SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                      1335

USING OBSCENE LANGUAGE, OR BY INDECENTLY EX-
POSING HIS PERSON ON OR ABOUT ANY PUBLIC PLACE
OR ANY STEAMBOAT WHARF, DOCK OR PUBLIC WAIT-
ING ROOM, OR IN OR ABOUT THE STATION GROUNDS OF
ANY RAILROAD IN THE STATE, OR IN OR ON ANY
STEAMBOAT, STREETCAR, ELECTRIC CAR, RAILROAD
CAR, PASSENGER TRAIN OR OTHER PUBLIC CONVEY-
ANCE, OR WHO SHALL WILFULLY CATCH HOLD OF AND
SOLICIT PERSONS AGAINST THE WILL OF SAID PERSON
OR OBSTRUCT THEIR FREE PASSAGE TO OR THROUGH
OR OUT OF SUCH PUBLIC PLACE, STEAMBOAT WHARVES,
DOCKS, PUBLIC WAITING ROOMS, RAILROAD STATIONS,
STREETCARS, ELECTRIC CARS, RAILROAD CARS, PAS-
SENGER TRAINS OR OTHER PUBLIC CONVEYANCES,
SHALL UPON CONVICTION THEREOF, BE SENTENCED
TO A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE DOLLARS NOR
MORE THAN FIFTY DOLLARS AND COSTS, AND WHEN
SUCH FINE AND COSTS ARE NOT PAID, THE PARTY
SHALL BE COMMITTED FOR NOT LESS THAN SEVEN
DAYS OR MORE THAN SIXTY DAYS TO THE CITY OR
COUNTY JAIL, SUCH PARTY TO BE RELEASED AT ANY
TIME BEFORE THE TERM OF HIS IMPRISONMENT EX-
PIRES UPON THE PAYMENT OF HIS FINE AND COSTS.
THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR THE RESPECTIVE
COUNTIES OF THIS STATE SHALL HAVE CONCURRENT
JURISDICTION OVER SUCH OFFENSE WITH THE CIR-
CUIT COURTS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTIES; AND
ANY PERSON WHO SHALL COMMIT ANY OF THE CRIMES,
OFFENSES OR MISDEMEANORS AS DEFINED BY THIS
SECTION MAY BE ARRESTED, TRIED AND CONVICTED
AS HEREIN PROVIDED, IN ANY COUNTY OR CITY IN
THIS STATE, WHERE SAID PUBLIC PLACE MAY BE LO-
CATED, OR IN ANY COUNTY OR CITY IN THIS STATE,
FROM, TO OR THROUGH WHICH THE SAID STREET-
CAR, ELECTRIC CAR, RAILROAD CAR, PASSENGER
TRAIN, OR OTHER PUBLIC CONVEYANCE MAY RUN,
OR INTO WHICH HE MAY BE BROUGHT BY SAID
CAR OR OTHER PUBLIC CONVEYANCE; OR IN ANY
COUNTY OR CITY IN THE STATE IN WHICH HE MAY
BE FOUND AFTER SAID CRIMES, OFFENSES OR MISDE-
MEANORS HAVE BEEN COMMITTED. AND ANY PERSON
WHO SHALL COMMIT ANY OF THE CRIMES, MISDE-
MEANORS OR OFFENSES HEREIN MENTIONED UPON ANY
STEAMBOAT, UPON THE WATERS OF THE CHESAPEAKE
BAY, WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THIS STATE, AND WITH-
OUT THE BODY OF ANY COUNTY THEREOF, MAY BE
TRIED IN ANY COURT OR BEFORE ANY JUSTICE OF THE
PEACE OF THIS STATE HAVING JURISDICTION OF SIM-
ILAR CRIMES, OFFENSES AND MISDEMEANORS OF THE
COUNTY IN WHICH HE MAY BE ARRESTED OR INTO
WHICH HE MAY BE FIRST BROUGHT.

123. Drunkenness and disorderly conduct generally; habitual
offenders.

[Every person who shall be found drunk or acting] (A) No person
in the State of Maryland shall be intoxicated and endanger the safety