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directors, stockholders of said corporation,
elected by the majority of all the votes oi
the tockhoIdclS. each share OF stock so re
presented, being entitled to one vote; such
board of directors as aforesaid shall elect
among their number president, Nice-nreS1-
dent, secretary, aud treasurer. The Board
OF Directors from time to time may and
shall, make, enact, alter, and reenact any.
and all lawful bylaws. rules and regulations
touching the organization of said company,
the taking subscriptions to its capital stock,
the pay me nj OF such subscriptions the issue
and transfer of certificates OF stock, and the
mode constituting all the a fairs OF said com
pany. and shall have full poweri in law and
equity to e. force the same.
Section 5. And be II further enacted, that
this company her by incorporated shall
have power to make and construct telephone
lines. and to establish connections by tcle-
phone between any OF the towns, VILLAGES
and hamlets in cecil County, Maryland, and
TO establish offices for the receiving and
sending telephone messages a d shall have
power with the consent of the County com
III isSionerS of Cecil County, and of the munl-
cipal authorities ofany Incorporated town
or village, in cecil County. to erect poles,
and construct lines for the purpose of trans
hitting telephone messages, and snail nave
he privilege OF making telephone conner-
tions with any other company. with the
mutual consent OF said companies
Section Il. And be 1t further enacted, tllal
the said company may sell. or lease, the
whole or any part OF It's rights, properties
appurtenanccS or franchises to any other
incorporated company, or may acquire or
lease from any other like incorporated com
pany, the whole or any part OF IT'S rights,
properties. aPpurtenances or franchises T.,
section And he il enacted, that Sa III
company, subject however. to the conStltu-
tional rights OF amendment and repeal
shall have perpetual continuance. ,,.
Section s. And be 1t enacted, that this
a ct shall take effect from the day of It's
passage.
Approved March 3lSt 1904
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor.
SPENCER C. JONES,
President of the Senate.
GEORGEN. ENERUART.
speaker of the House of Delegates.
Office of the Chef Clerk House of Delegates:
l hereby certify, That the aforegoing is
| t Tue copy of an Act OF the General Assembly
| of Maryland, PASSED at the January Session,
| 1904
b. l.. SMITH,
| Chief Clerk of the House OF Delegates.
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Sheep and Dogs.
CHAPTER 27l.

| CHAPTER 271.
AN ACT to repeal Sections 1924, 325, 326,
327, 32S, 329 and $50 OF Article s, of
the Code of Public Local Laws OF
Maryland, title Cecil county," SUBJ
title "Sheep and Dogs" and to re.
enact Sections 324, 1926, 1926, 327, 32s
and 329 of said Article with amend
ments.
SECTION Be it enacted by the General
Assembly, l hat Sections 324, 325, 326,
| 327 32S, 329 and 33 ct Article s of the
| Cote OF Pubic Local Laws of Maryland,
tilIe Cecil County," sub title "Shee3 and
Dogs" be- and the same are hereby re-
penl-d and Sections 1924, 325, 1876, 327, 32S
| and 329 OF said Article re-enacted so as to
| read as follows:
324. All owners of dogs and suts, of
the age of six months and upwards in
Cecil county, shall pay to the county an
annual tax OF one dollar for each and every
dog or slut, and any dog or slut kept or
staying about the premises OF any person,
with his knowledge, wheth, such person
be the owner or only the occupant of said
premises, shall be deemed, for the purpose
OF this Section, the property of such per-
son; and the tax impos, d by this section
shall be due and payable on the first day
OF September in each year.
1926. 1t shall be the duty of the con-
stabls of the county, in their respective
districts, to collect and pay into the
County Ire sury the tax due from the
owners OF dogs and sluts in the county,
and for such service shall receive a COM
pensation not exceeding twenty-five per
centum OF the whole amount of such tax
collected by them, to be paid out OF such
tax.
1926. If any person shall fail or refuse
to pay the tax by the first day OF April in
each year, it shall be the duty OF the con-
stable on and after that date. to kill the
dog or slut upon which said tax is levied;
and any person opposing or in any way
nindering said constable in the perform
ance of his duty, shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor and, upon conviction,
shall be fined not less than ten dollars,
nor more than one hundred dollars, and
shall stand committed to the County Jail
until said fine is paid; and for each and
every dog or slut so killed by said con-
stable he shall be entitled to receive from
the County Commissioners the sum of
twenty-five cents.
327. Ii any constable shall neglect or
refuse to perform his duty, as set out in
the preceding sections, the County Com
mssioners are hereby directed and COM
manded to remove such constable from
office, and nominate and appoint sue.
cessor to him who will faithfully perform
the duty required.
32S The constables, in their respec-
tive districts, as soon as possible after tn
first day of September in each year, sh
canvass thoroughly the districts in O.
to ascertain the number of dogs or d
therein, and the owners of the san SIX.
shall make report Ct the sam g, ar
County Commissioners of Gee i, 70 II
and when any person shall + 4 'cotnt
the tax on any dog or slut ,syto the
register the full name Of ST. they shs
Ahlperson. VI
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And be it enacted, That nothing in this
act shall be construed to be mandatory on
said commissioners TO levy said sum of
money.
SECTION 9. And be it enacted, That
this act shall take effect from the date Of
its passage.
Approved April lst, 1904.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor.
SPENCER c JONES,
President of the Senate.
GEORGE Y EVERHART,
Speaker OF the House OF Delegates,
Office of the Secretary of the Senate
l hereby certify, That the aforegoiDg is
a true copy Of an Act OF the General As
sembly of MARYLAND, passed at the Janu.
airy Session, 1904
ROBERT MOSS,
Secretary of tine Senate.
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The Cecil Farmers T telephone
Company of Cecil County,
Maryland
CHAPTER 2Q5,

