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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22

1t il proper that the Republican papers
sh1ul put Gen. BARLOW down as rebel and
bulldozer since the publication Of his letter ON
the Florida business.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22

The prices paid for the johnston pic
lures indicate that there u plenty Of MONEY
ahOIt. he troubl, is that money lies idle in.
stead Of furnishing the sinews OF enterprise.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22

We are glad TO hear OF Senator CoNK-
LING's improved health. Win returned ueoi
uf body and mind he has before him the great
est opportunity Of his NE to demonstrate that
he Is not mere politician, but patriotic states
IN n.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22

Drunkenness is on the decrease among
the well-to-do classes Of Ensl.nG. who look
upon it a. an evidence " bad breeding or bil
t.ste but - ia increasing among the poor. IN
treating TINS matter of drunkenness, the ef.ru.
cfs must b ar in mind that the excessive use -
ic1hol /, ias'lt au Incident Of de-l poverty.
here is a tendency To- set toe concentrated
stimulus II alcohol when sun honey q .Is-
tanning food 'nnot hc obtained and the rum
shop, with Ms s,are OF lights and gioWin- fire. Is
a more che riIl place tuan a tenement house
garrett tnousn IT, frcqurndu- Toes lead 10 tae
RENDERING. of tire garrett more desOlAte, and mahe-
the poverty which comues ro.ldencs tnrr,
more bsolute and 4u,,uritl.. There are a great
many sides to this question # drunkenness
The disc Sc has some Of it, root. la ;Ae most
deep-scated eyil- Of the sociL order.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22

QuIMno AFRO, the Chinese man killer OF
New urK. :, not 60 he hanged, tho verdict In the
second degree Il murder In the latest II his
cases hayil- saved him from that penalty and
sent him again t. the peniteni nv. rhe fac 49,
the man who. a fcw ve,rs a-n. said. Hanging
is played out IN New York." disp-ovei his own
assertion, but It is very nearly ila,ed out.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22

JAY GOULD has found an old lady whose
ce IL = fac smile of that OF n late lIuRACE
GREELEY" JAY GOULD should at once ullce
her in the Tribune once, and discharge the Vas
sar and Miami editors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22

1t is proving u bard job to count in n
President not elected, ueforc the critic Il eyes u
the whole country. Things look better, tut tue
plOtters re desuerite, and viii ngnt to the end.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22

The country does not seem to he ready
to admit that the President Of the Senate can be
Judge, jury, and executiOner of the Presidential
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22
The Hour of Peril.

II there Il any counsel which we would
impress upon tho people. II Is that Of caln-
NESS aud long suffering IN our evils,
which are of danger, but not OF cXtrrmi' y.
There is a remedy of peace which VIII
call Tor no mtcrpostion OF violence or
force. The situation. cloudel rs it is in
uncertainty, has each day 81 percepuble
lifting of tic ohscurity.
While We hear the brargadocia Of ZAcu
CuANpIER and the feeble folly of Ferry,
they need give no alarm. There are
Senators Of weight of character and ca
pacity VINO have 50 far madeuo sign. They
represent States which cannot silently
ana without effort duit TO confusion.
The oGicvholasls, imposing IN numbers,
nre not yer quite IN the majority. Pubic
oImion moves slowly. hut steadily and
with power. We have no desire for any
explosive demonstrations III spasms. We
do not need, on the contrary we depreoate,
any paroXy,mal action.
The right 10 peaceably assemble in con-
vont.ons ana public ass mblages is not vet
Impaired. Tie free expressions Of the
pres, are, so far, unirammelled.
Nrhe thought Of war. HE perspective Of
riot and bloolshcd, are, t. those who
have passed through the late baptism OF
FIRE, only horrible 10 the contemplation
We would not teach "bloody iustruc-
tons" Let those who only breathe the
breath OF agitation and Iide upon the
storm depcrt thcmselyes Ia Mexico or emf
grat' TO the South American Andes, where
they can he RECALLED with n revolution at
every change Of the moon, ana count
prc-.d nts with the enumeration OF oalcn-
lar months.
Lr.vc all outbreak and chullition to
the bully and the blackguard whether he
Eliminates IN the pot houses or the depart
meats at Washington, which are oucu Tor
he occupancy alike 81 the gentleman and
statesman or the corner loafer and eau
cu- hummer. We trust il Is but small
minority who would desire or even permit
the inauguration OF Chief Mag
counted in 10y bold and unque,ronable
fraud. There Will be no revolutionary act
| Hy the House of Representatives.
The prospects of carrying HAYES into
'he rre-idenc> ~ fraud 40 not look SO bright
t4cy dii, % the cousprators.
Nh. KAY. a shOomaker's son Of only
TWENTY-FIVE, was found guilty ON "Wednesday, IN
hlur, county, Of having married three women,
| u ~ whom were in court to confront him and
| trll their tale Of ms polvgamous operations.
| Young MCKAY mus nave made love rs.
| .duunsie. II, however, he had instead devoted
| ni.1a4 TO port citing himself as SHOEMAKER.
| aud been content with one wifi, he would II i
| now brtn u, but might be uroni ably employed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22
In nddItion 10 otncr rcnsons Am .coklr

