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CHAPTER 315.

ohA1 Ol0.
AN ACT TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT
OF ARTICLE q OF TIE CODE OF
PUBLIC gle EReL LAWS OF THE
"yRIMEs AND PUNISHMENIs. SUI
TITLE FRAUD BY MORTGAGES OF
PER ON l. PKOrERTY,n AND RE
MOVING. HYfOTHEI 'ATING. SECRET
ING, DESTROYING OR SELLING OF
MOKTGAGED PERSONAL PROPERTY
BY THE MOHTGAGOR THEREOF OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY LEVIED ON.
By THE JUDGEMENT DEBTOR OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY PURCHASED
UNDER AN UNRECORDED CONDIT-
IONALWRITTENC CONTRACT BY TIE
PURCHASER.
SECTION /. Be ii enacted by TIE General
Assembly of Maryland That Section Ill of
Article 81 of the Code of Public General Laws
of Maryland title Grimes and Punishments'
subtitle Fraud by Mortgages of Personal
property" be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted 50 as to read as fol-
lows:
3. Any mortgagor of personal property in
possession of the same or any purchaser of
personal property under an unrecorded con-
ditional written contract in possession OF the
said property. OF any execution debtor i'll pos
session OF personal property levied on and
taken In execution, who in the case of mort
gagged personal property without the consent
of the mortgage or his assigns. first had and
obtained in writing or who in the ease of the
purchaser of personal property, under an I'M
recorded conditional written contract without
the consent first had and obtained in writing
Of the conditional vendor in said contract or
his assigns, or who in the case of personal
property levied on and taken into execution,
without the consent OF the execution creditor
his assigns or lawfully authorized agents,
first had and obtained in writing, and with
intent to defraud the mortgage or his as
signs and to defeat his or theft lien under
said mortgage. or with intent to defraud the
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CHAP1ER 4O..


AN ACT To REPEAL ARTICLE 80, SEC
TIoN 10, PUBLIC GENERA ,E1i :, M ,LAM MS
TITLE birds AND GAME, AND 10
RE-ENlACT THE SAME WITH AMEND
MENTS.
SECTION |. Be ii enacted by the General
assembly of Maryland. That Article ~, Sec
ton. -. Puhlic General Laws OF Maryland,
title "Birls and Gssnfe,n be and is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted 50 as to read as
follows:
10 No person shall shoot or in any man
ner catch, kill or have in possession any
partridge between the twenty-fourth day OF
December and the first day OF November next
ensuing in each and every year: nor any
woodcOck, between the twenty-fourth day OF
December and the fifteenth day of June; nor
auv pheasant between the twenty-fourth day
of December and the fifteenth day of August;
nor any rabbit between the twenty-tourth day
of December and the first day OF November;
nor shall! any person destroy or modest the
eggs or nests of any OF the aforesaid olrds at
any time but this act shall not apply to any
county of this State now subject to local
law or laws governing the catching, killing,
or the having in possession OF partrldSes,
woodcock. pheasants or rabbits, or reguia-
ting the destruction or molestation OF the
eggs or nests of any of the aforesaid birds.
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 cegtify 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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PUBLIC GENERAL La VS..

''Section 149 C. Any room or apartment
which shall not contain at least 400 cubic feet
of clear space for each person habitually
laborinS in or occupying the same. or where
in the thermometer shall habitually stand,
during the hours of labor at or above 80 de-
grecs Fahrenheit. before the first day of May
or after the first day of October of any year,
or wherein any person suffering from con-
taglouS. infectious or otherwise dangerous
disease or malady. shall sleep. labor or re-
main. or wherein. if of less superficial area
than 800 square feet. any artificial light shall
be habitualiy used between the hours of A.
NJ and P. NJ, or from which the debris of
manufacture and all other dirt or rubbish
Shall not be removed at least once in every
twenty-four hours. or which shall be pro-
nounced ill-ventilated or otherwise unhealthy
by any officer or board having legal authority
so to do. shall be deemed a place involving
danger to the public health as mentioned in
the next two preceding sections of this ar
ticle''
''Scction 149 D. If any association or So
ciety, whether Incorporated or un-incorpor-
ated. shall furnish through its officers or
agents. evidence sufficient to secure the con-
viction of any person criminaliy prosecuted
under the three next preceding sections of
this article, the said association or society
shall receive one-half of any fine which may
he imposed upon such person so convicted
with its assistance. such fines to be paid to the
treasurer or other officer with corresponding
powers of the said society or association.
SEC. 9. And be it further 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
J. ROGER MCSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
B. L. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
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CHAPTER 900

