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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1892-05-06
CHAPTER SOC.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amend
ments Section Seventy-seven of Article ii We
of the Code Of Public General Laws. title
Appeals and Errors" subtitle, Appeals
in Criminal Cases"
SECTION |. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, That Section Seventy
seven Of Article Five Of the Code OF Public
General Laws title Appeals and Errors. /"
subtitle, Appeals in Criminal Cases be
and the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments so as to read as
follows:
SECTION II. The parties to criminal pro-
ceedings shall identified to bills OF exceptions.
in the same manner as in civil proceedings.
and appeals from judgments in criminal cases
may be taken in the same manner as in civil
cases; but no appeal in criminal case shall
stay execution Ut senteneesunless the counsel
for the accused shall make oath that this
appeal Is not taken for delay, and such appeal
shall be heard at the earliest convenient day
after the same shall have been transmitted 10
the Court Of Appeals; and the accused upon
taking such appeal shall in all cases not
punishable by death, or imprisonment in the
peniteutiary be entitled to remain on bail.
and In other cases not capital, the court from
which the appeal is taken shall have the
discretionary power TO admit to bail; provided
that nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to prohibit the toart from requiring
additional or greater bail, pending an appeal
than the accused may already have given be-
fore conviction.
SEC. 2. And be II enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date Of its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing Is
correct copy Of an Act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January Session,
1892.
W. G. PURNELL.
Secretary OF the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
Approved by the Governor,
April sth, 1892.
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CHAPTER $40.

AN ACT to repeal chapter seventeen Of the
Acts OF the General Assembly of Maryland,
passedIst the January Session Eighteen hun.
dred and ninety-two, entitled an Act to add
two additional sections to Article twenty
seven OF the Code of Public General Laws.
title Crimes and Punishments, subtitle
Railroad obstrueting, 10 follow section two
hundred andsthirty-one, and to be known as
sections two hundred and thirty-one A, and
two hundred and thirty-on B.
SKcTIoN l. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That chapter seven
teen fthe Acts OF the General Assembly OF
Maryland. passed at the January Session
Eighteen hundred and ninety-two, entitled
an Act to add two additional sections to
Article twenty-seven of the Code of Public
General Laws. title Grimes and Punish
ments subtitle Railroad obs'rueting," 10
be known rs section two hundred and thirty
one A, and two hundred and thirty -one b, be
and the same is hereby repealed.
SECTION q And be 1t enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date oft pass.
age.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing IL q
correct copy Of an Act OF the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland. passed January Session.
1892:
w. G. PURNELL.
Secretary OF the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER
Chief Clerk OF the House OF Delegates
Approved by the Governor. a
April 9TH, 1892.
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CHAPTER 545.

AN ACT to amend Article twenty.seyen Of
the Code of Public General Laws. title
Grimes and Punishments, subtitle
"Counterfeiting and Forgery" by adding
new section thereto, 10 follow Section
iorty-six and to be designated as Section
forty-six A, and tn be under the title
Of Grimes and Punishments," subtitle
.'Counterfeiting and Forgery"
SECTION ]. BE 1t enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, That Article twenty.
seven OF the Code of Public General Laws il
amended by the addition OF new section to
follow Section forty-six and to be numbered
Section forty-six A, under the title of Grimes
and Punishments. /" subtitle, ''Counterieitiug
and Forgery, and to read as follows:
40 A. IL any person shall falsely make
alter, Jorge or counterfeit, or cause or procure
to be falsely made, altered, forged or counter.
ieited, or shall willingly aid or assist in falsely
making, altering, forging or CONTRIBUTING
or shall utter or pass, knowing 1t to be falsely
made, altered, forged or counterieited. any
order, paper, letter, writing, prescription
recipe, or other device, purporting to have
b. en- made by regular practicinR physician
for any drugs, medicines. spirituous or fer.
mented liquors. he shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and on conviction in any
court in this State shall be sentenced 10, the
Jail. the House OF Correction or Penitentiary
Tor not less than six months nor more than
Two years. in the discretion of the court. III
upon trial Of any person, charged with. or
indicted for, such misdemeanor, it shall ap-
pear that he paid for, or offered or promised
to pay Tor the drugs, medicine, spirituous
liquor OF iermented liquor obtained by means
OF such falsely made, altered, forged or coun.
terieited order, paper letter. writing, prescrip.
ton. recipe. or other device. purporting TO
have been made by regular practicing ply
stefan. he shall not by reason thereof be
acquitted of such misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. And be 1t enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date OF its pas
sage.