In addition to other reasons FOR seeking Il
quiet and "a stact. ~ settlement Of the momen-
tous question Of the iay. there IL the important
fact that the business men OF the country are
becoming seriously alarmed al the consequences
they are already experiencing from the tttemtf
TO Introduce Mexican methods into the y iit'cdi
system OF the United states. A. the full nfraci-
II Of the conspiraCy become, more fdliy an Ter
sto1d the pressure from this source upon CON
gross, which alone : the powar u decide VINO
has been elected President Wal %, Of to-
w,ighty u character 10 be dlsrasarIed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22

II was impossible to resist the demar q
fur an Investigation ofthe ch RE IA DE- M Goa.
-ress o, .ir HEWITT TN, ci.y, tnat IA, cor
rosponlerce has been tempered with. ai'd li.
letters sIrrca uu1us.Y opened ia the Pos. Om o.
~ the oricAs. The tnin- l. serious.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22

There is but one State IN tho Union in
which American citizens were lawfully prevent
ed at the recent elect IN, from going to the polls
70 vote. We mean Rhode Isl nd, in which no
forelep-born citizen is allowed to vote unless he
owns real estate Rhode ls nd Is Republican,
ana went for HAYES Hut for its real estate
an l'ncaton, II would probably have gone for
TuDES.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22

\ resolution providing for the protoc-
ton Of tine puohc school buildings against e.
nj for drilling the hidden TO pass out RAPIDLY
ani with order in case n an emersency. was
~ red in the Board Of Eiucuion on Wrdre,-
iy luis is subject deserving OF thtmost
careful attention The maintenance of Gi-ci-
p,iue among a crowd In a building on nr lisa
tesn,r q NE, mud 10 the sch MS both thi'
nd proper rrocnutons a-ain't the sure II
hamcs can ne secured. \ lot Il children Iuter
nuent direction and win prouer driIl can nee
m naged with coup rative else. Thev are far
better to handle than grown people, each of
whom reiirs ON himself m danger. and most oi
whom lose th ~ ieAds when suddenly confront
oi with IL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22

GOV. HENpRICKs denies the absurd sto-
rtes about the organization in Indiana ~ Sc
cret political society hostile to the peace. II
exists only In the brains NJ those who think
they can succeed with their desperate plot toy
exciting the fears Of the public Their oppo-
nents are not working In secret They nre the
whole body Of the outspoken and honest men
II the country, who have nothing to hidc, and
who demand that full light shall he thrown on
the manner Of tho electoral count. All they ask
Is tnat the President actually elected SD III be
ulacrd i'm the W hite llouse next March,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22

The prospects of carrying HAYES into
'he rreNdency " fraud no not look SO bright
$ tucy dii, % the cousp.rat1fs.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-12
[CHARTFR 1921
CORPORA TIONS.
Approved April s, 1876.
AN ACT

To add an additional section to be numb cred
two hundred and twenty, to Article twenty
six of the Code of Public General Laws en-
titled Corporations, as re-enacted by an Act
passed at the January session, eighteen hun
bred and sixty-eight, chapter four hundred
and seventy-one.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland, That the following be
and the same is hereby enacted as an additional
section, to be numbered two hundred and twenty,
to Article twenty six ofthe Code of Public Cen
era Laws, entitled Corporations, as re-enacted
by an Act passed at the January session, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-eight, chapter four
hundred and seventy. one, TO wit:
900. Nothing in this Article contained shall
be 50 construed as to bring within any supposed
exemption from taxation, State, county, or
municipal, in the charter OF any company de-
string to take advantage Of any of the provi-
sions in this Article contained, any property
real, personal, or mixed, owned under or by
virtue of any Of the provisions of this Article
or any stock preferred or otherwise, or any
bonds or other evidence of debt, issued under
or by virtue OF any of the provisions of this
Article.
Sec. 2. And be il enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date Of its passage.
We hereby certify that the aIoregoing is true
and perfect copy of an Act passed the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, at the January
session, 1876.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary Of the Senate
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates
Approved April 8, 1876.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-12
L0lUs---- General.
[CHAPTER 1874
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS.
AN ACT
AN ACT

