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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-05-18


AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments, Section 355 of Article
% of the Code of Public General
Laws Of Maryland known as the
subtitle, Turnpike, Plank Road and
Passenger Railway Companies.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec.
ton 355, of Article 20 of the Code OF
known as the Code of 1904, title, Cor
porations," subtitle, Turnpike, Plank
Road and Passenger Railway Com
panies," be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, so as to read
355. If within six months after date
of an order of the Court forfe1tlng the
the said road shall not have been put
in good oder and repair within the
limits of the county in which said order
may have been passed, the said road,
by the corporation, and shall vest in
the county commissioners, who shall
cause the same to be put and kept in
good order and repair, and collect tolls
sufficient for that purpose, or may
tarnsfer the same to another corpora
ton, in their discretion, in which case
the new corporation shall have the
same rights and franchises, and be
FIXTURES as the original corporation
constructing said road; provided, how
ever, that whenever proceedings as
aforesaid have been instituted against
a turnpike company incorporated un-
der any special Act of Assembly con-
tanning provisions for penalties or for
FIXTURES other than those in this arti
Gle prescribed, it shall be the duty
of the clerk of the Court in which such
proceedings were instituted upon the
expiration of period of six months
after the passage of the order of Court
prescribed in Section 1853 of this Ar
ticle, to certify to the Governor of
Maryland the fact If such be then the
case that such order was passed and
stands unreVoked, whereupon it shall
be the duty of the Governor to direct
the States Attorney of said county
to forthwith file petition in such
Court in the name of the State of
Maryland praying the forfeiture of the
charter of the Company so in default
and reciting the proceedings aforesaid,
and thereafter the proceedings shall
be as prescribed in Section 367 to 372,
inclusive, and Section 374 of this Ar
ticle;. and upon the passage. by the
Court of a final order of forfeiture the
sioners as hereinbefore provided.
Section 2. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date
of its passage.
Approved April g. 1906.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of Senate.
CARVILLE d. BENSON,
Speaker of House of Delegates.
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TCHAPTER 7O4,1

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section 425 of Article
81 of the Code of General Public
Laws of Maryland, title, Grimes and
Punishments,," subtitle, Migrants
Section / Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland That Sec
ton 425 of Article 81 of the Code
title, Grimes and Punishments." sub
title, Migrants and Tramps." be and
the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments, so as to
425. Every person, not insane, who
wanders about in this State and lodg
es in market houses. market places.
or in other PUBLIC buildings. or in
open air, without having any fixed
place of residence, and without hav-
ing any lawful occupation in the city,
town or county in which he may so
wander, and without having any WISH
BILE means of support. shall be deem
ed to be a tramp, and to be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and shall be sub
ject to Imprisonment in the House of
Correction. at the discretion of the
Court or Justice of the Peace hearing
the charge, for period of not less
than thirty days nor more than one
year; provided, that in Talbot, Somer-
set. Wicomice and Worcester Counties
the Court of Justice of the Peace
may sentence such offenders to the
county jail or the respective counties
instead of the House of Correction.
This section does not apply to Allegany
County.
Section @ And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date
of its passage.
Approved April 8. 1906.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of Senate.
CARVILLE D. BENSON
Speaker of House of Delegates.
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AN ACT to repeal Sections 81 s9s, 49, 49,
Code of Public General Laws, title,
Grimes and Punishment" subtitle,
Traction Engines" and re-enacted
the same with amendments
Section /. Be it enacted, That Sec
lions 399, 400, 401, 402 and 403 of ar
ticle 27 of the Public General Laws of
Maryland title, Grimes and Punish,
ment," subtitle, Traction Engines, ,
be and the same are hereby repealed
and re-enacted so as to read as fol-
lows
399. Every traction engine, when
propelled by steam upon or over publ
lie road in this State shall be accom-
panied by at least two men, whose duty
it shall be to conduct the engine as
to cause as little alarm as possible to
horses, or other draft animals, ridden,
driven or led upon such road, and to
render at all times all reasonable as
sistance to persons so riding, driving
or leading horses, or other draft AMI
mails, upon such road.
400. The person in charge of said
engine, at a signal or request of any
person riding horse, or of any person
leading or driving horse, or other
draft animal. becoming alarmed by
ticable to the side of the road and re-
main stationary until said horse or
horses, or other draft animal, have
passed to a safe distance, in the mean
with the steam.
401. One of the men accompany
ing such engine shall, upon the ap-
proach of horse or horses. or other
draft animal, precede such engine a
reasonable distance to assist such per-
son or persons in the management of
any such horse, horses or other draft
animal that may require his assistance
to control same.
402. If any person in charge of such
engine shall fail or neglect to comply
with the provision of these preceding
sections, he shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not more than ten
dollars and in default of the pay
ment of said fine, by person in charge
of said engine. it shall be held respon-
sible for payment of said fine.
Section 2. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date
of its passage.
Approved April 8, 1906.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor.
JOSEPH r. SETH.
President of Senate.
CARVILLE D. BENSON,
Speaker of House of Delegates.
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ICHAPTER 534.1


