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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1904.

crease the number of said bonds on
deposit or substitute bonds of a diff
erent kind in their places, as the Board
of Public Works may order, then the
said company or companies shall be
treated as being in default and shall
be subject to all the penalties imposed
on said companies for doing business
in this State without depositing the
proper securities with the said Treas
urer as now or hereafter provided by
law.
Sec. S5N-It shall be lawful for the
stockholders of amy life insurance,
accident insurance, safe deposit, trust
or fidelity company, created by spec
ial law or special act, in general meet
ing assembled from time to time to
provide for calling in and cancelling
the whole or any part of the capital
stock and issuing other stock thereof,
at such par value as they shall de-
eide on, to an amount not exceeding
the true value of such stock. in such
manner as to provide such contingent
fund or surplus not represented by
stock as they may decide to be neces-
sary, provided, that notice of every
such meeting of stockholders shall be
given in the manner required by sec
tions 76 and II of Article % of the Code
of Public General Laws and the pro-
ceedings thereafter shall be similar
to those prescribed in sections II and
rs of said Article.
Sec. 2-And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date Of
it's passage.
Approved April 4, 1904.
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1904.

the Corporation is situated at the
time Of the filing 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 Office at the time of the fling of
the Bill, then the Bill shall be filed in
a Court having Jurisdiction within
the limits Of the County or the City of
Baltimore in which as the case may
be. the said Corporation had its last
principal place of business; and to
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 any
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 referred to. This
Section shall become operative as OF
January first, nineteen hundred and
three, and shall cause the abatement
of ali actions at law which shall have
been brought against said stockhold-
ers since that date to enforce any liza
bility created by section 85L as said
section stood before the repeal there
Of, and which existed at the time OF
the passage OF the Act Of 1904 herein
tefore 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 Lin
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 ia
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 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 it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from
the date of it's passage.
Approved April II, 1904.
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EDUCATION FOR DEAF MUTEs.
CHAPTER 299.

AN ACT to amend Article II 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,
40, 141.
Sec. BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That the
following sections be and they are
hereby added to Article II 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 1879, 14O, al.
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, unle1s it can be shown that the
child is elsewhere receiving regularly
thorough instruction during the said
period i'll 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 OF
principal, may excuse cases of neces-
sary absence among its enrolled pu-
pils; 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 impracticaDle. Every
person having under his control
Child between eight and sixteen years
of age shall cause such child to at
tend school or receive instruction as
required by this section.
lao. 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 misdemeanor, and
be fined not exceeulng five dollars for
each offense.
141. Any person who induces or at
tempts to induce any deaf cnlld 10
absent himself or herself unlaWtully
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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ms. DEPARTMENT STATEMENTS.
CHAPER 376.
Approved April z, 1904.

AN ACT to add a new section to Art
icle %, The Code of Public General
Laws, title Corporation" sub
title Insurance Department" to be
known as section 123A and to fol-
low section 1l5.
Sec. BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland that q
new section be added to Article 70 OF
the Code of Public General Lcws title
Corporations" subtitle Insurance
Department" to be known as Section
1854 and to follow section 135 and to
read as follows:
135A. The statement or statements
required to be made to the Insurance
Commissioners under Sections 135 OF
this Article may for the year ending
December 31st, 1903, be transmitted
on or before July 1st, 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 1879 of this Article, nor his annual
report to the Governor as he is re-
ouired by subsection 10 OF Section
122 of this Article until September LIST,
1904.
Sec. 2.-And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Approved April z. 1904
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CHAIRS FOR SALESLADIES.
CHAPTER 2S7.

AN ACT to repeal Article 81. 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 it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Ar
ticle 81, 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.-Al 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 em-
ployed for the purpose of serving the
public, shall provide chair or stool
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'le"
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 constd-
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 ($100), 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 fine at the rate of one dol
lar ($100) day, daily, for every chair
or stool he fails to so furnish his said
employees.
1t 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 it 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 it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect thirty 600 days
from the date of it's passage.
Approved April Z. 1904.
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LIABILITY OF STOCKHOLDERS
CHAPTER 337.

C11AG L
AN ACT to add an additional Section
to Article twenty-three 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 S5L,
one % 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 it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland, That a
new section be and the same is here
by added to article twenty-three of
the Code of Public General Laws,
title Corporations" subtitle Cen
eral Regulations to follow Immediate
ly after Section s5L of said Article
and to appear therein as Section SOL
one % and to read as follows.
85L 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 can Act to repeal Sec
Public General Laws title Corpora
tions," subtitle General Regulations"
as enacted by the Acts of 1892, Chapter
100, 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
to 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 filed against such stock
holders by one or more creditors on
behalf of themselves and all other
Creditors of the Corporation who may
come in and make themselves parties
thereto, in Court having jurisdlc-
ton within the limits of the County
or the City of Baltimore in which, as
the case may be the principal ofies Of
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LANDLORD AND TENANT.
CHAPTER sos.

