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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

aud Punishments," sub-title "Embezzlement of Property

and Writings," to follow section seventy-nine of said article,

and to be called section seventy-nine A.

SEC. 79 A. In all cases where any person, or persons,

shall be employed in the management or navigation of any

vessel or vessels in any river, bay, or otlier waters exclusively

within this State, on shares, whereby the master and owner,

or owners of such vessel or vessels are to receive a certain

share, respectively, of the proceeds derived from the sale of

the cargo or cargoes thereof, the owner or owners of such

vessel or vessesls, shall be deemed ipso facto, owner or

owners of a part of the cargo, equal in quantity to the share

of the proceeds, which, by the terms of such employment,

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such owner or owners may be entitled to receive ; and the

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master of such vessels shall be deemed to be the agent of the

owner for the purpose of selling or disposing of such owner's

share of the cargo; and provided further, that the master of

such vessel shall account for and pay over to such owner or

owners, for his or their share of the cargo or the proceeds

thereof ; aud if such master shall neglect or refuse to account

for, and pay over to such owner or owners, the consideration

received therefor, with intent to defraud the said owner or

owners, or any of them, he shall be deemed guilty of a mis-

demeanor, and on conviction thereof, in any court of this

State having criminal jurisdiction, shall be subject to the

penalty or penalties as provided in section seventy-eight of

this article.

Approved February 25th, 1892.

CHAPTER 20.

AN ACT to authorize the County Commissioners of Queen

Anne's County to grant a pension to Greenberry T. Baxter

of said county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That the County Commissioners of Queen Anne's

County are hereby authorized and empowered to graut an

Pension.

annual pension, not exceeding fifty dollars, to Greenberry

T. Baxter, of said county, during the natural life of said

Greenberry T. Baxter, and to levy said sum on the assessable

property of said county.

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

from the date of its passage.

Approved February 25th, 1892.