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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-04-29
CONCEALED WEAPONS.
CHAPTER ia.

AN ACT to repeal Section 80 of Arti-
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 Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton 30 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Weapons" is hereby repealed and re-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
conseryator 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, dirk knife,
bowie-knlfe, slung-shot billy, sand-club,
metal knuckles. razor or any other dan
gerous or deadly weapon of any kind
whatsoever (penknives excepted), con-
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-
caslon 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 intiicting 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
iHbefore 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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PAYMENT OF WAGES.
CHAPTER 90.


AN ACT to repeal Chapter $50 of the
Acts of 1902, entitled AN Act to
regulate the payment of wages by
Corporations or Associations engag-
ed in Mining or Quarrying, Manu-
featuring, operating Steam or Flee
trio Railroads, Street Railways. Tel
egraph. Telephone and Express Com
panies 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
tul money of the United States. semi
monthly to said employees, 1ahorers
and wage-workers, or to their author
ized 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 il further enacted.
That In case Of any said corporations
or associations mentioned in Section
! OF this Act, and doing business rs
aforesaid. or any of their officers shall
refuse to make pay neut at the times
SET forth in Section ! of this Act IN
their Waee-workers, laborers or other
employees the wages due them. or anv
OF them, said association, corporation
OF othcers so refusing shall be guilty
OF misdemeanor. and be liable TO in
ulctment therefor and upon convic-
uon' shall be fined a sum not exceed.
ing two hundred dollars for each Of
Tense.
~, Sec $-And be it further enacted
mat this Act shall take effect from the
date Of its passage.
Approved March II. 1904.
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POOL SELLING AND GAMING.
CHAPTER 5S5.

AN ACT to repeal Section l24E of Ar
ticle p Of the Code of Public General
Laws title Crimes 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 Cen
eral Assembly Of Maryland that Sec
ton 124E Of Article q Of the Code Of
Public General Laws title Crimes 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
whicI, 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
Court of Baltimore County NAV gr9nt
license for not exceeding fifty days in
any one year and the Circuit Court of
Hartford County may grant license for
hot exceeding forty days in any one
year for every license so granted there
shall be paid the clerks of the Court
tranting such license the sum OF Ave
dollars for every day for which such
license shall be granted, the said sum
to 90 to the Board of County Scrool
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 shall:
not apply to Cecil, Washington. or
Anne Arundel Counties in this State
Sec. 2-And be it enacted this Act
shall take effect from the date of its
passag but nothing herein contained
shall apply to or effect any criminal
or civil proceedings at the date afore-
said.
Approved April 70, 1904.
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TITLE TO REAL ESTATE,
CHAPTER 1871.


AN ACT to Repeal Section of Ar.
ucle 40, 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 I Of Arucle 40 OF the Code of
Public General Laws, title Husband
and Wife be and the same is hereby
repealed ana re-enacted with amenj.
ments, so as to read as follows;
Every husband shall acquire. by vIr.
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. bp,
such estate shall not operate 10 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 Ia
known as the husbands dover and
statute and Common Law of thIe
state as TO the wife's dover. shall he
construed to be applicable to this es.
tate unless such construction woulo
be unreasonable
Sec And be It further enacted
mat TINS Act shall take effect from
the date Of its passage.
Approved, March rs, 1904.
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1904
STALLION LIEN DOCKET,
CHAPTER "a


AN ACT to Repeal Section 8 of Chap
ter 419 of the Acts passed at the
January Session, 1892, Of the Gen.
eral Assembly Of Maryland, and to
Reenact the same with an Amend
ment; and to add two new Sec
tons to the said Act, to be known
as Section "a and Section BIB.
Section BE it enacted by the Gen
cral Assembly Of Maryland, That Sec
ton 3 of Chapter 4l9 of the Acts Of
the General Assembly of Maryland
passed at the January Session. 1892
be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, and that two additional
sections be added to said Act, said
Section 3, as amended, and said
Sections ga and 3B to read as follows:
Sec. 3-And be it enacted, " hen
ever the owner or agent of an own
er or owners of any stallion shall have
complied with the foregoing provi-
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 specified
Tor the service of such stallion in the
statement hereinbefore required to be
MED with the CLERKS of courts of the
respective counties or of Baltimore
city.
Sec. 3A-And be it enacted. That
any person entitled to a lien under
this Act, shall file a 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 a 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 tne 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 WI.
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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PLEADING, neutrality-suspicious.
CHAPTER 26.

