Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                    865

"Crimes and Punishments", sub-title "Drunkenness and Disorderly
Conduct", pertaining to drunkenness and disorderly conduct in the
lobby, elevator or corridor of any apartment house.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 145 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments", sub-title "Drunken-
ness and Disorderly Conduct", be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

145.

Every person who shall be found drunk, or acting in a disorderly
manner to the disturbance of the public peace, upon any public street
or highway, in any city, town or county in this State, or at any place of
public worship or public resort or amusement in any city, town or
county of this State, or in any store during business hours, or in any
elevator, lobby or corridor of any office building or apartment house
HAVING MORE THAN THREE SEPARATE DWELLING UNITS
in any city, town or county of this State, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor; and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine
of not more than Fifty Dollars, or be confined in jail for a period of
not more than sixty days or be both fined and imprisoned in the
discretion of the Court. Habitual offenders may be fined not more
than One Hundred Dollars or committed to jail or the Maryland House
of Correction for not more than six months. An habitual offender is
a person who shall have been convicted under the provisions of this
section five (5) times in the preceding twelve (12) months. The
Trial Magistrates of the respective counties of this State shall have
concurrent jurisdiction over such offense with the Circuit Court for
their respective counties; and Police Magistrates selected to sit at the
respective station houses in the City of Baltimore shall have con-
current jurisdiction over such offense with the Criminal Court of
Baltimore City.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1957.

Approved April 10, 1957.

CHAPTER 521
(House Bill 61)

AN ACT to authorize the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to
issue the certificates of indebtedness of said corporation to an
amount not exceeding Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000), the
proceeds of the same to be used for the acquisition, by purchase,
condemnation, or any other legal means, of land or property, or

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