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CHAPTER 32l.

AN ACT to add three additional sections
to Article sixteen of the Code of Public
General Laws, title ''Chancery," to fol-
low section one hundred and eighteen of
said Article, and be numbered consecu-
lively 118 A, 118 B and 11S c.
SECTION 1. Be It enacted By the Cen
eral assembly Of Maryland, That the fol-
lowing three sections be and the same are
hereby added to Article sixteen of the
Code of Public General Laws, to follow
section one hundred and eighteen of said
Article, and be numbered consecutively l1S
A, 118 B and 118 c.
119 A. All orders may be enforced by
such process as might be had upon judg
ment or decree to the like effect, and the
payment of costs adjudged to any party or
to any officer of any court may be enforced
in like manner without special or further
order for their payment.
118 B. Upon DEGREES, orders and for
costs adjudged, party shall have the right
to order as many writs of different kinds
for the enforcement of the same, and to
one or as many counties as he shall see tit,
but when issued to county other than
that in which the case shall be, the writ
shall be sent by the Clerk with a short
copy of the decree or order, and docket
entries and statement of the costs to the
clerk of the court of the county to which
issued Gin Baltimore city the Superior
Court, and there docketed, and shall be a
lien on lands only from the time it is SO
docketed, and may be there from time to
time renewed as now in common law cases
by the issue of the like or other writs, but
the court in which such cases shall origin
ally be, may order that the party directing
vexatiously or unnecessarily any writ here
under, shall pay the costs of the same.
118 G. An order or decree for the de-
livery of chattels may be enforced by the
same writs and all of them as are used in
the action of replevin at common law as
well as those which would have been here
tofore used for its enforcement in the
Equity Court of this State.
Sec. 2. And be 1t enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved April Z, 1886.
We hereby certify, that the afOregoing
is correct copy of an act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1886.
Z. B. PRETTYMAN,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G.. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
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Two Stalwart Lies.

Whenever Mississippian tells lie it is
generally robust and healthy and can walk;
but the moment Georgian hears of it, so
great is the rivalry between the two states,
he girds up his loins and unloads ''whop-
per- that is so strong that it has ribs and
backbone and breath. Not long ago man
living near Ellsville, Miss, said that the
cold wave in January swept over the state
so quickly that the ponds in the swamps
were frozen stiff before the snakes living
in them could duck their heads under the
water. He further remarked that he
amused himself for whole day by walking
on the ponds and kicking off the heads of
the snakes which stuck up out of the ice.
This story travelled from one place to an
other until it reached Georgia, where for
time ito use the language of the prize
ring-knocked out everything it met; but
finally noble Georgian invented a mus
cular lie that climbed on the collar of the
Mississippi prodigy and literally pulverized
and mashed it into the earth.
The Georgia man said that while chasing
a fox across an abandoned cotton field his
horse and himself fell into an old we'll about
seventy feet deep. The fall killed the horse
instantly, but he escaped without injury,
and at once commenced looking around for
a way to reach the surface of the ground.
To his dismay he discovered that it was
impossible for him to get out by climbing
the steep walls of earth that shut him in,
and he commenced bowling for help at the
top of his voice, but none came. On the
morning of the second day the stencil from
the carcass of his horse was sitting, and he
made up, his mind to suffer horrible
death, whep he noticed a number of buzz
yards lowering about the top of the we'll
Finally the birds alighted in the well, and
bright idea flashed through his brain, and
he determined tomake the buzzards bear
him up to the ground above. As they set
tied on the carcass Of the horse he seized
them by the legs until,he had three of the
buzzards firmly graspedin each hand, when
he gave them violent Sshew," and they
few up, carrying him withthem; but they
did not stop when they got out of the well,
but continued to soar upward until he was
Mortified to find that he VASTLY yards
above the surface of the earth Suddenly,
however, it occurred to him to releaae one
buzzard from each hand This he did,and
to his great joy his weight dragged tae
remaining buzzards slowly down until he
was safely landed on terra irma, when be
at once dropped on his knees and returned
thanks in prayer. y
When the story of the Georgia fox hunt
er reached the ears of the Mississippi man
who launched the cold weather lie it made
him feel SO utterly mean and worthless that
he sold out and went to Texas
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son or persons, or body corporate, engaged
in the manufacture of cigars, cigarettes or
tobacco, or in any occupation in which the
buying or selling Of said goods, wares and
merchandise shall constitute the whole or
any part of his, her, their or its business,
or occupation, to sell, barter or give any
cigar or cigars, cigarette or cigarettes, smok-
ing or chewing tobacco, to any minor under
the age of fourteen years, within the limits
of this State, ''unless previously authorized
in writing by the parents or guardian OF
such minor, or where such minor is acting
solely as the agent of his employer.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any
person or persons, or body corporate, wheth-
or manufacturer, dealer or vendor, violating
the provisions of this Act, shall, upon con-
viction thereof in any court of competent
jurisdiction be fined in sum of not less
than ten nor more than one hundred dollars
for each and every offense so convicted
thereof, or be imprisoned in Jail for not
less than five nor more than thirty days, in
default of payment of said fine.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That of all
fines accruing under the provisions of this
Act, in the several counties of this State,
the moiety or one-half part shall be ap-
piled to the support and maintenance of the
pauper insane of the respective counties
and in the City of Baltimore; said moiety
or one-half part of said fines SO imposed, as
herein provided, shall be distributed in
equal proportions among the dispensaries
in said city.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from and after
the date of its passage.
Approved April 7, 1886.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing
is a correct copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1886.
4. B. PRETTYMAN,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
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CHAPTER 10.

