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CHAPTER 165.

ACT TO CONFIRM ORDINANCE NO.
50 OF APRIL /, 1884, OF THE ORD!-
NANCES OF The MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE AS IT Az
FEARS IN SECTION 81 OF ARTICLE
50OF THE BALTIMORE CITY CODE
OF 1898. WHEREAS, BY ORDlNASC !a
NO. 90 OF APRIL, |; 1884 !, OF vd dRh a ~,
As as IT 'o APPEaRs IN sEc1IO:s
TWENTY ONE, OF ARTICLE so OF IAE
BALTIMORE tITY ODE OF 1893, THE
APPEAL lax lOURF ARE AUTHOR
lied AND DIRECTED 10 HAVE AS
SEssED .OR TAXABLE PURsoSiE ~
ISHE0 ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST
DAYOF APRIL OF EVERY YEAR;
The SAID mi ROVEMENTS TO BE
CONSTRUED AS FINISHED WHEN
PLASTERING AND INSIDE WOOD
WORK Is COMPLETED; ALL AP-
PEALs AGAINST ASSESSMENTS OF
NEW IMPROVEMENTS ~ Be MAgE
WITHIN THE YEAR IN WHICH SAID
ASSESSMENTS WERE MADE; AND
WHEREAS, DOUBTS HAVE ARISEN
Az 10 WHETHER IT WAS COMPE-
TENT FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE TO ENACi
SAID ORDINANCE WITHOUT LEGI :
LATIVE SANCTION AND AOlhoh-
ITY THEREFORE:
SECTION /. Be it e acted by tbs General
Assembly ofM ryland, That ordinance NO.
80 of April 1, 1884. of the ordinance OF the
Mayor and City Council OF Baltimore as 1t
now appears in Section 81 OF Article 50 OF the
Baltimore City Code of 1898, be and the same
hereby is ratified and confirmed; this ratlfca-
ton to have the same effect as ii the Mayor
and civ Council of Baltimore ut the time OF
the passage of the said ordinance and also at
the time OF the adoption Of the Baltimore Guy
Code of 1898, had been fGhy-althorizeo ny
the General Assembly to pass said Ordfaance,
and to grant to the Appeal Tax Court the
authority and power therein contained, the
said Mayor and City Council to have the same
power hereafter in reference to the enforce
ment, amendment and repeats OF said ordln-
ance as it would have if this enabling act had
been passed prior to the enactment OF said
ordinance.
SEC, 2. And be l. further cn1oted, That
this act shall take effect from the date OF its
passage.
Approved March 90, 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 aforego1ng is
correct coz 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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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.

CHAPTER. 10.
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW SECTION TO
ARTICLE 70 OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
GENERAL. LAWS. TITLE "OEF!GIAL
OATHS," REGULATING THE ADMINS
TRATION OF THE OATH OR AFF1RMA-
TION, OF OFFICE PRESCRIBED BY THE
CONSTITUTIONS TO DISTRICT SCHOOL
TRUSTEES. TO BE DESIGNATED AS
SECTION 5A, AND TO FOLLOW SECTION
5 OF SAID ARTICLE.
Assembly Of Maryland. That new section be
and the same is hereby added to Article 70,
of the Code of Public General Laws, title
"Oflicial Oaths.' to be designated as Section
5 A. to follow Section s and to read as
follows:
5A. District School Trustees shall take
and subscribe the oath or affirmation, OF office
prescribed by the constitution, before
a County School Commissioner. the
School Examiner of said county. or Justice
of the Peace. in their respective counties.
SEC g Ind be ii enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved March 81. 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.
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CHAPTER II;


