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CHAPTER 636.

AN ACT to repeal section of Article Go
ofthe Code of Public General Laws, title
Militia" and to rc-enact the same with
amendments.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Section
of Article 65 of the Code of Public
General Laws, title "Militia,' be and the
same is hereby repealed and re-enacted so
as to read as follows:
SECTION 5. Whenever sufficient num-
ber of militia shall meet together and de-
clare their purpose in writing to form a
volunteer company by subscribing their
names to an agreement to that effect, they
may proceed to select company officers as
provided in Section of this article, pro-
Vided their number shall not consist of less
than forty or more than eighty persons.
The captain-elect shall thereupon transmit
to the General the original agree
ment signed by the members proposing to
organize said company, together with the
proceedings of the meeting held and the
election, duly attested by its chairman and
secretary, and whenever the said officers
elect are commissioned by the Governor, as
provided in Section 10, and the oaths OF
office, as provided in Section % OF this
article, shall have been taken and sub
scribed by the members thereof, said or
ganization shall be legally organized com
pany Of the militia of this state, subject to
the requirements and entitled to all the
benefits and privileges of this article and
the provisions of this section, together with
the other provisions of the said Article 65
shall be construed to apply to all militia
organizations heretofore organized undel
this section, as well as those hereafter or,
ganzed, and shall include both land and
naval militia organizations, but such organ
izations shall not be considered in any man
ner as part of the Maryland Nationa
Guards or entitled to any participation II
any appropriation for the support thereof
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this
act shah take effect from the date oil Its
passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoine
is a correct copy of an act of the Genera
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
session, 1892.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates
W. G. PURNELL,
Secretary Of the Senate.
Approved by the Governor, April !, lo9z
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CHAPTER 1863.

CHAPTER 1863.
AN ACT to Add an Additional Section to
Article ninety-three of the Code OF Pub
lie General Laws, title "Testamentary
Law" subtitle wills, to follow Section
three hundred and eleven and to be
known as Section three hundred and
eleven A.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That an additional
section be added to Article SO of the Code
of Public General Laws, title "Testamen-
tary Law, subtitle "Wills, to follow Sec
ton 311, and to be known as Section 3ll
A.
Sec. 81 A. That nothing in Sections
80 and 81 of this article shall affect or
applicable in anywise to any will or bequest
executed prior to the first day of August,
1884.
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 correct copy of an act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
session, 1892.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved by the Governor, March %,
1892.
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CHAPTER 654.

AN ACT to Add an Additional Section
to Article sixteen of the Code of Public
General Laws, title "Chancery," sub
title 'sPleading, Practice, Process, to be
designated as Section 1S6 A.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That the
following section be added to Article six
teen of the Code of Public General Laws,
title "Chancery," subtitle pleading,
Practice, Process" to be designated as
Section 1856 A.
SEC. 1876 A. When any plaintiff or
any defendant who has been duly sum
moned in to answer bill or petition in
any of the equity courts of this state shall
die before final decree, leaving heirs-at-law
or representatives who should be made
parties to said cause, or anyone has been
OMITTED as plaintiff or defendant in any
equity cause, it shall not be necessary to
file an amended bill or petition in such
cause, but on a short petition setting forth
their interest in said cause they shall be
made party plaintiff, or if defendant
the court shall cause a summons to be IS
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CHAPTER 666.
AN ACT to add an Additional Section
to Article twenty-three of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland, title
Corporations" to be designated as
Section thirty-nine A, (39 Al
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That an additional
section, designated thirty y-nine A, be added
to Article twenty-three of the Code Of
Public General Laws, title Corporations, y
to follow Section thirty-nine of said article,
and to read as follows:
80 A. When the aforesaid certificate
of union shall have been executed, acknowl-
edged and recorded as provided in Section
80 of this article, all the property and as
sets belonging to said former separate cor
porations of whatsoever nature and de-
scription, and all the powers and rights and
all the debts and liabilities of said former
separate corporations, of whatsoever nature
and description, shall, upon such recording
as aforesaid, be devolved upon said new
consolidated corporation, and every devise
or bequest in favor of either of the former
separate corporations, and which said former
separate corporations would have been
capable of taking, shall devolve upon said
new consolidated corporation, which shall
be regarded as substituted by operation of
law in the room and stead of said former
separate corporations.
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 a correct copy of an act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
session, 1892.
CARLTON SHAPER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approyed by the Governor, April Z, 1892.
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CHAPTER 81

AN ACT to Repeal Section two of Arti-
Gle thirty-six of the Code of Public Gen
eral Laws, title "Fees of Officers, and
re-enact the same with amendments.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Section
two of Article thirty six of the Code of Pub
lie General Laws, title "Fees of Officers, y
he and the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted so as to read as follows:
SEC. 2. No account for officers fees by
any of the several officers herein named,
rendered for services to or in behalf of the
counties of this state, in this section named
shall be allowed by the county commission
ers thereof until said account has been sub
mitted to and approved by the judges OF
the Circuit Court of said county, or a ma
jority thereof, as in accordance with the
provisions of this article. This section
shall apply only to the counties of Caroline,
Kent, Talbot, Prince Georges, Queen
Annes, Charles and Hartford.
SEC. 3. And be it 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
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
session, 1892.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved by the Governor, March 49,
1892.
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CHAPTER S5.