To add additional sections to the Code of Pub
lie General Laws, Article thirty, title Crimes
and Funishmen,s, providing for the punish
menl of abduction of children.
Sectloin /. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, That any person or per-
sons who shall for the purposes of prostitution
forcibly abduct from her home or usual place
of abode, or from the custody and control of
her parent or parents or guardian, any female
under the age of eighteen years or be accessory
thereto, or who shall for said purposes per-
suade entice from the usual place OF abode or
from the custody and control of her parent or
parents, or guardian any such female, or be
accessory thereto, or shall knowingly secrete
or harbor any such female 50 abducted, per-
suaded or enticed as aforesaid, against the con-
sent OF her parent or parents, or guardian, or
the person or persons who may have the tenn
porary care, custody or control of such female,
or be accessory thereto, shall upon conviction
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
undergo imprisonment in the Penitentary, in
the discretion of the Court, not exceeding
term of eight years.
Sec. 2. And be il enacted, That any person
or persons, who shall without the color of
right forcibly abduct, take or carry away, any
child under the age of twelve years, from the
home or usual place of abode of such child, or
from the custody and control of the parent or
parents or lawful guardian or guar dams of
such child, or be accessory thereto, or who
shall without such color of right, and against
the consent of the parent or parents, or lawful
guardian or guardians of such child, persuade
or entice from the usual place of abode or house
of such child, or from the custody and control
of the parent or parents, or guardian or guar
dians of such child, or DE accessory thereto,
or shall knowingly secrete or harbor such child
or be accessory thereto, with the intent to de.
prive such parent or parents, guardian or
guardians or any person who may be In lawful
possession of such child, of the custody, care
and control of such child, shall be guilty OF a
misdemeanor and upon conviction shall suffer
| imprisonment in the Penitentiary for term
not exceeding twenty years, in the discretion
of the Court.
| Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is true
and perfect copy of an act passed the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland at the January
session, 1876.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates.
Approved April s, 1876.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-12
[CHApTER 242.
REGULATION OF INCORPORATED
COMPANIES.
AN ACT
Approved April 7, 1876.

To repeal chapter four Hundred and seventy six
of the Acts of eighteen hundred and seventy
entitled Gan Act to provide for the creation
and regulation of incorporated Companies in
the State of Maryland, and to enact substi-
tute therefor
Section l. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland, That chapter four hundred
and seventy-sx of the Acts of eighteen hundred
and seventy, entitled Gan Act to provide for the
creation and regulation of Incorporated compa-
MES in the State of Maryland" be- and the same
is hereby repealed, and the following enacted in
lieu thereof:
Sec. @ And be it enacted, That any number
of natural persons, not less than five, three of
whom shall be citizens of Maryland, may become
body corporate, with all the rights, privileges
and powers conferred by, and subject to all the
restrictions of this Act,
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That any number
of persons as aforesaid, associating to form a
company for the purpose of constructing or
operating railroad SHALL under their hands and
seals, make certificate which shall specify as
follows: first, the name assumed by such COM
pany, and by which it shall be known; second,
tie name of the places of the termini of sa id
road, and the county or counties, city or cities
through which such road shall pass third, the
amount of capital stock necessary to construct
such road such certificate shall be acknowl-
edged before a Justice of the Peace, and certified
by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of any county
through which the road passes, and when said
certificate is executed it shall be the duty Of the
persons executing the same to submit it to one
of the Judges of the Judicial Circuit within
which the county where it was acknowledged
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-12
[CHAPTER $751;
LIMITATION OF ACTIONS.
Approved April 7, 1876.
AN ACT

To repeal the seventh section of the fifty
seventh Article of the Code of Public General
Laws Of this State, title Limitation of
Actions and 10 re-enact the same with
amendments.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, That section seven of article
fifty-seven of the Code of Public General Laws,
title Limitation of Actions" be and the same
is hereby repealed and re-enacted, so that the
same shall read as follows:
7. Whenever any person may die indebted,
and his interest in real estate may be liable to
be proceeded against for the payment of his
debts by reason of the insuficiency of his per-
sonal estate, the operation of this Article both
at law and in equity shall be suspended in re-
lation 10 the heirs and devisees of such debtor
for the period of eighteen months from the
death of such decedent and where any debts
of such person so dying indebted have been or
may be paid by his executor, or administrator,
and the real estate of such decedent is pro-
ceeded against for the payment of his debts.
the operation OF this Article both at law and in
equity shall be suspended in relation 10 the
heirs and devisees of such deceased debtor, as
to the claims so paid until the lapse of eigh-
teen months after the filing of said bill.
Sec. 2. And lie it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date Of its pas
sage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is true
and perfect copy of an act passed the Gen
eraI Assembly of Maryland, at the January
session, 1876.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y.KIDD,
Chief Clerk House Of Delegates.
Approved March 8, 1875.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-12
fCHAPTER 269. i
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
AN ACT
Chief Clerk House of Delegates.
App owed April 7, 1876.

