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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

warrant issued by the justice ; State's Attorney may in every

Indictment.

such case; before the trial begins, prepare and file in the same

an information or charge in the nature of an indictment and

the case shall be tried thereunder, and if any person or per-

sons be charged as the members of any firm or as the direc-

tors or managers of any corporation and shall deny that they

are members of such firm or are directors, trustees or man-

agers of such corporation, they shall be required to sustain

such denials by evidence; and provided that nothing herein

contained shall be construed to prevent the sale of peach or

apple brandy, wines or pure and unadulterated apple cider,

Liquors made

manufactured in Dorchester County from fruit grown therein

from home-

in quantities not less than one gallon, by the grower or growers

grown fruits
exempted.

of such fruit, upon the premises where the said fruit was

grown ; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be con-

strued to effect any prosecution for now depending violations

of the existing laws of this State, or for offenses against the

same committed before the passage of this Act.

SEC. 2, And be it enacted, That all Acts and parts of

Acts inconsistent with this Act be and the same are hereby

repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from and after the first day of May. 1904.

Approved March 29, 1904.

CHAPTER 202.

AN ACT to provide rations for the officers and crews of the

steamers of the State Fishery Force.

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

Providing

land, That the officers and crews of the steamers of the State

rations for
officers and

Fishery Force shall each receive one ration per day, of the

crews of

quality and quantity such as is allowed by law to the officers

State Fish-
ery Force.

and crews of the revenue marine of the United States, but no

rations shall be allowed to officers or crew of sailing vessels,

and the sum of nine dollars per month for each man is hereby

appropriated to carry into effect the provisions of this Act,

which sums are payable out of the Oyster Fund by the State,

to and upon the approval of the Commander of the State Fish-

ery Force.

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

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 31, 1904.