ShhI En- OSz.
AN act TO AMEND ARTICLE4. OF THE
CODE OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS. TITLE
GETTY OF BALTIMORE" SUB TITLE
"COURTs.'' HEADING SUPERIOR
COURT. COURT OF OMMON PLEAS
AND BALTIMORE CITY COURT, BY
ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION
TO FOLLOW SECTION J73, AND TO BE
NUMBERED SECTION 173 \.
SECTION; l.. Be it enacted by he General
assembly of Maryland, That Article 4. of the
Code of Public Local Laws. title Baltimore
City" subtitle Courts heading 'Supcrior
Court. Court of Common Pleas and Baltimore
City Court be and the same is hereby
amended by adding a section thereto to fol-
low Section 173. thereof, to be numbered Sec
ton 173 A, and to read as follows:
173 A. Whenever the record of proceed
ings in any suit, action or issue pending in
one of the Courts of Common Law in the
City of Baltimore shall be directed 10 be
transferred for trial to some other such court
of the said city, in accordance with Article 4,
Section 8, of the Constitution it shall be the
duty of the clerk Of the court from which the
said record of proceedings is SO directed to g
removed to Immediately deliver to the clerk
of the court to which the same is SO directed
to be removed all the original papers in the
said cause. together with certified copy of
all docket entries relating to the same, which
original papers and copy of docket entries
shall constitute such record of proceedings
for the purposes of such trial and it shall
thereupon become the duty of the Judge of
the Court to which the said suit action or
issue shall be removed Immediately by spec
iaf order to assign the same for trial to such
day. or in sequence to such other causes as
he shall consider Just and proper.
Approved April s, 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 aforegoins 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.
e. L. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates
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CHAPMER AS.

CHAPMER 41S.
AN ACT TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT WITH
AMENDMENTS. SECTION "a ''A' AND
"a ''B'' OF ARTICLE27 OF THE CODE OF
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF NARY
LAND TITLE CRIMES AND PUNISH=
: FENCES, RELATING TO FRAUDS AND
FALSE PRETENCES. UPON HOTEL
AND LIVERY STABLE KEEPERS AS
ENACTED BY THE ACT OF 1892 CHAP
TER 49,
SECTION l.. Be Il enacted By TIE Genera
Assembly of Maryland, That Section "a
az and Section "a ''B'' OF Article AZ of the
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland II
tie Crimes and Punishments subtitle False
Pretences as enacted by the Act of 1894,
Chapter AZ" are hereby repealed and fe-en=
acted to read as follows.
"a A. If any person with Intent to
cheat or defraud shall by any false or
fraudulent representations or by any false
show OF baggage goods or chattels which are
calculated to deceive any hotel proprietor,
keeper or manager, obtain lodging or credit,
or the use of any horse or vehicle or food and
stabling for {. horse or horses in any hotel In
this State, or from the keeper of any livery
stable, and shall subsequently refuse. decline
or fail to pay for his credit, board or lodging
or use of horse OF food and stabling for horse
furnished him, the person so offending shall
be guilty OF q misdemeanor, and on co1vic.
ton, be sentenced to pay fine, not exceeding
one hundred dollars or undergo an impriSons
nlent in jail for term not exceeding thre6
months or both, or either at the discretion OF
the Court.
81 B-Eyery person who shall at any hotel,
receive Or cause to be furnished any food or
accommodation. for man or beast with intent
to defraud the owner, keeper, or proprietor or
manager OF any hotel, OF owner or keeper OF
any livery stable out of the value or price Of
such food or accommodation and every person
who shall obtain credit at any hotel or livery
stable by the use of any false pretsnce or device
CT by depositing at such hotel any baggage
or other chattel Or value of less than the
amount of such credit Or of the bill by such
person incurred with such fraudulent intent;
and any person, who after obtaining an ac-
comm odation, for man or beast, at any hotel
or livery stable, shall abscond from such hos
tel, or livery stable. and shall srirrepdhously
remove his baggage or property theret-om,
without diseharging the debt SO aforesaid in.
Cured, shall upon conviction be adjudged
guilty of aSnisdemeanor andupon Conviction
shall be punished by Imprisonment in jail
for term not longer than thsaa. m oaths or by
a fine OF not more than One hindteS3 dollars
or both or either at the discretion Of "a
court.
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 afofegoing is
correct copy Of an Act Of the General AS
semhly of Maryland, passed January Session.
1894.
J.RoGER McSHERRY,
Secretary OF the Senate,
y. l.. LA1ITH,
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates.
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CHAPTER 042


AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION 40 OF AR
TICLE II OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
GENERAL LAWS TITLE 'CLERKS OF
COURT SUBTITLE CLERK OF THE
COURT OF APPEALS AND TO RE,
ENACT THE SAME WITH AMEND.
MENTS
SECTION 1. And be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. That section 40 OF
Article II, of the Code Of Public General
Laws. title ''Clerks of Court subtitle 'Clerk
of the Court OF Appeals be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read
as follows:
Section 40. The Clerk of the Court of AID,
peals shall have the custody of all the records
and papers in the Office of the late Court OF
Appeals. of the former, Court OF Appeals
and of the General Court he shall
receive a salary Of $1,000 per annum for
which sum to be paid out OF the Treasury,
the Comptroller of the State shall draw his
warrants that said Clerk may appoint subject
to the approval Of the Judges of the Court Of
Appeals such deputy clerks as the require
ments of this office shall necessitate who shall,
perform such duties as shall be prescribed by
the said Judges and Clerks and shall receive
such salaries as the said Judges and Clerk
may determined to be just and proper COM
pensation for their services, to be paid in the
same manner as is hereinbefore provided for
the payment of the salary of the said Clerk
Court OF Appeals shall render an account as
now prescribed by law ofall fees, emoluments
and receipts OF his said Office and shall pay
the same to the Treasurer of the State as now
required by law. The Clerk of the Court OF
Appeals shall provide his Office with such
records, books ,dockets etc, as may be suitable
and necessary and the sum of Eighteen hum
dred dollars or so much thereof as may be
necessary is hereby appropriated to pay for
the same and such other necessary Office ex-
penses as he may incur. The record Of
causes pending in said Court shall be printed
under the direction of said Clerk and the
ner or may be printed by said Counsel at their
option. and in every case the actual cost of the
printing of said record and briefs at currant
rates and no more shall be taxed in said
causes as the cost of making copies of said
records and briefs, he shall give certified
copies under the seal of said Court of all
papers and records of which he shall have
custody as aforesaid and such copy shall be
evidence in the same manner as other CERT,
fed copies of record are.
Sec. 2. and be il 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 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 ofthe House of Delegates.
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CHAPTER 3T7.


