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CHATTER 661.

AN ACT TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT
WITH AMENDMENTS, SECTIONS 2,
SAND 6 OF ARTICLE 81 OF TIE CODE
OF PUBLIC GE ERAL LAWS, TILE
ELIMINATION OF ACTION ;" AND ~
ADD A NEW SECTION TO SAID AZ
TILE TOT ONE IN AFTER SECTION
6 AND TO BE DESIGNATED AS SEC
TONGA.
SECTION 1. Sc it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. That Sections 2, =
and 6 of Article 81, of tho Code OF iuolic
General Laws be and the same are hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amendments and
that q new section be and the same is hereDy
added to said Article to come IN after Sectlon
to be designated Section A, and to reaa
as to said respective sections as follows:
2. If any person entitled to any OF the ac-
tons mentioned in the preceding section,
shall be at the time such cause OF action &C
crues. within the age of one and OF twenty
years or non-compos he or she shall be at
liberty to bring the said action within the re-
spective times so limited. after the disability
is removed as other persons having no such
disability might or should have done.
8. No bill. testamentary administrator or
other bond Except sheriff. and constables'
bonds), judgment recognizance. statute mer-
chant or of the staple or other specially what
soever. except such as shall be taken for the
use of the State. shall be good and pleadable,
or admitted in evidence against any person
in this State after the principal debtor
and creditor have been both dead twelve
years. or the debt or thing in action is above
twelve years standing saving to all persons
who shall be under the aforementioned i'm
pediments of infancy or insanity of mind the
full benefit of all such bills, bonds. judgments,
recognizances, statute merchant. or OF the
staple and other specialties for the period OF
six years after the removal OF such disability
6. All actions On sherifTs', coroners' and
constables bonds shall be brought within five
years after the date of such bonds and not
afterwards; but the State may sue on said
bonds for her own use at any time; and II
any person entitled to suit on sherif's. cor
oner's or constable's bond shall be at the
time of the accruiny of any cause OF action
on such bond under the age OF twenty-one
years or non co8poS nenfiS; he or she snail
he at liberty to bring his or her action within
five years after the removal of such disa-
bility.
ga The period within which any suit or
action may be brought under any statute OF
limitations in force in this State, shall not be
extended because the plaintiff in such suit or
action, was, is or shall be feme couert i'm
prisoned or beyond the sea- Or out of the juris-
diction Of this State at the time of the accrual
of the right, title or cause of action.
Approved April 6, 1894.
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President Of the Senate.
JAMES II. PRESTON,
Speaker of the House Of Delegates
We hereby certify that the aforegoing Is
correct copy of IN Act Of the General As
sembly Of Maryland, passed January Session,
1894.
J.ROGER McsHERRY,
Secretary OF the Senate,
B. L. LMITH,
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates.
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CHAPTER 5S1.


AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE COLLIE
TON OF THE TAX IMPOSED UrON
PACKERS, SHIPPERS AND WHOLE
SALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
OYSTERS BY Sc TION 90 II, OF AR
IICLE ~. OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
GENERAL LAWS AS ENACTED BY
CHAPTER 27s, OF THE CODE OF
THE GENERA ASSEMBLY OF MARY
LAND, PASSED AT THE JANUARY
SESSION 1892, AND THE PAYMENT
OF1HE SALARIES OF THE SEVER VI
OYSTER INSPECTORS APPOINTED
UNDER THE PROVISION OF SECTION
90 G.. OF THE SAME ACT.
SECTION l. Whereas certain packers, ship
pers and wholesale and retail dealers in
oysters doing business in Maryland, have re-
fused or wholly neglected to gay the tax
imposed by Section 20 H, of Article p, of the
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland,
as enacted by Chapter 27s of the Acts passed
by the General Assembly of Maryland, at its
January session 1892, and as q consequence
the salaries of the several inspectors of oysters
appointed by the Governor under the pro-
vision of said Act, remain unpaid, now there
fore be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the Comptroller of the
Treasury be, and is hereby required to adopt
such legal proceedings against the packers,
shippers and wholesale and retail dealers in
MARYLAND who have refused or neglected to
report the number Of bushels of oysters pllr-
chased and pay the tax thereon imposed. as
in his Judgment may he necessary to enforce
the Observance of said law, and the Comp
troller is hereby directed to call upon the
Attorney General of the State for legal advice
and counsel, as to the method of his proce-
dure in such case. and it is hereby made the
duty Of the Attorney General TO advise the
Comptroller as to the ccnstitutionality OF tho
law and make as speedily as possible, II
necessary, a test case to be brocsh before
and decided by the Court of Appeals.
SEC. 2. Aud be 1t further enacted, That the
Comptroller is heIeby required to ascertain
the amount due from the State of Maryland
to the several inspectors under said act,
Chapter as Of the. Acts Of the General AS
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PUBLIC GENERAL La Tvs.