AN ACT to amend and re-enact- section
twenty-seven of Article sixteen, of the
Code of Public General Laws, entitled,
"Chancery,' subtitle divorce.
SECTION l. Be IL enacted By the Gen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That section
twenty-seven of Article sixteen of the
Code of Public General Laws, title "Chan-
cery," subtitle aDivorce," be and the same
is hereby repealed, amended and re-enact-
ed so as to read as follows:
81. No person shall be entitled to make
application for divorce, where the causes
for divorce occurred out of this State, IN
less the party complainant or defendant
shall have resided within this State for two
years next preceding such application.
SECTION 2. And be At enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date of
its passage.
Approved March 10, 1886.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing
is correct copy of an Act Of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1886.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
L. B. PRETTYMAN,
Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates.
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CHAPTER 1874.

AN ACT to repeal section two hundred
and fifty-two, of Article ninety-three, Of
of the Code of Public General Laws,
title "Testamentary Law" and to re-
enact the same with amendments.
SECTION L. Be It enacted by tie Gen
eral assembly of Maryland, That section
two hundred and fifty-two, Of Article nine
ty-three, of the Code of Public General
Laws, title 'Testamentary Laws" be and
the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted
with amendments so as to read as follows
SECTION 252. The Orphans Court shall
not under pretext or incidental power or
constructive authority, exercise any juris-
diction not expressedly conferred by law,
but every judgment, decree, decision or Or
der of the said Court may be enforced by
attachment and sequestration as aforesaid,
and if the said judgment, decree, decision
or order be for the payment of money, the
property sequestered may at the discretion
of the Court be applied to the purpose for
which such judgment, decree, decision or
order was given, and if the judgment, de-
cree, decision or order shall be for the pay
ment of costs, and the party or parties
against whom the said judgment, decree,
decision or order for the payment of costs
shall be rendered, shall be entitled to dis
tributive share of the estate in which the
suit is involved, the Court may order said
costs to be paid out of said distributive
share.
SECTION 2. And be 1t enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date of
its passage.
Approved April 1, 1886.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing
is a correct copy of an Act Of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1886.
E. b. PRETTYMAN,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
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whole of said denised premises was exc
cuted prior to the expiration of said lease
or suitcase by the lessor or lessons therein
named, or by the person or persons right
fully claiming under such lessor or lessons
to the said lessee or lessees, or to the per-
son or persons rightfully claiming under
such lessee or lessees for such additional
term under such rent and upon such cove
nants, conditions and stipulations as were
provided in said lease or suitcase.
SECTION 2. And be 1t enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from and after the
date of its passage.
Approved April l, 1885.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing
is a correct copy of an Act Of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1886.
Z. B. PRETTYMAN,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
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CHATTER 2al

AN ACT to repeal section forty five, Arti-
Gle sixteen, of the Code of Public Cen
eral Laws, title "Chancery," subtitle
'Infants," and to re-enact the same with
amendments.
SECTION 1. Be IL enacted By the General
Assembly of Maryland, That section forty
five of Article sixteen of the Code of Pub
lie General Laws of Maryland, be and the
same is hereby repealed and re-enacted SO
as to read as follows:
45. When the real estate or leasehold
property of an infant or in which an infant
is interested has been or may hereafter be
sold upon the application of his or her
guardian, prochein ami, or by virtue of or
under decree of Court in case to which
such infant is party, or by virtue of a
power contained in a mortgage upon such
real estate or leasehold property, the money
arising from such sale to which such infant
shall be entitled shall be invested as the
Court decreeing or ratifying such sale shall
direct in the name of such infant; provided,
such sum shall exceed the sum of five hun
dred dollars, and the surplus interest after de-
Quoting what may be necessary for the main
tenance and education of such infant, shall
also be invested as aforesaid, and such in
vestments shall not be transferred except
by the order of the Court decreeing or
ratifying such sale, and any transfer with
out such order shall be void; in all cases
mentioned above when the amount to
which such infant is entitled shall not ex-
coed the sum of five hundred dollars, the
Court decreeing or ratifying such sale may,
upon the application of the person making
such sale or upon the petition of the guar
dian of such infant, order and direct the
money to be paid to the guardian of such
infant upon the filing in said case of GER
tifcate from the Register of Wills of the
county or city in which letters of guardian
ship have been granted, that the guardian
of such infant has filed in the Orphans
Court of the county or city granting letters
of guardianship bond in an amount and
with security sufficient to protect such in
FAINT in the premises.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date Of
its passage.
Approved April Z, 1886.
We hereby certify, that the aforegOing
is correct copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1886.
W. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
4. B. PRETTYMAN,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
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CHAPTER 222.

