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lie auction, for cash after reasonable
notice Of such sale inserted in some
newspaper published in the county
where the land lies. the commission
er reserving the right to reject any
bid if he deems the price offered in
adequate; and the purchaser of such
certificate shall be entitled to pat
ent thereon upon the payment of the
price bid and the fees for the patent,
in the same manner as an assignee
of the certificate would be entitled to
a patent under the rules of the Land
Office, upon exhibition of the proof of
assignment. This section to apply
only to those cases in which more than
one year has elapsed since the date
of warrant, and nothing herein con-
tanned shall prevent any person from
obtaining a proclamation warrant on
such certificate as fully as if this sec
ton had not been enacted. If the
amount involved does not justify in
proceeding as above, the commission
er. after giving at least two months
notice in writing to the owner of the
certificate of the amount due thereon
for fees and composition money, and
the same is not paid within two mon
tbs after such notice, then such GER
tifcate may be vacated and annulled,
and the vacant land included in such
certificate may be taken up by anyone
in the same manner as other vacant
land
If, however, the said notice is re-
returned unserved by reason of the
owner of the certificate not being
found by the sheriff of the county,
where the vacant land embraced in
said certificate is situated or where
the owner resides, or is dead, or for
any other cause the said notice cannot
be served, the Commissioner of the
Land Office may then give at least
four weeks notice in some newspaper
printed and published in the county,
wEere the land lies, that the examin-
ing fee ano composition money is not
paid as provided in the notice afore-
said; the Land Commissioner may, af-
ter the expiration of two months from
the date of the last publication of said
notice, the examining fee and compos-
ition money still remaining unpaid, va
cate and annul such certificate, and the
land included in such certificate may
be taken up py any one in the same
manner as other vacant land.
And the costs of issuing any such
notice, service or advertisement, shall
be paid by the owner of such certificate
and if dead, be a preferred claim
against the decedant's estate; if the
said estate is not finally administered;
and such costs shall be collected by
the sheriffs of the several counties and
Baltimore city, as fees of the Land Of
flee are collected.
Sec. 2.-And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of
Its passage.
Approved April 8, 1904.
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HABEAS CORPUS-MINORs.
CHAPTER 291.

CHAPTER POI.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section Is of Article ~
of the Code of Public General Laws,
title 'Habeas Corpus subtitle Pro-
cedure in Rel:tion to Minors
Sec. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Section
Is of Article AZ of the Code of Public
General Laws, title "Habeas Corpus"
subtitle procedure in Relation to
Minors be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted so as to read
as follows:
1S-A Minor may be committed to
a juvenile institution for care and
guardianship if he is minor without
proper care. A minor is deemed to
come within this description. If he
is without any proper place of abode
or proper guardianship, or is neglect
ed or ill-treated by his parent, guar
dian or custodian, or such parent,
guardian or custodian is unable prop
erly to care for him, or if it clearly ap-
pears that by reason of the character
or surroundings of such minor he has
become so vicious and depraved that
the welfare of such minor as we'll as
the peace and good order of society
require such commitment A court
of record, judge thereof, or JUS
tice of the peace may commit minors
falling within this description to a
juvenile institution incorporated under
the laws of this State, to be Kept until
twenty-one years of age, in the case
of males as well as females, unless
sooner discharged by such institution,
or according to due course of law,
and such court or officers may require
such minor to be brought before him
or it upon warrant or order or COM
nit without such previous precept, if
such minor can be brought or is pres
ent without it, or the circumstances
are otherwise such that a warrant
should be dispensed with; and all
courts or officers acting under the pro-
visions of this section are vested with
all the incidental powers necessary to
the effectual execution of the powers
herein enumerated.
Sec. 2-And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Approved April Z, 1904.
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PROHIBITING CRAP OR DICE.
CHAPTER 1873.

