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CHAPTER 441.

"A CHAPTER AL.
"A n ACT TO REPEAL SECTION ONE HUNDRED
and nineteen of the Code of Public General
Laws title Corporations subtitle Insurance
Companies" as amended by the Act of the Gen
eral Assembly OF Maryland of 1890, Chapter two
vent life insurance companies Incorporated under
the laws of other states or countries and doing
business in the State of Maryland from making
or permitting any distinction discrimination
in favor of individuals of the same class and equal
expectation OF life In the amount of payment of
premiums or rates charged for policies of life en-
dowment insurance." and to re-enactl the same
with amendments.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, That Section one hundred and
nineteen c of the Code of Public General Laws of
the State of Maryland, title Corporations" sub
title Insurance Companies" be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments
so as to read as follows:
1I9 c.. Any life 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 offend
ers shall be sentenced TO pay fine of five hundred
amount of the insurance is twenty-tiv thousand
dollars or less, and for every additional twenty-five
thousand dollars of insurance or less there shall
be an additional penalty of five hundred dollars.
and such offender or offenders shall be prohibited
from doing insurance business in the State of Mary
land until said fne Is paid or the said hne or pen;
the State of Maryland by the states attorney of the
county or city IN which such agent or agents may
half of said penalty when recovered shall be paid
into the Treasury of the state the other half to the
inforner of such violation.
SEC. q And be 1t 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 Mary
land, passed January session, 1892 ,,,,,,,,,,,
CARLTON sHAFER.
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
AnDrnynd Governor z.
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CHAPTER 81.

A CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT WITH
amendments Section three hundred and thirty
four of Article ninetythree of the Code Of Pub
title Wills, as amended by act of the General
Assembly Of Maryland Of eighteen hundred and
ninety Chapter four hundred and sixteen entitled
4 IAN act TO repeal and re-enact with amendments
Sections three hundred and thirty one and three
hundred and thirty-four of Article ninety-three
of the Code of Public General Laws. title Fiesta
tamentary Law" subtitle wills
lly Of Maryland. That Section three hundred and
}hirtyfour of Article ninety-three of the Code of
sub title Wills " as amended by an act OF the Cen
eraI Assembly of Maryland of eighteen hundred
Titled IAN act to repeal and re-enact with amend
lnentE Sections three hundred and thirty-one and
fhrss IL the CODE 81 Pnbiic Genersi Laws title
.Testanentary Law" subtitle "wiiIs.' be and the
nents SO as to read as follows:
1884, In proving q will or codicil all the wit
ence can be had, and the Register of Wills of any
rounty or of the City of Baltimore. where any will
phans' Court, may examine and take the deposition
oa as cannot Z, attend at tbe oce of
said Register of Wills. wherever he may find such
q M Sn 54e s1ase that Of
before the original Will Is taken from the office of
ssd Register Of Wills for the purpose Of being 80
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 II all of the
witnesses thereto had appeared before and been ex-
Wills Of the county or city where the same had
been fled for probate and record; provided further
accept proof Of any WILL in the manner prescribed
m Section S37 of this article when the attendance
OF the witnesses thereto cannot, in the judgment of
said court. be conveniently had.
SEQ. q And be 1t further enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegofng is correct
copy Of an act OF the General Assembly of Mary
land, passed January session. 1892.
W. q. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
Approved by the Governor, March 10, 1892.
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CHAPTER 51S.
AN ACT TO REPEAL I'D RE-ENACT SECTION
sixty four of Article eighty-one OF the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland.tirl Revenue
and Taxes"
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland That Section sixty of Article
eghty-one of the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland be and the same is hereby repealed and
re.enacted so as to read as follows. viz:
81. Whenever sale of either real or personal
property, upon which taxes are due and payable,
shall be made by any ministerial officer, under
judicial process or otherwise, all sums due and in
arrear for taxes, upon such property, from the
party whose property is Sold shall be first paid and
satisfied and the officer person selling shall pay
the same to the collector of the county city,
any. to the treasurer. If there be no collector
SEC. q And be il enacted, That this shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct
copy of an act of the General Assembly of Mary
land passed January session. 1892
W. q. 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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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

said court by reason of an actual, bona-hde sick
ness such as renders them unable TO attend to the
ordinary pursuits of life
SEC ,. And be it enacted That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is q cor.
rect copy of an act of the General Assembly of
Mary land, passed January session. 1892.
W. 6. PURNEiL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER.
Chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates.
Approved by the Governor, April z, 1892
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CHAPTER 279.

