Maryland Act Summary of Fraud Offense Provisions
An act from the Maryland General Assembly prescribes penalties for misdemeanor fraud offences including returning money or property obtained fraudulently, fines up to two thousand dollars, and possible confinement in Baltimore County or City jail for up to one year. The act takes effect from its passage. The text is certified as a correct copy of the act passed in the January session.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Tatewe
Justice of the Peace
Maryland Society
Baltimore City
General Assembly of
Maryland habitual criminal records act amendment text
The act adds six sections to article twenty seven to identify habitual criminals. It requires prisons to record full criminal history and attach photographs, and to share summaries with state attorneys. It authorizes retention and restricted access of records, and mandates monthly discharge-date reporting to police authorities.
Maryland Will Proof Revisions Include Absent Witness Rule
A Maryland act revises probate law to allow proof of a will by credible witnesses when testator or absent witnesses are unavailable or beyond jurisdiction. The measure repeals and reenacts section 337 of article 93, effective upon passage, with signatories W. G. Parnell and Carlton Sifafer certifying the bill from the 1892 session.
Maryland Orphans' Court Revision Proposal Repeal and Reenactment
Charter 460 proposes repealing and reenacting section 227 of Article 93 of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland in Testamentary Law. The measure seeks amendments within the Orphans' Court sub-title. The Assembly of Maryland outlines the changes to modernize the law.
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Code of Public General Laws
Maryland
Orphans’ Court
General Assembly of
Code of Public General
Marylnd
Public General Laws on Orphans' Court per diem pay
The act fixes daily pay for Orphans' Court judges at four dollars in counties and six dollars in Baltimore City for each day of sessions. Allegany and St Marys counties may preserve per diem if prevented by bona fide illness or ordinary pursuits. The act takes effect from passage.
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Orphans’ Court
Baltimore City
Baltimore
Allegany
St. Mary
Maryland
Maryland An Act Amending Testamentary Law on Advances to Children
The act adds Section 32.4 to Article ninety three, allowing an Orphans Court petition to authorize advance payments of a child’s share from a deceased husband’s estate, with a joint release by husband and child as sufficient acquittance. The act takes effect after passage, genuine copy certified April 7, 1899.
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Code of Public General Laws
General Assembly of
Maryland
Public General Laws
Repeal and reenactment of Maryland estrays provisions
The act repeals and reenacts sections of Article 34 of the Maryland Code on estrays and drift logs. It requires owners or occupants to publish notices in newspapers or post in public places when domestic animals trespass, sets procedures for proof of ownership, sale of unclaimed animals, and penalties for noncompliance. It defines impounding, damages, and notice requirements, with specific timelines and conditions for sale and distribution of proceeds.
Maryland Act Excludes Several Maryland Counties from Provisions
A fragment from an 19th century Maryland legislative text notes that Dorchester Caroline Garrett Montgomery and Prince George's counties are excluded from certain sections of a proceeding. The passage references an act enacted and a certification of a correct copy from the January session.
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Dorchester
Caroline
Garrett
Montgomery
Prince George’s
General Assembly of Maryland
Maryland Reform on Child Labor Hours in Factories
The Maryland Assembly repeals sections 139 to 141 of Article 27 with a reform reading no child under sixteen may work more than ten hours daily in any factory or mechanical business in Baltimore City. It declares employment offenses a misdemeanor and defines “suffer or permit.” The act takes effect upon passage, certified by Carlton Sitafer on April 7, 1892.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Baltimore
General Assembly of Maryland
Maryland Repeals Railroad Obstruction Act Sections
The General Assembly of Maryland repeals chapter seventeen of the 1892 Acts adding sections 231A and 231B to the Crimes and Punishments title Railroad Obstructing. The act certifies the repeal, dated January session obligations, with Carlton Shaper as Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
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W.G. Purnele
Senate
Carlton Silafer
House of Delegates
W.G. Parnell
Carlton Shafer
W. G. Parnelt
Carlton Sifafer
Carlton Sitafet
Carlton Silaper
Epee
Carlton Shaper
House of Delegites
Carlton Shayter
W. G. Parnell
W.G. Parnelt
Carlson Shafer
Hoase of Delegates
Aioe Deee
W. G. Purnele
Maryland Legislation Repeals and Reenacts Receiving Stolen Goods
Maryland General Assembly moves to repeal and reenact section two of Article 27 to tighten penalties for receiving stolen money or property. Convicted receivers face 18 months to 10 years in prison, with a judge's discretion for values under fifty dollars. Also repeals and reenacts section 119 C of corporate laws to penalize life insurance discrimination with fines up to five hundred dollars per policy tier and suspends further insurance activity until fines are paid.
