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PUBIC GENERAL Laws

nv Of this State as contained in Article
II Of the. Code of Public General Llwl
Of Maryland (Bagby's Code) 50 far as.
said ins0lveDt law Is not superseded by
Federal Bankrupt Law nor the. Law
relating to tranuu.ent eonveyanees from
husband to wife as contained in Article
- Sections /, and II of said Code; nor
the provisions of Article 10, Section AZ
Of said Code relating to the method OF
establishing the creditors claim nor the
provision Of the Act of 1872, Chapter 431
I'd of the Act of 1916, Chapter 81, re
lating to sales in bulk.
Approved April y, 1920.
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CHAPTER la7N.

AN ACT to repeal and fe-enaet with
amendmrnts Section 20. Of Article 80
of thu Code Of Public General Laws.
as passed by the Legislature of 19lS
in Chapter 100. titlA wild Fowl,
Birds and Came" subtitle Birds
and Game"
SECTION : Be Il enacted 5y the Cen
cral 4ssembip IF lfdtB gland, That Section
20 OF Article SO Of the Code of Public
General Laws be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-encetea With amendments
20 read as follows;
SECTIoN 20 M person shall shoot
trap, pursue. catch or kill. or gun or hunt
for any partridge or quail, English or
Monaghan pheasant American pheasant
lark neck Bohemian pheasant, pheasant
Ut ruffed grouse. rabbit, wild turkey.
woodcock, squirrel or deer, within the
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sa slAasa CHAPTER 100.
AN ACT to repeal and releEact with
entertainments Section 437 of Article
I. 81 of the Annotated Code of Mary
=. land fVoll1me 81, title aCrirnes and
Punishnents subtitle Sabbath
breaking y 81 II
s SECTION i. Be it enacted By the Gen
eaal Assem- blu of MdTYIdad, That Section
4937 Of Article 81 OF the Annotated Code
sof Maryland Volume 81, title Grimes
and PHnishments, subtitle Sabbath
breaking" be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and resenBcted so as to read as
follows:
437 No. person In this State shall SELL
dispose OF, barter, or Ge0I IN, or sgite dfCGy
any articles of merchandise on Sunday
erecpt 1-estaSkefs, Sbho mag selt aud deIiUeF
on said day tobacco, ciJarSs cigarettes
candy, Sodds cad soft drinks, ice, zee
cream, ices and other con ecttosery, milk
bread, FRUITS, 9asotiise oils ard gredses;
and any person@yioIatiRg any one of the
provisions Of this section shall be liable
to indictment in any court in this State
having criminal jurisdictions and upon
conviction thereof shail5be fined sum not
less than twenty nor. more than fifty dol
lars in the discretion of The court for the
first oifehse and il convicted a second time
for a,yiolation OF this section, the person
or persons so offending shall be fined a
SUN not less than fifty nor more than frye
hundred dollars ard be imprisoned for
not less than ten nor more than thirty
days. in the discretion of the court, and
his, her or their license, If any was issued,
shall be declared nHH and void by the
Judge of said court; and it shall not be
lawful for such person or persons to OBJ
tain another license for the period Of
twelve months from the time of such con-
Tiction, nor shall license be obtained BY
any other person or persons to carry on
said business on the premises or elsewhere
If the person so as aforesaid convicted. has
any interest whatever therein, or shall de-
rive any profit whatever therefrom; and in
case of being convicted more than twice
for violation of this section, sneh person
or persons on each occasion shall be inn
prisoned for not less than thirty nor more
than sixty days, and fined sum not less
than double that imposed on such person
or persons on the last preceding convic-
ton; and his, her or their license, If any
was issued. shall be declared null and void
by the court, and no new license shall be
issued to such person or persons fer q
period Of two years from the time OF such
conviction, nor to anyone else to carry
on said business wherein he or she is in
anywise interested, as before provided for
the second violation OF the provisions of
this section; all the fines TO be imposed
under this section shall be paid to the
State. This Section is not to apply to
apotheGaries, and such apothecaries may
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Z
4 N9s5as CHAPI'ER 564
!. AN ACT to repeal and re enact with
amendments Section . of Article ID
Of 1.-THE Annotated Code Of Maryland.
title sBastardy and Fornication, re-
quiring new bond to be given in GER
3 tain cases.
B, SECTION / Be it enacted BIZ the GEN
70 of Article II of the AnnVtated Code OF
MARYLAND, title 'Bastafdy and Fornica-
ton, be and it is hereby repealed aud re-
enacted with amendments to read as fol
lows
s. Immediately upon the passage OF
said order, said Justice Of the peace shall
strausmit the original papers and q tran
script of the proceedings had before him
to said Circuit Court or the Criminal
Court of The .itysof Baltimore. as the
case may be, and thereupon, but not before
said woman shall haze been delivered the
same proceedings shall be Ind AaS in other
criminal cases, and If the accused person
ulfall be found guilty by the verdict of a
jury, or, by the Court, if the ease be tried
beforeathe Court. the Court shall ithraedi7
atellys order such nersen to- give bond to
the Stale of MARYLAND IN q penalty not
exceeding 500, with eDati and sufficient
securities conditioned to pay for the main
tenance and support OF said child, to the
mother. or to- the person haxing said child
III CUSTODY, OF 10 Inc COHIlCV OF 10 I0e4C5lLy
of Balti4noress as the case may be, IF said
child be a public ehargss, until said child
reaches the age of twelve years. or during
the life of such child if said child dfe,be.
fore reaching the age of twelve years, such
sum, not exceeding $15aper month. as the
Court shall by order direct, due regard be-
ing had to the circumstances of such ac-
clised person. ard further to pay the
whole -or such part of the expenses in
CURED by the said mother during her con
fnfment AS the Court may direct and to
pay the reasonable funeral expenses OF
said child if he or she shall die underline
age of twelve years in default of such
bond he shall be e,onlnfittad to Jail or the
House of Correction Until said bond be
given but not exceeding two years. In
Me ereEt that. Gag person 4rhoa goes Sc,
cniStg on said Boad slqEl de or become in
s9frett, fhe said Court ShdiI rclfare "a
atis bond to be aicen lis the sumo peaalty
and On the cor dition as the origjnef bofid.
oad on the future If sitch accused person
TO gige. fhe6Gfsresu5a rsEefeaI 6eBH, he
shall be subject 10 The same penalty as
for failure to gtre bond IN the first IN
stance. hH
SEc. 2. Aid be 1T further enacted
That this Act shall take effect June 1,
1920.
Approved April Is, 1920.
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icHAPTER 100

