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the County Commissioners of the pendency of said suit or action; and
provided further, that at the time of the injury, disability and death the
operator has complied with the provisions of this Act.

MARRIAGE CEREMONY.

1914, ch. 580.

402. It shall be unlawful for any Minister of the Gospel, or other
person, in Garrett County, who under the laws of the State of Maryland
is now, or may hereafter be authorized to perform the marriage ceremony,
to give, either directly or indirectly, or offer to give any money, present
or reward, to any hotel or railroad porter, or to any other person or per-
sons, as an inducement to said hotel or railroad porter, or other person or
persons, to bring, take or direct any person or persons contemplating matri-
mony to said Minister of the Gospel or other person so authorized to per-
form said rite or ceremony. Any person or persons violating the provi-
sions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof before any Justice ,of the Peace in Garrett County, or
before the Circuit Court thereof, shall be fined not less than ten dollars:
nor more than fifty dollars and costs of prosecution, and to be committed,
to jail until said fine and costs are paid.

MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK.

(Chapter 430 of 1888 incorporated the community of Mountain Lake Park, but
as the Act of incorporation provided that it should not have or possess any polit-
ical franchises nor have any of those powers ordinarily distinguishing public or
municipal corporations from private corporations or associations, it was not In-
cluded in the 1888 Code. It is, therefore, not included in this edition of the Code,
but it seemed desirable to give references to amendments which have been made,
to ch. 430 of 1888, these amendments being as follows: 1890, ch. 48; 1896, ch. 315;
1914, ch. 688; 1916, ch. 176; 1927, ch. 160.)

OAKLAND. .

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 12, sec. 167. 1886, ch. 290. 1892, ch. 343, sec. 167.
1896, ch. 123, sec. 167. 1898, ch. 25, sec. 167.

403. The inhabitants of the town of Oakland, in Garrett County, are-
a corporation by the name of the "Mayor and Town Council of Oak-
land," and by that name may have perpetual succession, may sue and be
sued, and may have and use a common seal, which may be altered at
pleasure, and may purchase and hold such seal, personal or mixed prop-
erty as may be required for the use of said corporation, and may dispose
of such property when necessary for the benefit of said corporation, and
all the property and funds of very kind belonging to said corporation,
are vested in the Mayor and Town Council of Oakland.

1898, ch. 25, sec. 168. 1906, ch. 359, sec. 168. 1918, ch. 26, sec. 168.
1922, ch. 4, sec. 168.

404. The officers of said corporation shall consist of a Mayor and a.
Town Council, which shall be composed of six members, a President of