AN ACT to Repeal Section fifty-two of
Article twenty y-seven of the Code of
Public General Laws, title Grimes and
Punishments, subtitle destroying
Property Maliciously,' and to re-enact
the same with amendments.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section ffty-two OF Article twenty-seven
of the Code of Public General Laws, title
"Crimes and Punishments,' subtitle
Destroying Property Maliciously, be and
the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:
Sec. 81 Any person who shall will
fully or maliciously injure or destroy any
dwelling house, out house, stable. barn,
warehouse, storehouse, banking house, fac
tory, workshop, court house, school house,
church, mill house, or take aud carry away
any growing tree, or cut down any tree, or
destroy vine, plant, shrubbery, root,
vegetable, fruit or grain, or any fencing,
cord wood or hoop poles, shall on convic-
ton thereof be adjudged guilty of mis-
uelnedHOI, duu siibCi piSf'Sh''i'SH -" ''tiN- 50
ment by a grand jury and conviction shall,
in the discretion of the court, be imprlson-
ed in the Penitentiary of this state for not
less than one year nor more than three
years, or in the House of Correction not
exceeding three years, or in the city OF
county Jail not exceeding one year, or be
fined not less than five dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars, or be both fined
and imprisoned in jail as aforesaid.
SEC. =. And be it 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
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
session, 1892.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
W. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
approved by the Governor, March 10,
1892.
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,nR1Ic GENERAL LAWS,
1,,,,i by the General assembly of Maryland
afhe January Session, 1892.
CHAPTER 81.

CHAPTER 81.
N ACT to repeal and re-enact with
= H,meDdments section three hundred and
,birtv.fonr of Article Ninety-three of the
Tode of Public General Laws, title "Tes.
,.meptary Law subtitle "Wills," as
,mepded by an Act of the General As.
ssmbly of Maryland of Eighteen hun
dred and ninety, chapter four hundred
and sixteen entitled an Act to repeal and
ra.enact with amendments, sections three
hundred and thirty-one and three-hun-
Jred and thirty-four, of article ninety
three. of the Code Of Public General
laws. title "Testamentary Law" subtitle
wills.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Cen
.-,I Assembly of Maryland, That section
,tbIrrae.bundred tIr and thirty-four of article
ninety three of the Code of Public General
Laws title "Testamentary Law" subtitle
wills as amended by an Act of the Gen.
oral Assembly of Maryland, of eighteen hun
Jred and ninety, chapter four hundred and
sixteen. entitled an Act to repeal and re-
enact with amendments, sections three huu-
lr.l and thirty-one, and three hundred
and thirty-four of Article ninety three of
tbe Code of Public and General Laws, IL
tIe aTestamentary Law subtitle ''Wills,"
be and the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments SO as to read as
follows:
334. In proving a will or codicil all the
Witnesses thereto shall be examined if their
attendance can be had, and the Register of
Wills of any County or of the City of Bal
tmore, where any will shall have been filed
for probate, or any deputy of his, when di-
rected so to do by an order of the Orphans
Court, may examine and take deposition of
aDyorail of the witnesses, there to, who from
any cause cannot conveniently attend at the
Office of said Register of Wills, wherever
he may find such witness or witnesses,
whether within the State of Maryland or
beyond its jurisdiction; provided that be-
fore the original Will is taken from the Of
fee of said Register of Wills for the pur-
pose of being so proved, the said Register
shall cause to be made out and filed among
the records of his Court, a copy of said
will duly certified under the seal of his
court, and the probate of any will so taken
shall have the same effect and be as valid
as if all of the witnesses thereto had ap-
peared before and been examined by the Or
phans' Court or the Register of Wills of
IF the County or City where the same had
leen filed for probate and record, provided
arther that the Orphans Court may in
heir discretion, accept proof of any will,
n the manner prescribed in Section 337 of
bis article, when the attendance of the
witnesses thereto cannot in the Judgment
f the said Court, be conveniently had.
SECTION =. And be it further enacted
hat this Act shall take effect from the date
{ its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is
correct copy of an Act of the General
lssembly of Maryland, passed January
essiOn, 1892.
w. G. PURNELL.
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
hief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
pproved by the Governor, March 10th,
1892
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CHAPTER 53s.