AN ACT to amend Article thirty of the
Code of Public General Laws of this
State, title "Crimcs and Punishments, y
by adding thereto two additional sections
relating to defrauding Gas Companies.
SECTION l. Be It enacted by the General
assembly of Maryland, That any person
who with intent to injure or defraud any
gas company, body corporate of this State,
shall make or cause to be made any pipe,
tube or other instrument or continuance, or
connect the same or cause it to be con-
nected with any main service pipe or other
pipe for conducting or supplying illumina-
ting gas, in such manner as to connect
with and be calculated to supply illumina-
ting gas to any burner or orifce, by or at
which Illuminating gas is consumed, around
or without passing throug il the meter pro-
vided for the measuring and registering
the quantity of gas there consumed, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished
by imprisonment not exceeding six months,
or by fine not exceeding two hundred and
fifty dollars, or both, in the discretion of
the court.
SEC. 2. And be 1t enacted, That any
person who with intent to injure or defraud
any gas company, body corporate of this
State, shall willfully injure, alter or obstruct
or prevent the action of any meter pro-
vided for the purpose of measuring and
registering the quantity of Illuminating gas
consumed by or at any burner, orifce or
place. or cause or procure any such meter
to be injured or altered, or the action
thereof to be INSTRUCTED or prevented: shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be punished
by imprisonment not exceeding six months,
or by fine not exceeding two hundred and
fifty dollars, or both, in the discretion of
the court.
SEC. 3. And be 1t enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved April I, 1886.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing
is correct copy of an Act Of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1886.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate
Z. B. PRETTYMAN,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates
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any person or body corporate violating the
provisions of the preceding section shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof before any Justice of
the Peace or Court of competent jurisdic-
ton in this State, shall be fined not less
than fifty dollars for any such offence
SECTION g. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Approved April Z, 1886.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing
is correct copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1886.
E. B. PRETTYMAN,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
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"Umbrellas will last far longer, if when
wet, they are placed handle downward to
dry" observed gentleman who had evil
IDENTIFY given the subject some attention and
whose thoughts were apparently called to
it by the score or more Of umbrellas he saw
on the street, recently. 'The moisture
falls from the edges of the frame, and the
fabric dries uniformly. If stood handle
upward, which is commonly the case, the
top of the umbrella holds the moisture,
owing to the lining underneath the ring,
and therefore takes long time to dry,
thus injuring the silk or other fabric with
which it is covered. This is the prime
cause of this part of the umbrella wearing
out sooner than the other part. Umbrella
cases, too, ere responsible for the rapid
wear of the silk. The constant friction
causes the tiny holes that apper SO provok-
ingly early When not in use, leyae the
umbrella loose. When wet, never leave it
open to dry, as the tense condition thus
produced makes the silk stiff, and then it
soon will crack"
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CHAPTER 80.

Ian ACT to repeal chapter four hundred
and ffty-eight of the Acts Of Assembly,
passed at the January Session eighteen
hundred and eighty, entitled "An Act
to repeal section forty-nine of Article
thirty of the Code of Public General
Laws of the State of Maryland, entitled
"Crimes and Punishments," and re-enact
the same so as to read as follows:
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen
hl Assembly of Maryland, That chapter
lr hundred and fifty-eight Of the Acts of
sembly, passed at the January Session,
hteen hundred and eighty, entitled 'an
yAcf to repeal section forty-nine of Article
4 thirty of the Code of Public General Laws
of the State of Maryland, entitled Grimes
Ind Punishments,' and re-enact the same
as to read as follows" be and the same
is hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to
read IS follows:
SEC. 40. v hosoever being cashier,
\ servant, agent or clerk to any person or to
Sany body corporate, or being employed for
% purpose or in the capacity of a cashier;
srSant, agent or clerk by any person or
Guy corporate, snai iIduuuioueJ o"uoA1io
any money, goods, bill, note, bond, check,
evidence of debt, or other valuable security
Ibr effects. which shall be delivered to, or
received or taken into possession by him
For or in the name, or on the account of
bis master or employer, or any part thereof,
hall be deemed to have feloniously stolen
&he same from his master or employer, al
hough such money, goods, bill, mote, bond,
Check, evidence of debt, or other valuable
security or effects, was not received into the
Possession of such master or employer,
kberwise than by the actual possession Of
cashier, servant, agent, clerk or other
on SO employed, and being convicted
IT. Gof, shall be punished by imprisonment
e jail or house Of correction for not
than three years, or in the peniten-
for not more than fifteen years, in
ry indictment for violation Of this
ion, when the offence shall relate to
on notes, circulating as money, it shall
cient 10 allege the embezzlement to
poney, without specifying any par
coin or notes circulating as money,
III allegation SO far as regards the
lion Of the property, shall be sus-
if the offender shall be proved to
embezzled any amount of coin or notes
Hating as money, although the particu-
pecies of coin or notes circulating as
ey, of which such amount was COM
d, shall not be proved.
&c. 2. And be it enacted, That this
shall take effect from the date of its
age.
Approved April Z, 1886.
we hereby certify, that the aforegoing
correct copy of an Act of the General
bly, of Maryland, passed January
b, 1886
w. G. PURNELL,
1, Secretary of the Senate.
4. B. PRETTYMAN,
Clerk Of the House of Delegates.
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kCHAPTER 294.

