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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 613.

AN ACT to prohibit the sale of spirituous or fermented

liquors or lager beer within one mile of Holly Run Metho-

dist Protestaut Church in the fifth election district of

Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

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liquor, &c

Maryland, That it shall not be lawful for the clerk of the

Circuit Court for Aune Arundel County, to issue license to

any person or persons, or body corporate to sell spirituous or

fermented liquors or lager beer nearer than one mile (1 mile)

in all directions from Holly Run Methodist Protestant Church

in the fifth election district of Aune Arundel County, Mary-

land. Provided that nothing in this act shall be construed

to intefere with the sale of spirituous or fermented liquors

or lager beer in Baltimore County.

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

Effective.

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 7th, 1892.

CHAPTER 614.

AN ACT to amend article 23 of the Code of Public General

Laws, title "Corporations," sub-title "Religious Corpora-

tions," by adding four additional sections thereto, to

follow section 217 thereof, and to be known as section

217 A, 217 B, 217 C, and 217 D, so as to provide for the

incorporation of congregations of the Roman Catholic

Church, in conformity with the peculiar discipline and

practice of the said church.

WHEREAS, the provisions of article 23, sections 205 to 217

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inclusive, of the Code of Public General Laws, title " Cor-

porations," sub-title "Religious Corporations," have been

shown by experience to be inapplicable to congregations of

the denomination of Christians constituting the Roman

Catholic Church, and it has proven impracticable to organize

religions corporations belonging to the said denomination of

the same general character as those provided for in the said

article and sections ;

AND WHEREAS, it is just and expedient that citizens of

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the State of Maryland, belonging to the said denomination

should enjoy the same privileges as other citizens of different