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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 63

the clerk what name he desires such band to be called in
the license to be issued, and such license, when issued,
shall not entitle such band named in such license, or any
of its members, to return and pitch or settle its or
their encampments or carry on their business or
transactions or practice their craft after moving beyond
the limits of said county.]

[132.

Bands of roving nomads, commonly called gypsies, or
any person or persons composing such band or bands,
violating any of the provisions of § 131 of this subtitle
shall, upon indictment and conviction, be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not
less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars, and may, in the discretion of the court, in
addition, be confined in the Maryland house of correction
for not less than three nor more than six months.]

[133.

Whenever any constable or the sheriff shall arrest
any person or persons composing such band or bands, as
aforesaid, he shall seize all the property in the
possession of such band or any of its members, and hold
the same until after the trial of the person or persons
so arrested; and if at the trial such person or persons,
or any of them, shall be convicted of a violation of any
of the provisions of this subtitle, then the constable or
the sheriff, as the case may be, shall proceed to sell
the same, or so much thereof as may be necessary, after
giving at least ten days' notice of the said sale, to
satisfy and pay the fine or fines and the cost adjudged
against the parson or persons so convicted, together with
the cost and expenses of keeping such property; and such
constable or sheriff, as the case may be, shall be
entitled to the same fees for the taking and selling such
property as are allowed to the sheriff of the said county
where the offense is committed, for seizing and selling
personal property under a writ of fieri facias; provided,
that when any person or persons composing such band or
bands as aforesaid shall be arrested as provided in this
subtitle, the constable or sheriff making such arrest or
arrests shall, upon request of such person or persons so
arrested, take him or them before the clerk of the
circuit court for said county, and if the person or
persons so arrested, or any other person, shall at any
time or within five days thereafter take out such license
as provided in § 131 of this subtitle for the band of
which the person or persons so arrested are members, then
the constable or sheriff, as the case may be, upon the
production to him of a written notice signed by the said
clerk that a license has been issued for the band of
which the person or persons in his custody are members,
and the payment to him of all costs and expenses of the
arrest or arrests or the seizure of the property, as
aforesaid, and the further sum of ten dollars for each