CHAPTER 2G5
AN ACT to incorporate the Cecil Farmers
Telephone Company of Cecil County,
Maryland.
section /. BE II enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Elwood Bald
Cecil +. Ewing, Jas II. Maxwell Joseph T.
Grove; John p. Wilson, Alfred Kirk. Robert
Cameron, Frank X. Cherry, Robert X. Raw
ough, j. Harry Maxwell, Martin l.. Thomp-
son, j. Harry Poist, or such ofthem as may
accept the provision of this Act, their assoc
ciates, successors and assigns, be incorpor,
ated and constitute "A body corporate and
polite under the name and style of The
Cecil Farmers Telephone Company of Cecil
County, and by that name Shall have per-
petual succession.
Section2. And be it enacted that the
said company under the above name and
style and by that name shall be capable in
law of purchasing, holding, selling. leasing
and conveying estates and property real,
personal and mixed so lar as may be nee
esSary to carry out the objects OF the said
body corporate, to sue and be sued, to plead
and be implcaded in any court OF law or
equity, to make, have and use a common
seal and the same to change. alter and re-
new at their pie assure; to make bylaws for
government of the said body corporate and
Its officers providing the same, shall not
conflict with the constitution or laws of the
state or of the United States; and generally
to do and execute all and singular, such
acts, matter and things as a corporation or
body polite may and can lawfully execute,
and all such matters and things as may be
necessary to carry out the objects of said
body corporate.
Section 3. And be II enacted, that the
capital stock of said company shall not en-
coed twenty-five hundred dollars and shall
be divided into 100 shares of twenty-five
dollars each, with the privilege at any time
to Increase the capital stock to fifty thou
sand dollars, should two'thirds of the stock
holders approve said increase.
Section 4. And be 1t further enacted, that
all the interest and affairs OF the said cor
poration shall be controlled and maDag: d
by the persons particularly mentioned in
the first section of this Act, or such of them
as shall ACCEPT such duty or office as the
Board of Directors of the said com any for
and during the first year after the passage
of this act, and until their successors of such
board shall have been duly elected qualified,
pursuant to the bylaws and regulations
which shall be established by such board
and the said interest and affairs shall be
managed and controlled by board Of nine
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Wharf at Budd's. Landing.
CHAPTER lO2


AN ACT to authorize James NJ Budd to
build wharf at Budd's Landing on
the Cecil county side of the Sassafras
River.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland that James NJ.
Budd, be- and he is hereby authorized to
build wharf at Budd's Landing on the
Cecil county side of the Sassafras river. on
his property, in Cecil county bordering
on said river, provided, however, that
said wharf shall not extend beyond the
northern edge OF the channel OF said river
and shall not be constructed upon the
property OF any other person or so as to
interfere with the navigation OF said river
or the riparian rights OF adjoining owners
of land.
SECTION 2. Be it enacted that this Act
shall take effect from the date of its pas
sage.
Approved March IS, 1904.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor |
SPENCER c. JONES,
President OF the Senate,
GEORGE y. EVERHART
Speaker of the House of Delega'
Office of the Secretary OF the Senate 4
hereby certify, That the afnre
a true copy OF an Act OF the Ger 5dmgi
sembly OF Maryland, passed at lc7pl y
airy Session, 1904. the JAM
ROBER'
Secreta, MOSS,
.Ucftthe Sena,
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Line Fences
CHAPTER 400.