NI1Ai l Eh 20.
AN ACT to add new Section to Ar.
ticle 70, OF the Code OF Public Gen.
eral Laws, title Pleading. Prac.
tee and Process, subtitle "Repley.
IN, to come in after Section III.
and to be known as Section liza.
relating to Bonds in Actions of Re
plevin.
Section BE it enacted by the Gen.
erai Assembly Of Maryland. That a
new section be and hereby is added to
Article 10, 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. lllA-That from and after the
passage Of this Act. all bonds given
by the plaintih in any action of repley.
IN hereafter instituted in any of the
courts of law shall be given to the
state OF Maryland and such bonds
snail be for the use of any person In.
terested in any way in the property
taken under the suit of repleyiu: and
any person having any interest in or
right to such property may upon a
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 il enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date OF
its passage.
Approved, March 9, 1907.
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trustees SUCe
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1904.

vice-president, secretary or treasurer
thereof, and in the case Of a partner
ship, by any one of the partners And
whenever such denial under oath is so
made, the Court or Justice before
whom the case or proceeding is pend
ing shall, at the request Of the party
against whom such denial is made,
postpone or continue the same to such
reasonable time as will enable such
party to procure the required proof
Sec. 2-And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of
its passage.
Approved March 18th, 1904.
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1904
JIM GROW FOR STEAMBOATS,.



AN ACT to provide for the separate
accommodation of white and color
ed passengers in the sitting, sleeping
and eating apartments Of all steam
boats plying In the waters within the
jurisdiction of the State of Mary
land without any difference or dis
elimination in the quality and con-
venience of accommodation.
Section BE it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That 1t
shall be the duty Of any captain, pur-
ser, or other officer in command of any
steamboat carrying passengers and
plying in the waters within the juris-
dlction of the State of Maryland, to
assign white and colored passengers
on said boats to the respective To-
cations they are to occupy as passen-
gers while on said boat; and that it
shall be the duty of said captain, pur-
ser or other officer in command to sep
arate, as far as the construction of
his boat and due consideration for the
comfort of the passengers will permit,
the white and colored passengers on
said boat in the sitting, sleeping and
eating apartments; provided, however,
that no discrimination shall be made
in the quality and convenience OF ac-
commodation afforded passengers in
said locations, and provided, that this
Act shall not apply to nurses or at
tendants travelling with their employ
ers, nor to officers in charge of pris-
oners, whether the said prisoners are
white or cOlored, or both white and
colored, or to prisoners in their Gus
tody.
Sec. 2-And be 1t enacted, That any
captain, purser or other officer in com
mand of any steamboat as aforesaid,
who shall fail or refuse to carry out
the provisions of Section one of this
Act shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and upon indictment in any
court having jurisdiction, and convic-
ton thereof, shall be fined not less than
twenty-five dollars, and not more than
fifty dollars for each ofense.
Sec. 3-And be it enacted. That any
passenger travelling on any steamboat
plying in the waters within the juris-
diction of this State who shall wilful-
ly refuse to occupy the location, wheth-
er Of sitting, sleeping or eating, set
apart or assigned by the captain, pur-
ser or other officer in command Of such
boat, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanoT, and on indictment in any
court having Jurisdiction and convic-
ton thereof shall be fined not less than
Ave dollars nor more than fifty dol
lars, or be confined in jail not less than
thirty days, in the discretion of the
court, for each offense; and such pas
senger may be elected from the said
boat by the officers thereof, at any
wharf or landing place of said boat,
and If necessary such assistance may
be invoked by the person in charge
of said boat as he may require to eject
such passenger; and provided, that
in case Of such ejectment neither the
captain nor other person in charge of
such boat, nor the steamboat company
or corporation or person owning or
operating such boat shall be liable in
damages in any court
Sec. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the first day
of July, in the year nineteen hundred
and four.
Approved March II, 1904.
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1904

