The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-05-04
CHAPTER los.

CHAPTER los.
AN ACT to repeal Sections 2 and of
Article II of the Code of Public Gen
eral Laws, entitled ''Bastardy and
Fornication," and re-enact the same
with amendments.
SECTION l. Be ii enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
tions and of Article y of the Code
of Public General Laws of Maryland, be
and the same are hereby repealed and
re-enacted, so as to read as follows:
3 But if the said person shall on oath
discover the father of such child, the
Justice shall discharge her, and shall
cause to be arrested and brought before
him such father, if a resident OF the
county, and shall cause him to give
security in the sum of eighty dollars
$3.50. 00) to indemnify the county from
all charges that may arise for the main
tenance of such child, and upon the
failure of such putative father to enter
into security, the Justice shall commit
him to the custody of the Sheriff of the
county, for the period of twelvemonths.
5 But if any person charged with be-
ing the father of an illegitimate child,
shall feel aggrieved by the judgment of
the Justice, he shall have the right to
enter into his personal recognizance
for his appearance at the next Circuit
Court for the county, or the Criminal
Court of Baltimore, if in the City of Bal
timore, and the said court shall take
cognizance thereof, and such proceedings
shall be thereupon had, as in other
criminal cases; and if the person so
charged shall be found guilty by verdict
of jury, or by the court, if the case be
- "a tha ~ shall
Immediately order such person to give
security to indemnify the county from
any charges that may accrue for the
maintenance of said child, and if he
shall neglect or refuse to give such Sc
curity, he shall be committed to the GUS
tody of the Sheriff until he comply; pro-
vided that such custody shall not con-
tinue longer than twelve months,
nor less than six months, in
the discretion of the Court.
But such personal recognizance shall
not entitle him to be discharged from
the custody of the sheriff, unless he
shall enter into an additional recogniz-
ance to be taken in the name of the
State, with good and sufficient sureties
to indemnify the court from all charges
that may arise for the maintenance of
such child in case he shall fail to make
his appearance and abide by and per-
form such order as shall be passed
therein, and such last named recognize
ance shall be liable to be proceeded
against as is provided in Sections and S
of this article.
Sec. 2 And be it further enacted,
That this act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Approyed March 81, 1894
FRANK BROWN,
Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President of the Senate.
JAMES III. PRESTON,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing
is a correct copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1894.
J. ROGER MCSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
B. L. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
CHAPTER 15S.
AN ACT for the protection of Workmen
by an inspection of Scaffolding, Ropes,
Block, Pulleys and Tackle used in
the construction, repairing or paint
ing of buildings.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Maryland,