CHAPTER 400
| AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amend
ments, Sections 1855, 1856 and l5G A., of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland.
title "tccil County, subtitle, "FenceS' as
re-enacted and amended by Chapter 30l, of
the Acts ofthe General Assembly OF Mary
land, passed atthe January Session 1890
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. that Sections 1876 and
l56 and 1876 A., of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland. title Cecil County,"
subtitle "FenceS" as re-enacted by Chapter
30l, of the Acts of 1870, be and the same are
hereby repealed and re-cnacted with amend
ments so as to read as follows:
SEC. 1876. When the lands of any two per-
sons adioin, or when the lands of any per-
son adioi the lands of any corporation or
any lands over which any corporation has a
right of way, each of them shall make and
maintain onc-half of the whole length of
the line fence between them, and If cit her
of said persons or said corporation shall fail
or neglect to make his, her or its proportion
OF said fence. or to keep or put the same in
good repair within thirty avs after he, she
or II has been notified and requested to do
so in writing, then the party making said
requests, may make or repair said fence at
the expense OF the party or corporation so
neglectlng or refusing and may recover his
costs and expresses in the same manner as
other debts.
SEC. 1876, should any person or corpora
llOn wish to renee in any land which has
hitherto been uncncloScd after having built
his proportion of said renee, he shall give to
the party or corporation whose lands adioinS
his land, notice i'll writing that the party or
corporation must erect their proportion OF
said fence within thirty days, and if the
parties so notified shall not erect their pro-
portion of said fence the same remedy as
given in the preceding section shall apply.
l56 A. That fences to be made or kept in
repair under the preceding sections, shall be
at least four feet high and shall be sufficient.
~ close to prevent hogs from passing Trough
the same, but no barbed or saw edged wire
shall be used in the construction of the anne
except by agreement between the parties.
SEC. .. And he IT enacted. that this act
shall take effect from the date ofits passa ge.
Approved April T. 1901.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor.
SPENCER c. JONES,
President of the Senate.
GEORGE Y. ENERIIART
Speaker of the House OF Delegates.
Office of the Secretary of the senate:
! hereby certify, That the aforegoing is a
true copy of an Act of the General Assembly
of Maryland passed at the January Session,
1904.
ROBERT MOSS,
Secretary of the Senate.
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Fraud On Livery Stable
Keepers
CHAPTER 657.

CHAPTER ST.
ENTITLED An Act to add an additional
section to Article s, OF the Code of Public
Local Laws OF Maryland, title Cecil
County" to be known as section l2i A., under
a new subtitle of Fraud on Livery Stable
Keepers providing for the punishment OF
persons hiring horses or vehicles from livery
stable keepers in Cecil County to 90 a certain
distance and using said horses or vehicles
for greater distance.
SEC. |. BE it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland that the following adj
ditional section be and the same is hereby
added to Article S, of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland, titlc"Cecil County,
under a new subtitle OF Fraud on Livery
Stable Keepers, to come in after section
IA, and to be known as section IA A.
l24A. If any crsOn shall hire from any liv-
cry stable keeper in Cecil County, any horse.
mare, gelding or vehicle of any description
whatsoever, to 90 to any certain place, or any
certain distance, and shall secretly use said
horse, mare, gelding or vehicle for a greater
distance or in going to some other place
with the intent to eNadc payment for such
increased use: and shall fail or refuse to i'm
mediately pay, the said livery stable keeper
reasonable compensation for the addition
n use ofSaid horse. mare, re lding or vehicle,
which additional mpenSatiOn shall he
rated in proportion to the increased distance
and use such person shall on conviction he
fore any Justice ofth Ftace of cecil County
forfeit ana pay II me Oh nDI less IMAM >J.UU
nor more than 500 and upon failure or re-
fuSal to pay said fine and costs, shall be com
mitted by such Justice of the Peace, to the
jail of Cecil County for a period not exceed
ing thirty days, and in case the judgement
of the Justice of the Peace is against the ac-
cused, he shall have the right of appeal to
the Circuit Court for Cecil County upon en-
tering into recogniZance with security to be
approved by the Justice Of the Peace and in
every such case the appeal shall he taken
within thirty days after the date of convic-
ton.
SEC. 9 BE 1t enacted that this act shall
take effect from the date OF its passage.
Approved April l2th, 1901.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD.
Governor.
SPENCER G.. JONES,
President of the Senate.
GEORGE Y. ENERIIART.
Speaker of the House OF Delegates.
Office of the Chief Clerk House OF Delegates:
hereby certify, That the atoregoing is
tri e copy of an Act of he General Assembly
of Maryland, passed at the January session.
1901
b. l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the Honse of Delegates.
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Wharf on Sas
satras River.