CHAfl Eli lSS.
AN ACT to repeal, amend and re-enact
Section 129 of Article q, of the Code
of Public General Laws. title Crimes
and Punishments,' subtitle Gaming,
as enacted by Chapter 34S of the Acts
of 1900,
Section BE it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton 1923 of Article 81. of the Code of
Public General Laws, title Grimes and
Punishments, subtitle Gaming as
enacted by Chapter 34S of the Acts of
1900, be and the same is hereby repeal
ed, amended and re-enacted so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 129-Any person who shall play
for money or any other thing, the
game called "thimbles" or what is call
ed the little joker or at dice, or the
game commonly called "crap," or at
any other device or fraudulent trick
whatsoever, on conviction thereof,
shall be imprisoned not less than six
months nor more than two years, in
the Maryland House Of Correction or
fined not exceeding one hundred dol
lars, or both in the discretion of the
Court.
Sec 2-And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of
it's passage.
Approved March 20, 1904.
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PUBLIC GENEEAL LAWS OF 1904.

way assume to be a registered nurse.
Sec. And be it further enacted,
That any person violating any OF the
provisions Of this Act, or who shall
willfully make any false representa-
ton to the Board of Examiners in
applying for a certificate shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction be punished by fine OF
not more than five hundred dollars
(s5O0D
Sec Sand be it further enacted,
That the STATE Board of Examiners
of graduate nurses may revoke any
certificate for sufficient cause, but be-
fore this is done the holder of said
certificate shall have thirty days
notice and after a full and fair hear
ing of the charges made by MAORI
ty vote of the whole board the certifi-
cate can be revoked.
Sec. 9.-And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Approved March 25, 1904.
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1904.
GENERAL REGISTRATION LAW.
CHAPTER 254.

CHAPTER 254.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments, Sections "a, rs and LII
of Article 33 of the Code of Public
General Laws, title "Elections.'
Sec. BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That sec
tio1s "a, 25, and III OF Article 80 OF
the Code Of Public General Laws, tit
lie "Elections,' be and the same are
hereby severally repealed and re-en-
acted with amendments SO as to read
as follows:
24.-In the counties a new general
REGISTRATION shall be made by each
Board of Registry in the year 1906.
Such new general registration shall
lie made in the saIne way, at the same
times and under the same rules and
provisions in all respects as are in this
article prescribed for the first general
registration.
rs. In the city of Baltimore there
shall be a general registration in the
year 1906 and bi-ennially thereafter.
Before the November election 1904 and
1905, and in the year 1907, and in ev-
cry alternate year thereafter, the last
general registration shall be revised by
the Board of Registry in each precinct
wnere such election was to be
held and for that purpose a Board of
Registry shall meet on the Tuesdays
respectively seven, six, five and four
weeks preceding the regular election
in November and shall hold a sessi II
from o'clock A. M. to 8 o'clock P.
M. and names may be added on the
Registers in the same way, upon
sworn application as in the case OF a
general registration, and all the same
forms and requirements shall be OBJ
served. Ii it shall appear that any
applicant had been upon the Registries
in any other precinct of the city OF
Baltimore at any time since the be-
gining of the last general registration
for such precinct, his name shall not
be added to the Registries when ap-
plication is made until he produces a
certificate of removal given him by the
Board of Registry for such other pre-
cinct, which certificate shall be in sub
stance as follows: .......... precinct
.............. ward. This is to GER
tify that the name OF ...............
heretofore resiulng at ...............
in this precinct, has been stricken from
the Registry of the precinct and the
proper erasure made, and that upon
the Registers of this precinct, the fol-
lowing entries appear with reference
to him: Name NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Age
... Color ........... Resi-
dence ..... Nativity ......
..... Time of residence in pre-
cinct ... Time of residence in
City ... Time of residence
in State .Naturalized
900. Date of papers .......... Court
.... Qualified voter ........
Date of application ...............
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GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
CHAPTER $40.


AN ACT to repeal Chapter 532 of the
General Assembly of Maryland, ses-
sion of 1902, entitled AN Act to
repeal section 35A of Article 81 of
the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland, title Land Office added
by chapter 191, passed at the Janu
airy session of 1894, and to re-enact
the same with amendments and to
re-enact the same with amendments.
Sec. BE it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland, That
chapter 532 of the Acts of the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland. entitled
An Act to repeal section 80 A of Art
icle 81 of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, title Land Office
added by Chapter 191 passed at the Jan
uary session of 1894, and to re-enact
the same with amendments; is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, so as to read
as follows:
80 A. The amounts due the State
upon any certificate of survey for fees
and for composition or purchase mon
ey and the value of improvement, are
hereby declared to be lien upon the
land surveyed; and the Commission
er of the Land Office is authorized in
his discretion, whenever the amount
involved justifies it, to enforce said
lien either by Appropriate action in the
name Of the State in a Court, of COM
petent jurisdiction, or by sale of the
certificate of survey, which sale shall
be conducted in the following manner:
He shall first give notice in writing to
the party in whose name said Ger
tifcate was returned, or to the as
signee thereof, that unless the amount
of the fees, composition or purchase
money and value Of improvements
due on said certificate is paid within
the time specified in such notice, not
less than two months from the date
thereof, the said certificate will be
offered for sale, and if the amount
due the State, as aforesaid, is not
paid in the time specified in said no.
tice, the commissioner of the Land
Office may sell said certificate at pub
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INDEX.
Page

