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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the representative character of any party, suing or being sued,

Postponement
of proceed-

shall be taken as admitted for the purposes of such action

ings.

or proceeding, unless the fact of such partnership, incorpora-

tion or representative character, as the case may be, shall

be denied in writing under oath by the opposite party before

the hearing of such case or proceeding ; provided, however,

that in case of a corporation, the affidavit to such denial may

be made by the president, vice-president, secretary or treas-

urer thereof, and in the case of a partnership, by anyone of

the partners. And whenever such denial under oath is so made,

the Court or Justice before whom the case or proceeding

is pending shall, at the request of the party against whom

such denial is made, postpone or continue the same to such

reasonable time as will enable such party to procure the

required proof.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 17, 1904.

CHAPTER 90.

AN ACT to repeal Sections 218, 219, 220, 221, 222 and 223

of Article 1 of the Public Local Laws of the State of

Maryland, title "Allegany County," and to re-enact the

same with amendments, to provide for the inauguration

and maintenance of night schools in Allegany County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

land, That Sections 218, 219, 220, 221, 222 and 223 be and the

same are hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read as

follows :

218. Free evening schools shall be opened in Allegany

For free even-
ing schools.

County for the study of the rudimentary branches of knowl-

edge, including reading, writing and arithmetic and such ad-

vanced studies as may be necessary.

219. The School Commissioners in said Allegany County

Teachers for

are authorized to provide from the now existing day schools

tame.

such teachers as may be requisite for such evening schools,

and students therein shall be males of not less than fourteen

years of age.

220. The School Commissioners of said Allegany County

Salaries of

shall have full power to appoint and fix the salaries of such

Teachers.

teachers for such night schools, and shall have power to make

such regulations as they may deem necessary therefor.