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CHAIRS FOR sALEsLAoIss.
CHAPIER eSI

AEAAE E1tA -
AN ACT to repeal Article - Section
It1A. Of the Code OF Public General
Laws. title. Grimes and Punish
menis. subtitle Health. Sales
ladies. Chairs For" and re-enact
ihe same With amendments.
Sec. BE It enacted By the Cen
eral Assembly OF Maryland. That Ar
ticie -. Section ttIA. % the Code OF
Public General Laws. title. Crimes
aud Pursshulents. subtitle Health,
saiesladjes. chairs for" is hereby re-
peaIed ard re-eracted With amend
meuts 81 as 20 read as follows:
lE5A All rruprietors or owners OF
any retail. lobblnE OF wholesale Try
goods store. rot;G1. ~ lliuery or any
other business where any female sale
people or other female help are ~tu-
pioyed for the purpose o. serving the
public. shall provide chair 90 stool
sor each one q such female help In
order that when they sre not actively
e. gagged Ia making sales or taking
stock " ia performing such othe-
duties as they mas have been engaged
60 pcvfogH5. they shall bare al oppnr-
;u1igy 80 rest. and they shall not &c
EITaii.HsG go avail themselves o. slsen
opportunity
Any such owner or proprietor $50
shall neglect or refuse To obey the pro-
visions Of this section shall be consid-
cred 20 have committed = midemeaEor
ard shalt upon conviction thereof
b. fined in an amount not less than ten
dollars lkiQl. nor mure thaa one hun
are3 dollars Sio0}. for the trst ofenss.
and iu the event tEat such proprietor
OF owner shall cuHtiaus TO aisobey the
provisions OF this section. be shall be
subject Ia a aus at the rate - one doh
lar ~ 1al a day. daily, Tor every chair
~ stool b. fails to So furnish his said
employees,
/. shall DO the Auty % the Board or
Department Of Health OF Health Com
missioner or Coura 4sslonsrs % the
cttias aad tpwus On ths State 10 cause
this section 20 be enforced. ard when
ever ans % SIS pros issous aEa violated
ca cause all yiolsfnrs thereof u be
prosecuted. and Ter that purpose the
Health Commissioner or Comm sssigu-
e-s and the officer or officers ~ the
B8ard % Health uf every city and town
On the state. OF the inspectors there-
o. or any other persons designated by
such Beard % Heath. Or Health Com
missioner or Commissioners are aathor-
gEe5 and empowered 10 visit ard IN
s2sct AZ all reasonable hours and ss
often As shall be practicable and nee
saSary al mercantile establish nsnts
5u the cts or town IN which The Office
81 the said Board % Department of
Health or Health Comm lsstoner or
Comm ssIouers is situated and Il shall
b. unlawful for aHy person % inter
tsre witA or ohstraet any such inspect
iHg official while 10 performances OF
his or her duties OF 90 refuse 70 prop
eriy and trughmly answer guestioas
made pertinent Icy thls section. when
asked by such Inspecting Official.
Sec 9--Aud be IL tnacted. That this
Act shall take effect thirty t30l days
from the date OF It's passage
Approved April :. 1905
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EDUCATION FoR DEAF MuTEs.
CHAPTER .ss

