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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-05-08
TCHAPTER 334.1

AN ACT to repeal Section 70 of Ar
ticle Sc of the Code Of Public Cen
eral Laws of Maryland (Bagby's),
title, Licenses" subtitle, Ordinary
Keeper" and to re-enact the same
with amendments providing for the
assignment of any such license.
Section l. Be it enacted by the AS
sembly of Maryland, That Section 70
of Article Sc of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland (Bagby's),
title, Licenses" subtitle, Ordinary
Keeper" be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted as amended
so as to read as follows:
"73. The said licenses shall be
granted on the following terms: The
applicant shall be recommended to the
Clerk by two respectable freeholders
of his immediate vicinity, and shall
make oath, to be by the said Clerk
administered, that he has bona fde
and without intending to evade the
requirements of this Article provided
and expects to maintain six good beds
with sufficient covering therefor, and
three rooms more than sufficient for
the private uses of said ordinary keep
er, with stabling and provender for
five horses at least; and If said appll-
cant resides in the City CT Baltimore,
that he has provided and expects to
maintain twelve good beds with cover
ing as aforesaid and six rooms.
Any license so granted shall be by
the original or any subsequent holder
thereof assignable and transferable
to any person who shall be recon-
mended to the Clerk in the same man
ner as, and who shall take the oath
in the same manner as, is hereinbe-
fore provided in the case of the orig
inal applicant therefor; such assign
ment or transfer shall be endorsed
upon the license, and record kept
thereof, by the Clerk of the Court
granting said license, who shall be en-
titled to receive fee of fifty cents
therefor; the same shall then take
effect Immediately" provided, how
ever, that license shall only be good
for the premises for which it was
originally issued.
Section 2. And be it further en-
acted. That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 10, 1914.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-05-08
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.
pealed and re-enacted SO as to read
as follows:

pealed and re-enacted SO as to reaQ
as follows:
80. That after having received
from the vendor the written statement
under oath mentioned in Section SO,
the vendee shall at least five days
before the contamination of the bar
gain or purchase and at least five days
before paying or delivering to the
vendor any part of the purchase price
or consideration thereof, or any prom
issory note, or other evidence of in
debtedness for the same in good faith,
notify or cause to be notified person
ally, or by registered letter, each of
the creditors Of the vendor named in
the statement Of the proposed pur-
chase by him of such stock of goods,
wares, or merchandise; and whenever
any person shall purchase any stock
of goods, wares, or merchandise in
bulk, or shall pay the purchase price
or any part thereof, without having
first demanded and received from his
vendor the statement under oath as
provided in Section SO, and without
having notified or cause to be notified
all of the creditors of the vendor
named in such statement as in the
Section presented, such purchase, sale
or transfer shall, to any and all sub
sisting creditors of the vendor, be
void.
Section 2. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Approved April 10, 1914.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-05-08
TCHAPTER 377.]

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Sections 261 of Article
16, of the Code of Public Civic
Laws of Maryland, title "Chancery,'
and to add two additional Sections
to said Article to follow Section 26l
and to be known as Sections 261-A
and 261-B.
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton 261 of Article 16, of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland, title
"Chancery," be and the same is here
by repealed and re-enacted with
amendments and two additional Sec
tons are hereby added to said Article
Is, to follow Section PSI, and to be
known as Sections 261-A and 261-B, to
read as follows:
Section 261. The Court shall on ap-
plication of party in interest, or may,
of its own motion, order, that instead
of the mode of taking testimony as
provided in the aforegoing Sections,
the testimony shall be taken orally IN
open Court before the Judge or Judges
thereof in the same manner and IN
der the same rules as testimony is
now taken in actions at law, as to
all or any of the facts or matters
relevant in the cause or proceeding;
and the evidence so taken shall be
written down as delivered by the wit
nesses by such person and in such
manner as the Court may have by
order or general rule directed, and
when so written down shall, with such
documentary proof as shall have been
with it offered and admitted, be nleo
st t1a diYo or
Section 261-A. Testimony produced
under the aforegoing Section shall be
taken in the same manner and under
the same rules as testimony Is taken
in actions at law in courts Of general
Jurisdiction in this State, and no eyi,
dence to which objection has been
made and sustained by the Court shall
be taken down or inserted in the
record, but the party offering such
testimony may accompany the OFFER
of the same with a statement of the
facts proposed to be shown in connec-
ton herewith, and such statement
shall be considered by the Court In
connection with the question objected
to, and the Court of Appeals, upon
appeal from any final order in the
case, shall consider and determine,
upon the record. all objections to testi-
mony taken and reserved during the
progress of the cause, and no bills OF
exception shall be required.
Section 261-B. Whenever a case
has already been before the Court of
Appeals, it shall not be necessary,
upon any subsequent appeal, to copy
into the transcript of the record any
other proceedings than those occurring
in the Court below, subsequent to the
preceding appeal; but the record of
the proceedings in the previous appeal
shall be taken and considered as part
of the record in the subsequent ap-
peal the same as though actually
copied therein.
Section 2. And be it further enact
ed, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of it's passage.
Annrovad Anri1 10 1914
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-05-08
TCHAPTER 451.1