We hereby certify that the sforegolng is .
correct copy Of an Act Of the General As.
srmbly OF Maryland, passed January Session.
1892.
W. G. PURNELL
Secretary OF the senate.
CARLTON SKATER,
Chief Clerk OF the House OF Delegates.
April Z. 1892.
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CHAPTER AL.

AN ACT TO repeal section ii9 c of the Code
of Public General Laws, title Corpora
tions, " subtitle Insurance Companies" as
amended by the Act OF the Gene' al Assem-
bly, of Maryland of 1890, chapter 254 en-
titled an Act to prevent life insurance CON-
panies incorporat, under the laws OF other
States, or Countries and doing business in
the State OF Maryland, from making or
permitting any distinction or discrimination
in favor ofindividuals OF the same class and
equal expectation Of lie In the amount of
payment of premiums or ra.es charged for
policies of life endowment insurance and
to re-enaet the same with amendments.
SECTION |. Be II enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That section one
hundred and nineteen c. of tne Code of Pub
lie General Laws Of the State OF Maryland
title Corporations" subtitle Endurance
Companies" be and the same il hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amendments SO a
TO read as follows:
119C. Anytlife insurance company, its agent
or agents violating section one hundred and
nineteen A, or one hundred and nineteen b
OF this act shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof, the offender or
offenders, shall be sentenced TO pay fine of
i've hundred dollars on each and every viola.
ton, when the amount of the insurance is
twenty -fve thousand dollars or less, and for
every additional twenty-five thousand dollars
VI luturhHce Ut less, tnefe tsHaii De an a00l-
tionai penalty of i've hundred dollars and such
offender of offenders shall be prohibited from
dong insurance business in the State of Mary
land until said fine is paid, or the said fine or
penalty may be sued for and recovered in the
name of the State OF Maryland by the States
Attorney Oft the county or city in which such
agent or agents may reside or in which the
offence Is committed, one half OF said penalty
when recovered. shall be paid into the Treas
ury of the State. the other half to the in.
former of such violation.
SECTION 2 And be 1t enacted that
this Act shall take effect from the date Of It's
passage.
We hereby certify that the aforeeoine il a
correct copyof an Act OF the General Assem-
bly, OF Maryland, passed January Session,
1892.
VIC. PUREELL.
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER.
Chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates.
Approved by the Governor.
April 7th. 1892
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share Of any personal property in the hands of
any administrator or guardian in this State,
and such infant has guardian regularly APP
pointed in the State, district or territory OF
the United States in which such infant re-
sides, such foreign guardian may obtain an
order from the proper court for the payment,
transfer or delivery Of such proceeds, legacy
bequest or dstributive share upon the terms
prescribed in the next two succee ling sections.
SEcTIoS2. And be 1t enacted, That this
Act shall so into effect from the date of Its
passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
correct copy OF an Act Of the General As
sembly Of Marylanl, passed January Session,
1892.
W. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk OF the House OF Delegates
Approved by the Governor.
April Z. 1892
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CHATTER 1853.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amend
ments Section ten OF Article fiffy-one OF the
Code OF Pu6iic General Laws Of MasTleaa
title "Jurtes, as repealed and re-enacted
by Chapter sixty-two OF the Acts of the
General Assembly of Maryland, eighteen
hundred and ninety, entitled IAN Act to
repeal aud re-enact with amendments Sec
ton ten OF Article fifty-one of the Code OF
Public GeneraliLaws title 'Juries.'"
