ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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CHAPTER 504.

AN ACT to punish any person who shall falsely represent him-

self as a member of the police force of Baltimore city, or who

shall wear any of the insignia of office worn by the officers of

said force.

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

That it shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in

the jail of Baltimore city for not more than one year, or by fine

Misde-

of not less than five dollars, for any person not a member of the

meanor.

police force of Baltimore city, to falsely represent himself as being

such member, with fraudulent design upon person or property,

or upon any day or at any time to have, use, wear or display, with-

out the authority of the board of police commissioners of Balti-

more, any shield, button, wreath, number or any other insignia or

emblem of office, such as are worn by the police force of said city.

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

Effective.

the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1890.

CHAPTER 505.

AN ACT to incorporate the Baltimore, South Baltimore and

Curtis bay railroad company.

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

That Samuel G. Acton, George N. Potee, John F. Lowekamp,

Joseph M. Clark, John F. Williams, William C. Pennington, J.

Swan Frick, Hiram Woods and John Gill, of E., be and they are

hereby appointed commissioners to take subscription to the capi-

Commis-

tal stock of the Baltimore, South Baltimore and Curtis bay rail-

sioners

road company hereby incorporated, and that they, or a majority

of them, may cause books to be opened at such times and places

and for such period or periods and upon such notice as they may

deem expedient, and may re-open the same from time to time for

the purpose of receiving subscriptions to said capital stock; and

if any of the above named directors shall die, resign or refuse to

act, another or others may be appointed in his or their stead by

a majority of the remaining commissioners.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the subscribers to said stock

and their successors and assigns, shall be and they are hereby

To Incor-

declared to be incorporated into a company by the name of the

porate.

Baltimore, South Baltimore and Curtis bay railroad company,

and by that name shall be capable in law of purchasing, holding,

selling and conveying property, real, personal and mixed, as far