A CHAPTER 279.
hN ACT TO PROHIBIT ANY CORPORATION
which under the laws of this state shall act as
trustee. executor, administrator, guardian.
committee receiver, or in any one or more of
those capacities. without bond or security other
than its own obligation, in any case in which bond
wonId be required in the like or similar capacity.
from incurring the liability of a surety upon any
bond.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the General AS
senbly OF Maryland That from and after the
passage OF this act no corporation which, under
the laws of this state, shall act as trustee,
executor administrator, guardian. committee or
receiver. or in any one more OF those capacities
without bond or security other than its own obli-
cation. In any case in which bond would be
quired from natural person in the like similar
capacity, shall incur the liability of surety upon
any bond of any description and all acts and
parts or acts whether general special incon-
sistent herewith be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
SEC 2. And be It enacted That this act shall take
eject from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegong Is correct
copy Of an act Of the General Assembly of Mary
land. passed January session. 1892.
w. q. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SiIAFER.
Chief Clerk OF the House of Delegates.
Approved By the Governor, April z, 1892.
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Approved by the governor, April q, 1o92.
AN ACT To REPEAL, SECTIONS ONE. TWO
Three Four Five Six seven and Eight of the
rode ~ Pnb,ic General Laws of the state of
Norylond articla thirty fonr entitIed Ifs
trays vssseIs adrift. drift logs snbtitIe "Es.
trsyys,' and = a thereof as e5acted NV Cbapter
= tn,4 bnndred and Sftv.two ~ fhe Acts Iof Assem-
hIv of eiphteen hundred and ninety entitled An
sc{ ~ 70 add an sTditionai section to Article
fhirtvforr Of the Code If Pubiic General LAVA
title .Estravs vessels adrift, drift logs sub.
title sFsfravs To he numbered Eight y and to
re.enact the same with amendments N W
SECrIoN L. Be nc enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, That Sections one. two, three,
lie General Laws of the State of Maryland Article
thirtyfour, entitled Estrays vessels adrfft, drift
rs enacted nv Cbapter two hundred and ffty.two
of the Acts of Assembly of eighteen hundred and
ninety entitled .sAn act to add an additional Sec
tioY 70 Article thirty four of The Code of Public
General Laws, title Estrays vessels adrift, drift
A 3 he and the same is hereby repealed and re-eI-
acted as follows:
who NAV find anV horse hog. sheer 60 or any
other domestic animal, the owner Of whict is not
known trespasspg within the said enclosed prem
Uses he shall immediately or within a reasonable
time thereafter cause notice to be inserted in
IN the county where re
the same, and the location of the enclosure upon
which such estray was taken, and the name of the
printed copies of such notice to be set up in not
less than three public places in the neighborhood;
.. That il there be no newspaper published in the
county where such estray shall have baen taken up
il the value thereof shall not exceed fifteen dol
the foregoing section NAV be omitted PROVIDED
written or printed notice be given as required by
Section and that the valuation of the estray be
ascertained by appraisement and in good faith by
the person taking the same.
3. That If the owner of an estray demands it and
shall prove by one creditable witness examined
before Justice of the peace of thecounty his title
thereto the shall be delivered to him upon his
paying the expenses incurred by the person taking
up and keeping the same including the cost of adj
vertising.
1
thirty days after the shall be advertised
aforesaid then the person taking up the shall
apply to justice OF the peace OF the county, who
upon being satisfied that the notices heretofore d.
rected have been given shall order him to sell the
same at public auction on ten days notice to be
set up at three of the most public places Of the
neighDorhood. and after deducting from the pro-
ceeds of sale all expenses incident to taking up,
keeping advertising and selling the same, the resi-
due shall be retained by the person selling the
unless the owner OF such estray shall within twelve
months from time of sale claim such residue and
prove before some Justice of the peace that he is
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amendments Section of Article forty-tfve of the
Code of Public General Laws, title Husband and
Wife,
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland. That Section of Article forty
five of the Code of Public General Laws, title Hns-
band and Wife," be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted so as to read as follows:
]. The property, real and personal. belonging to
woman at the time Of her marriage, and all prop
erty which She may acquire or receive after her
marriage, by purchase, gift grant devise, bequest,
descent, in course of distribution in any other
manner, shah be protected from the debts of the
husband and not In any way be liable for the pay
ment thereof; provided that no acquisition of
property passing to the wife from the husband
after coyerture shall be valid if the has been
made granted to her in prejudice of the rights of
his subssting creditors, who, however, must as
sert their claims within three years after the acqu
stion of the property by the wife or be absolutely
barred and for the purpose of asserting their rights
under this section claims of creditors of the hus-
band not yet due and matured shall be considered
due and matured.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegotng is cor
rect copy OF act of the General Assembly Of
Maryland, passed January session, 1892
W. q. PURNELL.
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
as
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-05-20
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
Approved by the Governor. February 8. 1892.
CHAPTER AZ.
+ To ADD TWO ADDITIONA

