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CHAIRS FOR sALEsLAplEs.
CHAPTER 2S7.

CHAPTER ZSl-
AN ACT to repeal Article q. Section
147A. of the Code of Public General
Laws. title. Grimes and Punish
ments," subtitle Health. Sales
ladies, Chairs For" and re-enact
the same with amendments.
Sec. BE IL enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly OF Maryland, That Ar
ticle %. Section 147A, of the Code OF
Public General Laws. title. Grimes
and Punishments," subtitle Health,
salesladies, chairs for" is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amend
ments so as to read as follows:
147A.-Ail proprietors or owners OF
any retail. jobbing or wholesale dry
goods store, notion, millinery or any
other business where any female sale
people or other female help are IN
ployed for the purpose of serving the
public, shall provide a chair or stoul
for each one of such female help, in
order that when they are not actively
engaged In making sales or taking
stock or In performing such ot'ic.
duties as they may have been engaged
to perform, they shall have an oppor-
tunity to rest. and they shall not be
forbidden TO avail themselves of such
opportunity.
ANY such owner or proprietor who
shall neglect or refuse to obey the pro-
visions of this section shall be consid-
cred to have committed a midemeanor
and shall, upon conviction thereof
be fined in an amount not less than ten
dollars ($10), nor more than one hun
dred dollars $1,000, for the first offense;
and In the event that such proprietor
or owner shall continue to disobey the
provisions of this section, he shall be
subject to a fine at the rate of one dol
lar (s1.00) a day, daily, for every chair
or stool he fails to so furnish his said
employees.
II shall be the duty OF the Board or
Department of Health or Health Com
missioner or Commissioners of the
cities and towns in the State to cause
this section to be enforced. and when
ever any of its provisions are violated
to cause all violators thereof to be
prosecuted. and for that purpose the
Health Commissioner or Commission
ers and the officer or officers of the
Board of Health of every city and town
in the State. or the inspectors there
OF. or any other persons designated by
such Board of Health. or Health Com
missioner or Commissioners are author
lied and empowered to visit and in
spect at all reasonable hours and as
often as shall be practicable and nee
essary all mercantile establishments
in the city or town In which the office
OF the said Board or Department of
Health or Health Commissioner or
Commissioners Is situated, and IL shall
be unlawful for any person to inter-
fere with or obstruct any such inspect
ing official while in performance of
his or her duties or to refuse to prop
erly and truthfuly answer questions
made pertinent by this section. when
asked by such inspecting official.
Sec. 2-And be 1t enacted, That this
Act shall take effect thirty 900 days
from the date of its passage.
Approved April z, 1904.
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ms. DEPARTMENT STATEMENTS.
CHAPER 376.

AN ACT to add q new section TO Art
icle %. The Code of Public General
Laws. title Corporation" sub
title Insurance Department" to he
known as section 123A and TO fol.
low section 10.
Sec. BE Ii enacted By the Gen.
eral Assembly OF Maryland that q
new section be added TO Article % Of
the Code Of Public General Laws title
Corporations" subtitle Insurance
Department" TO be known al Section
135A and to follow section i35 and 20
read az follows:
135A. The statement or statements
required TO be made TO the Insurance
Commissioners under Sections l3s OF
this Article may FOR the year ending
December 3lst. 1903. be transmitted
on or before July lst. 1904, In lieu Of
the time or times provided In section
135 OF this Article, and the Insurance
Commissioners shall not be required
to publish abstracts OF the said state
ment or statements as required By sec
ton 1873 Of this Article, nor his annual
report to the Governor as he In re-
quired by subsection 10 OF Section
122 OF this Article until September lst,
1904.
Sec. 2.-And be II enacted, 1hat
this Act shall take effect from the
date OF Its passage.
Approved April z. 1904.
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LANDLORD AND TENANT.
CHAPTER SOS.