INO6\s T6Sc
Wilson Election Law ...............1
Repeal of Mortgage Tax ............1
Registry of Burial Permits .......1
Improvement of Public Roads II
Destruction of Property ............1
Adulteration of Drinks ..............1
Partition Real Estate-Chancery IL
Taxes by Corporations ............1
Badge of Order Of Eagles ..........1
Jim Grow for Steamboats, .........2
Perfecting Title in Bonds .........2
Process and Practice. P. .........2
Jim Grow for Steam Railways. q
safe Depositing Companies .........2
Concealed Weapons ..... ,.....2
Pleading, Practice .......2
assignment of Mortgages ......2
Desertion of Wife and Child .....2
jurisdiction in Chancery ......2
Stallion Lien Docket ............2
Payment of Wages
Title to Real Estate .............2
Pool Sellers License .....2
Pool Selling and Gaming ........2
trade IN Narcotic Drugs. ............2
Mortgaging OF Real Estate .........3
Exemption from Execution ........3
Sanitary Barber Shops .............3
Stock of ms. and Acct Cos
Chairs for Salesladies ....3
Liability of Stockholders ....3
Education for Deaf Mutes ...S
Landlord and Tenant ........3
State Board of Undertakes ........3
Insurance Department Statements. g
Registration of Nurse ...........4
Collateral Inheritance Tax 4
General Registration Law ......4
General Land Office
Habeas Corpus Minors .........4
Prohibiting Crap or Dice .....4
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manner OF going. Speed to count S5
per cent; manner Of going 10 per cent.
To be shown and driven by an anna
teur member OF amy gentlemens driving
club. First prize, platei second prize.
ribbon.
Glass No. Pair OF trotters. four
years old or over, and of any size, to
be shown to wagon and first judged in
the ring for conformation. quality and
manners. Conformation and quality to
count 35 per cent; manners, Is per
cent. Then to be booted as desired
(hopples barred and shown on the
track I'm one one-half mile dash and
there judged FOR speed and manner Of
going. Speed to count 80 per cent;
manner OF going. 10 per cent. To be
shown and driven by an amateur meme
Der Of any gentlemsns driving club.
First prize, plate; second prize, ribs
bon.
TROTTING CLASS.
Glass No. S-Trotter. three years old
or over To be shown to cart or wag-
on. First prize platei second prize,
cooling blanket.
BREEDING CLASS
Glass No. 9-stallions, four years old
or over.
HORSES IN HARNESS
All horses entered IN these classes
must be practically sound. have good
manners and all around action. Horses
shown in Glasses 10 to IS inclusive can
not compete IN Glasses ! TO ..
Glass No. 10-Iiorse, over fourteen
hands one inch, and not exceeding nf-
teen hands. Should have conformation,
quality all around action. and be able
to go a good pace. To be shown to
an appropriate two or four wheel We
hicle. First prize SS5; second prize. Si5,
Glass No. 1l--Pair Of horses, fourteen
hands one inch, and not exceeding ff-
teen hands. Should have conformation
style, all around action. and be able Ia
so good pace. TO be shown before a
phaeton, L cart, or other like vehicle
First prize. $50; second prize. $50.
Glass. No. l2-Horse. over fifteen
hands and not exceeding fifteen hands
three inches. Should have conformation
quality, style, all around action
ana be able to go a good pace. To bl
shown before spider. 4 cart or phae-
ton. First prize. s35; second prize, Si5
Glass No. 13-Pair OF horses. over NJ
teen hands Should have conformation
quality. style. all around action, and bl
able to go a good pace. To be shown
! before a spider, T cart or phaeton
First prize. 500. second prize. $50.
Glass No. 1i-Horse. over fifteel
hands three inches suitable for
heavy cart or four swhecl vehicle
Should have conformation. quality
, style, and All around action; excessiv
pace viii not be required. To be show
before an appropriate two or fou
wheel vehicle. First prize S35; secon
prize. Si5.
Glass No. 15-Horse and runabou
Horse should be fourteen hands tw
inches and not exceeding fifteen hand
two inches. Horse TO count so ps
cent; runabout and appointments.
per cent. Horse must have good COZ
formation and quality. and be smooth
~ turned, true all around action.
able to go a good pace. and stand with
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PENN PARK FoRFEITS GAME
Left Field in Harrisburg on Account Of
Umpirs's Decision.