AN ACT to provide that a power to
sell, mortgage, lease or otherwise
dispose of real or personal estate
contained in any will hereafter pro-
bated or in any deed or other in
strument hereafter executed, shall
be construed to be appurtenant to the
fiduciary office unless contrary in
tention is expressly declared.
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That when
ever, by any will hereafter probated
or by any deed or other instrument
hereafter executed, power to sell,
mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose
of real or personal estate shall be
given to any one or more trustees,
executors or other fiduciary officers
such power whether discretionary or
otherwise, shall be construed to be ap-
purtenant to the fiduciary office, and
shall pass to and be exercisable by any
surviving trustees, executor or other
fiduciary, or by any successor in the
office however appointed; unless an in
tention to the contrary is expressly
declared in such WILL deed or other
instrument.
Section 2. And be it enacted That
this Act shall take effect from the date
of its passage.
Approved April g. 1906
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of Senate
CARVILLE D. BENSON
Speaker of House of Delegates.
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

That no person, on or after the LIST
day of July following the passage OF
this Act, shall open, conduct or keep
a pharmacy in this State, either as
principal or agent, unless such q per
son shall have obtained a pharmacists
certificate, as herein provided. and no
pharmacy shall be at any time Ielt
in charge of any person who IS not
certified pharmacist, a certlhed actlng
pharmacist, or a certified assistant phar-
maclst, to compound prescriptions or
sell or dispense poisonous drugs ana
providing that in tha Ease of n, certi-
fed assistant pharmacist he shall not
be left in charge of any pharmacy IN
this State for a period of more than
twentyfour hours, and then acting
only in the temporary absence OF a
certified acting pharmacist, regularly
and continuously employed in that phar-
macy. 1t shall. however, be lawful for
physicians and dentists to compound
and dispense their own prescriptions
but unlawful for any person. dealer or
firm, not certified pharmacist Ger
titled pharmacist a certified acting
pharmacist, or certified assistant phar-
macist, to compound physicians pre-
scription Any person violating this
section shall, upon conviction, be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor and fined
not more than one hundred dollars for
each offence.
Sec. g. Every person receiving a
Pharmacists or assistant Pharmacists
certificate, shall keep the same con-
spicuously posted in his place of busi-
ness. Violation of this section shall
be punishable by fine of $25 in each
instance.
Section 14A. And be it further en-
acted. That it shall be within the pow
er of the Maryland Board of Phar-
macy to enter into reciprocal re-
lations with the Boards of Pharmacy
of such other states as do likewise,
and whose requirements are satisfactory
as regards the awards and interchang-
ing of certificates for registration of
registered Pharmacists. Applicants for
registration under this clause to pro-
puce satisfactory documents bearing up
secretary of that board. and paying
the secretary of the Maryland Board of
Pharmacists the accustomed fee. APP
plicants, in addition, will be required
to furnish satisfactory record as to his
morality. sobriety, and close obser-
touching the life of a pharmacist.
Sec. 16. And be it further enacted.
That the provisions of this Act shall
not apply to Talbot County.
Sec. II. Provided. however, That
nothing in this Act shall be construct
the counties of the State or of Balti-
more city, from selling such drugs and
medicines as having heretofore been
handled by the general merchants of
the State of Maryland.
Sec. 49,. Be 1T further enacted. That
this Act shall go into effect Immediate
ly upon its passage.
Approved April 5, 1906.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of Senate.
CARVILLE D. BENSON,
Speaker of House of Delegates.
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TCHAPTER 538.1

AN ACT to add a new Section to the
Code of Public General Laws of 1904,
to be known as Section 461A. of Ar
ticle %, entitled. Grimes and Punish
cedure and Sentence" to Immediately
follow Section 461, and to read as
follows:
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland. That new
Section be and the same is hereby added
1904. to be known as Section 461A. of
Punishments." title. Jurisdiction.
Procedure and Sentence" to immediate
~ follow Section 461, and to read as
follows:
461A. In all cases where the law
prescribing a punishment for crimes
fixes a maximum and a minimum pen
atty therefor. the judge of the Criminal
Court of Baltimore and the several
judges of the Circuit Courts of the
counties, may. in lieu of the mini
penalty of the same character; provided
however, that nothing herein contained
shall be construed as affecting any
maximum penalty fixed by law, or the
punishment for any crime where the
law provides one and only one penalty
Section 2. And be it further enacted
That all laws and parts of laws in
conflict herewith, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
acted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of it's passage.
Approved April 8. 1906.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD.
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of Senate.
CARVILLE D. BENSON,
Speaker of House of Delegates.
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ICHAPTER ha7.1


AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with
amendments Section 276 of Ar
ticle SO. of the Code of Public Cen
eral Laws of Maryland, entitled
'Testamentary Law subtitle.
"Salese'
Section /. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland. That Sec
ton 276. of Article 90. of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland. en-
titled. 'Testamentary Law" subtitle
Sales" be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted so as to read as
follows:
276. No executor or administrator
shall sell any property of his decendent
without an order of the Orphans Court
granting his letters being first had and
obtained authorizing such sale; and
any sale made without an order of
Court previously had as aforesaid shall
be void and no title shall pass there
by to the purchaser; provided however
that all sales of leasehold property
heretofore made by executors or ad-
ministrators without a previous order
of the Orphans Court authorizing the
same. but which have been duly re-
ported to and finally ratified by said
Orphans Court shall be valid to all
effects and purposes as If such pre-
vious order had been obtained.
Approved April 8. 1906
EDWIN WAKEFIELD
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of Senate
CARVILLE D. BENSON
Speaker of House of Delegates
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ICHAPTER 1881

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section "a of Article 80
of Maryland, title, Election" as
amended by Chapter 254 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of Mary
land, passed at the session Of 1904.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton "a of Article 33 of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland, title
Elections" as the same was amended
General Assembly of Maryland. passed
at the session of 1904, be and the
same is hereby repealed and re-enacted
with amendments, so as to read as
"a. In the counties a new general
registration shall be made by each
Board of Registry in the year 1910;
such new general registration shall
time, and under the same rules and
provisions in all respects as are in
this Article made for the first general
registration; and the respective Boards
of Supervisors of Election in the sew
eral counties are hereby authorized
and required to furnish, whenever in
the judgment of the said Board it
may be necessary, new books of regis
try for use in any of the districts or
precints in the said several counties.
for the transcribing of the names of
qualified voters residing therein, from
the registration books in use. The
office of the Board of Supervisors of
Elections by two clerks to be selected,
one by the Supervisors representing
the majority party. and one by the
minority party, as the parties are now
constituted in this State.
The transcribing shall be done by
the said clerks, both present at the
same time. and new books after being
transcribed shall correspond in all re-
spects and if they do not correspond
al the conclusion of the work or if
any error in the transcribing be al
or any citizen or voter in any of said
counties may file petition in the
Circuit Court within twenty days af-
ter said work is finished. naming the
said two clerks and the Board of SUI
pervisors of Elections as defendants
and the said court shall have the
power to make such order for the cor
rection of said books as may be pro-
per. any political party that polled
more than one per cent. of the vote
cast at the last election may, through
its political committee. If it has one
or by citizens representing the said
party if there be no political COM
mittee name a watcher and substitute
catcher who shall be permitted to at
tend at the transcribing Of said names,
and have power to examine the said
books during the sittings of the said
clerks for the said work and for a
presence of said Board of Supervisors.
Section 2. And be it enacted. That
this Act shall take effect from the date
of it's passage.
Approved April 5, 1906.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
JOSEPH B. SETH, ~
President of Senate
CARVILLE D. BENSON,
Speaker of House of Delegates.
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ICHAPTER 49S.l
AN ACT to Regulate the Taking of
Oysters in the Potomac River