AN ACT TO REPEAL. SECTION II OF
ARTICLE G5 OF HE PUBLIC GEM
ERAL LAWS OF MARYLANp, TITLE
ILL, ENSES' SUBTITLE "BRt KERS''
AND1O ADD AnDITIONALS SECT IONS
10 AR1Irl E g OF THE FUBLIC GEN.
EaAL LAWS OF MARYLAND, TITLE
"CORPORATIoNS," SUBTITLE "IN-
SURANCE DEPARTMENT" PROVID-
ING FOR THE l SUING OF LICENSES
SEC IONS 10 FOLLOW SECTIONS 143
ANDTO BE KNOWN rs SECTIONS 143
a, 1i3 +. 1i3 (. \ Sd 143 d.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. That section II of
Article 56 Of the Public General Laws of
Maryland. title Licenses, subtitle
Brokers'" be and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
SEC. .. Ana De it enacted, That the follow
ing four sections are hereby added to Article
q OF the Public General Laws of Maryland,
title "Corporations.' subtitle Insurance
Department" said sections to follow section
143 Of said Article. and to be known as Sec
tons 1t3 4, 143 3, 143 G. and 143 D.
1i3 \. All licenses for the purpose of con-
Quoting the occupation or business ofan I'm
surance Broker shall be granted by the In
surance Commissioner of the State of Mary
land, and all such Licenses granted by said
commissioner. shall expire on the First day
of May thereafter.
las b. From and after the First day Of
May 1894. any person lying for the same
and paying to the Insurance Commissioner Of
the State of Maryland. the sum Of One Hun
drcd Dollars, for the use of the State, and an
additional sum OF one dollar as a fee TO said
Commissioner for issuing such License, may
obtain a License for carrying on the business
of ar Insurance Broker. and no License shall
De issued to permit more than one person to
act Hereunder and if such License shall be
granted for part Of q year, ratahle sum
shall he charged therefor.
l43C. Any person who shall use or exer-
else the business or occupation Of an lnsur-
ance Broker. without having procured
License therefor as required by Sections 143
A. and l43 B of this Article. shall be subject
to penalty OF Five Hundred Dollars, for
ca n otfense. one-haif for the use of the State
and the other halt TO the informer.
1l3 D. 1t shall he the duty of the Sheriff
Of the City of Baltimore and Of the Sheriff of
each county throughout the State to furnish
to the Insurance Commissioner. prior to the
first day of May in each and every year here
after. the names. of all persons conducting the
business of "Insurance Broker within the
respective jurisdiction OF each of said
Shertfs
SEC. 5. Ara be Il eancted That this Act
shall take effect from and after the First day
of May i'll the year One Thousand Eight Hun
drad aud Ninety-four.
Approved April 6, 1894.
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President of the Senate.
JAMES Il. PRESTON.
Speaker OF the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is
correct copy Of an Act OF the General Assem-
bly, OF Maryland, passed January Session,
1894.
J. ROGER MCSHERR9.
Secretary OF the Senate.
B. I. SMITH
ChiNf llEri, IL the uNllSn Of DelegateS.
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CHATTER 1873.

CHATTER 1873.
AN ACT TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL SEC
TION TO ARTICLE SO OF THE CODE OF
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF MARY
LAND, TITLE "TESTAMENTARY LAW
SUBTITLE "WILLS," TO FOLLOW
SECTION Sf6 AND TO BE DESIGNATED
SECTION 316 A.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
assembly of Maryland, That the following
Section be and the same is hereby added to
Article 90 of the Code of Public General Laws
of MARYLAND, title~ 'Testamentary Law" sub
title wills to follow Section SIG, to be des-
ignated Section 316 and to read as follows:
$40 A. In all Wills hereafter executed the
real estate of every testator not specifically
devised shall be chargeable with the payment
of pecuniary legacies wherever the personal
estate after the payment of debts shall prove
to be insufficient unless the contrary inten-
ton shall clearly appear.
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
correct copy of an Act of the General Assem-"
bly, of Maryland, passed January session.
1894.
]. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary Of the Senate.
D. L. SMITH.
Chief Clerk of the House OF Delegates
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II. II. ~
Chief Clerk of the III
CHAPTER 335.