Harrisburg, May ll.-Wih Ave runs to
their credit and every advantage to win,
Penn Park lost 4he first rri-state game
in this city Yesterday by forfeit because
Of their refusal to abide by decision OF
Umpire Neil HarSlns.
There were nearly 5000 people at eho
game who were given rain checks and the
guarantee withheld from the Penn Park
team. a ~
President W. G. Faruswomh, who was dn
attondance. refused 60 make any de-
eision at this time, bat It is understood
that a protest viii be raised against Penn
Park. President Farnsworth will go Ia
Altoona tomorrow with the Harrisburg -,
c. team and 1t is expected viii call q
special meeting of the association from
there.
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used for private work by q residena OF
New Castle county. Entrance fee, s3t
10 percent. IN favor of entry when rid
den by a lads. Amateurs to ride. First
prize, riding briaie; second prize, crop.
FOUR IN HAND.
Class No. 2S-For the best road team
shown before an appropriate vehicle.
First prize, SIS: second prize. ribbon.
STATION HORSES.
Glass No. 29--Pair Of horses. euitable
for station work To be shown before
an appropriate wagon. Horses SO per
cent; wagon 80 per cent; appoints
ments 20 per cent. Owned by a resi-
dent Of New Castle county. First prize,
plate; second prize. ribbon
HUNTER CLASSES.
Glass No. 30--Qualified hunters. I'D to
carrying 1866 pounds or over to hounds.
First prize, $50; second prize. SIS
Class No. 31-Ladies' green OF quaIl-
fed hunter. Conformation and man.
ners TO count so per cent; perform-
ance over fences so per cent. First
prize, $50; second prize. SIS.
Glass No. 32-Green hunters, up to
carrying 1856 pounds or over 10 hounds.
First prize $50; second prize. s25
Class No. s3-Corinthian class, open
TO all hunters. Horses must be ridden
by members Of some recognized hunt
club. Conformation TO count 25 per
cent; performance over fences IS per
cent First prize, $50. second prize. S25
HUNT CLASS.
entrance fee. 10 in Glass 34)
Glass No. 34-For teams OF three
qualified hunters from any recognized
hunt. To be ridden by members OF
their respective hunts IN the hunt coll
ors, and TO be shown over the regula-
ton jumps. No member TO ride more
than one horse Conformation and
quality to count so per cent; pcrform-
ance over fences so per cent Average
excellence OF the team to determine
the award. First prize. 800; second
prize, s25.
JUMPING CLASS.
} jumping class open to ali
Performances over fences only to
count.
Glass No. s5--For the best performs
ancc OF hunter or Jumper over six sue
cessive fences feet s inches high.
First prize, $50; second prize. S25.
CHAMPION CLASS.
Glass No. 36-Opcn to an first prize
winners in the hunting jumping and
Corlnthlan classes at this or any re-
cognized horse show. the former to be
post entries Conformation and quail
ity TO count so per cent. performances
over fences 20 count so per cent.
Hunters may not be entered In this
class by virtue of having won I'm Glass
a. First prize, $50; second prize. re-
serve.
The entries win close on May 30 and
prom present indications the list Will be
much larger than in former years.
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PUBLIC SALE.

WIN be sold al odd Fellows Hall, Tenth
and Orange streets. ON Friday. May l5 at
9 a. m. fun line Of nice household goods
out Of storage. among which Is a fine
mahogany parlor suite. chamber suites,
beds. bedding, tables chairs and a great
variety Of rockers, dining table and chairs,
nice refrigerator and quarter-oak side
board. mirrors, pictures and bric-a-brac,
carpets and mating in abundance. China,
glass and plated ware. also cutlery and
table linen and many other articles.
These goods are OF fine qullity and
ougir to make a fine sale.
ml0-It w. A. HUKlI4L. Auctioneer.
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REAL ESTATE-clTY.
This classification ~ cent per word.