q. CHAPTER 422. XII.
AN ACT to add q. new section to the An
{ notated Code of Public General Laws
IS of Maryland, Article 81. title Reve-
nue. and Taxes, under the subtitle
Mode of Valuation and Assessment, &
to follow Section II and to be known
as Section liza, the same providing
fol- suarterly returns by automobile
dealers to County Commissioners and
Appeal Tax Court of motor vehicles
sold bv them during the preceding
quarter.
sEcTzoN j. Be it enaeted bm The Gen
erql A assembly of MarBEnnd, That q new
section to be known as Section LA be
adfIed to Article 81 Of the Annotated Code
Of Public General Laws. title Revenue
and Taxes subtitle "Afede of Valuation
and Assessment, the same to read as fol-
lows:
Has Every automobile dealer in this
State shall within. ten days after tue ex-
piiation .cf the quarters eading respectively
on: the last dax of March, June, Septe1n-
Der and December in each year transmit
to the County Commissioners Of the
County in which such dealer has his prin-
,cinal place Of business where such is in
one Of the couIfties of this State. and to
the Appeal Tax Court Of baltimore.
where such principal place of business is
in Baltimore City, full and complete
list Of al 4nOt0r sveh1ctess including motor
trucks sold BY such dealer within the pre-
tceding quarter, together with the name
and address of the wendee in ell instances
aud the nrice for which such motor vehicle
was Sold. ia the case of sale, or the
amount at which it syas valued in the case
of IN exchange Any automobile dealer
failing to perform the duties imposed by
this section shall be guilty of misde-
neanor and shall be liable to indictment
and on conviction shall be fined not ex
5eeeding one hundred dollars {S590-00),
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted
That this Act shall take effect June /.
1890
Approved April 9. 1920.
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.GnAprER 43l.

CHAPTER 435.
AN ACE to require under penalty per-
sons. firms or corporations engaged
in the business of selling leaf tobacco
ON or througfs The Baltimore market,
to- keep correct iieeoFdsto of such sales
and to report tha same to the Mary
land State Board of Agriculture.
SECTION i. Be IT cne.ted bH the Gen
crdg 4 ssem5lp of Mdrpldnd, That every
nerson. firm or corporation, engaged regu-
larry in the business of selling leaf to-
baceo on or through the Baltimore mar
tet. eifhe~ for the account of the grower.
owner or other principal. or for his, its or
their own. account. shall keep correct
qecount upon a form to be prescribed by
the Maryland State Board OF 4gricui-
ture. of the number of hogsheatis and
total pounds Of leaf tobacco sold daily
hv such person. firm or corporation, ard
that said account verified by oath shall
on or before the fifth day of each sue
ceeling month be returned or delivered
TO the Executive Officer of the Maryland
State Board of Agriculture. The form
of said account TO be prepared by the said
the MARYLAND State Board of Agriculture
as aforesaid, shall be so arranged and
classified as to show under three separate
eIssifratians or headings. entitled South
el1i Maryland Tobacco. Up Country To-
bacco" and Tobacco Produced Outside
of MARYLAND" first. the number of pounds
of tobacco sold for the producers. of to-
baeco first hand; second, the number OF
pounds sold for dealers. and third. the
number of pounds bought for the account
of the said person, firm or corporation
making said report, or for the account of
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PUBLIC eENERAL Avs