CT to protect lives and property of
ons at railroad crossings over public
ways.
ZION l. Be it enacted by the Gen
sembly of Maryland, That whenever
eral railroads of this State, operated
m, shall cross any public highway
e outside the corporate limits of the
Ind any such highway shall be be-
10 be ofsuch character as to render
sage of locomotives and trains there
serous to life and property, it shall
- hty of the Commissioners OF the
M which such point of crossing shall
Nd to notify the company owning or
Ahe railroad at such point by serv-
O., n notice on the Superintendent
ent of such railroad company in
6ty, that the said County Commits
kill, thirty days thereafter, consider
lty of further protection against
Asaid crossing; and if after the ex-
&c said thirty days, said County
sxners, or majority of them, shall
e that such protection is necessary,
81 notify said railroad company
3 j Superintendent or ticket agent
County, that within sixty days
ter said railroad company shall either
Slagman at said crossing whose duty
be to give timely notice to all per-
sing said crossing of the approach of
motives or trains, or system of
alarm bells to give such notice at
oh of trains, or shall erect safety
t said crossing, which shall be closed
than one-half minute before the
and during the passage of every
d train Or locomotive across said high
pr shall change the said grade cross
} as to pass said highway With an
or over grade crossing, in which case
II fagman nor safety gateshall be
red.
). 2. And be it enacted, That if any
ad company shall neglect or refuse to
& by with the requirements of the said
unity Commissioners as provided for by
.tion one of this Act, said railroad COM
nv will be liable to fine of twenty-five
liars per day for each and every day it
all neglect or refuse so to do.
SEC. 3. And be itenacted, That it shall
ltbe duty of the said County Commits
ners to enforce the payment of fines
posed by this Act, as other fines are col
ted, before the Circuit Court of said
unity, and the States Attorney thereof
all attend the prosecution of all such
is when directed so to do by the said
unity Commissioners.
SGD. 4. And be it enacted, That this
ct shall take effect from the date of its
ssage.
Approved April I, 1886.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing
correct copy of an Act of the General
of Maryland, passed January
ession, 1886.
W. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
E. B. PRETTYMAN,
hief Clerk of the House Of Delegates.
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CHAPTER 37I.

CT to protect the health and morals
Iiaprs ID the State of Maryland.
ET4oN 1. BE it enae.ed by the Cen
assembly of No That from and
|the aassage shall not be
90 her per-.
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cHAs. T. REIFsNIDER. CHARLES E. FINK.
IT AW COMPREHENSIVE

The undersigned have this day formed a
co-partnership for the practice of Law in
the several courts of this State under the firm
name of Reifsnider & Fink. All business en-
trusted to our care will receive prompt atten-
ton. 0ffice-Main street, adjoining the res
idence of Chas T. Reifsnider.
CHAS. 7. REIFSNIDER,
CHARLES E. FINK.
Westminster, Nd, Oct. 20, 1881. loc %
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JOSEPH M. PARKE,
- ATTORNEY AT Law AND

SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY,
viii practice in the various Courts of Carroll
county. SSpecial attention given to Or
phans' Court business. May be consulted,
for the present, at the Office Of the Register
Wills, or at his residence on Court Street,
Westminster, Nd. jan
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If time be of all things the most precious
wasting time must be the greatest prodi-
gality.
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n GORGE L. SToCKSDALE,
VI ATTORNEY AT LAW,

Office with Jas. A. c. Bond, on Main OPP
posite Court street. All business entrusted to
my charge will also receive the attention of
Jas. A. G. Bond, Esq. may 2O-1y
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Pride that dimes on vanity sups on con-
tempt.