1900. ] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 1383

title 'Public Education, ' and to re-enact the same with
amendments. "

Which was read a second time and ordered to be en-
grossed for a third reading.

House bill entitled "An Act to regulate sales in bulk,
and for that purpose to add certain new sections to Art-
icle 27, of the Code of Public General Laws of the State
of Maryland, title 'Crimes and Punishments, ' under the
new sub-title 'Sales in Bulk, ' to follow section 249, and
to be known as 'Sections 249 A, 249 B. 249 C, 249 D,
249 E. '"

AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
By Judiciary Committee,

Strike out all after the words "a bill" and insert in lieu
thereof the following:

"Entitled an Act to add certain new sections to Article
83, of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, title
'Sales and Notice, ' under the new sub-title 'Sales in Bulk, '
to follow section 17, to b« known respectively as 'Sections
18 and 19. '"

"Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That certain new sections be added to Article
83 of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, title
'Sales and Notice, ' under the new sub-title 'Sales in
Bulk, ' to follow section 17, to be known respectively as
'Sections 18 and 19, ' and to read as follows: "

18. "A sale of any portion of a stock of merchandise
otherwise than in the ordinary course of trade in the
regular and usual prosecution of the seller's business, or
a sale of an entire stock of merchandise in bulk, will be
presumed to be fraudulent and void as against the credi-
tors of the seller, unless the seller and purchaser shall at
least five days before the sale make a full detailed in-
ventory showing the quantity and, so far as possible with
the exercise of a reasonable diligence, the cost price to the
seller of each article to be included in the sale; and un-
less such purchaser shall at least five days before the sale
in good faith make full, explicit inquiry of the seller as
to the names and places of residence or places of business
of each and all of the creditors of the seller and the amount
owing each creditor; and unless the purchaser shall at