AN ACT to repeal Section seventeen,
Article fifty-three. Of the Code OF
Public General Laws. title Landlord
and Tenant as repealed and re-en-
acted by the Act Of eighteen hundred
and eighty, Chapter three hundred
and ten. exempting certain Articles
from distress for rent, and to re-en-
act the same with amendments.
Section BE IL enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland, That sec
ton seventeen OF Article fifty-three. OK
the Code Of Public General Laws, title
Landlord and Tenant" as repealed
and re-enacted by the Act of the Gener-
al Assembly OF Maryland, passed at ne
session of eighteen hundred and eighty,
chapter three hundred and ten. be and
the same Is hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments. to read as
follows:
1.-THE following property shall he
exempted from distress for rent. 20
wit: Every spinning wheel, loom, sew
ing machine, typewriter. stove. piano,
organ or other musical instrument,
rented. hired or loaned to the tenant,
and every horse. carriage. and harness.
whip and robe. saddle and bride. not
the property of the tenant. in any liv-
cry stable or which may be stored With
any keeper of any livery stable. or In
any other place. Clubhouse. barn of the
tenant. and all property OF any boarier
o: sojourner at any hotel. tavern. pub
lie or private boarding house. and any
vehicle not the property Of the ten
ant. In any shop for repairs.
Sec. 2.-And be IL enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date Of
Its passage.
Approved April 8, 1904.
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EDUCATION FOR DEAF MuTEs.
CHAPTER 299.

AN ACT to amend Article ~ of the
Code of Public General Laws, title
Public Education" by adding three
sections under the subtitle School
Attendance" to follow Section 1873,
and to be numbered as Sections 139,
140, 14l.
Sec. BE it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly OF Maryland, That the
following sections be and they are
hereby added to Article ~ of the
Code OF Public General Laws, title
Public Education" under the sub
title School Attendance. to follow
Section 1873, an To be numbered and
designated as Sections 1873, lao. 141.
139. That every child between
eight and sixteen years OF age. whose
hearing Is SO defective that he or she
cannot attend public school, shall at
tend some school for the deaf for
eight months during the scholastic
year, unless II can be shown that the
child Is elsewhere receiving regularly
thorough instruction during the said
period in the studies usually taught In
the said public schools to children OF
the same age; provided that the
superintendent or principal of any
school for the deaf, or persons duly
authorized by such superintendent or
principal, may excuse cases OF neces-
sary absence among its enrolled pu-
pills; and provided, further, that the
provisions OF this section shall not
apply to a child whose mental or
physical condition Is such as TO render
its instruction, as above described,
inexpedient or impracticable. Every
person having under his control q
child between eight and sixteen years
Of age shall cause such child to at
tend school or receive instruction as
required by this section.
l40. ANY person who has such
child under his control and who fails
to comply with any of the provisions
of the preceding section, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and
be fined not exceedlng FIVE dollars for
each offense.
141. Amy person who induces or at
tempts to induce any deaf child TO
absent himself or herself unlawfully
from school or employs or harbors
while his or her school is In session
any such child absent unlawfully from
such school shall be deemed guilty Of
a misdemeanor and be fined not more
than fifty dollars.
Approved April Z. 1904.
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EXEMPTION FROM EXECUTION
CHAPTER ISL.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section eight OF Ar
ticle eighty-three Of the Code of rub
lie General Laws, title "Sales and
Notices." subtitle Exemption from
Execution"
Sec. BE it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly OF Maryland, That Sec
ton eight Of Article eighty-three OF
the Code OF Public General Laws,
title Sales and Notices." subtitle.
Exemption from Execution" be and
the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments. so as to
read as follows:
8. One hundred $4,000 dollars In
property, whether the same consist
of money. land or goods, Of every de-
PENDANT, rs well as all money payable
In the nature Of insurance. benefit or
relief in the contingency or event OF
sickness, accident, hurt or death OF
any person. shall De exempt from ex-
ecntion or seizure IN satisfaction OF
debt or claim upon any Judgment in
any civil proceedings. except on 1uds'
ments for breach of promise to marry
and for seduction.
Sec. 2.-And IL be further enacted.
That this Act shall take effect from
the date OF its passage.
Approved April 2, 1904.
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PusLlc GENERAL LAWS OF 1904.

