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	SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall	Effective.
	take effect from the date of its passage.
	Approved April 10, 1880.

	CHAPTEE 203.
	AN ACT to repeal section twelve of article seventy-
	two of the Code of Public General Laws, title
	" Partnerships limited," and to re-enact the same
	with amendments.
	SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
	of Maryland, That section twelve of article seven- ty-two of the Code of Public General Laws, title	Repealed and re-enacted.
	" Partnerships limited," be and the same is hereby
	repealed and re-enacted to read as follows :
	12. With the exceptions hereinafter stated, if the
	name of any special partner shall be used in the firm with his privity, he shall be deemed a general part-
	ner, and the general partners only shall transact the
	business; and if a special partner shall interfere,	Special part-
	contrary to this provision, he shall be deemed a gen-	ners.
	eral partner; but he may from time to time ex-
	amine into the state and progress of the partnership
	concerns, and advise as to their management, but if
	the word "limited" be used as part of the firm
	name, and if paid word " limited," together with the
	name of the special partner, 'and his designation, a
	" special partner," be placed upon all signs used by
	the partnership, and be printed upon the bills, notes,
	checks, letters and other papers ordinarily used by
	the partnership in the course of its business, the
	special partner may take part in transacting the business of the partnership without being deemed on
	this account a general partner.
	Approved April 10, 1880.