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CHAPTER 1913,

AN ACT to repeal section three, OF chap
ter one hundred and seventy, Of the Acts
of the General Assembly of Maryland,
passed at the January Session, eighteen
hundred and eighty-four, entitled an
Act to regulate the running of traction
engines on the public roads of the State,
and to re-enact the same with amend
ments.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of Maryland, That section
three, of chapter one hundred and seventy
of the Acts Of the General Assembly Of
Maryland, passed, at the January Session,
eighteen hundred and eighty-four, entitled
an Act to regulate the running of traction
engines on the public roads of the State,
be and the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted so as to read as follows:
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That one of
the men accompanying such engine shall
precede such engine at least three hundred
yards, to warn persons riding or driving
upon any public road of the approach of
said engine, and shall assist such person or
persons in the management of any horse or
horses that may require his assistance to
control the same,
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its pas
sage.
Approved March 31st, 1888.
ELIHU L. JACKSON,
Governor.
GEORGE NJ. UPSHUR,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
GEORGE PETER,
President of the Senate.
We hereby certify, That the foregoing
is true copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1888.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
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CHAPTER 275.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact section
twenty-six, of chapter one hundred and
seventy-two, of the Acts of eighteen
hundred and eighty, entitled an Act to
repeal certain sections of Article forty
eight, of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, entitled ''Insolvents, :"
aud to re-enact the same with amend
ments.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of Maryland, That section
twenty-six, of chapter one hundred and
seyenty-two, of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland, be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, so as to
read as follows;
SECTION 26. If any real or personal
property of an insolvent shall have been
decreed to be sold by virtue of any decree
of any Court of Equity for the enforce
ment Of a mortgage, or if there be apower
of sale contained in any mortgage or bill of
sale of real or personal property, as the
case may be, the filing of the petition in
insolvency, either by or against the insol-
vent, as hereinbefore provided, and the sub
sequent proceedings in insolvency on such
petition shall not disturb, defeat or impair
the right of the trustee named in the de-
cree, or the MORTGAGE or bargainee or his
assignee or person authorized in the mort
gage or bill of sale to make sale, to pro-
coed with such sale or to execute the pow
er of sale contained in said decree, mortgage
or bill of sale; unless the right or power
shall be waived in writing by the mortga-
gee or his proper representatives in all such
cases in the absence of waiver of right by
mortgage or his proper representatives, as
heFeinhefoFe provided, the trustee in insol-
vency shall only be authorized to sell the
equity of redemption of the insolvent in all
such property covered by decree, mortgage
or bill of sale as aforesaid.
Sec 2. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved April 4th, 1888,
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing
is correct copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1888.
W. G.. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
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CHAPTER 467.

AN ACT to amend Article twenty-eight,
of the Code of Public General Laws of
the State of Maryland, title County
Commissioners" by adding thereto GER
tain new sections, so as to enlarge the
powers of said County Commissioners.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That Article
twenty-eight, of the Code of Public Cen
eral Laws of the State of Maryland, title
"County Commissioners" be, and the same
is hereby amended by adding thereto the
following new sections, to be designated as
sections A, B, G and D, so as to enlarge
the powers of said County Commissioners.
A. The County Commissioners shall,
in their respective counties, have control
over all the public roads, streets and alleys,
except in incorporated towns in their res
pective counties, and make such rules and
regulations for repairing, cleaning, mend
ing and perfecting the same, and provid-
ing for the payment of the cost of the
same, as they may deem necessary.
B. They shall have the power to levy
taxes or license fees upon dogs and bitches
owned, kept or harbored within their re-
spective counties, and to provide for the
enrolment of said dogs and bitches, and
the collection of the tax or license fee
thereon, and out of the tax or license
fees so collected, they may provide for
reimbursing owners of sheep or cattle
for losses sustained by the killing of sheep
or cattle by dogs and bitches other than
those owned, kept or harbored by the own
er of said sheep or cattle.
C. They may make all necessary rules
and regulations for allowing and paying
bounties for the killing of hawks, owls,
crows, minks, foxes, wild cats, and other
and like destructive and harmful wild ami
mails and birds.
D. They may make all necessary rules
and regulations for the erection or removal
of gates and fences across or obstructing
the public highways in their respective
counties.
SEC. 2. And be It enacted, That all
Acts or parts of Acts of the General As
sembly, and all Articles and Sections, or
parts of the same, of the Code of Public
General Laws, or the Code of Local Laws
of the State of Maryland, inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act, be and the same
are hereby repealed; provided that the pro-
visions of this Act shall not apply to Prince
Georges county.