Treasurer of any county, and il there be no
Treasurer, may bring suit against the County
Commissioners of said county In case the
monies so due by said county shall have been
paid to said Treasurer or ounty Commits
sioners, and he or they as the case may be
shall not have forwarded 1t the Comptroller
as required herein.
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted That
this Act shall take effect on and after
the date of its passage.
Approved April 6, 1894.
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President of the Senate.
JAMES H. PRESTON,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify That the aforegoing Is
a correct copy of an act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January session.
1894,
j. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
B. L. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
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CHAPTER SAT.

CHAPTER SAT.
AN ACT TO AMEND AND RE-ENACT
SECTION THIRTY 600 OF ARTICLE
TWENTY-SEVEN cd OF THE CODE
OF PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, EN-
TITLED "CRIMES AND PUNISH
MENTs," SUBTITLE: "CoNCEALED
WE ATS oNs," AZ fTS1sHiNG TME
IT Is REPRESENTED TO THIS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT THE
EXISTING LAW IN REFERENCE TO
TIE OFFENsE OF CARRYING con
CEALED " EAl ONs DOES NOT MAKE
OF THOSE WHO TRAVELLING IN DAN
GEROUS LO ALLIES OR FROM
OTHER IMMINENT NECESSITY OR
PRUDENT PROBATION IN THE PRES
ENCE OF THREATENED INJURY TO
THEIR LIVES OR PERSONS, MAY REAS-
ONABLY ARM THEMSELVES FOR SELF
PROTECTION; AND THE LAW HAS BEEN
MADE AN INSTRUMENT OF INJUSTICE
To THOSE NOT DESERVING OF PUN
ISHMENT. THEREFORE:
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the General As
semb'y nf Maryland. That Section thirty 900
of Article (27) of the Code of Public General
Laws, entitled "Crimes and Punishments'
subtitle Concealed Weapons be and the
same is hereby amended and re-enacted SO as
10 read as follows:
80. Every person not being a conservator
Of the peace. entitled required to carry
such weapons as a part of his official equip
ment. and not carrying such weapons as
reasonable precaution against apprehended
LANCER who shall wear or carry any pistol,
lirk knife, bowie knife, slung shot, billy.
sand club. metal knuckies, razor or any other
dangerous or deadly weapon of any kind
whatsoever open knives excepted) concealed
upon or about his person, and every person
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CHAPTER SIC.