AN ACT TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT
WITH AMENDMENTS SECTION 167 OE
ARTICLE OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
LOCAL LAWS, TITLE Getty OF BALTI-
MORE" SUBTITLE courts"
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Genera!
assembly of Maryland That Section 1877 OF
Article / of the Code of Public Local Laws,
title City of Baltim ore" subtitle Courts,
be and the sam" is hereby repealed and re-
enacted SO us 70 read as follows:
1871 In any suit when the cause OF action
is contract. whether in writing or not, or
whether expressed or implied the plaintiff. II
affidavit or affirmation be made as herelnat-
ter stated shall be entitled to Judgment. to be
entered by the court or the clerk thereof on
motion in writing at any time after fifteen
DAYS from the return days to which the DE-
PENDANT shall have been summoned. although
the defendant may have pleaded, unless such
plea contains good defense, and unless the
defendant or some one in his behalf shall IN
der oath or affirmation. state that every plea
50 pleaded by the defendant Is true; and shall
further state the amount OF PLAINTIFFS de-
mand, if anything, admitted to be due or ow-
ing, and the amount disputed, and further
that the affiant verify believes the defendant
will be able at the trial Of the cause to pro
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cislomeanor and upon conviction Thereon
shall be fined not less than Two Hundred and
Fifty dollars, nor more than Five Hundred
dollars in the discretion of the Court.
No license under this section shall he issued
for a longer period than ona year; if issued
for shorter period the lcensee shall pay for
every month for which his license is to rnD
one-twclfth of the annual charge for such
license. and all such licenses shall expire on
the first day of May succeeding their Issue.
The whole of the money received by the
Clerk of the Court Of Common Pleas for tho
license aforesaid shall be paid over quarterly
by said Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
to the State, as now provided by law, and
when so paid over the Comptroller of the
Treasury shall draw his warrant upon the
Treasurer in favor of the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore for three-fourths thereof,
to be applied to the general use Of said city.
SECTION 653 W. No hotel keeper or ordi-
nary keeper shall receive license to sell in
toXicating liquors until he shall first have
paid for and received License to keep
hotel or ordinary as provided by law.
SECTION 653 y. Any holder of a license to
II Intoxicating liquors at retail, by the drink
otherwise, may be permitted 10y said Boald
IN their discretion to sell or assign said
license to another person to be used at the
same or another place OF business: or to
fansfer his said license to another place OF
Business, provided that the fitness and pro-
priety of said intended purchaser or assignee,
and of said INTENDED new place of business,
shall be first approved by said Board upon
due application therefor, recommendation by
qualified voters, advertisement of same in
newspapers, etc, as required in case of an
original application for such license. Such
sale or assignment or transfer. when granted
by said Board, shall be endorsed upon the
license by the Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas, who shall he entitled to receive a fee
of fifty cents therefor, and the same shall
then take effect.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved March IA, 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 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 81.

AN ACT TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT WITH
AMENDMENTS. SECTIONS IL OF
ARTICLE 81 OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
GENERAL LAWS OF MARYLAND, TITLE
''MARRIAGES."
SECTION 1. Be il eancfe} By the Grneral
Assembly of Mo,ynnE, That Section IL of
Article 81 of the Code of Public General Laws,
title Marriages." ne repealed and re-enated
with amendments so as to read as follows:
SEC. g. Such LiceuSe VIXEN produced shall
be full authority to any minister or other person
authorized to marry receiving tie same, to pro
coed with tie marriage OF the parties named
therein, provided that should any minister
or other person marry persons without such
License he shall on conviction thereof be fined
not less than One hundred dollars, nor more
than Five hundred dollars in the discretion
of the court, and provided further that any
minister or other person 50 performing such
marriage ceremony who shall fail TO return
within the period of thirty days from the date
of such marriage, to the Clerk of the Court is
suinp said License one of the certificates of
marriage mentioned section four of this
article, shall on con yiction thereof he fined
not less than Ten dollars.
Approved March Is. 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 ls
correct COPY of an Act of the General AS
so,f.bly 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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randar shall be deemed to have violated this
act rr,. -,.-.,
,;oIatine any section of this act. shall. upon
conviction thereof be 1lneh not less than
t,-ant,,-1 Ave dollars and not more than three
h,ndred ,,o,lars in the discretion of the Judge
of the court or otner i!i',ihai pelol9 "hoh
such offender may be tried:
O.. snI he IL enacted. That all oysters
+.,5nn in tho waters of the Chesapeake Bay or
lie trihntar RES either in the State of Maryland
or virginia. shall be subject to the operation
of the laws of the stare IN "h'eh such oysters
may he offered for sale, and any person offer
mo ovstcrs for sale or having the same
in his nossession for sale. which shall not
have hcen cuIled as required by the laws of
the state in which they may be offered for
sale shall he liable to trial and conviction in
the same manner that such persons would be
If such oysters had been caught in the State
where they are 50 offered aar sale ana upon
as is provided BY the laws of the State In
which such oysters may be so offered for
SALE
SEC. g. And be it enacted, That this act
shall go into effect as soon as 1t is adopted by
the State of Virginia through an act OF her
General Assembly, and shall continue IN full
been repealed or altered by either State.
SEc. !. Aud be IL elucted. That nothing in
this act shall be construed in any way to i'm
pair, altar or abridge any rights which either
State or the citizens thereof, may be entitled
to either by, through, under or against the
compact entered into between the States OF
MARYLAND and Virginia on the 2sth day OF
March, 1885 or any existing law of either Of
the two said States.
Approved March 8, 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 aforeeoing is 8
correct copy of m Act Of the General Assem-.
bly, of Maryland, passed January Session
1884,
]. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
B. L. SMITH.
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates
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CHAPTER 113.