FOR sALE-LoT ON SOUTH SIDE OF
Shallcross avenue. near Broome street,
t5xl00 feet. Win be sold cheap TO close an
estate. Apply Real Estate Department,
The Equitable Guarantees and Trust Com
pany. 0S-u
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FOR SALE OR RENT. HOUSE no. 925
Giipin Ave. 10 rooms and bath. VIII sell
cheap. also plot OF ground and house.
Beautiful site for building. Il Is situated
on Broomo. Maple and Connell streets.
2i5 feet Of this plot faces Delamore Park.
have some good bargains in real estate.
have also some good business PROPOSE
tions to offer. See McEvilly, Real Estate
Mortgage and Insurance Broker, No. 6lS
West Fourth ST., Wilmington. Del. Del
marvia phone sSi. u. G. A. 9o4j. sell all
kinds OF insurance. None but best COM
panies represented. apfe-eod-i
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NOTICES.
FOR SALE.
This classification a cent per word.
SAFES.

e. NEW AND SECONDHAND.
Repairing; both phones. BARNES SAFE
AND LOCK CO, Il n. eth ST., Philadel-
phia. ml0-1y
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Direct from the West. consisting OF
heavy and light draft chunks. general
nurpose. store and business horses.
weighing from 900 to 100 i5s. This is =
extra good lot Of horses, selected express
iv for this market and wortny the atten-
ton OF any one wanting a good. young.
sound horse fully guaranteed and ready
10 earn his own living. Every horse guar
anteed to be as represented or bring him
back end get your good money back. We
don't ask you to take another horse an
It's place.
old horses and mules taken in exchange.
Horses at private all the time. Public
Sales every Saturday. Sale positive. rain
or shine. months credit.
JESTER & MCDANIEL.
IL. c. stidham. Auctioneer.
m11-3t
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wAsHINGTo

At the Olympia alleys tonight two teams
will bowl for the name Of The Olympia
seconds.
The $50 Commuters last night defeated
the Bald Headed Commuters on The Acad-
eny alleys By 10 pins. The scores fellow:
$50 Commuters Captain Robinson, 5i1 /;
Hagner so; Salmon, 465; TAFT, $50; p.
Thatcher All; total, 2263 Bald Headed
Commuters. Captain Brown, 3S5; Murray,
40; al. Thatcher. 475; Hannigan ISS; Hux-
'e,srRa14
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RAIN PREVENTED GAME
Nothing Doing at South Side Park.
PLAYERS Get Rest.

Rain prevented a game at South Side
Park yesterday and gave the A. AS a
chance to take "a day of and ponder over
the drubbing they received AT the hands Of
the ''boogies' on the day before.
There Is much unfavorable comment
about the town regarding the team. In
view Of the announcement that a high
salaried club Of star payers would be Sc
cured 81 was necessary to raise the price
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In the
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AthIetIes At Tome Institute.

Athletics at Tome Institute.
Friends School, Wilmington High
school and the Wilmington Military
Academy teams will participate in the
athletic meet to be held at Tome In
stitute. Port Deposit, on Saturday. The
entries win be distributed as follows:
100 yard dash. 81; 2SO yard dash. 7e;
$40 yard run. 81; $50 yard run. ss; 1
mile run, 40; l2O yard hurdles. 49, 2eo
yard hurdles, 40; pole vault n; high
jump. "a; shot put. Al; hammer, so;
broad jump, IS.
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Prohibition Mestine.

The Wilmington Prohibition Alli..
ance will hold a special meeting in the
Board of Trade rooms tomorrow night
for the purpose of completing arrange
ments for the State Prohibition con-
vention, which meets in the Grand
Opera House next Tuesday morning.
Evening journal., 1904-05-11
ACTION FOR DAMAGES
Theodore w. Dixon Sues pelmarvis
Telephone Company.

Theodore w. Dixon has brought suit
against the Delmarvia Telephone COM
pany to recover damages for injuries
sustained by receiving an electric shock
from a telephone.
Mr. Dixon is a jeweler in the store
of Mnlard f. Davis. and It was while
using a telephone there that he re-
ceived a severe shock which knocked
him down. He alleges in his complaint
that this was due TO the negligence OF
the company.
Mr.. Dixon was recovering from Sc
we're illness at the time and suffered
greatly as a result.
Robert II. Richards and Philip l..
Garrett are his counsel.
Evening journal., 1904-05-11
At the Traps.

Practice work OF the visiting shots
here for the annual spring tournament
OF the Wawaset Gun Club to be held
tomorrow and Friday, is being done
at the grounds. Two sets OF traps
have been installed and a large tent
win be erected this afternoon.