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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-06

We read about a victim of a car
accident who is suffering from con-
tusions on the left side" A con-
fusion is a bruise. of course, but
how much worse confusion sounds!
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-06

There is another new language
which is called by its builders
"Spokil." Obviously it never can be
sp-ke VII.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-06

Mr.. John Munroe, late of the pugi.
listic ring. was born in Chester, Pa.
And he is without pugilistic honor
NOV in his own or any other country.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-06

May Irwin has a plan to keep the
men from going out between acts.
Perhaps she is going to offer them
few drops OF the curtain.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-06

Perhaps Vesuvius started that erup-
ton now, knowing that it couldn't at
tract any attention after the spell.
binders get to talking.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-06

The sultan OF Turkey has seventy.
six titles, but the best plan is to call
him with a gun when you want him to
respond promptly.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-06

The cable tells us that the worlds
record grouse bag was made Aug. "a
at BrOomhead, near Sheffield. Eng, by
Huntington Wilson and eight other
gums The hunters bagged 2,74S birds
and they ought to be ashamoa Of It.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-06

As she knows where she Is apt TO
get IL, China Is wearing a high cellu-
loid collar with gun metal fasten.
fngs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-06

Bailoohing IL a very pretty way Of
travelling II you aren't anxious to get
anywhere In particular.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-06

Sir Thomas Upton is making ar
engagements for another contribution
TO one of the largest and most ex
pensive scrap piles ever reared.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-06

The racing automobile is all right
in its proper place, but II doesn't seem
20 have found the place yet.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-06

The death Of Hole|in-the-Day, chief
Of the Chippewas. leaves a hole in
the western landscape that never can
be filled.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-06

Il is the opinion OF every mother
that a boy never loses an opportunity
Tor attempting TO break his neck.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-06

How disappointed George Gould
would be IL that dog for which he has
Just paid $4,000 should ever bite him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-10-06

Can their experts save them with tan
agures7 Byron w. Holt
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1904.
STALLION LIEN DOCKET.
CHAPTER "a.

AN ACT to Repeal Section OF CHAP
ter 419 of the Acts passed at the
January Session, 1892, Of the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, and 10
Re-enact the same with an Amend
ment; and to add two new Sec
lions to the said Act, to be known
as Section ga and Section BIB.
Section BE it enacted by the Gen
cral Assembly of Maryland, That sec.
ton 3 of Chapter 419 of the Acts or
the General assembly of Maryland,
passed at the January Session, 1897,
be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, and that two additional
sections be added to said Act, said
Section 8, as amended, and sald
Sections ga and 3B to read as follows:
Sec. 3-And' be it enacted, when
ever the owner or agent of an own
err or owners of any stallion shall nave
complied with the foregoing provl-
sions of this Act, the services OF such
stallion shall become a lien on each
mare served, together with the foal
resulting from sucn service, for the
amount agreed upon between the own
er of the mare and the owner OF the
stallion at the time of the service, or
in the event of no such agreement,
then in such an amount as is Speclned
for the service of such stallion In the
statement hereinbefore required to be
filed with the CLERKS of courts of the
respective counties or of Baltimore
city.
Sec. 3A-And be it enacted, That
any person entitled to lien under
this Act, shall file claim or state
ment of the same in the office OF the
clerk of the court for the county,
where the owner of the mare resides,
or if such owner is resident of Bal
timore city, then said lien shall be
filed in the office of the clerk of the
Superior Court for Baltimore city;
provided, that the statement OF said
lien shall be filed within twelve
months from the date of the service
of the mare for which the lien is
claimed, and that the lien shall ter
inmate at the end of six months from
the date of the filing of the same;
and for the proper recording OF SAID
liens the clerks of the Circuit Courts
for the several counties, and the Clerk
of the Superior Court of Baltimore
city shall keep a docket, to be called
the stallion Lien Docket" in which
shall be recorded all liens filed in
their respective counties or city.
Sec 3B-And be it enacted, That
the proceedings to recover the amount
of any lien filed under this Act, shall
be by the writ of ''scire facias," and
where the amount of the lien is less
than one hundred dollars, such VIII
of "scire facias" may be issued by any
justice of the peace of the county or
city where the lien is recorded, upon
a certified copy thereof, and shall be
returnable before the justice of the
peace issuing the same.
Sec. BE it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved, March 9, 1904.
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PAYMENT OF WAGES.
CHAPTER SO.

