1128 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 628
INTERFERE WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE UNITED
STATES OR OF ANY OF THE STATES FOR DEFENSE OR FOR
WAR, OR WITH THE PROSECUTION OF WAR BY THE UNITED
STATES, OR BY ANY COUNTRY WITH WHICH THE UNITED
STATES SHALL THEN MAINTAIN FRIENDLY RELATIONS,
SHALL BE GUILTY OF A FELONY AND UPON CONVICTION,
BE PUNISHED BY IMPRISONMENT IN THE PENITENTIARY
FOR NOT MORE THAN TEN (10) YEARS, OR BY A FINE OF
NOT MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000.00) OR
BOTH; PROVIDED, IF SUCH PERSON SO ACTS WITH THE IN-
TENT TO HINDER, DELAY OR INTERFERE WITH THE PREP-
ARATION OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF ANY OF THE
STATES FOR DEFENSE OR FOR WAR, OR WITH THE PROS-
ECUTION OF WAR BY THE UNITED STATES, OR BY ANY
COUNTRY WITH WHICH THE UNITED STATES SHALL THEN
MAINTAIN FRIENDLY RELATIONS, THE MINIMUM PUN-
ISHMENT SHALL, UPON CONVICTION, BE IMPRISONMENT
IN THE PENITENTIARY FOR NOT LESS THAN ONE (1) YEAR
AND THE MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT SHALL BE AS ABOVE
PROVIDED.
537.
WHOEVER INTENTIONALLY MAKES OR CAUSES TO BE
MADE OR OMITS TO NOTE ON INSPECTION ANY DEFECT
IN ANY ARTICLE OR THING WITH REASONABLE GROUNDS
TO BELIEVE THAT SUCH ARTICLE OR THING IS INTENDED
TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREPARATION OF
THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OF THE STATES FOR THE
DEFENSE OR FOR WAR, OR FOR THE PROSECUTION OF WAR
BY THE UNITED STATES, OR BY ANY COUNTRY WITH WHICH
THE UNITED STATES SHALL THEN MAINTAIN FRIENDLY
RELATIONS, OR THAT SUCH ARTICLE OR THING IS ONE OF
THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR ARTICLES OR THINGS, SOME OF
WHICH ARE INTENDED SO TO BE USED, SHALL BE GUILTY
OF A FELONY AND UPON CONVICTION, BE PUNISHED BY
IMPRISONMENT IN THE PENITENTIARY FOR NOT MORE
THAN TEN (10) YEARS; OR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN TEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000.00), OR BOTH; PROVIDED, IF
SUCH PERSON SO ACTS OR SO FAILS TO ACT WITH THE IN-
TENT TO HINDER, DELAY OR INTERFERE WITH THE PREPA-
RATION OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF ANY OF THE STATES
FOR DEFENSE OR FOR WAR, OR WITH THE PROSECUTION
OF WAR, BY THE UNITED STATES, OR BY ANY COUNTRY
WITH WHICH THE UNITED STATES SHALL THEN MAIN-
TAIN FRIENDLY RELATIONS, THE MINIMUM PUNISHMENT,
UPON CONVICTION, SHALL BE IMPRISONMENT IN THE
PENITENTIARY FOR NOT LESS THAN ONE (1) YEAR AND
THE MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT SHALL BE AS ABOVE PRO-
VIDED.
538.
WHOEVER ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT ANY OF THE CRIMES
DEFINED BY THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE GUILTY OF A
FELONY AND UPON CONVICTION, BE LIABLE TO ONE-HALF
THE PUNISHMENT PRESCRIBED FOR THE COMPLETED
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