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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-08
CHAPTER 25s.


AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section so, Article 90
Of the Code of Public General Laws,
title, "Testamentary Law" subtitle
Conveyance Of Real Estate"
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly OF Maryland, That
Section 80 of Article SO, Of the Code
OF Public General Laws, title fiesta
mentary Law" subtitle Conveyance
Of Real Estate" be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments so as to read as follows:
80. The Executor or administrator,
including the administrator de bonis
non, Of a person who shall have made
sale OF real estate and have died be-
fore receiving the purchase money,
or conveying the same, may convey
such real estate to the purchaser; and
where any decedent shall nave made
sale or conveyance of any real or
leasehold Interest in lands or tene-
mentS and shall have conveyed the
SALE by deed which deed is defec-
tive by reason Of erroneous recitals,
improper or erroneous description of
conveyed or is lacking in any matter
Of form or execution required by Law
or in the acknowledgment thereof, or
TOT any other reason, the executor or
administrator of such deceased person
may execute and deliver confirma-
tory deed Of such property, and his
deed shall be good and valid in law,
ana snail convey all the right, title,
claim and interest of such deceased
person In such real estate as effect
ually as the deed of such person so
dying would have conveyed the same;
and in the case of deeds defective as
aforesaid the confirmatory deed OF such
executor or administrator shall be good
and sufficient 10 convey all the right,
title, claim and interest OF said grant
or, and shall bind all persons who
would have been bound BY the convey
ance of such deceased person in the
same manner that they would Be
bound had such defective deed been
good and sufficient deed to convey
the real or leasehold estate intended
to be conveyed thereby; provided the
executor or administrator Of the per-
son 30 dying shall satisfy the Orphans
Court granting him administration
tnat the purchaser had paid the full
amount Of the purchase money.
Sec. z. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date
OF its passage.
Approved April 3. 1914.
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CHAPTER 37S.

AN ACT to add proviso to Sub-Sec-
ton 107 of Section "a of Article Is
" the Code Of Public General Laws
1912), title "Pleadings, Practice
and Process at Law"
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland, That
Subsection LOT Of Section "a Of Ar
ticie is, title 'Pleadings, Practice ana
Process at Law" be and the same j.
hereby anenued by adding a proviso
thereto, 50 that said Subsection shall
real as flows:
10r. Either party may use the COM
mon law firms or the forms herein
before given. al his election; and Ell
ther party :, ay require a bill OF par
ticulars where the pleading il 50 gen
eral as not to give sufficient notice to
the opposite party of the evidence to
be offered in support Of it; provided
that in all jurisdiction where provision
has been or shall be made for the OBJ
ten':n4 Of speedy judgments, when
the cause OF action filed with the dec
laration shall set forth the plaintiffs
claim with the particularly required
for a bill of particulars, the said
cause OF action shall become and be
taken and treated as one of the plead
ings in the case, and the plaintiff
shall be restricted in his evidence to
proof of the items SO set out.
Sec. 2. The foregoing proviso shall
lot apply to cases pending O. institut-
cd prior to the passage of this Act.
sec. 3. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from
the late of its passage.
Approved April 10 1914.
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herein provided shall remain unpaid
after ten days from the completion
OF any such examination, the lnsur-
ance Commissioner may sue therefor.
For the purpose OF any examination
authorized by law, the Insurance
Commissioner, or the Insurance Exam
iner shall have power and is hereby
authorized to summon any person or
persons being within the State, and
To administer to him or them the
proper and necessary oath, and to ex-
anime him or them, under oath, in re-
lation to the affairs and conditions OF
any insurance company. In order that
the public may be fully informed as
to the condition of all companies DO
ing business il this State, the result
OF the official examination Of any
such company, in such condensed
fern as shall show the true condition
III the company examined, shall be
published within thirty days thereaf-
tel BY the Insurance Commissioner
at the expense of said company, in
one daily newspaper published in the
City of Baltimore. Should any lnsur-
ance company organized under tne
laws of this State refuse to permit its
affairs to be examined as herein pro-
vided, or refuse free access to its books
Or papers, or in any manner Whatever
prevent a thorough examination, the
said Insurance Commissioner shall
proceed against said company in the
manner provided in the seventh SUB
section OF this Section.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from and
after the date of its passage.
Approved March 80, 1914.
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CHAPTER 40.

