50 APPRENTICES. [ART. 6.

1884, ch. 416.

95. In all cases of amendment of actions and proceedings at
law, under the preceding section, the allowance of continuances
and of costs shall be in the discretion of the court, as the case
may be, so as to accomplish the ends of justice.

ARTICLE VI.

APPRENTICES.

1. Jurisdiction of orphans' court 2. Appeal to circuit court or superior court 3. When orphans' court may fine master. 4 May discharge apprentice and bind him to new muster. 5 May release master. 9. Apprentice not to be taken out of State 7. Cruel treatment of apprentice, remedy for. 8. Payment by master of fine im- posed upon apprentice 9 Replevin by master for apprentice 10. Court may bind orphan children 11. Also, children of pauper parents. 12. Parents to be summoned 13. When court shall not bind chil- dren 14. May cause bound children to be cited before them 15. Term of apprenticeship 16. Two justices of the peace may also bind

17. Trustees of the poor may also bind. 18. Trustees to file indenture with reg- ister of trills. 19. Trustees may cite pauper or vag- rant children before them 20. Father may bind out his children. 21. Manufacturers or mechanics may take apprentices. 22 Children of female convicts, how bound 23 Apprentices in country to perform work in harvest. 24 Enticing apprentices, penalty and damages for. 25 Court may compel master and ap- prentice to keep terms of ap- prenticeship. 2G. Absconding apprentices 27. Authority of widow of master 28 When widow of master may assign unexpired term. 29. Right of widow of master to retain female apprentice. 30 Valuation of unexpired term. When and how made.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. C, sec. 1. 1842, ch 25. 1847, ch. 163.

1. The orphans' court may hear and determine all matters in
dispute between masters and apprentices; may grant releases to
apprentices; may re-bind apprentices that may be released for
cause or otherwise, and shall have jurisdiction in all matters per-
taining to masters and apprentices.
Lammott v. Maulsby, 8 Md. 5.