AN ACT
To repeal section twenty-nine of the Act of
eighteen hundred and sixty. eight, chapter
four hundred and seventy-one, entitled an
Act to repeal Article twenty-six of the Code
of Public General Laws, and 10 enact sub
stitute therefor; and to repeal section twenty
two of Article sixteen, sections ninety-nine TO
one hundred and three of the same Article,
and sections thirty-three to forty-three ofAr-
ticle eighty.eight of the Code of Public Gen
eral Laws, and re-enact the same so as TO
read as follows: and to repeal section seven
teen of the same Article and to re enact the
same with amendments.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland, That section twenty-nine
ofthe Act Of eighteen hundred and sixty-eignt,
chapter four hundred and seventy-one, entitled
an Act TO repeal Article twenty-six OF the Code
of Public General Laws, and TO enact substi-
tute therefor, and 10 repeal section twenty-five
ofArticle sixteen, sections ninety-nlne 10 one
hundred and three OF the same Article, and
sections thirty-three TO forty-three of Article
lightweight of the Code of Public General
Laws, be and the same is hereby repealed and
re-enacted 10 read as follows: and that section
seventeen of the same Article be, and the same
is hereby repealed, amended, and re-enacted
so that said section shall read as follows.
Section II, Glass 4. Eor the formation of
fire, life, marine, accident, cattle, live stock,
and other insurance companies, and all COM
panies for receiving, weighing, sheltering,
feeding, and exposing for sale cattle, sheep,
and hogs, provided that such companies shall
have their principal office in this State, and
provided the yards and scales of every COM
pany FOR receiving, weighing, sheltering, feed
ing, and exposing for sale cattle, sheep, and
hogs, shall lie located either within the City
of Baltimore or within distance of not more
than Elk miles from the limits thereof and pro-
vided further that all such cattle, sheep and
hogs, shall be weighed by or under the super
vision of the State weighmaster, as now provi-
ded for By law, such weighing to be done at
the yards and scales OF such company.
Section 30, Glass 16 For tie formation of
savings institutions, trust companies and guar
antee companies.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing is true
and perfect copy of an act passed the Gene
raj Assembly of Maryland, at the January
session, 1876.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House ofDelegates.
Approved April 4, 1876.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-12
LazUS---- General.
[CHAPTER 345.
TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS or PAR
TIES TO SUITS ATLAW.
AN ACT

To protect the rights of parties to suits at law
upon negotiable instruments, where, from
any cause, the same cannct be produced and
surrendered.
Section l, Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That no party, other
wise entitled to sue and recover in any suit
at law upon or under any promissory note,
bill of exchange, bill of lading warehouse, or
storage receipt or other negotiable instrument,
shall be precluded from so recovering by
reason of his inability from any cause, to pro-
duce such instrument in evidence al the trial,
or surrender the same TO the defendant Pro
cided ARRAYS, that the absence Of such instru-
ment shall be sufficiently accounted for, under
the ordinary rules of evidence, TO allow the
Introduction of secondary proof of the contents
thereof, at the trial, and that no judgment
thereupon shall be entered for the plaintiff in
such suit, until good and sufficient bond
shall have been first filed therein by the plain
tiff, or on his behalf, in such penalty and with
such surety or sureties as the court shall APP
prove, conditioned to hold and keep the de-
PENDANT harmless, upon satisfaction of the judg-
ment by him, to the same effect and intent as if
said missing instrument where then and there
produced and surrendered to him, and the costs
in all such cases shall be adjudged by the court,
in its discretion as may be equitable.
Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect Immediately from and
after its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
true and perfect copy of an act passed the
General Assembly of Maryland at the JAN
uary session, 1886.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates
App owed April 7, 1876.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-12
[CHApTGR 1911
FUND.
Approved April s, 1876.
AN ACT

AN ACT
10 amend the fourth article of the Code of
Public Local Laws, by adding another Sec
ton thereto, in relation TO investments on
account of the sinking fund.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General AS.
sembly of Maryland, That whenever the Com
mlssioners of Finance, of the city of Baltimore,
shall be authorized by the Mayor and City
Council OF Baltimore, 10 invest moneys belong
ing to the sinking fund of said city in annui-
lies or ground rents reserved out of the lands
leased to the Mayor and City Council of Bal
timore, and payable by the said corporation,
the said Commissioners may purchase such
rents or annuities and the reversions of such
lands, and the conveyances thereof taken, may
be made to the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore, in trust for the benefit and pur-
poses Of the said sinking fund, and in every
such case, such conveyance shall not work
MERGE of the lease or term but, until other
wise provided by Law. The rent or rents shall
continue 10 be payable by the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore, as if such purchase had
not been made, but shall be received and ap-
piled by the Commissioners of Finance, as the
income OF other investments of the sinking
fund may be applied. ra
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date of its pas.
sage.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing is
true and perfect copy of an act passed the
General Assembly OF Maryland, at the jan
uary session, 1876.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates.
Approved March 81, 1876.