AN ACT to Regulate the Taking of
Oysters in the Potomac River
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That all
oysters taken from any natural rocks
beds or shoals in the waters of the
Potomac River, shall be cUlled on their
natural rocks, beds or shoals a s taken.
and oysters whose shells mea sure less
than two and one-half inches in length.
measuring from hinge to mouth and
all shells shall be included in said Gull
ing and replaced upon said rocks. beds
or shoals. provided that oysters once
passed from the cutler less than the
prohibited size, and all shells shall
be considered as not having been GULL
ed. according to the provisions of this
Act: provided, that when small oysters
are adhering so closely to the shell OF
movable impossible without destroying
the young oyster, then it shall not
De necessary to remove it. And it
shall be unlawful for any person to
take. buy or sell the small oysters and
shells from the natural rocks beds
and shoals as aforesaid or to take.
buy. sell or have in possession oysters
less than two and one-half inches in
length from hinge to mouth. When
ever any inspector or other officer shall
have reason to believe that this Act
has been violated with reference to the
other officer, is hereby authorized to
examine the cargo of any boat or yes
sell and If upon examination of said
cargo. the said inspector or other Off
Ger. shall find that five per centum or
more of said cargo shall consist of
shells and oysters whose shells meas
ure less than two and one-half in
chcs in length, measuring from hinge
to mouth. the captain of the boat or
other person in charge of said boat
shall be deemed to have violated this
Act. and upon conviction, if of a
dredge-boat or n vender of oysters.
shall be fined not less than one hun
dred dollars nor more than two hun
dred and fifty dollars. and confined in
Jail not less than thirty days or more
than six months And said cargo con-
fscated and returned to the natural
beds under the supervision of the oys-
ter inspector or other officer making
the arrest. and the boat or vessel on
which said oysters are found. shall
be held as security for the payment
of said fine; If boat in which only
oyster tonGs are used. the said cap
tain or other person in charge shall
be fined not less than fifty dollars nor
five dollars. and confined in 1ail nor
less than fifteen days nor more than
three months, and the said cargo con-
fsca ted and returned to the natural
beds under the supervision of the oys-
ter inspector or other officer making
on which said oysters are found shall
be held as security for the payment of
said fine; provided however. that when
any person shall he found with ovs-
tiers in violation of this Act he shall
be presumed to be a dredger or vender
tonger the burden shall he upon said
pcrson to show that he is longer
Because of the necessity that legis-
l., fior1 REGULATING the taking If nvste-e
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glycerine dynamite, gunpowder or any
other explosive, shall be deemed guilty
of burglary, with explosives.
Section 2. And be it enacted, That
any person duly convicted of burglary
with explosives, shall be sentenced to
the penitentiary in the discretion OF
the court for a period not more than
twenty years.
Section 8. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date
of it's passage.
Approved April 8, 1906.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of Senate.
CARVILLE D. BENSON,
Speaker of House of Delegates.
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

in the Potomac River shall be con-
current as to the States of Maryland
and Virginia, it is further provided
that this Act shall take effect from the
date of it's passage, provided concur
rent legislation has heretofore been
Sassed by the General Assembly of
Virginia or if not passed then imme-
diately upon the passage thereof.
Section 2. And be it enacted That
upon the taking effect in the State OF
Virginia of the provisions prescribed
in the proceeding section the Governor
of Maryland shall issue his proclama-
ton declaring the provisions of this
Act to be effective.
Approved April s. 1906.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of Senate.
CARVILLE D. BENSON,
Speaker of House of DELEGATES.
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AN ACT to establish and promote the
industry of oyster culture in Mary
land. to define and mark natural
oyster beds. bars and rocks lying
under the waters of this State. to
prescribe penalties for the infringe
ment of the provisions of this Act
and to add new sections to Article
70 of the Code of Public General
Laws. to follows section 80, and to
be designated respectively as sec
lions SO, "a, SIS, IS, 81, IS. SO 90, 81
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ICHAPTER 70O.l

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact Sec
lions 2, 8, 4, and 6, of Chapter
24S of the Acts of the General AS
sembly of Maryland. of the session
of 1894, entitled AN Act to create
Fire Marshal for the State Of Mary
2. 8, 4, and 6, of said Chapter 24S.
of said session of 1894, with amend
mentS.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
lions 2. 5. 4, and of Chapter 24S.
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TCHAPTER 478.1

AN ACT to add an additional Sec
ton to Article 81. of the Code of
Public General Laws. title. Grimes
and Punishments," subtitle. Burg
larry" to be known as Section 32A.
Section I. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland. That any
person who breaks and enters, either
by day or by night. any building
whether inhabited or not, and opens
or attempts to open any vault. safe or
other secure place by use of nitro
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LCHAPTER 5s5.1

AN ACT to repeal Sections 2. IS. 14A,
151s and 16 of Chapter 179 of the
Acts of 1902. and to be re- enacted,
so as to read as follows:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland. That Sec
lions. 2. 10. IA. 15h and 16, Chapter
179 of the Acts of 1902. be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Section 2. And be it further enacted,
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

go. SO, "a, s5, Sc. 81. sS. 80. 100. 1O1
102, 103, 104, 1O5, JOG, 107. los. 100.
ITO, Ill, 112, 113, ia, lis. 116, III,
11S and 119.
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ICHAPTER I'LL

CARVILLE D. BENSON,
Speaker of House of Delegates.
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ICHAPTER 474.l

CAMILLE D. BENSUN
Speaker of House of Delegat
, 1906-04-27

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