CHAPTER SIC.
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW SECTION TO AR
TICLE IS OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
GENERAL LAWS. TITLE "PLEADINGS,
PRACTICE AND PRO- ESS AT LAW
HEADING "PRAt TICE'' UNDER THE
NEW SUBTITLE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY
OF EVIDEN e. TO FOLLOW SECTION
STAND TO BE DESIGNATED SECTION
81 A.
SECTION 1. Be enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland. That a new section
be and the same is hereby added to Article IS
of the Code of Public General Laws, head
ing Practice" under the new subtitle
Legal Sufficiency of Evidence" to follow
Section 81, to be designated Section 81 A, and
to read as follows:
STA. If the defendant in any action at
law, in contract or in tort shall at the close
of the plaintiffs evidence and before Offering
any evidence OF defence, pray the court to in
strict the jury. that the plaintiff in such act
ion las offered no evidence legally sufficient
to entitle the plaintiff to recover ora prayer to
the same effect ard the court sha II reject such
prayer. the defendant shall not be precIuded
from offering evidence of defence but any de-
fendent in such action may offer evidence of
defence as fully and to the same extent as
though such prayer had not been offered.
SEC. 2. Aud be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
Approved April 1894.
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH.
President Of the Senate.
JAMES II. PRESTON.
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
correct copy of an Act of the General Assem-.
bly, of Maryland, passed January Session,
1894.
ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
B. L. SMITH,
Chief Clerk the House of Delegates
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CltApIEk 467.


AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION ONE OF
CHAPTER THREE HUNDKED ", AM NJ
M,EVEN OF THE LAWS OF MARYLAND
PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF MARYLAND AT THE JANUARY SIS
SION OF THE YEAR 1892, AND 10 kE-
Enact THE SAME WITH AMEND
MENTS.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General As
nbly # Moryldnd, That Chapter three
hundred and eleven of the Laws OF maryland
passed by the General Assembly OF Maryland
at the January Session of the year 1892, he
and the same hereby is repealed and re-enac-
ted so as to read as follows:
1. Minors under the age of sixteen years
upon conviction of any offense pun1shaple by
Imprisonment may in the discretion OF the
Court. or Justice of the Peace instead OIL I'M
prisonment in the place provided for In case
of offenders generally, be sentenced to 1mpri-
sonment. provided the term ofimprisonment.
does not extend over minority, in any House
of Refuge or like institution within the state
under police regulation, except the House OF
Reformation, commonly known as the house
of Reformation for colored children, and no
commitments shall be made to the House OF
Reformation except for the reasons and upon
the terms provided in the charter thereof or
the amendments thereto.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted that this act
shall take effect from the date OF its pas
passage.
Approved April 6, 1894.
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President of the Senate.
JAMES H. PRESTON.
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is 4
correct copy of an Act of the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland, passed January Session.
1894
J. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
B. L. SlIITH,
Chief Clerk OF the House of Delegates,
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CHAPTER 524,

CHAf Oh.
iNACT TO REGULATE THE CONSTRUC-
TION AND SITUATION OF WATER
CLOSETS OR OUTHOUSES ATTACHED
TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THIS
STATE.
SECTION 1. mi be it enacted by the General
Assemble of Maryland. That Boards OF
School Commissioners in every city and
county of the State shall provide suitable and
convenient water closets or out-houSes Tor
each of the schools under their official Jur1s-
diction, not less than two for each school or
building when both sexes are in attendance
in their respective school districts, with
separate means of access for each, and unless
placed at remote distance one from the
other the approaches, or walks thereto shall
be separated by IA substantial close fence not
less than seven feet high. and it shall be the
duty of the said commissioners to make pro-
vision for keeping the said water closets or
out-houseS in clean, com1ortaple anu nealth-
full condition.
SEC. 9, ANY failure on the part OF the said
Public School Commissioners to co1nply with
the provisions of this Act, shall make them
liable to be removed from office by any court
of competent jurisdiction, either in the City
of Baltimore or in any county where the
schools may be located. upon complaint made
to the court, under oath or Affirmation, OF
not less than ten taxable citizens resident in
the said school district, in which the school
complained of is located. provided nothing in
this Act shall effect the counties of Caroline,
Kent. Dorchester; Somerset. Baltimore Wor-
cester. Carroll. Howard, Prince Georges,
Frederick and Washington.
SEC. 8. And be IL enacted, That this Act
shalt take effect ON and after September 1st,
1895.
Approved April 6. 1894.
FRANK BNOWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President of the Senate.
JAMES H. PRESTON,
Speaker of the House D. Delegates.
We hereby certify That the aforeSoing is
= correct copy of an act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January session.
1894,
J. ROGER MeSHERRY.
Secretary OF the Senate.
B. L. SMITH,
Chief Clerk OF the House Of Delegates.
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CHAPTER 56S.