Approved.
ELIHU Il. jackson,
Governor.
GEORGE NJ. UPSHUR,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
GEORGE PETER,
President of the Senate.
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factor, commission merchant or assignee, or
any person selling goods on commission, or
the agent, clerk or servant Of such per-
son, who shall convert to his own use any
provisions, fruits, -four, meat, butter, cheese
or any other property, or the proceeds of
the same, shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeauor, and upon Indictment and con-
viction in any Court of this State having
criminal jurisdiction, shall be fined not
more than one thousand dollars, or be i'm
prisoned not exceeding six months, or both,
in the discretion of the Court, and the
failure to pay over the avails or proceeds
received by any factor, commission mer-
chant, consignee or person selling goods or
produce on commission, less his proper
charges, within FIVE days after receiving the
money or its equivalentfro the purchaser
or purchasers of said goods or produce and
demand made therefor, by the person en-
titled to receive the same, or his or her
duly authorized agent, shall be prinaa tacia
evidence in any Court Of law in this State
to establish the conversion of said goods or
produce.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved March 3lst, 1888.
ELIHU E. JACKSON,
Governor.
GEORGE NJ UPSHUR,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
GEORGE PETER,
President of the Senate.
We hereby certify, That the foregoing
is true copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1888.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates.
W. G. PURNELL,
Secretary Of the Senate
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CHAPTER 438.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amend
ment section one hundred and eighty
five, of Article thirty, of the Code of
Public General Laws, title "Crimes and
Punishments.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That section
one hundred and eighty-fve, of Article
thirty, of the Code of Public General Laws,
be, and the same is hereby repealed and
re-enacted with amendment, so as to read
as follows
1856. All infants over twelve and under
the age of fifteen years, who may be con-
victed of mayhem, murder in the second
degree, manslaughter, assault with intent
to commit murder or mayhem, or of setting
fire to any building, tenement or property,
the setting fire to which is punishable by
confinement in the penitentiary, in the case
of adults, shall be sentenced to the peni-
tertiary for the said crime, in the same
manner as if they were Of full age, or in
the discretion of the court, may be con-
fined in the House Of Refuge or Saint
Mary's Industrial School, House Of Refor-
nation and instruction for colored children.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved.
ELIHU E. JACKSON,
Governor.
GEORGE M. UPSHUR.
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
GEORGE PETER,
President of the Senate.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing
is true copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1888.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
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AN ACT to repeal section one, subsection
three hundred and eleven, of the Acts Of
eighteen hundred and eighty-four, chap
ter two hundred and ninety-three, emit
tied an Act to repeal sections two hun
dred and ninety-eight, three hundred
and one, three hundred and two, three
hundred and three, three hundred and
six and three hundred and seven, of
Article ninety-three, of the Code of
Public General Laws, entitled "Testa-
mentary Law" subtitle evils, and to
re-enact certain sections in lieu of Sec
tons two hundred and ninety eight, three
hundred and one, three hundred and two,
three hundred and six, and three hum
dred and seven of sad Article, and to
re-enact the same with amendments.
Section l.. And be It enacted By the
General assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton one, subsection three hundred and
seven, of the Acts of eighteen hundred and
chapter two hundred and nine
ty-three, entitled an Act to repeal sections
two hundred and ninety-eight, three hun
dred and one, three hundred and two, three
hundred and three, three hundred and six,
and three hundred and seven, of Article
ninety-three, of the Code of Public General
Laws, entitled "Testamentary Law" SUBJ
titla s.Wills !" and In rp-enaet certain seq
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WHEREAS, Certain sterling bonds,
evidences of sterling Indebtedness of this
State, to the amount of nine hundred
thousand two hundred and fifty pounds
sterling, issued under the Act of eighteen
hundred and thirty-eight, chapter three
hundred and eighty-six, will be redeemable
in London in the year eighteen hundred
and eighty nine;
And whereas, 1t is desirable that said
debt should be converted into, and ex-
changed for obligations of this State, re-
deemable in gold coin of the United States,
at the rate of four dollars and eighty-six
cents, and six and half-tenths Of cent,
for each pound sterling, and that said debt
so converted, and every part thereof should
be redeemable at the Office of the Treasur-
er of this State, in the City of Annapolis,
or at such other place within this State, as
such Treasurer shall designate, after the
first day of July, in the year nineteen hun
dred and three; and that said converted
debt, and every part thereof, should bear
interest at rate not exceeding three and
sixty-fve hundredths per centum per an
mum, payable on the first days of January
and July, in each year; therefore,
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eraf Assembly of Maryland, That for the
purposes of said conversion, extension, ex-
change and redemption of said sterling in
debtedness of this State created under the
provisions of the Act of eighteen hundred
and thirty-eight, chapter three hundred
and eighty-six, amounting to nine hundred
thousand, two hundred and fifty pounds,
sterling, loan be, and the same is, here
by created, to be called 'sThe Exchange
Loan of Eighteen Hundred and Eighty
Nine" to the amount of four millions,
three hundred and eighty-one thousand
and sixty-six dollars and sixty-three cents,
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istration granted on the estate of the de-
ceased, under whom the infant appears to
be so entitled to land; and it may be made,
if the Count shall think proper, in the
case of personal estate either before or after
the administrator shall have passed his ac-
count.