AN ACT to Repeal and Re-enact with
amendments SECTIONS IS and ~ OF
Article n of the Code of Public General
Laws, title "Public Education.
syeTIoN 1. Be it enacted BY the
General Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
t;ops 19 and AZ Of Article II of the Code
Of Public General Laws, title "Publc
Education" be and the same are hereby
repealed and re-epacted with amendments
80 as to read as follows:
SIC. 10. The board Of county school
commissioners is hereby declared to be a
body polite and corporate, by the name
and style of the board Of county scnpol s.l
commissioners of county, ana py
that name shall have perpetual succession,
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vOL. XXVII.-NO. 20.
TN the Circuit Court for Carroll Co.
II M oniQ Enniiu

TN the Circuit Court for Carroll Co.
Il No. 304S Equity.
In the Matter of the Trust Estate of George
H. Frazier and Mary A. Frazier, his wife,
Charles f. Fink, Trnsiee.
Ordered this Both day of April, in the year
eighteen hundred and ninety.two, on the
aforegoing Petition that the Circuit Court for
Carroll county, sitting in Equity, take iuris-
detion in the trust estate of the said George
Fl. Frazier and Mary A. Frazier, his wife,
and that said Trustee settle said trust estate
under the supervision and control of the said
Circuit Court for Carroll county in Equity;
and it is further ordered that the said Charles
4. Fink, the Trustee in the above cause
named, do give notice to the creditors of the
said George H. Frazier and Mary A. Frazier.
his wife, who were such prior to the twenty.
eighth day of April, in the year eighteen
hundred and ninety-two, to file their claims
properly authenticated with the Clerk Of the
Circuit Court for Carroll county, on or be-
fore the Sth dav of July, eighteen hundred
and ninety-two, by causing a copy of this
order to be published in some newspaper in
Carroll county, once a week for four success
sive weeks before the 30th day of May, next.
CHARLES B. ROBERTS,
Circuit Judge.
Trne Copy,-Test:
my7 At BENZ. f. GROUSE, Clerk.
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CHAPTER sol.


AN ACT to Repeal Section fifteen of
Article ffty-six of the Code of Public
General Laws, title "Licenses," subtitle
'sBrokers," and to repeal and re-enact
with amendments Section eighteen Of
said article, as amended by Chapter
four hundred and twenty of the Acts of
1890.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton fifteen of Article fifty-six of the Code
of Public General Laws, title "Licenses, y
subtitle "Brokers," be and the same is
hereby repealed, and that Section eighteen
of said article Gas amended by Chapter four
hundred and twenty of the Acts of l99O)
be and the same is hereby repealed and
re-enacted with amendments SO as to read
as follow:
Is. Any person or partnership apply
ing for the same and paying the sum of
eighteen dollars and seventy-fve cents for
each individual or representative of such
firm or partnership may obtain license
for carrying on the business of grain broker,
coffee broker, cotton broker, sugar broker
or merchandise broker in the City of
Baltimore.
SEC. =. All acts or parts of acts ineon-
sistent with the provisions of this act are
hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is
a correct copy of an act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
session, 1892.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
W. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved by the Governor, April Z, 1892.
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NIlhl Os1's
AN ACT to Extend the Time during
which passenger cars may be heated by
stoves.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That the
date fixed by the act of Assembly OF
Maryland, That the date fixed by the act
of Assembly of March, eighteen hundred
and eighty-eight, Chapter four hundred
and seven, after which it should be no
longer lawful for any steam railroad COM
pany to heat passenger cars with stoves,
be and the same is hereby extended to
February first, eighteen hundred and
ninety -four.
SEC. 2. And be it further 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
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
session, 1892.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G.. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved by the Governor, April I, 1872.
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CHAPTER 2O4.

AN ACT to repeal section two hundred
and thirty-three of Article twenty-seven
of the Code ofPublic General laws, title
"Crimes and Punishments, subtitle
Grape, and Chapter four hundred and ten
of the Acts ofAssembly of eighteen hun
dred and ninety, and to re-enact the same
with amendments.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton two hundred and thirty-three of Article
twenty. seven of the Code of Public General
Laws, title eCrimes and Punishments,
subtitle Grape" and Chapter four hun
dred and ten of the Acts of Assembly OF
eighteen hundred and ninety, be and the
same are hereby repealed and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:
SEC. 233. If any person shall carnally
know and abuse any woman child under
the age of fourteen years, or knowingly, car
nally know and abuse any woman who is
an imbecile, non compos mentis, or insane,
of any age whatever, every such carnal
knowledge shall be deemed felony, and the
offender being convicted thereof shall, at
the discretion of the court, suffer death, or
Imprisonment for life in the Penitentiary, or
fora definite period, not less than eighteen
months nor more than twentyone years.
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 a correct copy of an act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January ses-
sion, 1892.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
W. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved by the Governor, March "A,
1892.
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CHAPTER 564.