SEVEN OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
VENTS" BY INSF RTING AFTER SEC
TON THIRTY THREE AN ADD
TIONAL SECT ON 10 BE DESIG-
NATEi, THIRiY-THR E A. IR0VIH-
ING THAT IL Bong Eide DEErS OR
CONVEYANCES HEREAFTER EXT
tUtED AND RE ORDED, AND WHICH
IN FERNS CONVEY ALL THE ROP-
ERTY AND ESTATE 0 THE GRAN1OR
OR GRANTORS THEREIN, 10 TRUs-
TEES THERE NAMED, FOR THE
EQUAL BENEFIT OF ALL CRED
GRANTORs WITHOUT PREFEKEN, E
OR PRIOaITY OTHER THAN SAM
TONED BY SAID ARTICLE, SHALL
BE SAVED FROM THE o. GRAFTON
AND EFFECT OF SAID ARTICLE Al.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That Article AZ OF
the Code of Public General Laws, title In
solvents be and the same is hereby amend
ed by inserting therein after Section 80 the
following additional section to be designated
as Section 80 A and to read as follows:
50 A. The provisions of this Article shall
not be construed TO apply to, or in any man
ner effect or impair any bona ftte deed or
conveyance by whomsoeyer made, which
may be executed and recorded after the pas
sage of this Act, and which by its terms con-
veys all the property and estate of the grantor
or grantors therein to trustee or trustees
therein named. in trust for the equal benefit
of all the creditors of said grantor or
grantors. without preference or priority, save
as sanctioned by this article, although the
grantor Or grantors in said deed of convey
ance may apply for the benefit of. or be pro-
ceeded against under the provisions OF this
Article after the execution and recording OF
such deed orconveyance; and notwithstand-
ing such srantor or grantors may apply, or,
be proceeded against under the provisions OF
this .,rticie, the trustee or trustees named in
such deed or conveyance, may lawfully and
without any interference of, or, claim by. or,
upon the part of the preliminary
or permanent trustee in insolvency
of such grantor or grantors por
coed to fully administer the trusts created by
such deed or conveyance and distribute the
pror .ty aud estate passing hereunder or
the proceeds thereof, to the persons entitled
thereto under the supervision of the equity
court having jurisdiction over the same.
Approved April 6.
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President of the Senate.
JAMES H. PRESTON,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is
correct copy of an Act of the General As
sembly of Maryland, passed January Session,
1894.
J. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary OF the Senate,
B. L. LMITH.
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates
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Some Facts About Australia.

Australia is comrrct island cor
tincnt about $50 mis- long, cast and
west, by 1000 m.les de, north and
south, with an area {. nearly ?,OcO, COZ
square miles; that is, moro than
twenty-six times as large as Great
Britain and ireland. 1t was discovered
by Capt Cook in ITO The first colony,
New South Wales, was founded in
17ts. Australia enjoys q singularly
eluable climate. 1t lies mo tly in tho
temrcrate zone, and is generally hot,
dry, and salubriou Above the tropic
line it is healthy, but very dry aud hot.
but during the rainy season heavy
downpours occur. Summer months are
October to Mareh: winter months May
to Augu=t: Australia vie ds all kinds
of Ia 5toral and agric lltural rrodus t.:
a'so cca, gold, silver, and all kinds of
mineral. The present population is
over 10000
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CHATTER 557.