the Corporation is situated at the
time OF the fling OF the Bill. or. In
case any such Corporation has. by
reason OF having been placed In the
hands OF a Receiver, or from any
other cause. ceased to have any prin-
cipal ONCE at the time Of the fling OF
the Bill. then the Bill SHAH be fled in
a Court having Jurisdiction within
tho limits Of the County or me City Of
BSltimore in which as the case may
be- the said Corporation had its last
principal place OF business; and 70
any such Bill stockholders residing
beyond the limits of the State OF
Maryland may become parties defend
ant. and upon so becoming parties,
shall not be proceeded against In anv
other State or Territory or In the Dis
trict OF Columbia in respect Of any
liability imposed by the said Section
ssh as said section stood before the
repeal thereof and which existed at
the time of the passage OF the Act OF
1904 hereinbefore referret to. This
Section shall become operative as OF
January first, nineteen hundred and
three. and shall cause the abatement
OF all actions at law which shall have
been brought against said stockhold-
ers since that date to enforce any liza
bility created by section SSH as said
section stood before the repeal there
OF, and which existed at the time or
the passage of the Act of 1904 herein
before referred TO: provided, however.
that as to any plaintiff or plaintiffs in
any OF said abated suits who shall
within sixty days from the passage OF
this Act, become a party or parties TO
a Bill In Equity of the character men,
toned In this section, then as regards
the operation OF the statute OF Linn
itation upon the claims so sued on, the
time elapsed between the institution
of said abated suits and the time OF
such plaintiff or plaintiffs becoming
a party or parties to said Bill in
Equity. shall be excluded in ascertain
ing the period within which suits are
required to be brought by the said
statute of Limitations. The costs
taxable to any plaintiff or plaintiffs
in any action at law which shall be
abated under the provisions OF this
section, the plaintiff or plaintiffs In
which action shall become a party or
parties to a Bill in Equity under the
provisions of this Section. shall be-
come a part OF the costs taxable In the
proceedings in said Equity case.
Sec. 2.-And be II further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from
the date Of its passage.
Approved April IL, 1904.
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STOCK OF ms. AND ACCT cos.
CHAPTER 251.

CHAPTER 251.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact the
following with amendments: Section
S5M of Article % of the Code Of
Public General Laws, title Corpora
tions," subtitle, General Regula-
tions," and to add an additional Sec
ton to be designated as SON provld-
ing for calling in and cancelling the
stock Of any such company.
Sec. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. That Section
S5M of Article % of the Code of Pub
lie General Laws, title Corporations"
subtitle General Regulations" be and
the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments so as to read
as follows, and an additional section
to be known as section S5N, shall be
added to said Article to follow section
S5M, to read as follows:
S5M-Every life insurance company
and accident insurance company incor-
porated under the laws Of this state,
and every safe deposit, trust, guaranty,
loan and fidelity company or associa-
ton incorporated under any law OF this
or any other State. district or territory
of the United States or any foreign
country receiving money on deposit
or assuming any obligation In this
State, may, as the security on deposit
now or hereafter required by law to
be deposited with the Treasury Of
Maryland by laws, and especially by
sections S5E and 116 of Article % OF
the Code OF Public General Laws,
title Corporations" transfer and as
sign to said Treasurer such first mort
gage bonds Of electric railways of this
State as may be approved by the Board
of Public Works, in lieu of the kinds
of securities now required by law to
be deposited with said Treasurer: or
said companies may in lieu of said Sc
curities transfer and assign to said
Treasurer bonds secured by a first
mortgage on real estate situated in the
State of Maryland and owned by the
company required by law to make such
deposit whenever such bonds may be
approved as security by the Board OF
Public Works. II at any time the
Board OF Public Works shall find that
the bonds approved by them have eth
er fallen In value or have ceased to be
proper security to be held by said
Treasurer, then the said Board shall
direct any company having any of said
bonds on deposit with him an Sc
curity as aforesaid. to either deposit
an additional number Of bonds with
said Treasurer or to withdraw the said
bonds entirely and substitute bonds Of
a different kind In their place: II the
said company or companies owning
said bonds shall fail. within ten days
from the receipt Of q notice from the
Treasurer to that eject, 70 altar, In
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS or 1874.
CONTINUED from page %

