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college within the State[.]; provided, however, that as an alternative
to the method provided for above, the two free of charge for tuition
scholarships as set forth may, at the discretion of the member of the
House of Delegates, be divided into equal two-year scholarships and
the Delegate may appoint four students to two-year scholarships
at one of the listed schools or may appoint one student to a four-year
scholarship and two additional students to two-year free of tuition
scholarships at one of the listed schools.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 17, 1971.

CHAPTER 614
(House Bill 1327)

AN ACT to add new Section 35½ 36A to Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume), title and sub-
title "Crimes and Punishments," to follow immediately after
Section 35 thereof and to be under the new subheading "Carrying
Deadly Weapons on Public School Property," to prohibit the
carrying of deadly weapons on public school property, with certain
exceptions, and providing a penalty therefor.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 35½ 36A be and it is hereby added to Article 27 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume), title
and subtitle "Crimes and Punishments," to follow immediately after
Section 35 thereof and to be under the new subheading "Carrying
Deadly Weapons on Public School Property," and to read as follows:

Carrying Deadly Weapons on Public School Property
35½ 36A.

(a)    No person, unless otherwise excepted in this Section, shall
carry any rifle, gun, knife, or deadly weapon of any kind on any
public school property in this State.

(b)    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to apply to law
enforcement officers in the regular course of their duty, or to any
persons hired by the Boards of Education in the counties and Balti-
more City specifically for the purpose of guarding public school
property.

(c)    Any person who violates this Section shall, upon conviction,
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced to pay a fine of no
more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or shall be sentenced to
the Maryland Department of Correction for a period of not more
than three (3) years.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 17, 1971.