AN ACT to amend Article Il OF the
Code Of Pubic General Laws, title
Public Education" by adding three
sections uadeT TIE subtitle School
Attendance, 20 follow Section lSS,
and 10 be numbered a. Sections 100,
ite. iiI.
Sec. l.-Ba Il enacted By the Cen
essI Assembly OF Maryland, That me
following sections De and they are
hecsbY added 10 Article "a OF the
Code OF Public General Laws, title
Public Education, under the sub
title ~Schoo. Attendance. to follow
section as. an 70 Dc numbered and
designated as sections lss. l4U. l4l-
10. Tagt every child between
eight aud sixteen years of age. whose
hearing q 50 defective that he or she
cannot attend public school. shall at
Icud some school Tor the deal for
eight months during the scholastic
year. unless IL can BE- shown that the
child Is elsewhere receiving regularly
thorough instruction during the said
period u the studies usually taught In
tne said public schools 10 children OF
tae same are provided that the
superintendent or principal OF any
school Tor The deaf. o. persons duly
saLl,sr.zed 6y sGch superintendent or
pT.n> 4pAI. may excuse cases Of aeces-
sary absence among its enrolled pu-
pss and provided, further. that the
provisions of this section shall not
apply % a child whose mental or
payslcst condition IS such as 10 render
It's instruction, as above described,
tnsxpeG.eat or impracticA0le. 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 rs
required oy this section
40. Ans person who has such
child under his control and who falls
70 comply with any Of the provisions
OF the preceding section. shall be
deemed guilty Of mIsdeInSAnoT. and
DO nned not exceeaGng ave dollars for
each oftsuse.
l4l. ANY person who Induces or at
temple 10 Induce any deaf child 10
absent himself or aerself unlawfully
from school or employs or harbors
while his Or her school Is in session
ans such child absent gnlawfully from
such school shall be deemed guilty OF
a misdeme2nor and be hned not more
than atty dollars.
Approved April 1, 1904.
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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 shah be filed in
a Court having jurisdiction within
tho 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 Eeferred 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
beer brought against said stpckhold-
ers since that date to enforce any la
bllity created by section SSH as said
section stood before the repeal there
OF. and which existed at the time OF
the PASSAGE Of the Act OF 1904 herein
before referred to: provided. however,
that as to any plaintiff or plaintiffs in
anv OF said abated suits who shall
within sixty days from the passage Of
this Act. become 8 party or parties TO
n Bill! in Equity OF the character men
toned in tbis section, then as regards
the operation OF the statute OF Lin
itatlon UPON the claims so sued on, the
time elapsed between the institution
81 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
ahated 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 And be Il further enacted.
That this Act shall take effect from
the date OF its passage.
Approved April Il. 1904
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1904.

crease the number of said bonds on
deposit or substitute bonds of q 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 any 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 eancellGg
the whole or any part Of the capital
stock and issuing other stock thereof.
az 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
lions 76 and - OF Article % of the Code
Of Public General Laws and the pro-
ceedings thereafter shall be similar
TO those prescribed In sections II and
IS OF said Article.
Sec. S-ADd be il enacted. That this
Act shall take effect from the date Of
its passage.
Approved April 4. 1904
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STOCK or ms. AND ACCT COS.
CHAPIER ~

CHAPTER 25l.
AN ACT 70 repeal and reenact the
following with AnendHIs ats Section
s5M % Article 3 OF the Code Of
Fgb4c General Lave. title Corpora
tons. subtitle General keEu-a-
,iuus. and 10 add an additions. sec
ton % be designated as sen grovd-
Ing for calling in ana caace.Lus the
stock u any such company.
Sec. BE il enacted b. The General
Assembly o. Maryland That Section
SIN OF Article 3 Of the Code OF PUB
lie General Laws. title Corporations.
subtitle General Regulations. DC and
the same Is hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments SO a. 70 read
as follows, and an additional section
10 be known As section son. shall De
added 20 said Article 10 follow section
S5M. 70 read as follows:
S5M Every life insurance company
and accident insurance company ine0r-
p0rated under the laws Ok this state.
and every safe deposit. trust, guaranty.
loan and adelity company or assOeia-
tion 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. 81 the security on deposit
now or hereafter required By Law 10
be deposited with the Treasury OF
Maryland by laws. and especially by
- ctions S5E and ll6 OF Article % Of
the Code OF Pubic 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 nrst
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 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; II the
said company or companies owning
said bonds shall fail. within ten days
from the receipt of a notice from the
Treasurer TO that eject, to alter, in
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1904.
Continued from page p