pany, 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
vault in its building, or under its con-
troll within tnis State and no corpora
ton engaged in said business within
this State shall permit entry or ac-
cess to be made by one OF any two or
more co-trustees, co-executors or ad-
ministrators, or other joint fiduciaries,
to whom it shall have rented a 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 in
such cases to be made otherwise than
by all of such lessees in person, their
survivors or successors; nor, where
such safe or DoX is rented to a single
trustee, executor, administrator or
other iduciary for such purpose, per
nit such entry or access otherwise
than by such trustee or other tiduclary
in person 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
Iessees, 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 ac-
cess by one or more of their num-
Der, or by a 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.
AnnrnNnd Marnh II ION
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF .so4.
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 3O6.
Section 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 Re-
lation to Minors" as re-enaCted by Act
OF 1900, Chapter 900, is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted so as to read
as follows:
1S-A minor may be committed
to 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 ill-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 Gepraved or suf-
tering through the neglect, bad hab-
its or vicious conduct OF his or her
parent, guardian or other custodian,
and mis- 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, Judge thereof, or a
justice of the peace may commit such
minor to a 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
stltution, or by due course of law, and
such court or officer may require such
minor to he brought before him or /.
upon a warrant, or commit without a
previous warrant if such minor can
be brought or is presen. without it,
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 unuer 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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TRADE IN NARCOTIC DRUGS.
CHAPTER COZ.

AN ACT to provide against the evils
resulting from the traffic in certain
narcotic drugs. and to regulate the
sale thereof.
Section BE it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That it
shall be unlawful for any person. firm
or corporation to sell. furnish or give
away cocaine. salts of cocaine or prem
aratlons containing any cocaine or
salts of cocaine, or any morphine ell
came salts OF eucaine, or prepara-
TONS containing any eucaine or salts
OF sucalne, except upon the original
written order or prescription of a
lawfully authorized practitioner Of
medicine, dentistry or veterinary mad
icine, which order or preserjption sbaII
De dated and shall contain the name of
the person for whom prescribed or ~
ordered by practitioner of veterinary
medicine, shall state the kind of ami.
mai Tor which ordered, and shall he
signed by the person giving the nras-
eruption or order. Such written order
or prescription shall be permanently
retained on fie by the person firm or
corporation who shall command mr.
dispense the articles ordered or nras-
cribed and II shall not be recompound-
ca or dispensed second time. eHcept
upon the written order Of the original
prescriber; provided, however that the
ABOVE provisions shall not apply to
PREPARATIONS containing not more than
ohe-half grain Of morphine. or not
more than one-siXteenth grain Of CO.
caine, in one fluid ounce. or If a solid
preparation, in one avoirdupois ounce:
provided, also, that the above provis-
ions shall not apply to preparations
recommended in good faith for diar-
rhoea and cholera. each bottle or pack
age OF which is accompanied by spe-
cine directions for use. and a caution
against habitual use. nor to linimenta
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PROCESS AND PRACTICE. p.

CHAPTER 80.
AN ACT to repeal Section 29A of Ar
ucle 81 OF the Code OF Puolic 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 2gA 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 II 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, 2sA-ln 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 I'm writing un-
der oath. by the opposite party. before
the hearing % such case or proceeding.
provided, however, that In the case OF
a corporation, the affidavit to such de-
NAL may be made by the president,
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ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGES



Nm ACT to make Valid Mortgages and
Assignments of Mortgages Defec.
lively Sworn to and Recorded since
the Firth day Of March. in the year
nineteen hundred and two.
Section BE it enacted by the
General Assembly OF Maryland. That
an mortgages and assignments of
MORTGAGES effectively sworn to and
recorded in this State since the fifth
day OF March, in the year nineteen
hundred and two, before any oflcer
authorized by the laws OF this state
to administer oaths or to take am.
dayits. shall be as valid to all intents
and purposes as If said mortgages or
assignments OF mortgages had been
sworn TO In conformity with law.
Sec. And be il further enacted.
That this Act shall take effect from
the date OF its passage.
Approved, March Is, 1904.