AN ACT to adj an additional Section
to Article q Of the Code Of Public
General Laws of Maryland, Of 1904,
title Grimes and Pdnishmetts,"
subtitle, Fraud" to be known az
Section 1882.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
a new Section to come in after Sec
ton 1873 and to be designated as Sec
ton 1882 be and is hereby added to
Article "a Of the Code Of Public Gen
eral Laws Of Maryland, of 1904, Ii
tie, Crimes and Punishments," sub
title. Fraud" to read as follows:
Sec. 1881. Any person, firm, cor
poration or association who or which
iii newspaper, circular, or circular
or form letter or other publication
published in this State willfully or
knowingly makes or disseminates any
statement or asseveration OF fact con
ce-ning the quality, the quantity, the
value, the method OF production or
manufacture or the reason for the
the manner or source of purchase
Of such merchandise or the posses
sion of awards, prizes, or distinction
comforting gain of such merchan-
disc. o. the motive or purpose Of a
s1le, intended to give the appearance
Of an offer advantageous to the pur-
chaser, which is false AMI fraudulent
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor.
Any person, firm corporation or as
ISOLATION or any employee thereof,
who violates any provision Of this
Section shall be liable to fine OF not
less than $25 no. more than 800 for
each offense.
Sec. 2 And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Approved April TO- 1914.
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1914.
CHAPTER 334.

AN ACT to repeal Section 70 OF AT
ticle IS of the Code of Public Gen
eral Laws of Maryland (Bagby's) t.
tie, Licenses" subtitle, Ordinary
Keeper" and to re-enact the same
with amendments providing for the
assignment of any such license.
Section /. Be it enacted by the AS
srmbly OF Maryland, That Section 7S
o. 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
81 as to read as follows:
'73. The said licenses shall be
granted on the following terms: The
applicant shall be recommended to
tie Clerk by two respectable free
holders of his imme late vicinity, and
shall make oath, to be by the said
Clerk administered, that he has bona
hde and without intending to evade
tAe requirements Of this Article pro-
viGed and expects to maintain six
good bells with sufficient covering
therefor and three rooms more than
sufficient for the private uses of said
ordinary keeper, with stabling and
prove1der for five horses at least; and
if said applicant resides in the City
or Baltimore, that he has provided
and expects to maintain twelve cool
beds with covering as aforesaid and
six rooms.
Any license so granted shall be
by the original or any subsequent
holder thereof assig1able and trans
ferrable to any person who shall be
recommended to the Clerk in the
same manner as, and who shall take
the oath in the same manner as is
herein provided in the case Of the
original applicant therefor; such as
s!gninent or transfer shall be en1ors-
ed upon the license and a record
kept thereof, by the Clerk of tae
Court granting said license, who shall
be entitled to receive a fee Of fifty
cents therefor; the same shall then
take effect Immediately; provided,
however, that the license shall only b.
good for the premises for which it
was originally issued.
Sec. g. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from
the date Of its passage.
Approved April 10, 1914.
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CHAP7-E m 4O9.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
SO OF the Code OF Public General
Laws, title, Sales and Notices." as
enacted by Chapter 451 Of the Acts
of the General Assembly of Mary.
land of 1912.
Section 1. Be it enacted by thu
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section SO 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 be re-
pealed and re-enacted SO al to read
as follows:
80. That after having received
from the vendor the written state
ment under oath mentioned i'm Sec
ton SO, the vendee shall at least five
days before the contamination of the
bargain or purchase and at least i've
days before paying or delivering to
the vendor any part OF the purchase
price or consideration thereof, or any
promissory note, or other evidence OF
Indebtedness for the same in good
faith, notify or cause to be notified
personally, or by registered letter,
each Of the creditors of the vendor
named in the statement of the propos-
ed purchase by him of such stock OF
goods, wares, or merchandise; and
whenever any person shall purchase
any stock OF goods, wares or mer-
chandise il bulk, or shall pay the
purchase price or any part thereof
without having first demanded and
received from his vendor the state
ment under oath as provided in Sec
ton SO, and without having notified
or cause to be notified all Of the cred
itors OF the vendor named in such
statement as in the SECTION present
ca, such purchase, sale or transfer
shall. to any and all subsisting cred
itors of the vendor, be void
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the
date OF its passage.
Approved April 49, 1914.
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CHAPTER 794.

