LAWS OF MARYLAND.

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vember session, eighteen hundred and twelve, entitled, "An act for
the valuation of the real and personal property in the several coun-
ties in this state. "
2. And be it enacted, That Joshua Bratton, George Jones (of
Robert) Isaac M. Adams, William Coulbourn and Joseph Morris,
be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners of the tax, for
Somerset county; who are hereby authorised and empowered to car-
ry into full effect and operation all the provisions of this act, as well
as the aforesaid act of eighteen hundred and twelve, entitled, An act
for the valuation of real and personal property in the several coun-
ties of this state.

Dec. Ses. 1822

Commission-
ers.

CHAPTER 76.

An act to prevent the erection of booths within two miles of any metho-
dist camp or quarterly meeting in Baltimore county.
Section. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That whosoever, from and after the passage of this act, shall erect a
booth, or other convenience, for the purpose of selling, or shall in any
wise sell or dispose of any spirituous liquors, wine, beer, cider, ale,
or porter, within two miles of any methodist camp or quarterly meet-
ing in Baltimore county, during the term or continuance of such
meeting, shall forfeit and pay, for every such offence, the sum of
twenty dollars, to be recovered by indictment in the county court
where the offence may be committed, one half to the informer and
the other half to the use of said county: Provided, that nothing here-
in contained shall be construed to prohibit or prevent any ordinary
keeper or retailer, having lawful authority to do so, from selling any
of the aforementioned articles, at his or her respective dwelling house
or store.

Passed Jan.
25, 1823.

Penalty for
selling liquor.

2. And be it enacted, That whosoever shall, after the passage of
this act, sell any bread, meat, or cakes, within two miles of any camp
or quarterly meeting, in the county aforesaid, during the term or
continuance of such meeting, without the consent in writing of the
chief managers of said meeting, shall forfeit and pay for every such
offence the sum of ten dollars, to be recovered and applied as afore-
said: Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall be con-

For selling
bread, &c.

strued to prohibit any person or persons from buying or selling any
of the articles named in this section, at the dwelling house, tavern,
ware house, store house, store or vessel of the buyer or seller, or on
his or her own lands, or at any market place regularly established
before that time.

Proviso.

3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of any justice of
the peace for said county, upon information made before him, sup-
ported by affidavit, that any person hath offended against any of the
provisions of this law, to issue his warrant directed to a consta-
ble, or to any other person by name willing to execute the same,
to apprehend and bring before him, the said justice of the peace,
or some justice of the peace for the said county, the person
so charged with having offended; and it shall be the duty of the
constable, or other person to whom the said warrant shall be
directed, forthwith to arrest the person so charged with having of-
fended, and bring him or her before the justice of the peace by whom
the said warrant shall have been issued, or some other justice of the
peace for the same county: and the justice of the peace before whom
the person so charged shall be brought, shall, thereupon, cause such
party to enter into recognizance, with sufficient security to be approv-

Warrant and
proceedings