The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-05-19
CHAPTER 524.

An Act to regulate the construction and stu
alton of water closets or outhouses attached
TO the public schools of this state.
SECTION l. And be at enacted By the General
assembly Of Maryland, That Boards ofSchool
Commissioners in every city and county of
the State shall provide suitable and convent
ent water closets or ut-houses for each of
the schools under their official jurisdiction,
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 sepa-
rated by substantial closed fence not less
than seven feet high, and it shall be the duty
of the said commissioners to make provision
for keeping the said water closets or out
houses in clean, comfortable and healthful
condition.
SEC. 2. Any failure on the part of the said
Public School Commissioners to comply 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 it enacted, that this act
shall take effect on and after September LIST,
1895.
Approved April 6, 1894.
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President of the Senate.
JAMES 81. PRESTON,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is
correct copy of an Act ofthe 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.
CHAPTER SIC.
An Act TO add new Section to Article 70 of
the Code of Public General Laws, title
"Pleadings, Practice and Process at Law
heading practice" under the new sub title
Legal Suiiiciency of Evidence" to follow
section 81 and TO be designated Section
81 A.
SECTION |. BE IL enacted by the General
ASSem6h of Maryland, That a new Section
be and the same is hereby added to Article 70
of the Code of Public General Laws, heading
'Practice," under the new subtitle illegal
Sufficiency of Evidence to follow section 81,
to be designated Section 81 A, and to read
as follows:
81 A. If the defendant in any action at
law, in contract or in tort, shall at the close
of the plaintiff evidence and before offering
any evidence or defence, pray the court to
instruct the jury, that the plaintiff in such
action has offered no evidence legally suff
cient to entitle the plaintiff to recover, or
prayer to the same effect and the court shall
reject such payer, the defendant shall not be
precluded from offering evidence of defence,
but any defendant in such action may offer
evidence of defence as fully and to the same
extent as though such prayer had not been
offered.
Sec. 3 A,1d be at 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 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. J. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
B. L. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.