CHA
AN ACT 70 or .Pt1IIR rSS.
missione Apower the County Com
SIN, n a'df Cecil County to levy a
ONT money to build apublc wharf
Src noTassafras riverin Cecil County
ASS fttNl. Be lit enacted by the General
CT ,rrbly of Maryland, That the County
,mniissioners of Cecil County be and
Gey are hereby empowered to levy at
,tfte next levy made in'said County, asum
sd'5s money, not exceeding two thousand
h dollars, to build wharf on the Sassafras
s river in Cecil County at the end of the
Is public road leading from the Sassafras
/, Cecilton road to the Sassafras river, COM
.e monty known as Budds Landing road.
i; SEcroN2. And be it enacted, That said
a wharf shall not extend beyond the north
I ern edge of the channel of said river nor
e interfere with the navigation therein.
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u ion Hospital Of Cecil Co.
CHAPTER 455.

CHAPTER 400.
AN ACT to authorize the County Commits
Sioncrs of Cecil County, TO appropriate
money for the construction and maintcn-
anr" of the Union Hospital for Cccil
County
SECTION |. BE 1t enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland that the County
commissioners of Cecil county. be and they
are hereby authorized and empowered to APP
propriate such q sum of money not exceed
ing three thousand dollars as in the discre-
ton of said commissioners or a majority of
them may seem proper to the construction
of the nion Hospital of Cecil county, aud
said County commissioners of Cecil county
are hereby aut horiIed and EN- powered after
said Hospital Is built to contribute annually
TO the support and maintenance thereof,
such sum of money not exceeding one thOuS-
and dollars, as in their discretion they may
deem proper and necessary. said County
commissioners of Cecil county are hereby
authorized and empowered to levy annually
by Ia nation for such sums as may be appro
priated by them nnder the provisions OF this
Act in the annual levies for Ia Xation in Cecil
county.
SEQ 2. And be it enacted that this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April s, 1901
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor.
SPENCER e. JONES.
President of the Senate.
GEORGE Y. EVERHART.
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Office of the Chief Clerk House of Delegates:
/ hereby certify, That the aforegoing is n
true copy of an Act of the General Assembly
of Maryland, passed at the January Session,
1904.
b. l.. SMITH.
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
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Chesapeake City
CHAPTER 33.

CHAPTER 80.
AN ACT to reveal Section o9 (orroneouSly
described as Section 23y of Article s, 81 The
Cnde of Public Local Laws, title " Cecil
county" subtitle Chesapeake 'ity," as
enacted by the Act of Assembly of 1876,
Chapter liO, Section As, and to re-enact the
same with amendments.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted that Section 93
enormously described as Section % Of Ar
ticlr \, of the Public Local Laws. title" Cecil
county" subtitle chesapeake city" as
enacted by Section As, Chapter 40. of the
Acts OF 1876, is hereby repealed and rcenact-
ed with amendment, so as to read as followS
SEC. a3. They shall have power to levy
and collect taxes In the town not exceeding
in any one wear 40 cents on the 500 on the
asseSSa bic proI erty of the town. They shall,
once in every five years, or ottencr II they
think proper, appoint an assessor. who shall.
under oath, value and assess the property
in the town in the same manner ana with
like authority aS County Assessors proceed
to assess in the county: provided that in
assessing any of the lands within the limits
OF the town which may be occupied ana
used as farms, or may be u part or parts OF
farms, such lands shall be valued and as
ScSScd by the number of acres therein. II
any owl or of property assessed IN the town
shall feel aggrieved by he aSSc> Smcnt made
by said assessor he may appeal to the said
President and Commissioners. who may
make such deduction therein as to them
may seem Just and reasonable.
SEC >. And he 1t enacted that this act
shall take effect from the date OF its passage.
Approved March Sd, 1904
EDWIN WARFIELD.
Governor.
SPENCER c. JONES,
President OF the senate.
GEORGE y. ENERHART
Speaker the House OF Delegates.
OtlicC of the Secretary of he senate:
hereby certify, That the aiorcgOing is n
true copy of an Yet Ofthe General Assembly
of Maryland, passed at the January Session,
1901.
ROBERT MOSS,
Secretary pf the Senate
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n. V1NSlNGER
ELkTON MD.
T7o(Chester Go.
Il -ssssssssssss

