EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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or other substance whatsoever deleterious to or destructive of

fish life, under a penalty of not less than twenty-five dollars

nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in jail

for not less than six months nor more than one year, or both

fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court; provided,

however, that nothing in this section shall apply to saw mills

or saw mills now in operation until October 1, 1905, unless

said saw mill or mills shall in the meantime change its or their

Certain ex-

location ; and further provided, that any saw mill or mills

ceptions.

moving from its or their location shall be considered a new

mill or mills, and shall be subject to the provisions of this

section.

Approved March 25. 1904.

CHAPTER 151.

AN ACT to repeal Section 7 of Article 45 of the Code of

Public General Laws, title "Husband and Wife," and to re-

enact the same with amendments.

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

land, That Section 7 of Article 45 of the Code of Public Gen-

Husband and

wife.

eral Laws, title "Husband and Wife," be and the same is

hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments so as to read

as follows :

7. Every husband shall acquire, by virtue of his marriage

Husband's

an estate for his life in one-third of the lands held or owned

dower.

by his wife at any time during the marriage, whether by legal

or equitable title, or whether held by her at the time of her

death or not, but such estate shall not operate to the prejudice

of any claim for the purchase money of such lands or other

lien on the same; nor shall any conveyance of such lands by

the wife alone bar such estate of the husband therein, and. this

estate shall be known as the husband's dower, and the statute

and common law of this State as to the wife's dower shall be

construed to be applicable to this estate unless such construc-

tion would be unreasonable.

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

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 25, 1904.

CHAPTER 152.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section I

of Chapter 175 of the Acts of 1888. providing for the keep-