SEC. =. And be Il enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date Of its
passage.
Approved April 9Th, 1888.
ELIHU f. JACKSON,
Governor.
GEORGE NJ. UPSHUR,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
GEORGE PETER,
President of the Senate.
We hereby certify, That the foregoing
is a true copy Of an Act passed by the
General Assembly of Maryland, January
Session, 1888.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
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CHAPTER. Al.

AN ACT to add an additional section to
the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland, under Article forty eight,
title "Insolvents," to be numbered sec
ton two A, to follow section two of said
Article, as amended by the Act of eigh-
teen hundred and eighty, chapter one
hundred and seventy-two.
Section 1. Be 1t enacted By tie Cen
eral assembly Of Maryland, That the
following additional section be and the
same hereby is added to the Code of Pub
lie General Laws of Maryland, under Arti-
Gle forty-eight, title "Insolyents," to be
numbered section two A, to follow section
two of said Article, as amended by the Act
of eighteen hundred and eighty, chapter
one hundred and seventy-two
SECTION A. Atany meeting of credi-
tors held under the provisions of the pre-
ceding section, and at all other meetings of
creditors provided for in this Article, a
power of attorney in writing signed by
such creditor or creditors shall entitle the
person named as attorney i'll such power of
attorney, to act in behalf of such creditor
or creditors at any or all meetings of credi-
tors mentioned in said power of attorney,
and held under the provisions of this Ar
ticle, as fully as such creditor or creditors
signing the same might act, were they per-
sonally present at such meeting or meet
ings.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved April 9TH, 1888.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing
is correct copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1888.
W. G.. PURNELL,
nSecretary of the Senate
: Chief cne,k C. esARM House Of Delegates.
or tb Z------A
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CHAPTER 2ol.

AN ACT to provide for the conversion,
extension and exchange in the form of
currency Indebtedness, at lower rate Of
interest of sterling bonds, or evidences
of sterling Indebtedness of this State, is
sued under the Act of December Session,
eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, chap
ter three hundred and eighty-six, which
will become redeemable in London in the
year eighteen hundred and eighty-nine
and for the redemption of such parts of
said sterling bonds, or evidence of sterling
indebtedness Of this State. as may not be
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shall be held to be Valid if the same be
made according to the forms required by
the law of the place where the same was
made, or by the law of the place where
such person was residing when the same
was made, and the said will, when SO exc
cuted, shall be admitted to probate in any
Orphans Court of this State.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted that this Act
shall take effect from the date of its pas
sage.
Approved April 5th, 1888.
ELIHU L. JACKSON,
Governor.
GEORGE NJ. UPSHUR,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
GEORGE PETER,
President of the Senate.
We hereby certify, That the foregoing
is true copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1888.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
W. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
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torast tbaraon sbolI he. o,,o,l a h., Al,
Corernor ComntroIIon &c ~ TT
and Treasnrer or the mo;or;t tre of tIa,
the HIGHEST resn y, 5;ddsy W or ' ~
therefor Cor cpsL. and H. 4ra ~ u
bidders have made n. son,a la a. "a
bid is the b;ghest tho c e ota' 90 GU Il
edness 90 hid for sbaII h. - -
highest resnons;hla h;JIan "" ueJ ~ -
amounts so hid for at tho s,mo e 49,
responsible hid ara in owcoss 81 a. -
amount of certificates of indebtedness
offered for sale, such certificates of indie
edness shall be awarded to such highey
responsible bidders bidding the same prio
In the proportion which the amount "a
has bid for bears to the whole amour
said certificates of Indebtedness so off,
Tor sale; If any of said certificates of
debtedhess so offered for sale, are not
Tor, they may be subsequently dispose|
under the direction of the Governor, Co
troller Of the Treasury and Treasurer,
majority of them, at private sale, upon
best terms they can obtain for the sa
provided, that they shall not be sold
less than par and accrued interest.
