PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             S.B. 618

372.

"Machine gun" as used in this subtitle, means a weapon, of any description, by
whatever name known, loaded or unloaded, from which more than one shot or bullet may
be automatically discharged from a magazine, by a single function of the firing device.

"Crime of violence" applies to and includes any of the following crimes or an
attempt to commit any of the same, namely, murder of any degree, manslaughter,
kidnapping, rape in any degree, [mayhem, assault with intent to do great bodily harm,
assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to rape] ASSAULT IN THE FIRST
DEGREE, robbery, burglary in any degree, and theft.

"Person" applies to and includes firm, partnership, association, or corporation.

[Maiming]

[384.

Every person, his aiders and abettors, who shall be convicted of the crime of
mayhem, or of tarring and feathering, shall be sentenced to the penitentiary for not more
than ten years nor less than eighteen months.]

COMMITTEE NOTE (COMMITTEE TO REVISE ARTICLE 27): For current
provisions dealing with this offense, see the Assault subheading in this article.

[385.

Every person, his aiders, abettors and counsellors, who shall be convicted of the
crime of cutting out or disabling the tongue, putting out an eye, slitting the nose, cutting
or biting off the nose, ear or lip, or cutting or biting off or disabling any limb or member
of any person, of malice aforethought, with intention in so doing to mark or disfigure such
person, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction are subject to imprisonment for not
more than 15 years.]

COMMITTEE NOTE (COMMITTEE TO REVISE ARTICLE 27): For current
provisions dealing with this offense, see the Assault subheading in this article.

[386.

If any person shall unlawfully shoot at any person, or shall in any manner unlawfully
and maliciously attempt to discharge any kind of loaded arms at any person, or shall
unlawfully and maliciously stab, cut or wound any person, or shall assault or beat any
person, with intent to maim, disfigure or disable such person, or with intent to prevent the
lawful apprehension or detainer of any party for any offense for which the said party may
be legally apprehended or detained, every such offender, and every person counselling,
aiding or abetting such offender shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction are
subject to imprisonment for not more than 15 years.]

COMMITTEE NOTE (COMMITTEE TO REVISE ARTICLE 27): For current
provisions dealing with this offense, see the Assault subheading in this article.

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