J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                             973

Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That Article 27 of the An-
notated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title, ''Crimes and Punish-
ments", Section 267, be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

§ 267. Destroying, etc., tombs, trees, etc. in cemeteries.

Any person or persons, or his, her or their aiders or abettors, who
shall wilfully destroy, mutilate, deface, injure or remove any tomb,
monument, gravestone or other structure placed in any cemetery,
or any building, wall, fence, railing or other work, for the use, pro-
tection or ornamentation of any public or private cemetery in this
State, or shall wilfully destroy, cut, break, or remove any tree, plant
or shrub within its limits, or who shall be guilty of indecent or dis-
orderly conduct within said limits, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction,
or before any justice of the peace of this State, shall be punished by
fine of not less than five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars
or imprisonment in the county jail, or in the house of correction, for
not less than thirty days nor more than two years, or by both such
fine and imprisonment in the discretion of said justice or court, ac-
cording to the gravity of the offense. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prohibit the removal of the remains of any human body,
or of any monument, gravestone or other marker from an abandoned
cemetery, provided that the prior consent in writing of the State's
attorney of the county or of Baltimore City shall have been secured
and provided further that such remains, monuments, gravestone or
other marker is placed in an accessible place in a permanent
cemetery. Any justice of the peace in this State [, except civil justices
in the City of Baltimore,] shall have jurisdiction under this section.

Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That Article 27 of the An-
notated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Crimes and Punish-
ments," Section 275, be and it is hereby repealed and reenacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

§ 275. Use, sale, etc., of cans, etc., without permission.

No person or persons shall hereafter, without the consent of the
owner or shipper, use, sell, dispose of, buy or traffic in any milk
cans, cream can or cases belonging to any dealer or shipper of milk
or cream residing in the State of Maryland or elsewhere who may
ship milk or cream to any city, town or place within this State, hav-
ing the name or initials of the owner, dealer or shipper stamped,
marked or fastened on such cans, or wilfully change by remarking
or otherwise said name or initials of any such owner, dealer or ship-
per so stamped, marked or fastened upon such cans; nor shall any
person, without the consent of the owner, use such cans for any other
purpose than for milk or cream; nor shall any person or persons,
without the consent of the owner, place in any such cans any sub-
stance or product other than milk or cream. Any person who shall
violate any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction before a justice of the peace of
the [city or] county wherein the offense was committed, or in a
court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined not more than fifty
dollars and cost of prosecution; one-half [of all fines imposed shall
be paid to the informer, and the other half] of said fine shall be paid
to the board of school commissioners of the county or City of Balti-