CHATTER 335.
NAcTTO RE.EAI, SECTIONS I a q.
hNDetGF ARTII'IF ~ on Tj+Et' 0nE
az i3irRII,, GENETAT TaiyS 0E
N,RyI An TITIF tIIrENSES
SITp-TJTT = IN IN OF ISSJTING GEE-
ERAT PROETStONS - SI-F-TITI,E
t:thyyEERS NDPEDI Frs ), AMI 10
RF-ENAt:T THESANFW WIFI AWENn-
NETS
SrcTrox1 Boit euocteJ IN, tbp Ce,aroJ
/ s.o,nbh, If lTor,}ond That Snctions I 4
% and ii ii Artiaie 5c Of the Coda ~ puhl;f
Geraral Laws nj MARYLAND title at icensesn
snh-titie s:Node Of Tssninr Ge,e~,1 Pc
visions', subtitle .HawEers and pedlers ):
he and the same is hereby renealed and re-
enactaI Win amenim entS so as tn read as
toIloys.
/ Al, licenses for scl1iro goods and chat
tells shor he ,-rrnted Nv tI1e Clerl- Of the CT
cn;t Courts for fire colIr,ti.s and fhe clerk Of
the court of Common Pleas in the
civ of Baltimore. eycept where =
dihereht moae Is specially providet;.
al9 an l ts1ises s.tn'eo o. l7sHeo ny
9iil + . ,l 40 10 ii ts' Has MY
~ - -. ~ 1Isiei ioss
.su t"otis, "li, - St'.Iu ioi pt'rt vi
,,- ID i"'"oie sum sii''ii 10 eiiaiSeu tneie-
w. T. ho +,,o -. .,,.,s
constah,e 70 make diiirsnt innniry If 81, 1 'lu
80 80. h-1s;nos ~ 49, c. -, a.. -
80 Soii. 49,? 49, ~ st.o GU
Ileilu lnu tahS uel,to soi;te '9sslte VI ne
itsce, al persons iot'nd cong CUISINES WIZ:
80 " r.o a. M aedi, - ~, ~,
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CHAPTER 3I2.


AN ACT TO EEFEAL Sc TON 7, AS
REPEALED AM RE-ENALTED By
CHATTER SIS. Of TIE CTS OF 1892.
AND SECTION IL. OF ARTICLE ~ CT
THE CODE OF FU&LI'' GENERAL
LAWS. TITLE "PUBII EDUC TON
AND TO Rt-ENA I SAID SECTION
WITH AMENDMENTS.
SECTION 1. Be il c.Hcte By the General
assembly Of Nory'uod, That Section T. as
repealed and re-enacted by Chapter SIS. OF
the Acts of 1892. and Section "a. of Article a
of the Code OF Public General La 5. title
Public Education,' be and the same are
hereby repealed and re-enacted with amend
ments so as TO read as follows:
Section I. Tie Board Of District School
Trustees shall be composed OF three persons
who shall be appointed by the County School
Commissioners on the first dry OF May, or at
their first meeting thereafter. i'll each year.
and who shall meet within thirty days alter
their appointment, and enter upon the duties
assigned them in Chapter 5, of this article
Al their first meeting they shall appoint
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PTBLIC GENERAL Ia us.
CHAPTER 400.

l.
AN ACT TO ADD TWO SECTIONS TO
ARTICLE 7 OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
GENERAL LAWS OF MARYLAND
TITLE .'8ANES'' TO BE DESIGNATED
AS Sc TION I a AND b. ::
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. That two additional
sections designated as Sections A and b:
be added to Article IL, OF the Code OF Public
General Laws of Maryland, title Banks to
follow alter Section seven, and to read as
follows: -..
IA. In the month of October in the year
1895. ana in every second year thereafter, the
Treasurer of every Savings Bank or Savings
Institutions in the State Of Maryland. shall
deliver to the Comptroller Il written state
ment. sworn to by him or by the President of
such Savings Bank containing the name and
amount standing to his or her credit OF every
depositor who shall not have made any de-
post therein. or withdrawn any money upon
their accounts for the period OF twenty years
next prior to the first day of the preceding
September provided that this section shall
not apply to the deposit made by any person
known to the said Treasurer to be living.
The Comptroller shall communicate the state
ments which shall be so delivered to him to
the General Assembly in his next report. ::
7B. Any Treasurer OF any Savings Bank
in the State Of Maryland, who shall fail or
neglect to comply with the provisions OF the
preceding section. shall be subject to fine
OF Five hundred dollars for each failure or
neglect. to be recovered by indictment in the
Circuit Court for the County where the SAID
Savings Bank may be located, or in tho
Criminal Court of Baltimore City, as the case
may be. !;
SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That this ACT
shall take effect from the date OF its passage:
Approved April 6, 1884
FRANK BNOWN. Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH.
President of the Senate.
JAMES II. PRESTON,
Speaker of the House % Delegates.
We hereby certify That the aforegoing is
i 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.