and to read az follows:
1S4-A 1t shall be unlawful for any
perron, firm or corporation TO sell or offet
far sale any poultry soaked IN water OF
to have in his, her or its possession for the
purpose of selling or offering for sale amp
poultry soaked in water. Any person
firm or corporation violating the provi-
sions of this section shall be guilty of 5
misdemeanor, and, upon conviction. shah
be fined not less than one hundred dollars
for each and every offense.
That this Act tt shall take effect june /,
Approved April 9, 1920.
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CHApTER 648.l

fftg CHAT LIN OtO.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section II ofiArticle 81
of the Annotated Code of Maryland
a. title Weights and Measures, by
eliminating certain irregular and
short measures and providing penal
9f ties, for having possession of such
measures.
SECTION l. Be II enacted bH the. Ger
eral Asssna blY of aIHr-3id5sd, 4 hat Section
a Z OF Article 81 of the Annotated Code 81
Maryland title weights and Measures
With amendments 10 read as follows ~
H.. (f,rhe standard FIVE Fights 20 J. Of
bashel basket shall contain not less than
thirteen hundred and forty four 1;s5444
cubic inches. lag psrs6h, fi3H or cor
ADorGti6t or agent, e4sFloyee on. Nicer o!
his, her. or its possession ahy basket, bag
or ot}.e, measure FOR casnniercidI uses
other than p1orioed for III this Article.
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NEA I9T5aR 0e9


AN s ACT to repeal and re enact with
aGiamendments Section % of Article %
4 of the Annotated Code of Mary landf
little ~ licenses sub -titfei (. 1awkeits
and Ieddlers y inel9ding motion svehi-
d cles among vehicles used in iseddl{n
SEcTIoNsi Be 1t iieHacted bU tho fIfeaf
5i.gE 4 ssenllvaof 1Targland That Section
95sof Articles i5ti Of the Annotated Code Of
NFaryland.s title, rIlicenses,' u sub title
4 TIawEerg and PeadlerB. " be and the SAME
lis hereby repealed and sfe-eFIaeted with
amendments, to read as follows " ts'iss'
4 % For every such license there shall
be p8id fhe following rates, TO wit. For
EVERY license to travel,iotf foot the sum of
one ,akundfed dollars; to travel with, q
horse Or ether beast OF burden aud wagoA
or bth9f vehicle, the sanf s1f9oTe hundred
.Ifd fifty tloiiArs with two horses OF other.
beasts of burden and wagon or Other
vehicle. the sum of two hundred dollars;
aud fcith a motor flMcl; or motor cehscle
of dng description sclpdts0eter, fhc sum OF
three Attndsed d0lIdrs This section not
to apply to Garrett Anne Arundel, Prince
Georges nor Cecil Counties.
SEC. 2. An be 1T further enacted. That
this Act shall take effect June 1, 1920.
Approved April 8, 1920.
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CHAPTER 5T3.

81
AN ACT to amend Article 10, title
tChancery,", subtitle Infants, as
the same appears in Volume / OF Bag
bys Annotated Code of the Laws of
Maryland, by adding a new section
thereto to be known as ga, TO fol
low Immediately after Section ia
said Code. 5l74s..f.ff IN,
SECTION i, Besit enacted bg the Cen,
efqI Assembly of Maryland, That 9 new
section be and the same is to be added to
Volume Il of Ragby's Annotated Code of
the Laws of Maryland, the same to be,
known as Section 77-A, and to follow inn
metiiately' after Section ~ in said Code.
State shall have original Jurisdiction IN
all cases relating to the. custody OF guar
of children and may on bin or
petition fled BY the father or mother OF
relative or next Of kin or next friend q
any child or children to direct who snail
have the custody or guardianship OF such
child or children. aud who shall pc
charged with his, her or their support and
maintenance. and may from time to time
thereafter annltl. vary or modify Its decree
or order in relating to such child or chill
aren, provided that nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed to take away or
iIf,Bair the jurisdiction of the severa ,lu-
yenile Courts in this State and of fthe
Juvenile Court Of Baltimore City in eases
relating to dependent or delinquent chill
dren, or be taken or construed to repeal
or modify the provisions of Section 70 OF
Article AZ Of the Code of Public General
Approved April 9. 1920
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April 8, 1920.
CHAPTER go.

