Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-17
PUBLIC GENERAL. LAWS.

Article ~ OF the Code OF Public General Laws
title Grimes and Punishments" sub title
"Counterfeiting and Forgery" as re-enacted
by the Act of 1890, Chapter $50, and the Act
OF 1900, Chapter 500. be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amendments so
as To read as follows
3. Any person who shall falsely make.
forge or counterfeit. or cause or procure to be.
falsely made, forged or couuterfeitcd OF viii
ingly AID or assist i'll falsely making forging.
altering or coumterfeiting any deed will test
ament OF codicl, bond, writing obligatory.
bill OF exchange, Promissory note for the
payment OF money or property, endorsement
or assignment of any bond writing obliya-
tory, bill OF exchange promissory note for
the payment OF money property acquit-
lance, or receipt for money or property, or
any acquIttauCe or receipt either for money
or for property, with intention to dcfraud
any person whOmsocvcr or shall utter or
publish as true any false. forge. alter OF
counterfeit deed, will, testament or codicil
bond, writing obligatory, bill of exchange
promissory note for the payment of money
or property, or endorsement or assignment
OF any bond, writing obligatory bill Of cx-
change, promissory note for the PAYMENT
OF money or property, acquittancc or receipt
iot money OF property, shall be deemed a
iel"n, aud oil being convicted thereof shall he
sentenced To the peniteniiary for not less than
one nor more than ten wears
section ,. And he it further enacted That
nothing contained i'll this Act shall in any
manner effect any cases now pending. or any
violation OF the law which have heretofore.
occurred, but that all such cases and violations
shall be prosecuted TO a conclusion as if the
law hereby repealed were still in force
Approved April S. Iqo2
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor.
JOHN HUMMER,
President of the Senate.
NOBLE l.. MITCHELL
Speaker of the House of Delegates
We hereby certify, That the aforcgoing is a
correct copy OF an Act of the General Assem-
bly, OF Maryland, passed at January Session,
1907.
ALFRED RITTER,
Secretary Of the Senate
b. l.. SMITH.
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegate.
CHAPTER 40.
AN ACT TO REPEAL. AND RE.ENACT
WITH AMENDMENTS SECTION PA OF
ARTICLE IS OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
GENE Al LAWS, TITLE PLEADING,
PRACTICE AND PROCESS OF LAW"
Section /. BE it enacted by the Genera. As
semhly OF Maryland, That Section No 22A
OF Article IS of the Code Of Public General
Laws, title Pleading, Practice and Process
OF Law, as enacted by Chapter ,67 of the
Acts OF 1906 be and the same is hereby re-
pealed ami re-enacted as 10 read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 22A. Whenever any insurance company
or surety or bonding company of any kind
shall have duly accredited agent
III any county or city of this State resident
therein, and shall become obligated bv its
policy or other contract, express or implied. to
any resident of any such county or city. the
said company may be sued on such
policy or other contract in the same manner
As II resident III such city or county by causing
process to be served on such resident agent,
winch shall be effective in law and equity
IS II such service had been made on the prcsi-
lent, director or directors of such company;
md the Judgment rendered i'll such case shall
nave the same force and effect as other iudg-
nents would or could have
Sec. ,. And be it enacted, That this act
hall take effect from the date OF its passage.
Approved April S, rgo2
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
IONS - Governor.
President of the Senate.
NOBLE l.. MITCHELL.
Speaker Of the House a Seien.tes.
We hereby certify, That s4lsIsau