AN ACT to Repeal Section one hundred
and twenty-four of Article eighty-ohe
of the Code of Public General Laws,
Volume 2, and to reenact the same with
amendments.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section one hundred and twenty-four
of Article eighty-one of the Code of Public
General Laws, Volume 2, be and the same
is hereby repealed aad re-enacted with an
amendment so as to read as follows;
124. 1t shall be the duty of the several
clerks and the several registers of wills in
this state to account with and pay to the
Treasurer on the first Monday of March,
June, September and December in each
and every year all sums of money received
by them respectively, for which the clerks
shall be allowed commission of five per
centum and the registers of wills shall be
allowed commission of twenty-five per
centum upon the amount so paid over.
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
correct copy of an act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
SESSION, 1892.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G. PURNRLL,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved by the Governor, April Z, 1892.
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sued requiring said party or parties to
answer said bill or petition as originally
filed, and said short petition shall be taken
and considered as part of said bill.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing
is a correct copy of an act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
session, 1892.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved by the Governor, April Z, 1892.
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In the Circuit Court for Carroll County, sit
ting as Court of Equity.
Samuel d. Fox, Mortgage, VS.. William H.
Fox, George W. Fox and Edward
A. Fox, Mortgagors.
Ordered this 18th day of May, A. D., 1892,
that the sales of the Personal Property, made
and reported in the above entitled cause by
Samuel D. Fox, under the power contained
in Mortgage from William H. Fox, George
W. Fox and Edward A. Fox, bearing date
January %, 1891, and recorded among the
Chattel and Bond Records of Carroll county
in Liber W. N. NJ, No. IA, folio Al, &C., be
finally ratified and confirmed, unless cause to
the contrary be shown on or before the 18th
day of June, next provided copy of this
order be inserted in some newspaper pub
lished in Carroll county, once a week for
three successive weeks previous to the 9th
day of June, next.
The report states the amount of sale to be
$609.00.
BENZ. F. GROUSE, Clerk.
True copy-Test
myl4 St BENZ. F. GROUSE, Clerk
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TO. : 1NsoLvENTs.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County,
In Re.
Petition of Elijah Wagoner for benefit of In
solvent Laws.
Notice is hereby given to all the creditors
of Elijah Wagner, who we're such on or
prior to the 26th day of May, A. D., 1879,
the date of the application filed in the above
entitled cause, to file their claims, duly au
theniicated, with the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Carroll County on or before the llth
day Of July, A. D., 1892.
JN0. J. BAUMGARTNER,
mayT At Auditor
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court of
Carroll county, in Maryland, letters of adj
ministration on the Personal Estate of
BELINDA BROTHERS,
late of Carroll county, deceased. An per
sons having claims against the deceased are
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouch-
ers thereof legally authenticated, to the sub
scriher, ON or before the 14th day of De-
cember, 1892 they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all benefit of said estate
Given under my hand this 9th day of
May, 1892.
NATHAN S. CONAWAY,
my14 At Administrator.
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JOEL GUTMAN & CO..
BALTIMORE, MD.
Everything in
DR. Y GOOD S,

SILKS, COLORED DRESS GOODS,
MOURNING GOODS, WASH
GOODS, WHITE GOODS,
EMBRoIDERIES, MUSLIN
UNDERWEAR, INFANTS
WEAR, WRAPS, MILNE
RY, DRESS TRIMMINGS,
LACES, PARAS0LS,
LOVES, HOSIERY,
MERINO UNDERWEAR,
CURTAINS, UPHOLSTERY
GOODS, GENTS FURNISH
INGS, LADIES' NECK
WEAR, PERFUMERY,
TOILET ARTICLES, &c.
When you come to the city, we
cordially invite you to make our store
your headquarters. We have re-
ception room, where you can meet
your friends; also, reading and
writing room, and baggage room
for parcels. You are welcome to
come and make yourself at home.
When you need anything in our
line, and do not find it convenient to
see us personally, send US your order.
Well treat you all right. Our Mail
Order Department is one of the fea.
lures of our business. We send
goods all over the country.
Samples sent when requested.
Also, Order Blanks, with full
instructions for ordering by mail.
Address us,
JOEL GUTMAN & CO.,
Nos. liz, ia, 1l6, ll6, 100, 1872,
North Eutaw Street,
myl4 Baltimore, Md.
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GUNDAY SCHOOL FESTIVAL
- The Sunday School of Stone Chapel NJ
b. Church, near Warfeldsburg, will hold an
Ice Cream and Strawberry Festival ON the
afternoon and evening of June 4. All are
invited TO attend, myl4 At