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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

county wherein the offender shall reside ; funds paid as pen-

alties shall be equally divided between the informer and

the public school commissioners in the district where the

offence is committed.

Effective.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 7th, 1892.

CHAPTER 654.

AN ACT to add an adit ion al section to article 16 of the

Code of Public General Laws, title "Chancery," sub-

title "Pleading, Practice, Process," to be designated as

section 186 A.

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

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Maryland, That the following section be added to article 16

of the Code of Public General Laws, title " Chancery,"

sub-title "Pleading, Practice, Process," to be designated

as section 186 A.

SEC. 186 A. When any plaintiff, or any defendant, who

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ments in

has been duly summoned in to answer a bill or petition in

chancery

any of the Equity Courts of this State, shall die before final

pleading

decree leaving heirs at law or representatives, who should

be made parties to said cause ; or any one has been

omitted, as a plaintiff or defendant in any equity cause, it

shall not be necessary to file an amended bill or petition in

said cause, but on a short petition setting forth their interest

in said cause they shall be made a party plaintiff, or if a

defendant, the court shall cause a summons to be issued

requiring said party or parties to answer said bill or petition

as originally filed ; and said short petition shall be taken

and considered as a part of said bill.

Approved April 7th, 1892.