ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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CHAPTER 249.

AN ACT to exempt the property devised by the late Hester Ann

Ridout of the city of Annapolis to establish a "Home" for desti-

tute, aged and infirm women from the payment of the "Col-

lateral Inheritance Tax."

WHEREAS, the late Hester Ann Ridout by her will left certain

real and personal estate to trustees for the establishment of a

"Home" for destitute, aged and infirm women which she also

Preamble.

designed to endow for its permanent support and maintenance,

but by reason of her sudden death she was prevented from making

such endowment; and

WHEREAS, by reason thereof the said charity has been left

destitute of all present means and is unable to pay the "Collateral

Preamble.

Inheritance Tax" for which it is liable under the existing laws ;

therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted ly the General Assembly of Maryland,

That the property devised and bequeathed to the "Chase Home

Charity," by the last will and testament of the late Hester Ann

To exempt

Ridout of Annapolis, be and the same shall be exempt and re-

leased, and hereby is released and exempted from .the payment of

the "Collateral Inheritance Tax" due the State thereon.

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

Effective.

the date of its passage.

Approved April 3, 1890.

CHAPTER 250.

AN ACT to add an additional section to article four, of the Code

of Public Local Laws, title "City of Baltimore," sub-title

"Criminal Court," to be designated as "Section one hundred

and ninety-four A."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted ly the General Assembly of Maryland,

That a new section is hereby added to article four, of the Code

of Public Local Laws, title "City of Baltimore," sub-title "Crimi-

To add.

nal Court," to follow section one hundred and ninety-four, and

to be designated as "Section one hundred and ninety-four A," and

to read as follow:

194 A. Witnesses appearing before the grand jury shall be

To be

sworn in the presence of the grand jury by the foreman or by

sworn.

some other member appointed by the foreman for that purpose.

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