1316                                      LAWS OF MARYLAND                                Ch. 651

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(a) Every person who shall wear or carry any dirk knife, bowie knife, switchblade
knife, sandclub, metal knuckles, razor or any other dangerous or deadly weapon of
any kind, whatsoever (penknives without switchblade and handguns, excepted)
concealed upon or about his person, and every person who shall wear or carry any
such weapon openly with the intent or purpose of injuring any person in any unlawful
manner, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
not more than one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars or be imprisoned in jail, or sentenced
to the Maryland Department of Correction for not more than three years; and in case
of conviction, if it shall appear from the evidence that such weapon was carried,
concealed as aforesaid or openly, with the deliberate purpose of injuring the person or
destroying the life of another, the court shall impose the highest sentence of
imprisonment hereinbefore prescribed. In Cecil, Anne Arundel, Talbot, Harford,
Caroline, Prince George's, Montgomery, Washington, Worcester and Kent counties it
shall also be unlawful and a misdemeanor, punishable as above set forth, for any
[minor] PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE to carry any dangerous
or deadly weapon, other than a handgun, between one hour after sunset and one hour
before sunrise, whether concealed or not, except while on a bona fide hunting trip, or
except while engaged in or on the way to or returning from a bona fide trap shoot,
sport shooting event, or any organized civic or military activity.

(b) Desertion of child. - Any parent who shall desert or wilfully neglect to
provide for the support and maintenance of his or her [minor] child UNDER
EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction in any court having criminal jurisdiction shall be punished by a
fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the Maryland House
of Correction, or in the Maryland Reformatory for Women, or in jail, for not
more than three years, or both, in the discretion of the court. Any parent charged
with a violation of this section may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction where he or
she or the child resides. Provided, that before the trial with the consent of the
defendant, or after conviction, instead of imposing the punishment hereinbefore
provided, or in addition thereto, the court, in its discretion, having regard to the
circumstances and financial ability of the defendant, shall have the power to pass
an order which shall be subject to change by it from time to time, as the
circumstances may require, directing the defendant to pay a certain sum weekly for
the space of three years to the person or institution having custody of the minor
child or children, or if an agreement be had with respect to such child or children,
and to release the defendant from custody on probation for the space of three
years upon his or her entering into a recognizance in such sum as the court shall
direct, with or without sureties. Any such order shall constitute a lien on the
earnings of the defendant, and the employer is required to deduct the amount of
such decree as soon as notified by the Probation Department. All such deductions
are to be paid directly by the employer to the notifying Probation Department.
The condition of the recognizance shall be such that if the defendant shall make
his or her personal appearance at the court whenever ordered to do so within the
three years, and shall further comply with the terms of the order, or of any
subsequent modification thereof, then the recognizance shall be void, otherwise of
full force and effect. If the court be satisfied by information and due proof under
oath, at any time during the three years, that the defendant has violated the terms
of such order, it may forthwith proceed to the trial of the defendant under the
original indictment, or sentence him or her under the original conviction, as the
case may be. In the case of forfeiture of a recognizance and enforcement thereof
by execution, the sum recovered may, in the discretion of the court, be paid in

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