AN ACT to repeal Chapter 5S9 of the
Acts of 1902, entitled can Act to
regulate the payment Of wages by
Corporations or Associations engag-
ed in Mining or Quarrying, Manu-
featuring, operating Steam or Elec
trio Railroads, Street Railways, Tel
egraph, Telephone and Express Com
pauies doing business in Maryland"
and to re-enact the same as follows:
Section BE it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That from
and after period of one month sub
sequent to the first day of April, in the
year nineteen hundred and four. every
association or corporation doing bus
mess in the State of Maryland employ
ing wage-workers, whether skilled or
ordinary laborers, engaged in manual
or clerical work, in the business of
mining, manufacturing, operating a
steam or electric railroad, street rail-
way, telegraph, telephone or express
company, shall make payment in law
full money of the United States, semi
monthly to said employees, lahorers
and wage-workers, or to their author
lied agents, at their respective places
Of employment, at intervals Of not
more than sixteen days and not more
than fourteen days.
Sec. 2-And be it further enacted,
That in case of any said corporations
or associations mentioned in Section
l Of this Act, and doing business as
aforesaid or any of their officers shall
refuse to make payment at the times
set forth in Section 1 of this Act to
their wage-workers, laborers or other
employees the wages due them, or any
of them, said association, corporation
or officers so refusing shall be guilty
of misdemeanor. and be liable to in
dictment therefor, and upon convic-
ton, shall be fined a sum not exceed
ing two hundred dollars for each Of
tense.
Sec. 3-And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from the
date of it's passage.
Approved March II, 1904.
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CONCEALED WEAPONS.
CHAPTER ia.

AN ACT to repeal Section 80 of Artl-
Gle q of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, title Grimes and
Punishments," subtitle "Concealed
Weapons and to react the same
with amendments.
Section BE it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton 80 of Article q of the Code OF
Public General Laws, title Grimes and
Punishments, subtitle Concealed
Weapons" is hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments so as to
read as follows:
Sec 30-Every person not being a
cOnservator of the peace entitled or
required to carry such weapon as a
part of his official equipment, and not
carrying such weapon as a reasonable
precaution against apprehended dan
ger, or who is not an officer or conser-
vatOr of the peace of some other state
temporarily sojourning in this State,
or a railway special agent, who shall
wear or carry any pistol, dlrk-knne,
bowie-knife, slung-shot billy, Sand-club,
metal knuckleS, razor or any otherdan-
gerous or deadly weapon of any kind
whatsoever (penknives excepted), con-
cealed upon or about his person, and
every person who shall carry or wear
any such weapon openly with the in
tent or purpose of injuring any person
in any unlawful manner, and not for
any proper purpose of self-protection,
shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined
not more than one thousand dollars,
or be imprisoned not more than two
years in Jail or in the House of Ccrrec-
ton; and the court or jury before
whom any such case may be tried shall
in all cases have the right to Judge of
the reasonableness of the carrying of
any such weapon, and Of the proper oc-
casiOn therefor, upon satisfactory
proof; and in case, upon conviction of
any offender, the court, in view of the
evidence, shall be Of the opinion that
such weapon was carried with the de-
liberate purpose of inhicting grievous
and unlawful injury to the life or per-
son of another, it shall in that case be
the duty Of the court to impose the
highest sentence of Imprisonment here
irbefore prescribed.
Sec. 2-And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Approved, March %, 1904.
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PLEADING, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CHAPTER 26.


AN ACT to add a new Section to Ar
ticle rs, of the Code of Public Gen
eral Laws, title Pleading, Prac-
tice and Process" sub-titl "Replev-
in," to come in after Section Ill,
and to be known as Section lila,
relating to Bonds in Actions of Re-
plevin.
Section BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That a
new section be and hereby is added to
Article rs, Of the Code of Public Gen
eral Laws, title Pleading, Practice
and Process" subtitle "Replevin," to
come in after Section Ill, and to be
known as Section lila, relating to
bonds in actions of replevin.
Sec. 111A-That from and after the
passage of this Act, all bonds given
by the plaintiff in any action of replev-
in hereafter instituted in any of the
courts of law shall be given to the
State of Maryland, and such bonds
shall be for the use of any person in
terested in any way in the property
taken under the suit of replevin; and
any person having any interest in or
right to such property may upon q
breach of the condition of such bend
maintain an action on such bond in
the name Of the State for the use Of
such persons so having an interest in
or right to such property.
Sec. 2-And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of
its passage.
Approved, March 9, 1904.
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TITLE TO REAL ESTATE.
CHAPTER Isl.

AN ACT to Repeal Section Z of Ar
ticle As, of the Code of Public Gen
eral Laws, title Husband and
Wife" and to Re-enact the same
with Amendments.
Section BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section Z of Article As of the Code of
Public General Laws, title Husband
and Wife" be and the same is hereby
repealed ana re-enacted with amend
ments. so as to read as follows:
Every husband shall acquire, by viz
tue of his marriage, an estate for his
life in one-third of the lands held or
owned by his wife at any time during
the marriage, whether by legal or
equitable title, or whether held by her
at the time Of her death or not, but
such estate shall not operate to the
prejudice Of any claim for the pur-
chase money of such lands or other
lien on the same; nor shall any con-
veyance of such lands by the wife
alone bar such estate of the husband
therein, and this estate shall be
known as the husbands dover, and
Statute and Common Law of this
State as to the wife's dover, shall he
construed to be applicable to this es-
tate unless such construction would
be unreasonable.
Sec. 2-And be it further enacted
That this Act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Approved, March rs, 1904.
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1904
POOL SELLERS-LICENSE.
CHAPTER SO.

