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IS NOT a bar to a conviction for a continuation of the

offense subsequent to the first or any succeeding
conviction.

332.

[Every] UPON CONVICTION BEFORE A COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION, ANY act or omission which, by ordinance, is
made a misdemeanor under the authority of this Charter,
unless otherwise provided shall be punishable [upon
conviction before any trial magistrate or in the Circuit
Court for the County within which the offense is
committed] by a fine not exceeding [one hundred dollars
(]$100[.00) ] or imprisonment for [thirty] 30 days in the
County Jail, or both[, in the discretion of the court or
trial magistrate]. The party aggrieved shall have the
right to appeal as is [now] provided under the general
laws of the State. Where the act or omission is of a
continuing nature and [is persisted in] PERSISTS, a
conviction for one offense [shall not be] IS NOT a bar to
a conviction for a continuation of the offense subsequent
to the first or any succeeding conviction. ]]

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1974.

Approved March 28, 1974.

CHAPTER 108
(House Bill 980)
AN ACT concerning
Charles County — Volunteer Firemen and Rescue Squadsmen

FOR the purpose of establishing in Charles County a
retirement program for volunteer firemen and rescue
squadsmen to be administered by the County
Commissioners of Charles County and funded from the
Charles County Fire Tax and Rescue Tax; and relating
generally to the Charles County Volunteer Firemen
and Rescue Squad.

BY adding to

Article 25 — County Commissioners

Section 13A

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1973 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)