CHAPTER 113.
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW SECTION TO AR
TICLE 4CODE OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS,
TITLE CITY OF BALTIMORE" Sue
TITLE LICENSE TO COME IN AFTER
SECTION 669 AND TO BE CALLED SEC
TION $50 A. REGULATING THE ISSUING
OF LICENSES TO TRADERS OCCUPYING
ONE OR MORE PLACES OF BUSINESS IN
SAID CITY.
SECTION 1. And be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That a new section
be added to Article 4, Code of Public Local
Laws, title Getty of Baltimore subtitle
Licenses to come in after section 500 and
to be called section $50 A, and to read as
follows:
Section $50 A. There shall b. entered in
writing by the Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas upon the face of all licenses obtained by
individuals, firms or corporations to conduct
business a. Traders in the City of Baltimore,
the name of the street and number of the
house or building. or if there be no number
full designation of the location OF said house
or building for which license is applied for,
and each license shall only authorize the
transaction OF business in one house or build
ir., unless the individual. firm or corpora
ton shall occupy more than ono adjoining
houses or buildings and said houses or build
in,s have opsn direct internal cOmmunica-
ton with each other: in that case one license
houses or buildings. so arranged and occu-
pied. provided always that any firm. indiyid-
ual or corporation may obtain any number OF
licenses to conduct business In any number OF
separate places of business in said city upon
paving for each license sum graded accord
ing to the amount Of stock or merchandise
generally kept on hand or proposed to be
kept on hand at the principal season of sale
iu said respective placAs of business, accord
ing to tho Code OF Public General Laws, Ar
tiele S. Sections 37to 40. or such amendments
as may hereafter be added thereto.
SEC. 2 Ait be it further enacted, That
this act shall take effect from the date OF its
passage.
Approved March 81 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,
Ci,ief Clerk of the House Of Delegates.
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CHAPTER IS.

ELY 10
AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE OF THE
CODE OF PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS,
TITLE APPEALS AND ERROR SUB
TITLE "APPEALS FROM COURTS OF
LAW By ADDING AN ADDITIONAL SEC
TION THERETO TO BE DESIGNATED AS
SECTION TO-
SECTION, 1. Be it enacted 6y Ire General
-Assem6iyof Marylant, That Article of the
Code of Public General Laws title appeals
and Error" subtitle Appeals from Courts I
Law be and the same is hereby amended by
adding an additional section thereto, to fol-
low section ten and be designated as section
10 A, and to read rs follows:
10 Alt shall not be necessary for the
Judge who signs a bill of exceptions to aff1X
his seal thereto.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
Approved February 81, 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 Il
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 fthe House of Delegates.
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CHAPTER Is

CHAPTER 15S.
AN ACT FOR THE PROTECTION OF
WORKMEN. BY AN INSPECTION OF
SCAFFOLDING. ROPES, BLOCKS, Pull
LEYS AND TACKLE USED IN THE CON
STRUCTION. REPAIRING OR PAINT
ING OF BUILDINGS.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General
assembly Of the State of Maylond, Whenever
complaint is made to the commissioner of
of police or to the marshal. or other persons
in charge of the police force of any city or
town in this State. that the seafoldinG used
in the construction. altering. repairing or
painting of any building within the limits of
such city or town, is unsafe and dangerous to
the life and limb of any person, 1t shall be the
duty of such police commissioners, marshal
of police, or other person in charge of the
police force, to Immediately detail a COM
petent police officer to inspect such scatfold-
ing forewith, with instructions to prohibit the
further use of such scatfolding, if, after
proper examination, he may find the COM
plant we'll founded. to require that it be al
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PUBLIC GENERAL La WS.