AN ACT to Repeal and Re-enact
with Amendments Section Is of Ar
ticle AZ of the Code of Public General
Laws, title "Habeas Corpus" sub
title procedure in relation to Min
ors," as re-enacted by Act of 1900,
Chapter 800.
Section BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section IS of Article AZ of the Code
of Public General Laws, tue 'Habeas
Corpus" subtitle procedure in Re-
lation to Minors" as re-enacted by Act
OF 1900, Chapter 3O6, is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted so as to read
as follows:
1S-A minor may be committed
to a juvenile institution for care and
guardianship
If the minor is without any prop
er place of abode or proper guardian
ship or is neglected or 1lI-treated by
his or her parent, guardian or other
custodian, or such parent, guardian
or other custodian, by reason of pow
erty, is unable to support and care
for such minor.
IF it clearly appears that such
minor is vicious or depraved or suf-
16rlnS through inc HSSlSSI, Leu IoD-
it's or vicious conduct OF his or her
parent, guardian or other custodian,
and his or her parent, guardian or
other custodian is unable or unwilling
to exercise proper control over him or
her and the welfare of Sucn MINOR as
well as the peace and good order OF
society require such commitment. A
court of record, a judge thereof, or
Justice of the peace may commit such
minor to q juvenile institution, incor
porated under the laws of this State,
to be kept until twenty-one years in
the case of both males and females,
unless sooner discharged by such in
stitution, or by due course of law, and
such court or officer may require such
minor to be brought before him or II
upon a warrant, or commit without a
previous warrant if such minor can
be brought or is presen, without 1t,
or is of such tender age, or the cir
cumstances are otherwise such that
a warrant should be dispensed with;
and all courts or offices executing any
process or acting under the provisions
of this section are vested with all the
incidental powers necessary to the eff
fectual execution Of the powers here
in enumerated.
Approved, March II, 1904.
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PROCESS AND PRACTICE. p.
CHAPTER SO.

Cf1AI lEfL %.
AN ACT to repeal Section 29A of Ar
ticle 81 of the Code of Public Gen
eral Laws of Maryland. title Jus
tees of the Peace" subtitle PRO
cess and Practice" as enacted by
Chapter II of the Acts of 1900. and
to re-enact said Section 29A with
amendments.
Section BE it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton 29A of Article 81 of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland, title
Justices of the Peace" subtitle pro
cess and Practice" as enacted by Chap
ter IL of the Acts of 1900. be and the
same is hereby repealed, and said Sec
ton 2SA is hereby re-enacted with
amendments, so as to read as follows:
Sec. 29A-In all actions or proceed
ings before any Justice of the Peace
in this State, and appeals therefrom,
the partnership of parties, the incorpo-
ration of any body corporate and
the representative character of
any party, suing or being sued, shall
be taken as admitted for the purposes
of such action or proceeding, unless the
fact Of such partnership, incorporation
or representative character, as the case
may be, shall be denied in writing, I'M
der oath. by the opposite party, before
the hearing of such case or proceeding;
provided, however, that in the case of
q corporation, the affidavit to such de-
nial may be made by the president
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1904.

nanv. incorporated under the laws OF
this State or any other State, the DIS.
trict of Columbia, or any territory OF
the United States, and engaged IN the
business of renting out Locked boxes
or safes for the storage or safe Keep
ing of securities and valuables, IN
yanIt in its building, or under Its con-
troll within Lnis State and no corpora
tion engaged in said business Wltnln
This state. shall permit entry or &C
cess to be made by one of any two or
more cO-trusteeS, cO-eXecutorS or du-
ministrators, or other joint fiduclarles,
TO whom it shall have rented safe or
box in such vault for the storage or
safe keeping Of securities or other val
uables belonging to their trust estate,
nor permit such entry or access III
such cases to be made otherwise tnan
bv all of such lessees in person, their
survivors or successors; nor, Wnere
such safe or pox is rented to single
trustee. executor, administrator or
other fiduciary for such purpose, per-
NIT such entry or access otnerWlse
than by such trustee or other nduclary
in nerson or his successors; provided,
however. That where it is otherwise
stipulated In writing in the lease OF
such box or safe, signed by all OF such
lessees. or where a written power OF
attorney or other written authority is
filed with such company signed by all
of the lessees or by the one or more
comforting such power on the other or
others, authorizing such entry or &C
cess by one or more of their num-
Der, or by deputy therein duly nam
ed and authorized, then in such cases
entry may be permitted in accordance
with the provisions of such written
lease or authority.
Approved. March II, 1904.
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POOL SELLING AND GAMING.
CHAPTER 585.