SRCvIoN /. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland that Section ten OF
Article fiity-one OF the Code OF Public Gen.
eral Laws Of Maryland, Title "Juries" as re-
pealed and re-enacted by Chapter sixty-two OF
the Acts OF the General Assembly OF Mary
land. eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled
An Act to repeal and re-enact with amend
ments Section ten OF Article ttty-one of the
Code Of Pablo General Laws Title "Juries'
be and the same il hereby repealed and re-
enacted to read as follows, viz:
SEcTI0N 10. That OF the torty.eight Jurors
drawn and summoned, the court at the be.
ginning OF the term for which they were
drawn and summoned shall select and appoint
one as Foreman Of the Grand Jury and shall
direct the clerk OF said court to legibly write
upon ballots the names Of the remaining forty
seven JURORS ami alter carefully folding SAID
ballots separately to place them in o box with
sliding top, and said c.erk shall draw said
ballots therefrom one at u time without look
names drawn with the foreman previously
appointed shall constitute the Grand Jury.
aud the remaining twenty-five names shall
constitute the Petit Jury for said term Of
court; whenever vacancy shall occur in
the position OF Foreman OF the Grand Jury
either temporary or permanent by death, abb
sence, sickness or any other cause the court
shall have power TO appoint some other men,
Der of the Grand Jury US Foreman as often as
the necessity for such appointment shall
occur; II for any reason any person or persons
drawn as Grand Juror or Grand Jurors shall
fail 70 attend and be present at the conclusion
OF the drawing or he disqualified or excused
for cause, the court shall forthwith proceed to
fill such vacancy or vacancies from the afore-
said remaining number of twenty-five names
OF those who are present in the order in which
the names were drawn from the box, and. NAV
thereupon in Its discretion fill such vacancy
or vacancies thus made in the Petit Jury by
drawing the necessary number Of additional
names therefor In the manner provided by
section eight, Of this Article iity-one; this
section not to apply to Prince Georges county
except 80 far as it authorizes the court to ap-
point foreman OF the Grand Jury when The
necessity Of such appointment occurs.
SECTION 2. And be 1t further enacted. that
this Act snail take effect from the date OF its
passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoinQ Is a
correct copy OF an Act OF the General As
sembIy Of Maryland, passed January Session,
1897.
W. G. PURNELL,
Secretary OF the senate.
CARLTON SHAFER.
Chief Clerk OF the House Of Delegates.
Approved by the Governor
March 49, 1892
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AN ACT to repeal Section Thirty-two Of
Article Ninety-three title .'Testamentary
Law" subtitle administrator" OF the
Cone OF the Public General Laws and to
re-enact the same with amendments.
SECTION |. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland. That Section Thirty
two of Article Nineiy-three title "Testamen-
Code OF Public General Laws be aud the same
is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amend
ments so as to read as follows;
49, Ifthe interstate be married woman
and shall leave no child or children or
descendants all her personal property inciud-
ing therein all chooses in action, shall devolve
upon her husband absolutely, and it shall not
in such case be necessary tor him to administer
upon her estate In order to pass title 10 him
unless he shall be liable in law for debts
owing by her, but no title whatever to such
personal property or chooses in action shall
pass TO the said husband when administration
is not necessary except by an order OF the
Orphans Court declaring the same Upon
application OF the said husband the court
snail pass an order nisi, which shall be pub
Iished in such manner and for such time Is
the court in its discretion may prescribe, and
which after the expiration of said notice shall
be finally ratified by said court unless cause
to the contrary has been shown, but it the
Interstate be u married woman, and leave q
estate including all chooses in action, shall
devoive upon administrator or administrator,
and the surplus of her estate shall be dis
tributed by the Orphans Court to the hus-
band tor his life and no longer aud after mis-
death then to her children and descendants.
per stripes and it shall be the duty OF tho
Orphans Count granting the said administra-
tion to direct the mode IN which the said
estate shall be interested so as best to secure
the rights OF children or others interested after
the expiration OF the life estate; and the whole
of the said personal estate shall be subject 70
the orders Of the Orphans Court, and shall
not be disposed OF by the administrator except
by virtue Of an order or decree daily passed
by said Court.