or ointments when plainly labeled, for
external use only" and. provided, fur
Their, that the above provisions shall
not apply to sales at wholesale ny
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
10 manufacturers of proprietary or
pharmaceutical preparations for use
in the manufacture of such prepara-
tions. nor to sales to hospitals, col
leges, scientific or public institutions,
and provided further that the proYls-
ions of this act shall not apply to the
sale or manufacture OF any bona hde
patent or proprietary medicine.
Sec. 2-And be it further enacted,
That it shall be unlawful for any prac-
titioner of medicine. dentistry or vet
Urinary medicine 10 furnish to or TO
prescribe for the use of any habituaI
user of the same. any cocaine, eucaine
or morphine. or any salt or compound
of cocaine. eucaine or morphine. or any
preparation containing cocaile, eu-
caine or morphine OF their salts, and il
shall be unlawful for any practitioner
OF dentistry to prescribe any OF the
foregoing substances for any person
not under his treatment in the regu-
lar line Of his profession. or for any
practitioner OF veterinary medicine 10
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-
scrihing in good faith for the use OF
any hahitual user OF narcotic drugs
such substances as he may deem nee
essary for the treatment of sucn haoit
Sec. 3-Be Il further enacted. That
any person who shall knowingly vto-
late any Of the provisions Of this Act
shall be deemed guilty OF a misde-
neanor. and upon conviction for the
first ofense shall be fined not less than
twenty-five $3.50 dollars nor more than
fifty tS50) dollar and upon conviction
for a second one -ae shall be fined not
less than fifty tS.-l l-siars nor more
thar one hundred (SIJ5l dollars, and
upon conviction for a third unense and
all subsequent offeRses shall 20 fined
not less than one hundred tti00l dol
lars. nor more than two hundred dol
lars ts200l and shall be I'M
prisoued In jail for not more
than six months: il shall be
the duty OF the Grand Jury 70 make
preseutments for violations OF this
Act
Sec BE Il further enacted. That
this &C, shall take effect from the date
Of its passage.
Approved April Il. 1904.
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ms. DEPARTMENT STATEMENTS.
CHAPER $40.
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 12SA and to fol-
low section 1z5.
Sec. BE it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland that .
new section be added to Article % of
the Code OF Public General Lows title
Corporations, subtitle Insurance
Department, TO be known as Section
1854 and to follow section 1875 and to
read as follows:
1854. The statement or statements
required to be made TO the Insurance
Commissioners under Sections 1856 OF
this Article may for the year ending
December 31st, 1908, be transmitted
on or before July LIST, 1904, in lieu Of
the time or times provided in section
1876 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 70
quired by subsection 10 or 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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EXEMPTION FROM EXECUTION
CHAPTER sst.


AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amer aments Section eight OF Ar
ticle eighty-three OF the Code OF Pub
lie General Laws, title Sales and
Notices" subtitle Exemption from
Execution"
Sec BE IL enacted by the Gen
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:
g. One hundred $1,000 dollars In
property, whether the same consist
OF money. land or goods. of every de-
PENDANT, as 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 be exempt from ex-
ecution or seizure IN satisfaction of
debt or claim upon any judgment in
any civil proceedings, except on jud6-
ments for breach Of promise to marry
and for seduction.
Sec. 2.-And 1t be further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from
the date Of its passage.
Approved April 7, 1894.
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LANDLORD AND TENANT.
CHAPTER SOS.


AN ACT TO repeal Section seventeen,
Article lfty-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, exempung certain Articles
from distress for rent. and 10 re-en-
act the same with amendments.
Section BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That sec
ton seventeen of Article hfty-three, or
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 ana
the same is hereby repealed aud re-
enacted with amendments. to read as
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 Nv
cry stable or which may he stored with
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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IN Tee TIL
OF GALE
STEAMER CHARLES NELSON
HAD STORMY VOYAGE
FROM SAN FRANCISCO

