1890 Md. Laws 297

290 A. No person whatsoever shall hunt with dog or gun on the Lord’s day, commonly called “Sunday,” nor shall profane the Lord’s day by gunning, hunting, fowling, or by shooting or exploding any gun, pistol or firearm of any kind, or by any other unlawful recreation or pastime, and any person violating the provisions of this section shall, for every such offense, upon conviction before any justice of the peace for the county, forfeit the gun, pistol or other firearm used in such violation, and be fined not less than five dollars, nor more than thirty dollars, one-half such to go to the person causing the prosecution to be instituted, the other half to the school fund of the county, and upon failure or refusal to pay such fine, and the costs of prosecution, shall be committed to the jail of said county, and confined therein until said fine and costs are paid, not exceeding in any case a period of twenty days; provided, that any person so convicted shall have the right of appeal to the circuit court of said county, as in other causes, wherein said justices of the peace have final jurisdiction.