SPRING SCHEDULE
In Effect April f5'h, 1904
PORT DEPOSIT AND HAvRE De GRACE LINE.
Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays
Leave Port Deposit, at 100 II. m. Leave
liavre de Grace, at 80 a. N. Leave Bet
terton. at S.i5. Leave Rochester at l0.l5
a IN. docs not stop at Colchester on Sat
urdayS.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Leave Baltimore at go p. m. for Colchester,
Betterton Havre de Grace and Port De-
SASSAfRAS RIVER LINE.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
Leave Fredericktown, at 100 and a. m. Leave
Betterton, at SIS n. m. Leave Buck Neck,
at 9.l5 Il. III. Leave Gales, at $50 n. III.
Leave Tolche ster, at 10. Is a, III.
tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
Leave Baltimore at 30 p. m. for all the
above landings except COLCHESTER on Sat
days.
COLCHESTER SATURDAYS.
Leave Rochester. at 900 a. IN. and f. As p. III,
Leave Baltimore ut 700 a. IN. 2i5 p. m.
For further information, apply to Agents, or
THE COLCHESTER COMPANY,
apr l6, o. Pier Ii Light street, Baltimore
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ONCE of the Chief Clerk House of Delegates:
! hereby certify, that the afore"oing is a
true copy OF an Act of the General Assembly
OF Maryland, passed at the January session,
1904.
b. l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
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CHAPTER 205.
AN ACT to incorporate the Cecil Farmers
Telephone Company of Cecil County,
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Office of the Secretary of the senate:
] hereby certify, That the aforegoing Is a
true copy of an Act of the General Assembly
of Maryland, passed at the January Session,
1904.
ROBERT MOSS,
Secretary of the Senate.
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-05

Mrs. Mortimer seated herself with
the air Of ar offended goddess. and
removed her gloves with the EXPIRES
sion Of one who has suffered untold
indiguities.
Well what's been going on az your
club to-day" asked Mr.. Mortimer.
who saw clearly what was expected Of
him
The committee meeting, said Mrs
Mortimer bitterly and / mus, say /
think 1t is time there was IA change
made in our presiding officer when
/ was in her position | should have
made always diG-a point Of hay-
ing things plainly expressed 80 no
body would be left I'm doubt
Now. this afternoon. said his wIfe.
her Indignation rising as she talked.
this afternoon there was a discussion
as 10 whether We couldn't change the
day from Wednesday to Thursday. be
cause some Of us have maids that pre-
fer 10 20 cut Wednesday. because it's
so common Thursday So many OF
them go then. and they feel IL. they'd
rather EN the Gay before. 1T com
mon feeling among them.
But they said IL couldn't be done
becau~ they liked Thursday. aad
whom they have two Of course il
doesn't matter. for one stays Al home.
$50 either would do for them. you see
But Il seems some OF them have a
reading circle that day, so tbey don I
Ike e. give them that afternoon
II seems as If BE- would be- very
selfish Il they don't when SO many
want H.. but they talked back and
forth and my head got 20 aching zo
could not tell whether they really
think they will or wont
a don't wonder said SIR Martl-
m.r soiemu'v passing bis hand across
hss forehead Youth Companion.
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as they were passing down a small
street, and a little grocer's shop met
his eye. Displayed in the windows
we're plants and plants of crimson
daisies.
He drew her toward Il.
"Ellice," he said, ever SO humbly,
"offer me a bachelors button again.
and will take 1t. Darling, am tired
OF being a bachelor, won't you come
and release me?"
There we're few people about. and
he stopped and kissed her forehead.
Then he drew out his pocketbook.
81 found this on your dressing table
yesterday" he said holding out the
dead daisy, and then | realized that
| should never be happy until | found
you again"
She turned smiling face up to his
Haven't even a copper she
said. So if you want one Of those
you will have to buy it for yourself, "
And he debut she presented IL to
him. and since that day they have
lived happily together. while in their
garden on the cliffs the crimson dali
sizes flourish, the daisies that go by
the quaint name of Bachelors But.
tons. Malcolm Furze in Chicago
American.