AN ACT to repeal Section 124E Of Ar
ticle 81 of the Code Of Public General
Laws title Grimes and Punish
ments," subtitle Gaming" as enact
ed by Chapter 572 of the Acts of 1902
and re-enact the same with amend
mentS.
Section BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland that Sec
ton 124E of Article 81 of the Code of
Public General Laws title Grimes and
Punishment" subtitle Gaming as
said Section was enacted by Chapter
572 of the Acts of 1902, be and the safe
is hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments SO as to read as follows.
124E-In such license the name Of
the grounds, track or park shall be
stated and the number of days in
whic4 and the months thereof. during
which betting, pool selling on book
making shall be permitted, shall be
specified and the said Court shall not
grant in the aggregate licenses for
more than thirty days in any year, nor
more than fifteen days in any one
month in any County in this State nor
for any days whatsoever during the
month of December, January, February
and March provided that the Circuit
Court of Baltimore County may grant
license for not exceeding fifty days in
any one year and the Circuit Court of
Hartford County may grant license for
not exceeding forty days in any one
year for every license so granted there
shall be paid the clerks of the Court
granting such license the sum OF hve
dollars for every day for which such
license shall be granted, the said sum
to go to the Board of County Sctool
Commissioners in which such Court
may be located for the use of the Pub
lie School thereof provided, however,
that the provisions of this Act shalt
not apply to Cecil, Washington. OK
Anne Arundel Counties in this State
Sec. 2-And be it enacted this Act
shall take effect from the date of it's
passage, but nothing herein contained
shall apply to or effect any criminal
or civil proceedings at the date afore-
said.
Approved April II, 1904.
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PERFEcTING TITLE IN BONDS.
CHAPTER 1913.

Cf1AT L Eli 1Go.
AN ACT to make Valid Deeds, Mort
cages, Bonds OF Conveyance and
Bills of Sale Defective in Acknowl-
edgment or in the Certificate
Thereof.
Section BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland, Session of
1900, entitled An Act to make valid
deeds, mortgages, bonds of convey
ance and bills of sale, defective in the
Acknowledgement or in the certificate
thereof" be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, s. as to read
as follows:
S2.-All deeds, mortgages, re-
leases, bonds Of conveyance, bills Of
sale, chattel mortgage and all other
conveyances OF real or personal prop
erty or Of any interest therein, which
have been executed, acknowledged
and recorded in the state, subse-
Quent to the passage Of the Act Of the
General Assembly Of Maryland, pass
ed at the January Session, 1858, Chap
t'r 20S, which may not have been &C
knowledged according to the laws ex-
listing at the time Of said acknowledge
ment, or when the certificate Of &C
Acknowledgement is not in the prescribed
form, or where the official character
of tie officer taking the acknowledge
ment has not been certified to as re-
quired by law, or where the convey
ance has not been witnessed, as re-
quired by law, shall be and the same
are hereby made valid to all intents
and purposes, as if the said convey
ance had been acknowledged, certified
to and witnessed according to law.
Sec. 2.-And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Approved, March %, 1904.
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JURISDICTION IN cHANCERY.
CHAPTER 25.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section ninety-fve of
Article sixteen of the Code of Public
General Laws, entitled 'Chancery,"
subtitle Jurisdiction"
Section BE it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton ninety-five of Article sixteen of
the Code of Public General Laws, en-
titled "Chancery," subtitle "Jurisdic-
tion," be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted so as to read as
follows:
95-If any person residing in
this State shall desire to change his
or her name, such person may file in
the Circuit Court for the county of his
or her residence. or in the Circuit
Court of Baltimore city, or in the Cir
cult Court No. 2 of Baltimore city, if
such person resides in the city of Bal
timore, petition in which shall be
stated the change winch such person
desires shall be made in his or her
name, and the reasons therefor; and
thereupon the said court, upon being
satisfied in such manner as it shall by
its rules prescribe, that the prayer of
SAC OAHU pCIlIlOhOl oudl1 UC 81 duIcu,
shall order and decree that the name
of such person be changed as prayed
in said petition; and upon the passage
of such decree, the true and legal name
of such person shall be that determined
by the said decree; and q copy of the
said decree, under the seal Of said
court, shall be sufficient and legal evil
dence of the facts therein stated. A
petition provided for in this section
may be filed on behalf of any infant re-
siding in this State, by the father or
mother of such infant, or in the case
Of the death of the father and mother
Of said infant, by the guardian of such
infant; the costs of the proceedings
provided for in this section shall be
regulated by the said court and shall
be paid by the petitioner.
Sec. 2-And be it further enacted.
That this Act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Approved March Q, 1904.