AN ACT TO ADD TWO ADDITIONAL SEC
ions 70 Article twentyseyen OF IN. me Soqe OF
aud Pnnishments,- subtitle False Pretenses,"
desienased as SECTION eighty.fou A. and Sec,
prefenses against hotel-keepers.
SECTION l. Be IT enacted by the General Assem-
designated eighty four A" and Eighty four B. y
be added TO Article twenty-seven of the Code of
and aw Subtitle q fase Pretenses to
follow after Section eighty-four, and to read as
81 A. If any person. with intent to cheat or de-
fraud. shall, by any false fraudulent representa-
chatiels, which are calculated to deceive any hotel
proprietor, keeper or manager, OBTAIN iodging or
quenfy refuse decline or fail to pay for his credit,
board or lodging. the person so offending shall be
guilty OF mlsdemeanor and on eonylciioni; De
dollars, or undergo an imprisonment in jail for a
term not exceeding three mouths, OF BOTH or either,
At the discretion OF the court
"a b. Every person who shall. at any hotel, re-
ceiye. cause TO be furnished, any food or accom-
mediation. with intent TO defraud the owner,
keeper proprietor manager, of any hotel. out of
the value or price of snch food or accommodation
and every person who shall obtain credit at any no.
TEL by the use Of any false pretense or device,
by depositing at such hotel any baggage or other
r6attef OF value Of less than the amount of such
with such fraudulent intent; and any per-
81 any hotel, shall abscond from such hotel. and
shall surreptitiously remove his baggage or prop
cry tnerefrom; shall; upon conviction, De al
fion shall be punished by Imprisonment in Jail for
term not longer than three months or fine Of not
at the discretion of the court.
SEQ. 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 Mary
land. passed january session. 1ss g puRNr1I
Secretary 1,S Of tn The senate SRa,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
Approved by the Governor, March 2, 1892
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CARLION SHAfEE,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates
Approved by the Governor, April :, 1892.

CHAPTER 397.
AN ACT TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL SECTION
to Article twenty-seven of the Code of Public
General Laws. title ..Crimes and Punishments,' -
subtitle "Raiiroad obstructing," to follow Sec
ton two hundred and thirtyone and to be known
as Section two hundred and thirty-one A.
SECTION l. Be II enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland. That an additional section be
and the same is hereby added to Article twenty
seven of the Code of Public General Laws, title
Grimes and Punishments,' subtitle Railroad
Obstructing,' to follow Section two hundred and
and thirty-one A.
23I A. Any person who shall cling, climb, jump,
STEP or in any other way get upon any part OF any
freight, passenger, coal or otherwise, upon any
part of the track of any railroad within this state,
unless in so doing they act in compliance with law,
or any permission under the rules and regulations
and managing such railroad, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor. aud upon convection thereof before
any justice of the peace or any court OF competent
jurisdiction shall be fined not less than one dollar
imprisonment in Jail or in the Maryland House of
Correction for not more than six months, or to
both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the
Justice of the peace trying the case or court before
minor under sixteen years of age he may in the
discretion of the justice of the peace or any court
trying the case be committed to any reformatory
institution provided by law and authorized to re-
peace or court may determine, not to exceed two
years.
take effect from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify that the foregoing is correct
copy of an act of the General Assembly of Mary
land. passed January session, 1892
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
Approved by the Governor, April z, 1892.
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CHAPTER 506
I'M ACT TO REPEAL AMP RE-ENACT WITH
amendments Section seventy-seyen of Article
five of the Code of Public General Laws, title
Appeals and Errors" subtitle Appeals in
Criminal Cases"
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, That Section seyenty-seven of
Article five of the Code OF Public General Laws,
it'll" Appeals and Errors,' subtitle Appeals in
pealed and re-enacted with amendments so as TO
read US follows
SEC. n. The parties to criminal proceedings
shall be entitled to bills of exceptions in the
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 shall stay execution of sentence I'M
less the counsel for the accused shah make oath
that the appeal is not taken for delay, and such
peal shall be heard at the earliest convenient day
after the shall have been transmitted TO the
Court of Appeals; and the accused, upon taking
such appeal shall. in all not punishable by
death or imprisonment in the Penitentiary, be en-
titled to remain BAIL and in other cases not cap
tal the court from which the appeal is taken shall
have the discretionary power TO admit to bail; pro-
vided that nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to prohibit the court from requiring add1-
tional or greater bail pending an appeal than the
accused may already have given before conviction.
SEC. q 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 Mary
W. G.. PURNELL.
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
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A CHAPTER 44O.

