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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

subject to the fine and penalites as prescribed in Sections 244

and 155, respectively, of Article 10 and Article 21 of the Code

of Public Local Laws of Dorchester and Talbot Counties, as

amended by Chapter 674 of the Acts of 1900.

250 and 161. Any master or person in charge of any boat

Captains of
boats.

who shall violate any of the provisions of this sub-title of

said Article relating to the catching of oysters in the Chop-

tank river shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on

conviction before any justice of the peace or Judge of the

Circuit Court of either of said counties, shall be fined not less

than fifty nor more than three hundred dollars, and stand com-

mitted until said fine and costs are paid.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That all Acts inconsistent with

the provisions of this Act, general or local, be and the same

are hereby repealed to the extent that they are so inconsistent

SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That nothing herein contained

Not affecting
existing pros

shall be construed to affect any prosecution for violation of

ecutions.

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

committed before the passage of this Act.

Approved April 8, 1904.

CHAPTER 563.

AN ACT to add an additional section to Article 16 of the

Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, to be known as

Section 198A, and to follow immediately after Section 198

of said Article, relating to the powers of courts of equity to

authorize the mortgaging of lands belonging to estates.

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

"Chancery" —

land, That an additional section be and it is hereby added to

Article 16 of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland,

title "Chancery," sub-title "Sales," to be known as Section

198A, and to follow immediately after Section 198 of said Ar-

ticle, so as to read as follows :

198A. Tn all cases where one or more persons is or are en-

Pertaining to

titled to an estate for life or years, or to an estate tail, fee sim-

estates, for
life, estate

ple, conditional, base or qualified fee, or any other particular

tail, fee sim-
ple, etc.

limited or conditional estate in lands, and any person or persons

is or are entitled to a remainder or remainders, vested or con-

tingent, or an executory devise or devises, or any other inter-