SEc. 3 Aud be it further enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date OF It's
rassage.
We hereby certify that the aforgoing il 4
correct copy Of an Act Of the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland, passed January Session,
1882.
W. G. PURNELL.
Secretary OF the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER.
Chief Clerk Of the House OF Delegates.
Approved by the Governor.
April nh. 1892.
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=. That dorchester, Caroline, Garrett,
Montgomery. and Prince Georges counties be
and the same is hereby excluded from the
operations Of the proceeding sections.
SEC. 2. And be 1t enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date OF its passage.
We hereby certify that the nioregoing is a
correct copy OF an Act oil the General Assem-
bly, OF Maryland, passed January Session,
1892.
W. @. PURNELL,
Secretary OF the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk Of the House OF Delegates
Approved by the Governor,
April eth, 1892.
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AN ACT to regulate the procedure In prose-
cutions tor cruelty TO animals.
SECTION |. be 1t enacted BY the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That Justices Of the
Peace shall have Jurisdiction concurrent with
that OF the courts OF criminal Jurisdiction to
try and determine all cases In relation to
cruelty to animals and to pronounce sentence
OF hne and imprisonment or either. In the same
manner as said courts, but IL either the party
accused or the States Attorney shall elect TO
have the case tried before court II shall be the
duty Of the Justice Of the Peace to give = pre-
liminary hearing, except In cases where such
the accused for the action Of the court having
jurisdiction.
SKcTIoS 3 And be II enacted, That when.
ever tine Is imposed in any auch case By
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AN ACT to repeal section 1876 of Article %
Of the Code Of Public General Laws. sub
title Guardians and infants not residing In
this State" aud re-enact the same with
amendment.
SKcTIoN l. Be Il enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, That Section one hun
dred and ninety-six (i96l OF Article ninety
three (93) OF the Code Of Public General Laws
Of this State be and the same Is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted 50 ~ to read as follows;
1856 II any non resident infant shall be
entitled TO any legacy bequest or distributive
share. or TO the proceeds Of any sale made
under decree OF q court OF equity or to any
money or personal property in the hands Of
trustee appointed BY will. or shall be entitled
TO the proceeds Of sale OF property ~ this
State. or to any legacy bsqaest or diatributiye
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AN AcTto amend article ninety three Of
TIE Code Of Public General Laws relating
to '.Testamsntary Law. subtitle. admin.
istration. by adding thereto an additional
section TO be designated section thirty-two
A.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That the following
section be and the the same is hereby added
10 Article ninety three of the Code Of Public
General Laws, relating to Parliamentary
Law" subtitle Administration" to read as
follows:
Section so A. That either before or after
said estate has been invested in accordance
with the preceding section, upon the arrival
ofany child or children of said diseased wife,
at the age of twenty -one years, having an in
tertst therein, upon the Husband or Father,
Of such child or children filing his petition to
said Orphans Court requesting said court, to
a low the administrator to pay TO said child
or children the share or portion, or any part
tnereof 10 which they or either of them would
be entitled upon the death of said husband,
at or during the life time or before the death
Of said husband, IL shall and may be compel
ent for said Orphans Court upon the filing OF
such petition by said husband to order and
direct said administrator TO make such ad-
vance payment to such child or children. and
the joint release OF such husband and child or
children, duly executed acknowledged and
recorded IN SAID orphans Court, shall be
deemed and taken as a good aud sufficient ac-
quitance to said admin istrator for and on ac-
count OF such payment.
SEcTIoN 2. Aud be II enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from and after The date
OF it, passage.
We hereby certify that tho aforegoing IL a
correct copy OF an Act of the General Assem-
~ 1t Maryland, passed January Session,
1892.
w. @. PURNELL.