AN ACT to regulate the sale and dis
pensing of bicnloride of mercury in
tablet form for antiseptic purposes,
Section i. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
all tablets made OF bichloride Of mer-
curry in sufficient quantity to render
said tablets strong enough for anti
septic purposes, each tablet shall be
triangular, diamond, square, oblong,
or other irre gular shape, and ms Color
OF each and every one Of said tablets
shall be blue, green or purple VIII
the word Poison" impressed or EN-
bossed upon it.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons to sell, dispense, or give
away bichloride of mercury in tablet
form. III said tablets contain more than
one-tenth of grain of the said Dlcnlor-
Idle of mercury, unless tablets are OF the
color and shape, and marked as de-
scribed i'm Section l of this Bill.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,
That the bottle i'm which SAID tablets
for antiseptic purposes of bichlorlde
of mercury are sold, dispensed, pr
given away, shall have the word POS
on" blown in one side Of said bottle,
and a label On the opposite side bear
ing the word Poison" in conspicuous
letters.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted,
That any person or persons violating
any Of the provisions Of this Act shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and Shall
be fined not less than twenty-five nor
more than one hundred dollars for
each ana every offense, or be impris-
oned in the County or City Jail net
less than thirty days nor more than
three months, or both in the discretion
OF the Court.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
APPROVED April Nh 1a1f.
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1914.