sec D. And be 1t enacted, That
bidder making an accepted bid uni
the proposals provided TOR In this a
ior the sale OF certificates OF lnde5
ness, not exchanged for those sterling b
or evidences of sterling Indebtedness, vi
are referred to in the preamble OF this
as maturing IN the year eighteen humid
ana eignty-nlne, snail have the privilege
paying for said certificates OF lndebtedn'
so purchased, or Tor any part thereof,
the unexchanged sterling bonds or eyl
denceS Of sterling Indebtedness, intended
be redeemed by the proceeds of such So fe
estimating the value of such sterling bond
and evidences Of sterling debt at the rat
OF four dollars and eighty-slx cents and 81
and a-half-tenths Of cent for each pounC
sterling, with further credit, at the SAM
valuation, for any accrued and unpaid ster
ling interest thereon.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That thu
actual cash proceeds of such sales of any
such certificates of Indebtedness shall bt
paid to the Treasurer of the State, upor
the warrant of the Com troller; and sucl
proceeds shall be used exclusively for the
redemption and payment of the sterling
bonds or evidences of sterling indebtedness
of this State, referred to in the preambls
of this Act. ~
SEC. Z, And be it enacted, That the sun!
of twenty thousand dollars, or so mud
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby a
propriated out of any money in the TreaI
ury not otherwise appropriated, for
payment and settlement of all amounts
differences of interest required to be pa
by the State in making any of the e
changes authorized by this Act, and M
hereinbefore or otherwise provided for, and
for the payment of the expenses of the en-.
craving or printing. and other expenses
connected with the issue of the Exchange
Loan authorized by this Act, and for the
payment of the advertising directed by thi,
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is correct copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1888.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
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CHAPTER ATS.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact Section 5
of Article Is of Public General Laws,
entitled "Clerks of Courts, as re-enacted
by chapter AS of the Acts passed at the
January Session, 1878, SO as to make it
unnecessary before issuing writs of exc
cution or attachment to counties or a city
other than that in which judgment or
decree has been obtained, to have re-
turn of nuHa bona, or for affidavit to be
made that the party making such aft
davit is unable to discover in the county
or city where the judgment or de-
cree has been obtained, property from
which the same can be realized
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That section
5 of Article Is of the Code of Public Gen
eral Laws, entitled "Clerks of Courts" as
re-enacted at the January Session of the
General Assembly, 1873, being chapter AS
of the Acts of the said session, be and the
same is hereby repealed and re-enacted, so
as to read as follows:
SEC. 5. And be- it enacted, That the
Clerks of the Courts of this State may issue
an execution on judgment or decree at sny
time after the rendition thereof, directed to
the sheriff of another county, whether a
return of nulla bona to writ of execution
issued to the sheriff of the county or city
wherein the said Judgment or decree was
rendered, has been made or not, which writ
of execution, issued and directed to the.
sheriff of another county, shall be made re-
turnable to the Circuit Court of the county
to which it may be sent, and if sent to the
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Assembly Of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1888.
W. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
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CHAPTER 293.

AN ACT to prevent fraudulent transac-
lions on the part of commission mer
chants and other assignees of goods.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted bz the Gen
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hundred dollars, and all amou =
ences of interest, which may bd> =
be paid by the State in making any OF he
exchanges authorized by this Act, shall be
settled by the State, or by the person
liable to pay the same, in cash; and all
such differences which may be payable to
the State, shall be received by the said
Treasurer, upon the warrant of the Comp
troller, into the Treasury of this State.
Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That if any
of the certificates of Indebtedness issued
under the provisions of this Act, remain
unexchanged on the first day of July, in
the year eighteen hundred and eighty-nine,
for sterling bonds, or certificates Of sterling
Indebtedness, issued under the Act of eigh-
teen hundred and thirty chapter
three hundred and eighty-six, the Cover
nor, Comptroller, and the Treasurer of this
State, or majority of them, may at any
time after said last mentioned day, give
notice by advertisements published twice
week, for at least four weeks, in two news
papers published in each of the cities of
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York,
before the day mentioned in said advertise
ments as the day for opening the proposals
thereby called for, that they will receive
sealed proposals for the purchase of so many
of such certificates of indebtedness, issued
under the provisions of this Act, as may
not have been exchanged, as provided for
in this Act, at prices not less than the par
or face value of the said certificates of in
debtedness, and the interest accruing there
on; on the opening Of such proposals, so
many of said certificates of indebtedness as
have been 50 bid for, and the accruing in