CHAPTER $50
AN ACT to add a new Section to Article
% OF tRe Annotated Code Of Mary.
land. title Grimes and Punishments,s
to be under subtitle "Fraud-Poul
try" to be known as Section 1S4-A
and to follow Immediately after Sec
tion 1874 of said Article making it IN
lawful to sell or offer for sale poultry
soaked in water.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland That a new
Section be and it is hereby added to Art
Gle u of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
title Grimes and Punishments," to be
under subtitle Fraud to BE-
known as Section 1S4-A, to follow immedi
ately after Section 1s4 of said Article,
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

sen on Sunday drugs, medicines and pat
ent medicines as on week days; and this
Section shall not apply to the sale 90
newspapers and periodicals
Approved april l6. 1920.
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CHAPTER 8S2.

AN All to add new section to Article
80 of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland title "I8unatice
and Insane, subtitle The Iunacy
Commission, . to be known as Section
20-A to follow Immediately after Sec
ton 20.
BE it enacted By the General Assembly
of Maryland, That q new section be. and
the same is hereby added, to Article 81
Of the Code of Public General. Laws Of
Maryland. title eBunatic and Insane"
subtitle The Lunaey Commission" and
to be known as Section 20-A, to follow
immediately after Section 20, to read as
follows:
20-A. That in any Instance in which
any person or persons may now or here
after be confined in any institution of this
State by virtue Of being insane, or labor
ing under any mental disorder who may
have been so confined or committed to any
such institution by virtue of any of the
provisions of this Act, or any other in
stance, upon application TO any of the law
courts of the City ofsBaltimOre, or of any
of the Circuit Courts of this State, said
person or persons may on his, or her own
behalf, or on behalf of any other person
for them, file a petition In said court, re-
aueSting said court that said person or
persons so confined be Immediately brought
before said court to test said question of
sanity or insanity or mental disorder and
such court is authorized and directed TO
forthwith enpanel a jury in the usual
way to summon witnesses and to hear evil
dence and sand jury shall determine the
question of the sanity or insanity of said
person, and whether or not said person is
laborifig under any mental disorrer. and If
the jury determine that said person or
persons is insane or suffering from some
mental disorder; the said erson shall be
immediately fennanded to the institution in
which confined but if said jury shall de-
terfnine that said person or persons is
sane or IS not laboring under any mental
disorder, such person sIaif Be Immediately
released and discharged from custody.
Approved April is, 1920.
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Chapter GOT

CHAPTER 697.
AN ACT to amend Article SO Of the An
notated Code of Maryland, title sEiec-
TONS subtitle HEfectien Expenses
Corrupt Practices by adding new
section to be known as Section 17s3-A
aud to follow immediately after Sec
tion %, to prohibit the publication
and distribution of any anonymous
literature about candidates at any
election.
etial Assembly of Marglqfid, That Article
SO Of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
title Elections, subtitle ). Election Ex-
penses-C Corrupt Practices be, and It is
hereby amended BY adding new section
to be known as Section 173A and TO fol-
low immediately after SECTION Is, and
to read as follows:
-f7T33-A.1t shall be unlawful and shall
be deemed a CORFU tipra eticel Tor any per
soTs corporation to pHbIish or distribute or
cause to be published or distributed ANY
papphlet, circular, card dedger, roster,
adYeTti sement, or any printed, multi
granheds photographed. fypewrItten or
writteni ma tier ar sta teTaenti or. any mat
terror statement which may 4bescopieds by
amy ideEiee8s0f method now known for
after be used for making copies Of printed
ior written HIathpr ms aEays form whatever
for nihlieafiQii or distribution. reiafiug Co
or eoheerning any candid ate orlprasreetive
,eandidate fort pubic Office, 4ngless such
pamphlet, circular, card. dodger, pssterA
Advertisements orszletlfer fern of phblioa-
tion herein described contains the name
or names of the person or persons, asso-
citation, committee or corporation respon-
sible for the publication or distribution of
the gsaine. and if an association, committee
or corporation is responsible for the pub
LEGATION or distribution of the same, there
shall be attached the names of the officers
of such association, committee or corpora
ton. Any person Violating any provision
of this section, or niding and abetting the
violation thereof. shall. upon conviction.
be fined not less than one hundred
($1D0O01 dollars, nor more than one thou.
sand ($a; 09D.00l dollars, or be imprisoned
for not more than one year, or both fined
and imprisoned. So
!. Approved April Is, 1920.
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CHATTER $40.


AN ACT to repeal and resenact with
amendment Sections 5 and z of Arti.
Gle GO Of the Public ieneral' .ays Of
Maryland BagbsA title & NJ arTiag .essss,
raising the age at WHICH Ell PERSON
\ may obtain, H. marriage license rs &
con tract ing sJsaEty to- Ia mar &c ! in
the State Of Maryland, from the age
6of Sixteen years to the age! Of eighteen
Il years.. 3,ftsssssif.Fj - 1910 X "a
jSEcTIaNs1. No fglch license shsli Issue
unless the male be above the agetff tSYent
stysone years and tie female, ab9ye the age
of tsixteenl ci6h.eet Years II Hso.x ed,
however, that il the 3parent or guardian
assent thereto in person, or by writing at;
tested by two Witnesses, such lirense may
issue and The fact of such assent shall be
made part of the record aforesaid. IS.
4 SEC.s2 dRdB be itl further, enacted,
That this act shah take effect from :, the
datasof its passage. rs ~ IS
5ADpfoved April To- 1920. "a lsnos4.
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gHAPTER roo

Qaasa CHAPTER 700.
AN ACT to repeal and reseEact with
8rnenaments Section 437 of Article
% of the Annotated Code of Mary
y land tVolrme 81, title aCrirnes and
Punishnents" subtitle Sabbath.
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141l7s7l cefIA pTNR 4as

1900. |NlI1AGI VIC 7fslt5. =
~ "A TO reI5eaI and re-enact WITH
tlend tnpIifs Sections 19T, 200 an5
POI Of Article 81 Of tile Annotated
Code of HIaTTlands. title Revenue and
81 & Taxes, sub title Taxation of Dogs
as eaid sections. were enacted bv
Chapter 49T of the Acts of 1913, re-
lating to the efnnloyment of special
officers, the awarding OF damages and
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HUNTz|NGER PENN
HURLER FOR TODAY
Basketball Substitute to Make
Varsity Pitching Start Against
Rutgers Nine

Huntzinger. the nineteen year. Id
Quaker athlete. will perform on the
mound for Penn in this afternoon $
game with Rutgers. at Franklin Field.
II will be his initial game of the sea e
son. and although his baseball practice
has been limited because of his work
with the basketball champions. Hunt
Finger will have plenty TO keep tho
Rutgers mon guessing.
Doctor Cnriss. Penu's coach. expects
n real struggle in today's game. but
has hopes for n victory. He gave the
men final workout yesterday after
noon in preparation for the second game
of the season.
Several changes will be made in
Pcnn's lineup for today. In all prob
ability Sweeney. basketball star, who
did not play in the Lafayette game
will start at third base. He showed ur
we'll in yesterdays practice. Yates
another lanky basket tosser, is expected
to hold down the initial sack.
Myers. who has been doing good all
round work in the practice games ha
been shifted to left field in place 81
Peters. The rest Of the lineup vii
probably not be changed.
Reports from Rutgers arc to tho cnec
that they have strong diamond outti
this year. Whitcicld. the tall. husk
! HEAVIER. who has performed on Frankli
Field before. will probably be in th
| box for the visitors.
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Strong R|VALSFOR|
STEEPLECHASE CUR
Many Thoroughbreds Will Com-
pete for Huntingdon Valley
Trophy Today

Hunt circles will probably turn out
in great numbers to witness the annual
spring steeplechase meeting Of the
Huntington Valley Hunt. which Will
take place at 3 o'clock this afternoon
at the Huntingdon Valley Farms, Mca e
dowbrook and Washington lanes.
Three point to point races for cups
are scheduled: and the third promises
to be unusually interesting this year,
This is for the Huntington Valley chal Z.
lcngc cup. in which there are fourtecn
| thoroughbrcds entered. and it is indi !
Gated that there will be at least ten or
twelve starters.
Welsh Strawbridgc's River Breeze
has won the challenge cup twice con
secutivcly, and if the horse succeeds iiI
winning the race this afternoon he viii
retain the cup permanently. River
Breeze will carry top weight Mt lao
pounds, but. nevertheless. he will have
strong competition against him, ~
there are number of very good horses
entered in this race.
The second race is for the Meadow
brook cup. and Is for half brcds wbe
have never won race and maldcr
riders weighing 175 pounds. The objec,
Of this race is TO bring out horses and
riders who have never ridden races
| before.