u written down shall, with such doc
uInenatry proof as shall have Deen
NilL it offered and admitted, be Mel
as part of the proceedings.
sec 261-A. Testimony produced I'M
der the aforegoing Section shall BE-
taken il the same manner and under
the same rules as testimony is taken
III acfIon at law i'll courts OF general
iurIs LECTION in this State and no cyl
lence to which objection has been
made and sustained by the court
snail IL take1 Gown or inserted la
the record, tut the party Offering
such testimony may accompany me
Cf1er OF the same with statement
uf the facts proposed to be shown ia
connection thcTewj.a, and such state
merit shall b. considered by the Cou,
III conn ,ctio,. with the question 90
iected to, ami tie Court Of Appeals,
upon appeal tr' m any final order IN
tie case, shall consider and dete--
mine, upon the record, all objections
to testimony taken and reserved dur
HE ;.e progre Is OF the cause, and no
bills of exception shall be required.
Sec. 261-B. Whenever a case mas
already been before the Court OF Ap-
peals. id shall not be necessary, upon
any subsequent appeal, to copy into
the transcript of the record any ota-
.r proceedings than those occurring
in the Court below, subsequent TO tae
preceding appeal; but the record oil
the proceedings in the previous ar
real snail be taken and considered as
part of the racoln in the subsequent
aLreal ths - o. as though actually
copied therein.
SEE. .. And be il further enacted
That this Act shall take effect from
tie date Of its passage.
Approved April 10, 1914.
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CHAPTER 7S9.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Sections 4 and OF
Article % OF Bagby's Code Of 1912.
Section 1. Be is enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland, that
Sections and 8 of Article 20 as cod
flied in Bagby's Code of 1872, be and
the same are hereby repealed, and the
same re-enacted to read as follows:
4. After the certificate is ac-
knowIedged before a Justice of the
Peace, his official character shall be
certified by the Clerk Of the Circuit
of Superior Court under his official
seal; every certificate shall be sub
mitted to one OF the judges Of the jul
dicial circuit in which the principal
Office Of the corporation will be To-
Gated. and shall, if such certificate is
executed in conformity with law, GER
tify that fact thereon; when so certl-
fled such certificate shall be delivered
to the Secretary of State, and upon
payment (and not before) Of the re-
cording fees hereinafter provided for,
shall endorse thereon the date and
time Of receipt and promptly record
the same in a book to be kept by him
for that purpose, and shall also issue
to the corporation 50 formed GER
tificate under the seal of his office.
certifying that the corporation pos
sesses the powers and authorities
granted under the certificate of in
corporation and the laws of the State
of Maryland. Upon receipt by the
Secretary of State of such Certificate
of Incorporation and recording fees,
the Secretary Of State shall transmit
to the State Tax Commissioner an
abstract of such Certificate Of lncor-
poration showing the incorporators
and directors, the name Of the cor
poration and the amount OF the capt.
tai stock authorized, which shall be
recorded by the State Tax Commits
sioner in book kept for that purpose.
AT the time of receiving such cerun-
Gates the Secretary of State shall col
lect double the fees allowed by law 10
Clerks of Courts for recording docu-
ments Of similar length; and one
fourth of the sum so collected shall
be paid by him to the State Tax Com
missioner, to whom such abstract
shall be transmitted for record; and
said Certificate issued by the Secre-
tary of State, or any certified copy
thereof by him, shall be prima facie
evidence of the existence of said cor
poration and the right to exercise the
powers therein mentioned. Provided
that certified copies of the Certificate
Of Incorporation of corporations, in
corporated prior to the passage Of this
Act, made by the Clerks of Courts
and the State Tax Commissioner
shall be taken as prima facie evidence
as though this Act had not been
passed.
5. When such certificate has been
issued and the bonus tax, if any pay
able paid to the Treasurer of Mary
land, the incorporators, their asso-
ciates and successors shall, accord
ing to the purposes, conditions and
provisions in the Certificate con-
tanned, become and be a body cor
porate by the name therein stated.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from and
after the date OF its passage.
Approved April 16, 1914.
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CHAPTER BY.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Sections 261 Of Article
16, Of the Code of Public Civil Laws
Of Maryland, title "Chancery," and
to add two additional Sections to
sail Article to follow Section 26i,
and to be known al Sections 261-A
and 261-B.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section 261 of Article 16, of the Code
OF Public Civil Laws or Maryland, ii
tie "Chancery" be- and he same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted witt
amendments AMI two additional sec
tions are hereby added to said Arti-
Gle 16 to follow section 261, and to be
known a. Sections 261-A and 261-B,
said amended Section and new Sec
tons to read as follows:
Sec. 261. The Court shall on appli-
cation of party In interest or may,
or its own motion, o-ier, that in
stead of the mode of taking testimo-
ny as provided in the aforegoing Sec
tions, the testimony shall be taken
orally in open Court before the Judge
q Judges thereof in the same manner
ana under the same rules as testimony
is now taken in action at law, as
to all or any OF the facts or matters
relevant in the cause or proceeding;
and the evidence % taken shall be
written down as delivered by the wit
nesses by such person and in such
manner as the Court may have by or
der or general rule directed and when
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-05-27
Bad Accident

AS the Ordway ball team was re-
turning from ball game at Cheraw
last Saturday afternoon in five autos
the last auto collided with an A. v.
local train and was completely wreck
ed. Two of the players were killed
outright and Chas. Garrett had both
legs broken and other injuries. Mr..
Garrett pitched two years ago in La
mar and had a record of nine straight
wins here. He has many Lamar
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-05-27

John H. Wood, the enterprising
landlord of the Ben-Mar hotel, has
with the aid of the proprietors of the
hotel building put in a fine grill and
lunch counter. The old sample room
on the east of the hotel has been ele-
gantly fitted up for this purpose, and
it will be the finest both in equip
ment an service in the valley. Any
thing you want in the way of lunch
will be served at all hours. Mr.. Wood
is determined to give Lamar the best
there is in the hotel line.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-05-27