AN ACT to repeal Section seventeen.
Article fifty-three, OF the Code Oh
Public General Laws. title Landlord
and Tenant as repealed and re-en-
acted by the Act OF e1gnteen nunareu
and eighty, Chapter three nuna[eu
and ten, exempting certain Artlcies
from distress for rent, and to re-en-
act the same with amendments.
Section BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That sec
ton seventeen of Article nfty-three: VI
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 me
session of eighteen hundred and eighty,
chapter three hundred and ten. be and
the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments. 10 reao Us
follows:
1.-THE following property shall be
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 lly-
cry stable or which may be stored Win
any keeper of any livery stable, or IN
any other place, clubhouse, barn OF the
tenant, and all property of any boarder
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 it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date OF
its passage.
Approved April 8, 1904.
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STOCK OF ms. AND ACCT COS
CHAPTER, 251.

CHAH1 Eli Z01.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact the
following with amendments: Section
85M of Article % of the Code Of
Public General Laws, title Corpora
TONS" subtitle, General Regula-
TONS" 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 it 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 SEN, shall be
added to said Article to follow section
85M, 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. If 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 as 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; If the
said company or companies owning
said bonds shall fail. within ten days
from the receipt of notice from the
Treasurer to that eject, to alter, in.
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N"sSpTIoN FROM EXECUTION
CHAPTER 81.

AZ CHAPTER 3S1.
" AVT to repeal and re-enact with
ssEl;adments Section eight of Ar
sE.seighty-three of the Code of Pub
W " General Laws, title SALES and
SSyceS." subtitle Exemption from
Sas'ution."
w.. We BE it enacted by the Gen.
~ \, assembly of Maryland, That Sec
n, oaght of Article eighty-three OF
NJ N, Vlde of Public General Laws,
n Sales and Notices." subtitle,
:. eaption from Execution" be and
:. ame is hereby repealed and re-
,%'ssd with amendments, so as to
gas follows:
! One hundred (s1OO) dollars in
@Yefty, whether the same consist
goney, land or goods, of every de-
psnt, as well as all money payable
wv Ie nature Of insurance, benefit or
~ IN the contingency or event of
s,~sss, accident, hurt or death of
person, shall be exempt from ex-
Ss~oh or seizure IN satisfaction of
II Or claim upon any judgment in
y Svl proceedings, except on juds-
= Tor breach of promise to marry
or seduction.
2.-And it be further enacted,
his Act shall take effect from
aate Of its passage.
FFsVsd April Z, 1894.
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m GENERAL LAWS OF 1904.
Continued from page 2.)

;-tments when plainly labeled, "for
.,rnal use only" and, provided, fur
hat the above provisions shall
,,oly to sales at wholesale by
ssrs wholesalers and manufacture
rayail druggists. nor to sales at
F,,a nv retail druggists to regular
-,.riorers Of medicine, dentistry or
wary medicine, nor to sales made
,.gnrfacturers of proprietary or
,.--,oceutiral preparations for use
' mo manufacture of such prepara-
~ nor TO sales to hospitals, col
ID, Scientific or public Institutions,
|, rr,yfded further that the provis-
# this act shall not apply to the
rr manufacture of any bona fide
M Or proprietary medicine.
=, and be it further enacted,
~ shall be unlawful for any prac-
rsr cf medicine, dentistry or vet
..w medicine to furnish to or to
...ri94 for the use of any habitual
If fle same. any cocaine, eucaine
-orabino. or any salt or compound
,,siae. tucaiue or morphine, or any
',-,rsriOn containing cOcaine, eu-
.s or ,aorrhine or their salts, and it
# he unlawful for any practitioner
dentistry to prescribe any OF the
.,s,trg substances for any person
|. under his treatment in the regu-
fine al his profession, or for any
..,;rtoner of veterinary medicine to
scribe any of the foregoing sub
.as n.r the use of any human be-
: rroyided. however, that the pro-
.rs OF this section shall not be con-
md 10 prevent any lawfully author
nrq.riti9gcr of medicine from pre-
line n GOOD faith for the use of
: rgbfrvaI user of narcotic drugs
Is Substances as he may deem nee
,~r fo, the treatment of sucn habit.
SIC. BE it further enacted, That
\ rarsDn who shall knowingly v1o-
Z any 0f the provisions of this Act
In be- deemed guilty of misde-
amor and uuOn conviction for the
!. a.ra.sa shall he fined not less than
.v-fro $3.50 dollars nor more than
,r ,>-l dOllar. and upon conviction
second Office shall be fined not
/. then fifty Ca G-ilars nor more
IN ONE hundred ($lJO) dollars, and
r,a-fcra1 or y third offense and
Subsequent offenses shall be fined
y .ass than one hundred ($l00) dol
3 nor more than two hundred dol
I. 5000 and shall be i'm
.,onai in Jail for not more
ar six months; it shall be
p iuty of the Grand Jury to make
sentiments for violations of this
See. BE it further enacted, That
is act shall take effect from the date
IS passage.
approved April u. 1904.
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OF REAL ESTATE.
CHAPTER 563.

