1841 Md. Laws 114
Abstract
An Act To Incorporate The Mount Orange Cemetery, In The County of Baltimore, ch. 148, § 4: Any Person who shall willfully destroy, mutilate, deface, injure or remove any tomb, monument, grave stone, or other structure, placed in the cemetery . . . or shall shoot or discharge any gun, or other fire arms, within the said limits, shall be considered guilty of a misdemeanor . . .
Summary
This provision makes it a misdemeanor to damage cemetery property or fire any gun or other firearm within cemetery limits. Violators can be fined $5–$50 at the discretion of a justice of the peace.
Law Text
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That any person who shall willfully destroy, mutilate, deface, injure or remove any tomb, monument, grave stone, or other structure, placed in the cemetery aforesaid, or any fence, railing or other work for protection or ornament of any tomb, monument, grave stone or other structure aforesaid, or shall wilfully destroy, cut, break or remove any tree, shrub or plant within the limits of said Cemetery, or shall shoot or discharge any gun, or other fire arms, within the said limits, shall be considered guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction thereof before any justice of the peace of Baltimore county, be punished by a fine at the discretion of the justice, according to the aggravation of the offence, of not less than five dollars, nor more than fifty dollars.
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