AN ACT to add three additional Sec
lions to be known as Sections 80, 80
and "a, the same as follow Section
81 of Article 81 Of the Code OF
Public General Laws Of Maryland,
title "Debt-Public," to follow imme-
diately after Section 81 and to be
known and numbered as Sections 81,
33 and "a.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That three
new Sections be added to Article 81
of the Code of Public General Laws
of Maryland, title "Debt-Public," to
follow Immediately after Section 81
and be known and numbered as Sec
tons 80, 33 and "a and to read as fol-
lows:
Section 80. An officer or agent OF
the State or any County, township or
municipal corporation, who is charged
or entrusted with the construction,
improvement, or keeping in repair OF
any building or work of any kind, or
with the management or providing
for any public institution, shall not
make any contract binding or purport-
Ing to bind the State, or any County,
township, or any municipal corpora
ton, to pay any sum of money not
previously appropriated for the pur-
pose for which such contract is made.
and remaining unexpended, applicable
to such purpose, such officer, or agent
who wilfully or knowingly makes, or
participates in making contract
without such appropriation or author
ity, shall be personally liable thereon,
and the State, County, township or
municipal corporation in whose name
or behalf the same was made shall be
not liable thereon.
Section SO. 1t shall be unlawful for
the trustees, managers, directors or
superintendent of any of the public
institutions of the State of Maryland,
to create deficiency, incur liability,
or to expend a greater sum of money
than is appropriated by the General
Assembly of Maryland for the use OF
such public institution or department.
Section "a. Any officer enumerated
in Section 80 of this Act being found
guilty of willfully or knowingly Great
ing a deficiency, mourning liability.
or expending greater sum than is
appropriated by the General Assembly
of Maryland for any public institution
or department of this State in any
one year, shall be held individually
liable for the same, and shall be fined
in a sum not exceeding One Thou
said Dollars (s1,000.00) for the first
offense, and Two Thousand Dollars
(s2,O0O.00) for all subsequent offenses,
or shall be imprisoned in the Mary
land Penitentiary for period of two
years, or both fined and imprisoned
in the discretion of the Court.
Cootinp Q And he 1T enacted That
this Act shall take effect from the
date of it's passage.
Approved April 10, 1914.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-05-08
[CHAPTER 1871

AN ACT to repeal Section As of Ar
ticle 81 of Baby's Annotated Code of
the Public General Laws of Mary
land, title Justices of the Peace"
subtitle Attachments" and to re-
enact the same with amendments,
and to add an additional Section
thereto, to be designated as Sec
ton 49-A.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section As of Article So of Bagby's
Annotated Code of the Public Gen
eral Laws of Maryland, title Justices
of the Peace" subtitle Attachments, -
be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted with amendments and
that an additional Section be and the
same is hereby added to said Article
81 and designated as Section 49-A.
Section As. There shall be issued
with every attachment a writ of sum-
mons against the defendant, and at
the time of issuing the attachment,
notice thereof shall be given by set
ting up at three or more public places
in the election district or ward In
which such attachment may issue, at
least ten days before the return day
thereof, an affidavit of the truth OF
the particulars of the plaintiffs claim,
together with a copy Of such claim
and also a copy of such attachment.
Section 49-A. No attachment issued
by a Justice of the Peace in any of
the cases mentioned in the preceding
Sections of this Article, shall be dis
solved unless every defendant either in
person or by his attorney files in writ
ing the appearance Of the defendant or
defendants to the action, and unless a
good and sufficient bond be given by
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-05-08
ICHAPTER 2s1.1