Maryland Act Repeals and Reenacts Property Claim Provisions
An act repeals section 15 of Article 0 of the Code of Public General Laws and reenacts with amendments. It allows any person or corporation other than the defendant in an attachment to file an oath petition claiming seized property. The court docketing a suit against plaintiff and defendant issues a summons to notify the claimant. If the claim is valid, the claimant receives the property cost and may recover damages for seizure and detention.
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Maryland
General Assembly of
State of
Acta of
Assembly
Finn
Witell
Lim
Code of Public General Laws
General Assembly of Maryland
Maryland Counterfeiting and Forgery Amendment Act 1892
An act to amend the Code of Public General Laws by adding Section 46A under Crimes and Punishments Counterfeiting and Forgery. It criminalizes falsely making altering forging or counterfeiting orders or documents purporting to be from a regular physician for drugs or liquor and imposes a jail sentence of six months to two years. The act takes effect on passage and is certified as a true copy of the General Assembly act of Maryland from January Session 1892.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
United States
Bureau of Police
Boards of Police Commissioners
Orphans’ Court
General Assembly of Maryland
Public General Laws
House of Correction
Stevies J
General Assembly
Margiawt
Marshland
Dinsvand
Public General Laws Article Maryland Tax Provisions Repeal
Public General Laws enact a repeal and reenactment of section sixty four of Article eighty one. It requires taxes due on real or personal property to be paid from the sale proceeds first, directing officer payments to the county treasurer or local collector. Signed by officials, dated April 7th, 1992.
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Maryland
General Assembly of
Maryland Guardians and Infants Law Reenacted
A Maryland Assembly act repeals and reenacts section 196 of Article 93 of the Code of Public General Laws. The change clarifies that nonresident infants may be entitled to legacy bequests distributive shares proceeds from sales under court decrees or in the hands of trustees, with amended terms for ownership of property within the state.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Amendment to laws on property transfers between spouses in 1892
The act adds Section Twenty to Article Forty-five of the Public General Laws, governing how property transfers between husband and wife are treated for creditors. It states that prior transfers to a wife do not grant new rights to subsisting creditors and sets timing for applicability, with a 1893 cutoff for pending actions. The measure takes effect on passage, signed April 7, 1892.
Maryland Repeals and Reenacts Testamentary Law Section
The act repeals and reenacts Section Thirty-two of Article Ninety-three Testaments Law Administration. It states that if a married interstate woman leaves no direct descendants, her personal property passes to her husband without administration unless debts apply, with notice and court orders. If she leaves descendants, the estate goes to administrators and the surplus to the husband for life, then to children per stirpes, under Orphans Court oversight. The bill includes provisions for the life estate and effects of the court’s orders.
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Co.e
General Assembly of
Maryland
Code of Public General Laws
Orphans
Iis
Stirpes
Orphans’ Court
General Assembly of Maryland
Maryland act authorizes Justices of the Peace in cruelty to animals cases
The act empowers Justices of the Peace to share jurisdiction with criminal courts for cruelty to animals, allowing fine imprisonment or both. When elected for trial before the court, JPs must hold a preliminary hearing unless waived, and commit or bail the accused if probable cause exists, guiding subsequent court action.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Justices of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
Repeal and Reenactment of Juries Section Ten in Maryland Law
Maryland lawmakers repeal and reenact Section ten of Article fifty one governing juries. The act details selection of a Grand Jury foreman from forty eight jurors, ballot casting, and division into Grand and Petit Jurors. Provisions cover vacancies, attendance, disqualification, and appointment rules, with exceptions for Prince George's County.
Maryland criminal appeals bail provisions enacted
The Act amends Section 77 of Article Five to allow bills of exceptions and civil-like appeal procedures in criminal cases. It stipulates that stays of execution are limited unless oath of non-delay is made, with appeals heard promptly upon transmission to the Court of Appeals. Bail rules apply to non capital cases, with court discretion to adjust bail pending appeal.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Court of Appeals
General A Assembly of
Footprints on Ancient Sande in Golden Colorado
A rock fragment found near Golden brickyards in Colorado bears two sandal prints and a distinct 4 heel mark. The limestone surface shows wear like sandstone, suggesting ancient wandering in the mountains before white settlement.
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