FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 53

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That all acts and
parts of acts inconsistent with this act be and the same are
hereby repealed.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved February 26th, 1892.

	CHAPTER 39.
	AN ACT to repeal sub-section class one of section fourteen
	of article twenty-three of the Code of Public General
	Laws entitled "Corporations," and sub-section three of
	section forty-two of the same article ; also section forty-
	seven of the same article and to re-enact the same with
	amendments.
	WHEREAS an act was passed by the General Assembly
	of Maryland at the session of eighteen hundred and ninety
	which forms chapter three hundred and thirty -nine of the
	published acts of that session, and which was approved by
	the Governor on the twenty -ninth day of May in the year
	eighteen hundred and ninety entitled an act to repeal sub-
	section class one of section fourteen, of article twenty-three,
	of the Code of Public General Laws, entitled "Corpora-
	tions," and sub-section three, of section forty-two, of the
	same article ; also section forty-seven of the same article,
	and to re-enact the same with amendments, and
	WHEREAS doubts have been expressed whether said act
	is valid, the same having not been approved by the Gover-	Validity
	nor until more than six days had elapsed after the same had	of Act Doubted.
	been presented to him; and to avoid these doubts it is
	deemed advisable to re-enact the said act, therefore
	SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
	Maryland, That class one of section fourteen, also sub-
	section three of section forty-two, and section forty-seven,
	of article twenty -three of the Code of Public General Laws,
	be and the same are hereby repealed and re-enacted so as
	to read as follows:
	Class 1. For the creation and maintenance of educational,
	moral, scientific, literary, dramatic, musical, social, benevo-
	lent or beneficial societies or associations of all description,
	of religions or charitable societies or associations, fire en-
	gines and hose companies, and of uniformed volunteer com-
	panies, of universities, colleges, academies, hospitals or