AN ACT to add a new Section to Ar
ticle ~ of the Code of Public Gen.
eral Laws of Maryland of 1910, en-
titled Grimes and Punishments, -
subtitle Fraud" said new Section
so added to said Article II, to be
numbered 112-A, making it mis-
demeanor for any person with In
tent to cheat and defraud another
to obtain money, credit, goods,
wares, or anything of value by
means of check, draft or order of
any kind upon any bank, person,
firm or corporation, not indebted to
drawer, or where he has not pro-
vided for the payment or accept
ance, and the same be not paid upon
presentation, and providing the
penalty therefor.
Section 112-A. Be 1t enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
q new Section be added to Article q
Of the Code of Public General Laws
Of Maryland, entitled Grimes and
Punishments," subtitle Fraud" said
new Section so added to said Article
II to be numbered 112-A, and to read
as follows:
Every person who, with intent to
CuSdI duO WILL c~AOIAOi, 9heAAA w
tain money, credit, goods, wares or
anything of value by means of .
check, draft or order of any kind upon
any bank, person, firm or corporation.
not indebted to drawer, or where he
has not provided for the pay
ment or acceptance, and the same be
not paid upon presentation, shall be
deemed to have obtained such money,
credit, goods or things of value by
means of a false pretense. and upon
conviction, shall be fined or impris-
oned, or both, as provided in Section
112 of this Article. at the discretion
Of the Court. The giving Of the afore-
said worthless check, draft or negoti-
able instrument shall be prima facie
evidence Of intent to cheat, or de-
fraud; provided, that If such person
shall deposit with the drawer of such
paper within ten days thereafter funds
sufficient to meet the same, with all
costs and interest which may have
accrued, he shall not be prosecuted
under this Section, and no prosecu'
ton either by presentment, indictment
or otherwise, shall be instituted or
commenced until after the expiration
Of said period of ten days.
Section g. And be 1t further enact
ed, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 10, 1914.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-05-08
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS,

in all cases where the same is not
prohibited either by the laws OF the
State of Maryland, or Of the United
States, which are in effect at present,
or which may be hereafter passed,
shall provide free transportation for
such person or persons to said House
of Correction, and also free Transports
ton for not more than one officer In
charge of such person Or persons, to
said House of Correction and back to
the place where such person or per-
sons may have been tried and con-
victed; or if such person be minor
under eighteen years of age, he may,
in the discretion of the justice of the
peace or of the court trying the case,
be committed to any reformatory in
stitution provided by law and au-
thorized to receive the same for such
period as said justice Of the peace
or the said court may determine, not
to exceed two years. The several
justices of the peace of the State OF
Maryland Except those justices Of the
peace in and for the City of Balt1-
more who have not been selected by
proper legal authority to sit at each
station house of said City of Balti-
more) shall have in addition to the
jurisdiction they now possess and
which may be conferred on them by
or under the laws of this State, 1uris-
diction to hear and determine all
prosecutions or proceedings arising
under the provisions of this Act and
pronounce. judgment and sentence
therein, and that all Acts and parts
of Acts, and all Sections and parts
of Sections of the Code, both of Cen
eral and Local Laws, and all amend
ment of and additions and supple
ments thereto now in force in the
State of Maryland inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act be and the
same are hereby repealed.
1884. And be it further enacted,
That each and every part and pro-
vision of this Act Is hereby declared
to be an independent part and provi-
sion and the holding Of any part or
provision to be void, Ineffective, or
unconstitutional for any cause shall
not be deemed to affect any part or
parts thereof.
Section 2. And be it further en-
acted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date Of its passage.
Approved April 10, 1914.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-05-08
TCHAPTER 472.1

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with
amendments, Sections 20 and Fl of
Article 80 of the Code of Public Gen.
eral Laws of Maryland, title wild
Fowl, Birds and Came"
Section /. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
lions 20 and Fl of Article 80 of the
Code of Public General Laws of Mary
land, title wild Fowl, Birds and
Came" be and the same are hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amend
ments, to read as follows:
Section 20. No person shall shoot,
trap, catch or kill, or gun or hunt for
any partridge or quail, English or
Monaghan pheasant, American pheas.
ant, Dark Neck Bohemian pheasant.
pheasant or ruffed grouse. rabbit.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-05-08
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.
Section /. Be It enacted by the &c