CHAPTER 557.
AN ACT TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT
WITH AMENDMENTS SUB-SEl TON
OF SECTION AZ AND SEE TION At OF
ARTICLE 23 OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
GENERAL LAWS, TITLE CORPORA
TIONS,' AS THE SAME WERE REIN
ACTED BY CHAPTER 80 OF 1HE ACTS
OF 1892.
sEcr1oN1. Be it enacted By the General
assembly Of Maryland, That subsection
three of Section forty-two and Section forty
seven Of Article % of the Code of Public
General Laws title Corporation as said
subsection and section was re-enacted by
Chapter 80 of the Acts of 1892 be and the
same are hereby appealed and re-enacted
with amendments SO us to read as follows:
Subsection of Section AZ. The object or
purposes for which incorporation is sought,
the time of its existence not to exceed forty
years, and the articles, conditions and pro-
visions under which the incorporation Is
formed; provided that the limitation as to
the duration Of the existence of corporations
formed under this article shall not apply to
gas-hght companies. cemetery companies or
corporations formed for the creation or
maintenance of educational associations, UNI
iyersities, colleges, academies, hospitals or
asYlums, and that certificates of incorpora-
ton Of all corporations named in the pro-
viso may contain provisions for perpetual
existence.
Al. If any alteration or amendment of the
article or provisions of the charter OF any
said corporation shall be made by the au-
thority of the corporations, such alterations
or amendment shall be made known, ac-
knowledged and recorded in the same man
ner as prescribed In section forty-two. forty
three and forty-four OF til Article and after
the said alteration or amendment shall be re-
corded, the same shall be taken to be part
of the said charter or instrument as If the
same had originally been made o part there
of; and any corporation heretofore formed
under the provisions Of this Article for the
creation or maintenance of educational asso-
Citations, universities, colleges, cemetery
companies. hospitals or asylums, the exist
ence of which by the terms of its charter is
limited to a period of forty years or less
is authorized to amend its charter so as
to provide for perpetual existence.
SECTION 9. And be en- tcted, That
this act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved April 6, 1894
FRANK BROWN. Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH.
President of the Senate.
JAMES H. PRESTON.
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is n
correct copy of an Act Of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January Session.
1894
]. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
B. L. SMITH.
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates.
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PUBLIC GENERAL La VS..

OF such loan; and any contract or security
for any such loan. or providing for the re-
newal or continuance of any such loan, made
in violation of this section, shall De aisoluteIy
null and void, provided this Act snail not ap-
sociations incorporated under the laws OF
TINS State, and no person or PERSONS III .nIe
State shall assume to deal or act as q corpoI-
alton or in any corporate name OF III any
other than in his. her, or their own proper
name or names, in any OF the matters VI
things prohibited by this section uhaer pen.
atty of not less than fifty dollars 1or every
offense to be recovered by Indictment IN any
court having criminal jurisdiction In the Guy
or county where any such offense may nave
been committed, and every security taken py
any such person or persons III any sucn
name of corporation or In any other than
his. her. or their own proper name OF n'ines
shall be absolutely null and VOID.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted Ihat tnls Act
shall take effect from the date OF Its passage
Approved April s, 1894.
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President Of the Senate.
JAMES H. PRESTON.
Sneaker Of the House OF Delegates.
We hereby certify That the aforegoing Il
q correct cory of an act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January session
1894, 1,y
secretary of the Senate.
Il. SMITH.
Chief Clerk of tho House OF Deiesates.
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CHAPTER 513,

AN ACT TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL SEC
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF MARY
LAND. TITLE CLERKS OF COURTS"
TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 400 A.
SECTION. /. BE Hcnncf"d by The General
Assenbiiof N.u'yiaa . That an additional
section be aided to Article II. of the Code
of General Publ" Laws, entitled clerks OF
ours' tn be desi snatcd as Section 30 A, v
and 10 read as follows:
20 \. That said ( Jerk, whenever requested
in writing to do 50 ly the trustee, attorney or
party il interest. shall record among the
chancery. judicial or other proper record
books of his Office, such bill of complaint,
decree, order of court, trustee report. auditors
account and report, or other paper filed in a
cause in his office. although the title to land
may not be involed therein. provided the cost
of such recording be first paid or provided
for
SEC. 2. And be 1t enacted. That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 6. 1894.
FRANK BROWN. Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH.
President of the Senate.
JAMES H. PRESTON.
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
correct copy of an Act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland. passed January Session,
1894.
]. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
B. L. SMITH,
Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates