Maryland Act Repeals and Amends Thimbles and Crap Gambling
Maryland General Assembly enacts section 129 to repeal amend and re enact laws on gambling games including thimbles the little joker crap and similar devices. Convicted players face six months to two years in state prison or fines up to one hundred dollars or both, with the act taking effect upon passage. Governor Edwin Warfield, Senate President Spencer C. Jones, and House Speaker George Y. Everhart certify.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Oice
Maryland House of Correction
Edwin Warfield
Spencer C. Jones
Senate
George Y. Everhart
House of Delegates
Senat
Ldwin Warfield
Spencer DC. Jones
Cowin Warfield
Maryland act extends insurance statute deadlines in 1904
Chapter 376.1 adds new section to Article 23 to allow late filings for the year ending December 31, 1903 and shifts reporting timelines to September 1904. The Insurance Commissioner is exempt from publishing abstracts for the annual report until September 1, 1904. Approved April 7, 1904.
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Insurance Department
General Assembly of Maryland
Insurance Commissioner
Maryland Penal Reform Act on Concealed Weapons Readies Revisions
The Maryland General Assembly passed and the secretary of the senate approved a law repealing and reenacting Section 30 of Article 27 to tighten penalties for concealed weapons. It sets fines up to one thousand dollars and imprisonment up to two years, with the court judging the reasonableness of carrying such weapons. The act takes effect upon passage, approved March 22, 1904.
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THE
Senate
General Assembly of
Maryland
Robert Moss
Code of Public General Laws
House of Correction
Maryland House Delegates Clerk Official Record
Office of the Chief Clerk of the Maryland House of Delegates records the General Assembly passing actions as B L Smith.
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House OF Delegates
General Assembly of Maryland
B. L. Smith
House OF Delegaters
Maryland
B.L. Smith
iHouse of Delegates
Maryland Landlord Exemption Act Repeal and Amendment
The act repeals and reenacts Section 17 of Article 53 of the Maryland Public General Laws to reframe what property is exempt from distress for rent. It specifies exemptions for rented household and shop items such as spinning wheels sewing machines typewriters and musical instruments, plus horses carriages harness whips saddles bridles and herd items stored with livery stables or with keepers, and property of boarders at hotels and boarding houses. The measure takes effect upon passage, approved April 8 1904.
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Chapir
General Assembly of
Maryland
State bonds in replevin actions added to Maryland code
The act adds a new section to Article 75 replevin requiring bonds in all replevin actions to be given to the State of Maryland for the benefit of any party with an interest in the property. A breach allows action on the bond in the State’s name for the benefit of interested parties. Approved March 9, 1904.
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Code of Public General Laws
General Assembly of
Maryland
Repeal and reenactment of collateral inheritance tax provisions
Senate proposes repealing and reenacting Article 81 sections on Collateral Inheritance Tax. Key points: tax levy on real estate for four years after death. executor collects within thirteen months and pays to Register of Wills. if unpaid, Orphans' Court may order sale of real estate to cover tax and sale costs. deed issued after sale report and payment.
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Code of Public General Laws
General Assembly of
Maryland
Orphans’ Court
Urpous Court
Cour
Segregation Law Provisions and Penalties Detailed
The act outlines division of property tax payments among estates, directs Orphans Court to set proportions, and assigns liens on life interests and remainders. It imposes 30 day payment limits, allows sales to enforce debts, and sets four year lien periods. retroactive effect from April 1, 1904. It also enacts railroad segregation rules requiring separate white and colored cars with penalties for noncompliance and specific duties for conductors, effective July 1, 1904.
Act to repeal and reenact husband and wife dower law
The bill repeals Section 7 of Article 45 of the Code and reenacts a dower provision. It establishes the husband’s life estate in one third of his wife’s lands during marriage and clarifies that this does not bar her purchase money liens. It directs the Statute and Common Law of this State to apply to the husband’s dower unless unreasonable. Effective upon passage with approval dated March 25, 1904.
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Chaplir
General Assembly of
Maryland
Maryland Act Requires Separate Cars for White and Colored Passengers
Chapter 109 of an act mandates all railroad companies and operators in Maryland to provide separate steam cars for white and colored passengers. Each car must have divisions with a substantial partition ensuring no differential in quality or accommodation. The requirement applies to all lines and tracks within the state for passenger transportation.
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Maryland
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Act to repeal and re enact Chancery Partition sections 116
Maryland General Assembly enacts changes to Article 16 Chancery Partition. The court may decree partition of lands or sell and divide proceeds when division harms parties. Applies to diverse parties including infants non compos mentis non residents and guardians or committees may file. Ends with court considerations for infant or non compos mentis interests.
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Public General Laws of
Maryland
Court Powers in Sale of Lands and Conveyances Act
The act grants the court authority to confirm contracts and orders for sales of lands tene ments or hereditaments and to appoint executors for deeds. Mortgages and encumbrances may be asserted in suits, but lands may be sold free of liens with lienors protected in proceeds. The act takes effect from passage. SPENCER DC. JONES.
Repeal and reenactment of minor custody provisions under habeas corpus
The text announces the repeal and reenactment of section 18 of Article 42 of the Code of Public General Laws Habeas Corpus in relation to minors. It governs when a minor may be committed to a juvenile institution for care and guardianship, including cases of lack of abode or guardian, neglect or poverty, and cases of vicious conduct or neglect by guardians. It authorizes a court of record or judge to commit a minor until age twenty-one, with or without a warrant, and grants officers powers to enforce the provisions.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Justice of the Peace
Repeal and re enactment of gaming license limits act text
Chapter 5835 J Act repeals and reenacts Section 124E of Article 27 code to specify grounds track or park names permit duration days per year and per month with county variations and license fees to benefit public schools, noting exemptions for Cecil Washington and Anne Arundel counties.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Circuit Court of
Baltimore County
Harford County
Board of County School Commissioners
Cecil
Washington
Anne Arundel
Local statute passage affirms April 12 1904 approval date
The text notes that the act applies from the stated date and expressly excludes impact on ongoing criminal or civil proceedings as of that date. It confirms approval on April 12 1904 and specifies transitional limitation. The fragment underscores statutory effective date without altering pending cases.
Desertion of Wife or Child Amended Arizona? Act 47A 47B
The text amends Article 27 of the Code of Public General Laws to re enact Section 47A with new provisions under the subtitle Desertion of Wife or Child and adds Section 47B. It outlines penalties for desertion or neglect with options for fines, imprisonment, probation, and court ordered support. It details procedures for recording recognizances and the handling of violations by the judiciary and justices of the peace.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Code of Public General Laws
Maryland House of Correction
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