CHAPTER 563.
i ACT to add an additional section
% Article Is Of the Code Of Public
General Laws of Maryland, to be
shown as Section 1854 and to fol
5v Immediately after Section 1913
o. said Article. relating to the pow
rs Of Courts Of Equity to authorize
The mortgag.ng Of lands belonging
70 estates.
See. BE it enacted by the Gen
Fs Assembly Of Maryland, That an
u,ional section be ana it is here
added 10 Article 16 of the Code of
alc General Laws of Maryland,
f. "Chaucery,' subtitle Sales" to
+ known As section 1854, and to fol
FT Immediately after Section 1913 of
p Article. to read as follows:
Sec l9SA-lu all cases where one
F more PERSONS Is or are entitled to an
F. tor life Or years, or to an estate,
f. lee simple. conditional, base
llaliied fee. or any other particu-
limited or conditional estate in
f-.S, and any person or persons is or
r entitled to a remainder or re-
fa.1derS vested or contingent, or an
F.sl'oy device or devices, or any
2er interest vested or contingent in
-e sane land, on application of any
4 he parties in interest in Court OF
f4lty If all the parties in being are
fa:,ieS to the proceeding, and If it
fAau appear 10 be advantageous to
R-e parties concerned may decree a
Foysyance Of the same by way of
EuNHgsse, and shall direct the invest
-eNt Or other disposition or applica-
0a Of the proceeds Of such mortgage
a. to enure to the use and benefit
ne same parties who would be en-
NN by the original grant to the
tHlS 50 mOrtgaged, and all such de-
-, II all the persons are parties
H. would be entitled if the
..-..ns5ncy had happened at the date
me decree, snail bind all persons
,-e'neT in being or not, who claim or
IT, claim any interest in said land
-.eF any Of the parties to said de-
.se OF under any person from whom
H., Of the parties to such decree
l Or from or under or by the or
S-a deed or will by which such par
n ~.aF limited or conditional estate,
r.@ fematnders or eXecutory devices,
e.e created and the said mortgag es
1..uted in pursuance of such de-
,.' S' shall bind the estates and in
" I'M IN the said lands so mortgaged,
a, a. such persons, whether in being
r sN 2-Anu It be further enacted,
n lnt his Act shall take effect from
~' aate of its passage.
approved April 8, 1904.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-05-16
MORE AND MORE
Pioneer Makes Extensive Addi
tons to Equipment in its
Job Department.

Yesterday the Pioneer received
anew 1904 model Pearl job press
completely equipped with all the
atestdevices forseeuring speedy
work and fine printing. The press
will is etup and ready for work
and gives the Pioneer a bat
terry of presses capable of turn
ing out anything in the line Of
printing short of lithographing.
The Pioneer has also installed
anew foot power Rosback 20 inch
perforator together with a wire
sticher and stapler. Large addi-
tions have also been made the
past week in tho line Of job type
and the office is now equipped
with greater variety Of job type
than any other Office between
Duluth and Crookston, including
all the newest faces.
These additions will enable the
Pioneer to do fine printing Of all
descriptions in a most efficient
manner and to turn out all work
promptly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1904-05-16
SANATORIUM
Board Of Control to Take imme.
diate Action for Con.
sumptiyes' Retreat.

Charles Kinkle, mayor OF
Walker and John King, commits
sioner Of Cass county, are home
from St Pau here-.they=shad
been to interview the state board
of control relative to the estab
fishing of a sanatorium for con
.sumptives- -on@the bank of Leech.
lake about three miles from
Walker. ,Three-qua OF a
section of land has been secured
and the balance of the section
will be condemned by the state.
Mr.. Kinkle informs US that the
land already secured cost-the
state between So and S1O.per
acre. Tho last-legislature ap.
pointed $25, 600 for this purpose
and the members Of the board Of
control informed these gentle
men Friday that the sanatorium
matter would be taken up imme,
diately and the work Of improv-
ing the grounds will begin at
once