The kindergarten department Of the
summer school began work on Mon
day morning at the Central school un-
der the direction of Miss Althea
Cresswell and Miss Cora Conwell.
Twenty-Five little folks are enrolled
and more will enroll soon. Miss Cress-
well is an experienced kindergarten
teacher, receiving her training in kim
dergarten work at the Kansas State
Normal school and with Miss Conwell
who has shown much natural aptitude
for this work, the kindergarten is
bound to have very successful term.
The hours are from 8 to II o'clock
each day. Tuition is so cents per
week and the term will continue for
eight weeks. kindergarten pupils
may be enrolled at the Central school
at the hours named above.
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Visiting Manufacturers

Messrs. Gilbert Landell, manager of
the Fort Lupton Condensed Milk Co.,
and Frank Gebbie, president of the
Mohawk Condensing Co. of New York
City visited Lamar last week They
were making a tour of the valley in
vestigating conditions and trying to
purchase Holsteins. Mr.. Landell says
that the present tariff law seems to
be constructed just so as to hit the
farmer as hard as possible to hit him
by tariff legislation, and that it is be-
ing felt in milk and butter now as
much as in sugar and other products.
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Smith-Golladay

Married-At Las Animas on last
Sunday Mr.. Benjamin Golladay and
Miss Adie Smith, Of Lamar. The
groom is one of the expert machinists
Of the Sunday garage. Ben is strict
ly Lamar product and has made
good. The young bride is one of the
pretty girl graduates of this years
high school class, and both Of the
young couple are deservedly popular
in Lamar social circles. A host Of
friends are extending hearty con-
gratulations to them.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-05-27
Inspection Trip

The mayor, aldermen and city en-
gineers went south over the water
supply system on Monday on trip
of investigation to try to devise the
best plan of increasing the city's wa
ter supply. The water at present is
sufficient without pumping and if an
additional supply can be developed to
supply the summer irrigation neces-
sites Lamar will at all times have
the finest water supply Of any town
in the valley.
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Still Raining

Last night Lamar was visited by
the heaviest rain of the season when
200 inches fell in about three hours.
The month of May has now reached
a total of $50 inches which is more
than many yearly totals here. The
Lamar Odd Fellows expected to go to
Granada tonight to join the lodge
there in big blowout, but owing to
Wolf creek taking one of its big
sprees, Granada is surrounded by
water and the big event had to be
postponed.
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SilO Lecture

About one hundred farmers attend
ed the free lecture at the Club rooms
on last Saturday and heard very
interesting talk on the silO and the
value of silage as a feed by G. E,
Townsend, an expert from Omaha.
All farmers who have tried this meth
cd of feeding here agree with him
that it is for the best and cheapest
method of feeding stock and it's use
will be greatly increased another
year.
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Splendid Troupe

The Jack Benjamin company of
actors have been giving nightly en-
tertainments to large audiences at
their tent west Of the Lamar hotel
this week. The troupe is the best
repertoire troupe that ever came to
Lamar and the audiences have been
highly pleased with their work. They
have a fine repertoire Of high class
plays and seventeen people in the
troupe, all of whom are good and sew
eral stars in their line. They will
continue here the rest Of the week.
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friends who regret to hear Of his &C.
cident. The driver of the car and the
teams eleven year old boy mascot
were thrown over the engine and
struck in a mud hole and only receiv-
ed a few scratches. 1t is said the
front autos raised so much dust that
the driver could not see the train,
the crossing being in a deep cut.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-05-27
Increasing Business

The constantly increasing business
of the Sunday garage has necessitat-
ed enlarged quarters and they have
bought the business and quarters of
the Gardner garage on South Main
street and will use it as storage
room for Fords. A new car of Fords
arrives most every week now and
Mr.. Sunday often finds his place over
crowded.