CHAPTER 40
IAN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE NINETY-THRE
of the Code of Public General Laws relating to
Parliamentary Law" subtitle "AdIVinistra-
tion," by adding thereto in additional section
to be designated Section thirty-two A.
SECTION l. Be IL enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, That the following section he and
the same is hereby added to Article ninety-three OF
the Code of Public General Laws relating to Ties
tamentary Law subtitle administration, to
read us follows
SEC 81 A. That either before or after said estate
has been invested in accordance with the proceed
ing section, upon the arrival of any child or chill
dren of said deceased wife at the age OF twenty
one years, having an interest therein, upon the
husband father of such child or children filing
his petition said Orphans Court requesting said
court to allow the administrator to pay to said
child children the share or portion. or any part
thereof, to which they or either of them would be
entitled upon the death of said husbhnd, at or dur
ing the lifetime or before the death of said hus-
band, IL shall and may be competent for said Or
phans' Court upon the fling of such petition by said
husband to order and direct said administrator to
make such advance payment 10 such child or chill;
dren, 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 and sufficient acquit-
lance to said administrator for and on account of
such payment
SEC q And be 1t enacted, That this act shall take
effect from and after the date of its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is correct
copy of an act OF the General Assembly OF Mary
land, passed January session, 1892.
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER.
,zaF1 larI ~ 81 Iy.1,,ca fzff lnfn fsaG
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CHAPTER 267.

N n ACT TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT WITH
amendments Section j of Article forty-fve of the
Code of Public General Laws, title Husband and
The Newtown bee., 1892-07-01

Heart. after which the church was nam ed. There was high mass at 10 30 m, at which the choir and full orchestra offi- ciated. In the evening was sung high vespers, very beautiful.
 Dr Fitch is back from Guatemala and it seems that he went there in the inter est of company, of which Frank Miller is president, the doctor vice president, F.. L. Rodgers secretary, c. s. Coe treasur- CT. The plan is to run line of steamers from New York to Lake Tzabel, build railroad from there to the Pacific and get hold of slice of Guatemala to settle.
 The wife of Liveryman l.. B. Sterling obtained divorce from him, last Friday and was granted s6OO0 alimony, it hav-. ing been proved that MT Sterling's prop erty was worth $ls,OO0. It seems too bad that she could not have been given twice that sum in view of the fact that she has three children to support.
 Judge Perry of the Court of Common Pleas called the docket, last Friday, and discontinued all cases where no appear ance had been entered for the defendant and where the case was over year old, unless good reason could be given why it should be continued. A large number of cases were disposed of.
The Newtown bee., 1892-07-01

State Sunday school association will be present and speak. If deemed expedient, a Sunday school will be organized. All in the neighborhood who are interested are cordially invited to attend.
 A large congregation assembled at the Congregational church, Sunday, for preaching service, but no minister. Some went home disappointed; others went to neighboring churches.
 Mrs Charles Sherman has four large cacti ready to bloom; pink cactus has l5O buds ready to open; large red, with 60 buds and blossoms, beautiful sight.
 Frank Brown of Yale spends Sunday at Jason Candee's. '.--
 Miss Emma Lockwood of Greenfield spends a few days with Mrs Edward Hill.
 John MacNee expects to sail for Eur ope. ... -@-.----.
 Frank Ward is moving his grandmoth- er's goods from Bridgeport to her coun- try residence, recently purchased of Mrs E. M. Turney.
 Miss Kitty Galloway spends few days with Bridgeport friends.
 School meeting in No l, Thursday evening.
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GREENFIELD HILL.

Registered during Spring term in Burr's school, 14; average attendance, nine. Eddie and Mollie Morehouse have attended most regularly during the year. There have been l92 days; Eddie has at tended 175 1-2 days, Mollie 174.
 Mrs Mills has engaged rooms at the Warehouse place for the Summer months.
 Mrs Price has visited her brother, MT Perry.
 The marriage of Miss Minnie, eldest daughter of Clark Nichols, to Ed Broth erton, took place, Wednesday evening, June 22, at home.
 Miss Harriett E. Jennings's school held a picnic in Clark Nichols's woods. They invited Banks North and Burr's district to join them. The day was fine and nothing was spared to make it a perfect success. Each school had speaking and singing. A fine collation. was served, in- cluding ice cream furnished by the par ents. The schools all closed the 24th for two months vacation.