Section /. Be 1t enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of Maryland. That
Chapter 85 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland, Session OF
1912, entitled "An Act to make valid
deeds, mortgages. bonds Of convey
ances, bills of sale and all other con-
veyances of real and personal prop
erty, or of any interest, defective In
Acknowledgement or in the certificate
Thereof, or when the official character
of the officer taking the acknowledge
ment has not been certified to, as re-
Quired by the law, or when the con.
veyance has not been witnessed and
sealed" be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted so as to read
as follows:
Section LA. All deeds, mortgages,
releases, bonds of conveyance, bills
Of sale, chattel mortgages and all 9th.
or conveyances Of real or personal
property, or of any interest therein
which may have been executed, &C
knowledged or recorded in this State
subsequent to the passage of the Act
Of the General Assembly Of Maryland,
passed at it's January Session, 1858,
Chapter 208, which may not have been
acknowledged according to the laws
existing at the time of said acknowl-
edgement, or which may not have been
acknowledged before a proper officer,
or when the certificate of acknowl-
edgement or affidavit is not in the
prescribed form or when the official
character of the officer taking the
acknowledgment has not been certi-
fed to as required by law, or where
he
messed to or sealed as required by law,
or where the conveyance has not been
witnessed to or sealed as required by
law, shall be and the same are hereby
made valid, to all intents and pur-
poses, as If the conveyance or affidavit
had been acknowledged or sworn to,
certified to, witnessed and sealed in
accordance with the laws existing at
that the said deeds, mortgages, bonds
of conveyance, bills of sale and other
conveyances are in other respects in
conformity with the laws; and prov1d-
ed further, that nothing In this Sec
ton shall affect the interest of bona
f1de purchasers or creditors, without
notice, who may have become so pre-
vious to the passage of this Act.
Section 2. And be it further en-
acted, That any assignment of any
mortgage, which assignment has been
heretofore executed and recorded,
but which has not been sealed and
in which no mention Of any seal has
been made or in which either of such
defects exists, shall be and they are
hereby made valid to all intents and
purposes, as If said assignment had
been made in such matters in full
conformity with the law in force at
the time of such execution; provided,
that any such assignment is in other
respects legal and valid; and provided,
further, that nothing in this Act shall
affect the rights of any bona fide pur-
chaser or creditor without notice, who
becomes SO prior to the passage OF
this Act.
Section g. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the
date of it's passage.
Approved April l, 1914.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-05-08
TCHAPTER 40e.1

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section SO of Article SO
of the Code of Public General Laws.
title "Sales and Notices." as enact
ed by Chapter 451 of the Acts Of the
General Assembly of Maryland of
1912.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section 80 of Article SO Of the Code
of Public General Laws, title "Sales
and Notices." as enacted by Chapter
451 of the Acts of the General AS
sembly of Maryland Of 1912, DO re-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-05-08
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

or on behalf of the defendant or de-
PENDANTS In a sum of money equal to
at least double the value of the prop
erty attached, with security to be ap-
proved by the Justice of the Peace
issuing the attachment, to satisfy any
judgment that shall be recovered In
such case against the defendant or
defendants.
Section g. And be it further enact
ed, That this Act shall take effect
from the date Of it's passage.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-05-08
TCHAPTER 3O6. ]

AN ACT to prohibit the licensing
and taxing by Municipalities Of the
business of selling from a wagon at
retail of fresh fruits, vegetables and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-11-05
WISCONSIN NEWS
Events Of Interest From Many
Parts Of the State.
INSURANCE PROVES SUCCESS
Commissioners Ekern Talks About Re-
Commissioners Ekern Talks About Re-
suits After Only One Years
Experiment.

The Wisconsin experiment of hav-
ing state go into the life insurance
business has proven success, Com
missioner of Insurance Ekern de-
clared.
'The dividends declared on the
Wisconsin state life insurance, after
being in effect one year, shows
great savings to the policyholders, as
compared with the cost to policyhold-
ers in any old line company" said
the statement.
Ekern's view of the success of the
experiment followed the apportion-
ment of dividends for the year.
The total insurance in effect, the
statement showed, is $4,000, held by
81 policyholders. These policyhold-
ers have paid 11,029.48 in premiums.
Of this s2,245.37 is to provide for
death claims during the past and cur
rent years.
There is now held in reserve ST.
1892 and the total funds now held
are $11,294.37.
The dividends are paid from excess
provided for death claims and from
savings in the money provided for ex-
penses. The fund now has invested
$3.50 in first mortgages on Wiscon-
sin improved farm property, all draw
ing interest at per cent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-11-05
WAR TAKES LIGHT HORSES
American Farmer Will Get rid Of
Stock Made Cheap by Autos.

American Farmer Will Get rid Of
Stock Made Cheap by Autos.
Sale of horses in the United States
to European nations now at war
promises a clearance at profit of
undesirable classes of light horses
now in excess by reason of the popu-
larity of the automobile, according to
DIR. A. S. Alexander of the University
of Wisconsin. department of horse
breeding.
''The horses going abroad come
largely from the ranks Of the stand.
ard breed and thor ,ughbred and will
mot be badly missed DR.. Alexander
said 1.-THE draft horse industry has
not been seriously affected by the au-
tomobile and heavy horses of coed
breeding and quality soon will be in
great demand as result of the war
when the war is over the countries
involved will be certain to find their
horse stock so depleted that they will
be forced to come to us for new sup
plies. This will be the American
farmers chance for profit"