or ointments when plainly labeled, ''fOr
external use only" and. provided. fur
Their. that the above provisions shall
not apply to sales at wholesale by
jobbers. wholesalers and manufactur-
ers to retail druggists. nor to sales at
retail by retail druggists to regular
practitioners of medicine. dentistry or
veterinary medicine. nor to sales made
TO manufacturers Of proprietary or
pharmaceutical preparations for use
in the manufacture Of such prepara-
tons, nor to sales to hospitals, coll
leges. scientific or public institutions,
and provided further that the provis-
ions OF this act shall not apply to the
sale or manufacture OF any bona fl1e
patent or proprietary medicine.
Sec. 2-And be IL further enacted,
That IL shall be unlawful for any proc
titioner of medicine. dentistry or vet
Urinary medicine to furnish to or TO
prescribe for the use Of any habitual
user OF the same. any cocaine. eucaine
or morphine. or any salt or compound
of cocaine. eucaine or morphine. or any
preparation containing cocaiEe, eu-
caine or morphine or their salts, and IL
shall be unlawful for any practitioner
OF dentistry to prescribe any Of the
not under his treatment In the regu-
lar line of bis profession. or for any
practitioner of veterinary medicine to
prescribe any OF the foregoing sub
stances for the use of any human be-
ing; provided. however. that the pro-
visions of this section shall not be con-
strued to prevent any lawfully author
lied practitioner of medicine from pre-
scribing in good faith for the use OF
any habitual user of narcotic drugs
such substances as he may deem nee
essary for the treatment OF sucn habit.
Sec. Be IL further enacted. That
any person who shall knowingly vio-
late any of the provisions of this Act
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction for the
first offense shall be fined not less than
twenty-five ($25) dollars nor more than
fifty ($5OD dollars and upon conviction
for a second offense shall be fined not
less than fifty $500 dollars nor more
than one hundred $4,000 dollars, and
upon conviction for a third offense and
all subsequent offenses shall be fined
not less than one handred $1,000 dol
lars, nor more than two hundred dol
lars $4,000 and shall be i'm
prisoned in Jail for not more
than siE months; it shall be
the duty of the Grand Jury to make
presentments for violations of this
Act.
Sec. BE 1t further enacted, That
this act shall take effect from the date
of its passage.
approved April IL. 1904.
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LIABILITY OF STOCKHOLDERS.
CHAPTER 337.

CHATTER 53I.
AN ACT 20 add an additional Section
to Article twentythree of the Code OF
Public General Laws OF Maryland,
title Corporations" subtitle Gen
eral Regulations" to follow immed-
lately after Section S5L OF said Art
icle to be known as Section SSH,
one "a of said article relating to
the liability Of stockholders to
creditors and depositors Of safe de-
post, trust, guarantee, loan and
fidelity companies.
Sec BE II enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland, That q
new section be and the same Is here
the Code of Public General Laws,
title Corporations" subtitle Gen.
eral Regulations to follow immediate
ly after Section SSH of said Article
and to appear therein as Section S5L
one ID and to read az follows.
SSH one %. The exclusive remedy
for the enforcement against stock.
holders OF all rights existing under
the Code of Public General Laws Arti-
Gle % ection SIS L as said section stood
before the repeal thereof by the Act of
1904 entitled AN Act to repeal Sec
tAOh oVA IA IA AA(fE so Va tic 10uG VI
Public General Laws title CORPORA
tions." subtitle General Regulations, q
as enacted by the Acts OF 1892, Chapter
109, and to re-enact the same with
amendments" and existing at the
time of the passage thereof and
which were declared by said Act not
10 be affected by the terms thereof
shall be, as against stockholders re.
siding In the State Of Maryland. by
Bill In equity In the nature OF a Cred.
itors' Bill flied against such stock.
holders by one or more creditors on
behalf of themselves and all otSe.
Creditors Of the Corporation who m ay
come In and make themselves parties
thereto, in a Court having jurisdlc.
ton within the limits Of the County
or the City Of Baltimore In which. as
the case may b the principal once Of
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-04-28
N NARCOTIC DRUGS.
/ CHAPTER GOT.

provide against the evils
from the traffic in certain
rugs, and to regulate the
'bf.
BE IL enacted by the Gen.
ly Of Maryland. That 1t
hwfUl for any person, firm
bn to sell. furnish or give
e. salts of cocaine or prep
ntaining any cocaine or
Aine, or any morphine, eu-
OF eucaine, or prepare
hing any eucaine or salts
except upon the original
Ter or prescription OF a
lthorized practitioner OF
ntistry or veterinary med
order or prescription shall
shall contain the name of
for whom prescribed, or IL
b practitioner OF veterinary
ball state the kind of ami
ich ordered, and shall be
be person giving the pres
order. Such written order
ion shall be permanently
file by the person, firm or
who shall compound or
articles ordered or pres
I shall not he recompound-
hsed q second time, except
fitten order Of the original
provided, however, that the
|sions shall not apply to
containing not more than
bin OF morphine, or not
'bne-sixteenth grain Of CO.
'e fluid ounce. or IL q solid
in one avoirdupois ounce;
30, that the above provis-
bot apply to preparations
ed in good faith for diar-
bolera. each bottle or pack
/ b Is accompanied by spe-
/ ms for use. and a caution
tual use. nor to liniments
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|LLlNG AND GAMING.
SIS.