Secretary OF the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER.
Chief Clerk ottns House of Delegates.
Approved by the Governor,
April It'll, 1892.
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SECTION 2. And be 1t enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date Of its
passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing ia a
correct copy OF an Act OF the General Assem-.
bly OF Maryland. passed January Session.
1892.
VIC. PUREELL,
Secretary OF the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk OF the House OF Delegates.
Approved by the Governor,
April eth, 1892
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OF misdemeanof and "a conviction thereof
property 80 fraudnlently obtained and shall
be fined not exceeding two thousand dollars.
or shall be confined id the jail Of the County
OF City Of Baltimore, as the cause may be. not
xceeding one year Of shall be both fined and
Imprisoned as aforesaid Ia the discretion Of
the Court,
SIC. 2. And be It enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date Of its passage
We herehy certify that the aforcQoing N 4
correct copy ofan Act Of the General Assem-.
bly of Maryland, passed January Session,
1892.
WIG. PURNELL,
Secretary Of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER.
Chief Clerk OF the House Oh Delegates.
Approved By the Governor.
March 18th. 1892.
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AN ACT 10 repeal and re-ensot with amend.
ments section two hundred ana twenty.
Public General Laws Of Maryland, title
Parliamentary Law. subtitle ''Qsphans'
Court
SECTION I. Be Il enacted By the General
Assembly Of Maryland. That section two hun
drcd end twenty seven Of Article ninciy-,hree
OF the code Of Pablo General Laws OF Mary
land, title "restamoninry Law, snb-titie
-Qrplaas' Court. Z b and The same y hereby
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repeated and re-enacted SO as to read as fol-
ows
227. The Judges of the Orphans Court Of
the several counties shall each receive the
sum OF Four dollars. and the Judges of the
Orphans Court Of Baltimore City. shall re-
ceive Six dollars for every days attendance
upon the sessions Of said court. to be paid by
the counties and the City OF Baltimore respec-
lively, provided, that in Allegany and ST.
Mary's Counties said judges shall not lose
said per diem If prevented from attending
the sessions of said court by reason of an act
ual, bona fide sickness such rs renders them
unable to attend 10 the ordinary pursuits Of
life.
SECTION 2. And be 1t enacted that this
Act shall take effect from the date of its pas.
sage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing Is a
correct copy an Act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland. passed January Session,
1892.
W. G. PURNELL.
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SfIAFER.
Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates.
Approved by the Governor,
April 9TH. 1892.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13

From The st. Louis Globe Democrat.
az married my wife on the day [ expected
to attend her funeral said Abram Polndex-
ter to the Idle Hour Club that was holding
seance at the Southern THAT was twenty
five years ago, in Richmond Va. We were
to have been married the LIST of January,
but on Christmas Day the young lady was
taken i'll, and on the last day of the old year
she died. apparently. The funeral was TO
occur at an early hour next morning and she
was placed in q coffin that evening About
Midnight l went to the room where she lay
and the watchers withdrew to the hail | sat
down and bowed my head upon the coffin,
overwhelmed by my loss. / had sat there per
haps ten minutes when ! heard a scratching
inside the coffin, then stined sob My nerves
already strained, to their utmost tension
seemed to snap, and ] stood up and screamed
like a hystercal woman. The watchers thought
] had become insane, and tried to take me
away. | powerless to speak, and could
only point to the coffin. They did not under
stand me- and persisted in taking me away.
] broke from them and strove to tear off the
coffin lid with my fingers They called for
help, but all the men in Richmond could not
have held me back. l ripped that coffin lid
to splintcrs, dragged the young lady from it
and rushed into the open air with her The
people, were too much Mortified to follow me
instantly They called i'll the police to CON
fine me, but when they found me the young
lady had her arms around my neck and we
We're both laughing and crying like q couple
OF children. The minister came to preach
the funeral sermon, but performed the mar
rage ceremony instead"