Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-06-02
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWs.


Al Acr % amend article Sixteen IL the
Cede OF Public General kaws. ti4ie
Dh4ncery, sub tit;e Infants by adding six
sdsif:ona1 sections thereto, - e1zDe III
after Section o2 ard 70 be numbered re-
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srcTzoE /. b Il en.ctea by the Gcnera'
Assembly u Maryland, That SIX additional
sections iso added ID article Sixfeen 0f the
Code Of Pubic General Laws. filla Chan.
czTY, snb-fitis Infants. to come In afler
Section 90 81 read - foii0ws
90 A. The several CIarcery Courts of'
thi2 Stale, upon the application o. auy per-
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such app;lcationis i made. shall have power
TO pass decree declaring any minor child
the adopted child Of the pefitioner, upon
such reasonable notice % the parent OF
parents guardian or guardians ofsuch child
Il any there be BY summons order kof
publication or otherwise as the court may
order 10 be given, provided that the court
passing the decree shall become satisfied,
upon careful investigation, that the best
interests and welfare OF such child will be
thereby promoted, and provided farther,
that the child, IL OF sufficient intelligence
and capacity % give an understanding
assent shall 90 desire.
62 B. The husband and wife may file
petition jointly praying tho court 10 decree
the adoption by them jointly Of any child,
but no decree Of adoption shall pass where
the petitioner Is . married person unless IL
be shown that the husband or wife Of the
petitioner consents 10 the adoption, or is
hopelessly insane, or that the parties are
living apart under such circumstances as
would entitie the petitioner 70 divorce.
GO @. The effect of such decree of adop-
ton shall be 10 entiile the child so adopted
10 the same rights Of inheritance and dis
tribution IS 70 the petitioners estate and
the same rights Of protection, education and
maintenance o. II born to such petitioner In
lawful wcdlock, and the natural parents OF
such child shall be freed from ali legal OBJ
legation towards II. Provided that where
such child inherits property from It's adopt
ed parent or parents, upon its dying intes-
tate without issue the property thus in
heritcd shall descend and be distributed to
the same persons who would take the same
by inheritance aud In course Of distribution
If the child had been the child Of the adopt
ed parents born to them in lawful wedlock
provided however, that this shall not be
construed TO limit or interfere with the
power Of disposition over such property by
gin, grant, devise, bequest or Otherwise BY
said adopted child.
GO ID. Ii the petition contains prayer
TO that effect the court may also decree that
the name OF the child be changed.
62 K The term sChildn or its equiva-
lent In deed, grant, win or other written
instrument shall be held 10 include any
child adopted by the person executing the
skne, unies2 The contrary plainly appears
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nlent be Executed before on afer The
adoption.
90 II. Any inhabiiant Of any other
State adopted as q child in accordance with
the laws thereof, shall upon proof Of such
fact be entitled In this State to the same
rights Of inheritance and distribution as he
would have enjoyed ia the State where
adopted except In 20 far as they conflict
with the provisions Of this act
SIC. Q And be il 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 As.
sembly Of Maryland, passed January Ses
w. .G.PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk OF The House Of Delegates
Approved by the Governor.
March s1st. 1892.