SAID is hereby declared Illegal and void and
shall be dismi ssnd.
SIC q And be it enacted That this Act
shall take effect from the date of it's passage.
Approved March 81. 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 aforcgoing is
correct copy of an Act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January Session,
1894.
j. ROGER NICSIIERRY,
Secretary of the Senate
B. I. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
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CHAPTER 107.

CHAPTER 107.
AN ACT 70 REPEAL AND RE ENACT WITH
AMENDMENTS SECTION 6S OF ARTICLE
BOZ THE CODE OF PUBLIC GENERAL
LAWS. TITLE "TESTAMENTARY LAW
SUBTITLE ADMINISTRATORS PEN
DENTE LITE
SECTION l. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly Of Mdryland. That Section 6S Of
Article 90 of the Code Of Public General Laws,
title Parliamentary Law subtitle 'Ad
ministration Pendente Lite be and the same
is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amend
ments so as to read as follows:
g. In all cases where the validity OF will
is or shall be contested letters Of administra
ton. lending such contest. may, in the dis
erection of the Orphans Court, be granted to
the person named executor, or to the person
to whom the largest portion of the personal
estate may te bequeathed in such contested
WILL or to the person who would be entitled
to letters of administration by law. as in cases
of intestacy.
Approved March 81, 1891.
FRANK BROWN. Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH.
President of the Senate.
JAMES H. PRESTON.
Speaker Of tho House OF Delegates
We hereby certify that the aforcgoing is
correct copy of an Act Of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January Session.
1894.
J. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
L. L. SMITH.
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates.
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CHAPTER Al.


AN ACT TO ADD TWO (2l ADDITIONAL
SECTIONS. TO be MURDERED SECTION
100 AND 121 TO ARTICLE % OF THE
CODE OF PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF
THE STATE OF MARYLAND RELATING
TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AUTHOR
IZING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO
TAKE AND HOLD IN TRUST MONEY OR
OTHER PROPERTY GIVEN. DEVISED OR
BEQUEATHED TO THEM FOR PUR-
POSES OF EDUCATION.
SECTION 1. Be it enacte by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That two new Sec
lions be and the same are hereby added to
Article 25 of the Code of Public General Laws
title County Commissioners" to follow i'm
msdiately after section 119, and to be desig
mated as sections leo and 121 under new
subtitle schools" and to read as follows:
100. The County Commissioners of each
County in this State in their capacity of
corporations, shall be and hereby are invested
with full power to receive in Trust and to
hold and control for the purpose of such
trusts, all money or other property of what
seever description which may hereafter be
bestowed upon such corporations by will,
deed, or in any other form of gift or convey
ance in trust for purposes of education. and
to provide by resolution or otherwise for the
execution of said trusts in the mode of pre-
scrfbed by the will, deed or other instrument
creating the same.
III. Iudt IHS Stdt0 Attorneys VI tuS
several Counties be and they hereby are
charged with the duty of seeing that such
trusts are carried into effect in their respec-
tive counties. and in case Of any neglect OH
the part of the County Commissioners it shall
he the duty of the States Attorney in the
county In which such neglect occurs, to cause
proper proceedings to be instituted in the
Circuit Court for said county to compel the
execution of tho said trust
Approved February o. 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.
Chicf ftlerE of tho House of npIacrfec
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CHAPTER 1872.

CHAPTER 1872.
AN ACT TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT WITH
AMENDMENTS SECTION Gil OF AR
IICLE OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
LOCAL LAWS. TITLE Getty OF BALJI-
MORE" SUBTITLE JUSTICE OF The
PEACE AND CONSTABLES."
SECTION l. Be II erdrfe by the General
assembly Of NdrEb.rd. That Section GIL OF
Article of the Code of Public Local Laws.
title '.City of Baltimore. subtitle Justice OF
the Peace and Com;!ables" be and and the
same is hereby repealed and rn-enacted with
amendments so as to read as follows
Gil. Every writ Of replevin or summons is
sued by said justices shall be made returnable
before the same Or any justice OF the peace OF
ward in which the defendant may reside; and
the defendant shall have his election to have
his case tried before the justice who issued
the writ of replevir or Summons or before the
Justice of the ward in winch he resides.
Appro red March q, 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
q 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.