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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than
five hundred dollars.

Liability of
Captains of
vessels.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That if any comman-
der, owner, or lessee, of any boat or float, shall know-
ingly permit any gambling tor money or property on
such boat or float, and shall not upon his knowledge
of the fact, immediately prevent the same, he shall,
upon conviction thereof, be held responsible for the
money or property so lost, and be fined in any sum
not less than one hundred or more than five hundred
dollars.

Witness not
liable to pun-
ishment.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That if any person,
called to testify on behalf of the State, shall disclose
any fact tending to criminate himself in any manner
made punishable by this act, he shall thereafter be
discharged of and free from all liability to punish-
ment, or prosecution for such matter or offence; but
he shall in no wise be exempt from giving testimony
in behalf of the State, on account of his former par-
ticipation, or in regard to such matter or offence.

Word gamb-
ling sufficient.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That in any indict-
ment under the first section of this act, the word
gambling shall be deemed a sufficient description of
any of the matters or things therein enumerated as
gambling.

One half of
fines to the in-
former, other
half to public
schools.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That all the fines im-
posed by this act, the application whereof has not
been herein before provided for, shall be applied one-
half to the informer, who shall be a competent wit-
ness, and the other half to the use of the public schools
of the county or city where the conviction shall be
had.

In force.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That all laws incon-
sistent with this act, be and the same are hereby re-
pealed; and this act shall take effect from, and after
the day of its passage.