repeal Section 124E of Ar
he Code OF Public General
Grimes and Punish
b-titIe Gaming" as enact
bter 572 of the Acts of 1902
CT the same with amend
Be II enacted by the Cen
ly of Maryland that Sec
Article q of the Code Of
Sai Laws title Grimes and
subtitle Gaming" az
was enacted by Chapter
Its of 1902, be and the saL,e
spealed and re-enacted with
! SO as to read as follows.
uch license the name Of
track or park shall be
/ the number OF days In
! me months thereof. during
&. pool selling on book.
| be permitted. shall be
the said Court shall not
10 aggregate licenses for
lirty days in any year, nor
fifteen days in any one
Nv County In this State nor
ks whatsoever during the
cember. January. February
provided that the Circuit
fillmore County may grent
bot exceeding fifty days In
r and the Circuit Court of
hnty may grant license for
be- forty days In any one
Try license so granted there
d the clerks of the Court
th license the sum OF five
livery day for which such
be granted, The said sum
p Board of County Scrool
ers in which such Court
Jed for the use of the Pub
hereof provided. however.
DIVISIONS OF this Act shall;
TO Cecil, Washington. or
lei Counties in this State.
nd be II enacted this Act
Rffect from the date of It's
nothing herein contained
to or effect any criminal
eeedings at the date afore-
April IL, 1904.
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IaERAL LAWS or .so4.
CHAPTER IS.


Repeal and Re-enact
Adments Section Is of Ar
The Code Of Public General
i "Habeas Corpus" sub
edure IN relation to Min
s-enacted by Act OF 1900,
Is.
BE IL enacted by the
embly of Maryland, That
bf Article ~ or the Code
8neral Laws, titIe "Habeas
b-title procedure in Re
Ors," as re-enacted by Act
sapter 3O6, Is hereby re-
re-enacted so as to read
hCr may be committed
b institution for care and
.
minor is without any prop
abode or proper guardian
Neglected or iiI-treated by
parent, guardian or other
r such parent, guardian
Stodian, by reason of pow
pie to support and care
aor.
early appears that such
ious or depraved or suf-
I Sh the neglect, bad hab-
5 conduct of his or her
n dian or other custodian,
her parent. guardian or
an il unable or Tin willing
roper control over him or
welfare of sucn minor, as
peace and good order OF
re such commitment. A
rd, q Judge thereof, or a
peace may commit such
lvenile institution, incor-
e the laws of this State,
until twelty-one years in
both males and females,
r discharged by such in
by due course OF law, and
officer may require such
brought before him or a,
ant, or commit without a
rrant IL such minor can
or Is present without II,
M tender age, or the cir
are otherwise such that
lould be dispensed with;
5 or Offices executing any
ting under the provisions
IN are vested with all the
wers necessary 10 the ef-
itIon OF the powers here
I'd.
March II, 1904.
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Finued on page 81
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-09
THE PopE'S WATCH.
PSntin Wears a Much -Battered Nickel Ttmepiece Attached to an Am
 cient Leather Bootlace.

The fayorite gossip of Roman draw fng-rooms centers around the pope's simplicity and sweetness of character
 During & recent interview. says the London Mirror, the pope took out his watch and looked at 1t. 1t was an old mueh-ruhbed, much-batterea nickel watch, attached to his waistcoat by an ancient leather bootlace. One of the noblsmen present, who noticed this humble t1mepiece, could not restrain hls horror at the thought that the head of the church should have so poor watch He instantly took out his own watch 8 valuable lever, with a monogram ln jewels on the ba~k-and begged the pope, as 8 great favor, to exchange watches with him, that he might carry away personal souvenir Of the visit. But the pope refused the offer with great vehemsnee. My mother gave me this.'' he said, caressing the old nickel turnip. when l was 8 boy. fastened it on with this very bootlace, and vowed that would wear it so long as 1t would go at all A vow,' added his holiness, returning the watch to his pocket. which I always believe to have been the cause of the admirable time that my chrononeter keeps to this day and never gets out of order"