588                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 181

§ 70A. Female dogs in heat in Harford County.

In Harford County the owner of any female dog who allows it,
while in oestrus or a condition commonly known as "in heat" or "in
season," to be out of doors either loose or on a leash, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction [before a trial magistrate
or the Circuit Court of Harford County] shall be fined twenty-five
dollars ($25.00), and upon a second conviction, shall be fined not less
than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than two hundred
dollars ($200.00).

§ 121. Obstructing free passage; making unseemly noises; obscene
language, etc.

Any person who shall wilfully obstruct or hinder the free passage
of persons passing along or by any public street or highway in any
city, town or county of this State, or who shall wilfully disturb any
neighborhood in such city, town or county by loud and unseemly
noises, or shall profanely curse and swear or use obscene language
upon or near to any such street or highway within the hearing of
persons passing by or along such highway, or shall wilfully hinder or
obstruct the free passage of persons passing on or through or out
of the station grounds of any railroad in the State, or who shall wil-
fully act in a disorderly manner within such station grounds by mak-
ing such loud and unseemly noises, or by catching hold of and so-
liciting persons on said grounds against the will of such person,
shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to a fine of not less than
one dollar and not more than one hundred dollars or shall be subject
to imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or shall be subject to
both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court and
shall pay costs of the prosecution[, and the several justices of the
peace of this state shall have concurrent jurisdiction within the courts
of this State having criminal jurisdiction over the offenses described
in this section].

§ 122. Disturbance of the peace in public places, at stations or
upon public conveyances.

Any person who shall be acting in a disorderly manner to the dis-
turbance of the public peace, or who shall wilfully act in a disorderly
manner by making loud and unseemly noises or by profanely cursing,
swearing or using obscene language, or by indecently exposing his
person on or about any public place or any steamboat wharf, dock or
public waiting 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 conveyance, 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, passenger 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 expires upon the payment of his fine and costs.
The justices of the peace for the respective counties of this State shall