Democratic messenger., 1892-05-21
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.
CHAPTER pa.


AN ACT TO amend Article sixteen OF the Code
\ OF Public General Laws, title ''Chancery,'' -
I subtitle Infants" by adding six additional
sections thereto. 10 come in after section *.
and TO be numbered respectively g. 4, 62 u
/ 81 e., h2 ID. 62 f.. 62 r.
Section I. BE il enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland. That six additional sec
( tions he added to Article sixteen of the Code
Of Public General Laws. title 'Chanccry' sub
title Infants" To come in after section o.. To
read as follows:
GA. The several Chancery Courts of this
state, upon the application OF any person re-
siding in the city or county where such appli-
i cation Is made shall have power 10 pass de-
cree declaring any minor child the adopted
child of the petitioner. upon such reasonable
notice TO the parent or parents, guardian or
guardians OF such child ii any there bc by sum
mons order Of publication or otherwise
as the court may order to he given ::
I provided that the court passing the de-
cree hail become satisfied. upon careful
investigation. that the hest interests and well
! fare Of such child will be thereby promoted.a and
provided further that the child. IL of sufficient
I intclligerce and capacity To- give an under
standing assent. shall so desire.
~ H. The husband and wife may file Pc
tition Jointly praying the court TO decree the
decree of adop:ine shai p.ss where the petit
TONER is n married pers0n unless II he shown
that 'hc husband or wife of 'he petitioner con-
SentS to the adoption. or - hOpcleSsly insane,
or that the parties are living apart under such
circumstances as would cntitle the petitioner
/ to divorce.
tion shall be- 10 cn'i'le the chilli adopted 10
7 tire SAM rights of inheritance and distribution
as 10 III" petitioners estate. and the same
I rights of protection. education and maintcn-
ance as IN horn to such petitioner in lawful
wcdlock. and the natural parents Of such child
shall he freed from all legal obligations to-
ward IL provided that where such child in
/ hcriis property from its adopted parent or pa-
rents. upon its dying Interstate without issue
/ the property thus inherited shall descend and
/ he distributed to the same persons who would
/ take the hv inheritance and In NJ
distribution IL the child had been the child of
I the adopted parents born to them in ! wful
wellock provided. however that this shall
not he construed To limit or interfere with the
power OF disposition over such property by
gift. grant devise. bequest or otherwise by
said adopted child.
81 u. II the petition contains a prayer 10
that effect the court may also decree that the
name Of the child he changed.
62 Il. The term child or its equivalent in a
deed. grant. will or other written instrument
shall he held to include any child adopted by
the person executing the same. unless the
contrary plainly appears by the terms thereof.
whether such instrument be executed before
or after the adoption.
~ r. Any inhabitant of any other state
adopted rs child in accordance with the laws
thereof shall upon proof OF such fact he cnti-
ed in this state tn the same right of Inherit
ance and distribution as he would have enjoyed
in the state where adopted. except in so far as
they conflict with the provisions OF this act.
See .. And he il enacted. That this act
shall take effect from the date Of its passage.
We hereby certify that the afOregoing Is n
correct copy Of an act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland. passed January session 1s92.
W. q. PURNELL.
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER
Chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates.
Approved by the Governor. March 81. iS9s.