor
prohibited —
penalty.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That from and after the first day of June
next ensuing it shall not be lawful for any person or
persons within this State to sell, dispose of, or barter
any spirituous or fermented liquors or cordials of any
kind, in any quantity whatever on the Sabbath day,
commonly called Sunday, and any person or persons
violating the provisions of this act shall be liable to in-
dictment in any court of this State having criminal ju-
risdiction, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined a
sum not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hun-
dred dollars, at the discretion of the court, for the first
offence, and if convicted a second time for a like offence
the license, of the person or persons so offending shall
be declared null and void by the judge of said court.

Prohibition
to be inserted
in license.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
of the Treasurer of the State, or such other person whose
duty it is to have the tavern licenses prepared, to have
inserted in said licenses a clause specialty excepting
the Sabbath day from the operation of said license.

Fines, how to
be applied.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That any person who may
give such information of the violation of the require-
ments of this act, as shall lead to a conviction thereof,
shall be entitled to and receive one-half of the fines
herein imposed by the first section of this act, and the
other half shall be given for the use of the primary.