The steamer Charles Nelson,
Capt c. II. Pearce. arrived In port
from San Francisco early thls
morning on leaving San Francisco
the vessel ran into one Of the fierc-
est gales that has ragged along the
coast for months. and Al times thu
vessel could not make an inch OF
headwaY against a. The Nelson re-
ceiFed the brunt % the storm that
shook the steamer Queen on her
last voyage north. and as a result
arrived twelve hours late.
She vas due TO reach this port
Yesterday afternoon. and some anx-
iety vas felt for her safety. owing
b the reports Of the heavy storm
which arrived on the steamer Raj
nief shortly after II o'clock yester-
day.
The Nelson vii leave for Noms
Friday with a cargo Of supplies for
the Arctic Mining and Trading COM
pauy.
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aud children Of the city. the parks
free from the contamination and In
fluenee Of iBt0KieAuta. ~ harrasa-
Ing to the people. II
IS A CONTINUAL MENACE
To the oneH who are interested In
these matters, and We can never tell
when a city council will take some
adverse action in the subject
AS regards the HignerH necessary
for a special election. ! believe they
can be easily secured from the bust
ness men. the residents Of the park
districts and those whose wives and
children frequent the parks.
Il believe the matter has reached
such a stage that should q start 30
made n great majority u the voters
would be found voting for parks
free from the bad Influences Of tha
saloon
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The Madison Park beer license
will never again be rosurTected. II
those directly Interested IN the mat
ter are correct IN their predictions
The ordinance granting the license
is actually. II not officially. deal II
is not unlikely that the ordinance
will not be given even the honor
Of n public execution and viii be
allowed 10 remain In oblivion.
This IL largely the result ~ a
conference which Mayor Ballingef
aud Councilman Bowen held yes.
terday afternoon. Neither official
will intimate what took place a,
that time. bat II in believed that
explanations we're made on both
sides that will SET the matter az
rest
Moreover. since Bowen made bis
speech IN the council last Monday
night. IN which he explained how
the mayor taeitly expressed his APP
prevail Of the license. the nolons who
rauhiy voted for H. ~ they claimed
under the impression that the
mayor aud chief had no objections.
have been feeling much easier. The
explanation. In their opinion. has
placed hem once more ia the prop
e. light before their constituents
aud. also. Il might be said. has al
loved a way out % a difficulty for
those supporters 81 the measure
who Irrespective Of the mayors
wishes. wanted Beck 10 get bis
license
Neither the eounciimen nor the
mayor are prone 10 discuss the om-
barraaalnE subject II was believed
b. some Of the mayors friends that
II the matter VAS again put up" 10
him. as usa intended. be would
show fight. and perchance say
things which several % the council
msu would not like Since the
mayor had his conference with
Bowen # appears 10 certain per
munh that there
WILL AZ No MORE FIREWORKS.
The trouble appears 10 be- the
result Of a misunderstanding" said
Mayor Halllnger this morning 4
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GETS 5000 DAMAGES.

A threatened suit between the
Monarch Shoe a Clothing co. and
one OF the western railroad COM
panieH for damages 10 a big ship
meut Of ClothinE. Shoes and FNir-
nishings. which was ditched In a
washeut WAS settled today without
suit the Monarch getting $1,000
damages This Is enc Of the larE-
est claims ever allowed. The goods
we're released 81 once and immcns.
drayloads q broken and twisted
masses are being moved 10 the Non
arch Store et iaIT-isis FIRST ave-
nue.. The goods 50 far examined
are but slightly damaged.
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tar Want Ad Agencies.

!. r. a. Msllsn, S2i nsllsra ave-. spe
IT. HALL
& Fremens prun Co. Ewing street
na Frement avenue.
W. a. Manstleid a Co. pruaalse
Ed and jackson.
orahsm's hsms Bakery, arcs let
Aenue
G n tohnsrsss slssr store, sis..
Ix&eud
Thea Harris. a PesteAes. Rentsn.
kIttisn phsrmaey. tst ave. north
Reu Aarrissn street }, n. Little
Fneprtat
csrlscn q c. Druggist, eer. sth
- ard pso. street South Seattle
2. 4. Meers. POs,eftlss. SO. Psrss
urlvsrslsy orva ssers. univsrsie
#fetien
sss~.ll 81 Pharmacy. tosa Hs~s'l
Beet.
+ Rainier pharwsoy, Mr. Clark. pre-
j. letter. eo1a e. Madlsen.
Il celemhia prue store, W. J. Stud
prep. Celumela. Wash
broadway Pharmses, p. z. FIshsF.
- ttt Broadway and Jamea
N &eshsr prua Co. foiS let ave.
Aesrgs Pharmacy, 9Se n. teose'
90 phone, union W
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CHARTER CHANGE
May Be DEMANDED

CITIZENS WHO OPPOSE LICENSED SALE OF LIQUOR AT THE
PARKS AND IN THE RESIDENCE DISTRICTS AROUSED TO
NECESSITY AMENDMENT IN ORGANIC LAw-AHrI.
SALOON LEAGUE HAS THE MATTER UNDER coNsloERA.
TON
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The local board Of United States
civil service examiners are holding
examinations today for clerks aud
steam engineers for Indian service.
Several candidates are taking the
examinations
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HERALD. stylish Tailor. is.s "a
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SHORT ON
PROVISIONS
6By seripps News Assn,

CHEEFoo. June ia report
from Russian sources states that thu
japanese have suffered severe re-
verses north Of kin Chow. Thera
is no confirmation OF this report
Tho japanese have placed 81 siege
guns on the heights north OF Port
Arthur. Refugees say only oom-
batante remain Al Port Arthur and
they have provisions for only six
weeks