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shall have the cash surrender value endorsed
thereon.
SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That the said com-
pany may purchase for its own benefit any policy	May pur- chase policies.
of insurance or other obligation of the said com-
pany growing out of its business, and also any
claims arising out of dividends or profits ; but no
officer, director or agent of the company shall be
directly or indirectly interested in such purchase.
SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful
for any married woman, by herself and in her	Married
name, or in the name of a third person, with his	women may insure.
assent as her trustee, to cause to be insured in
said company, for her sole use, the life of her hus-
band, for any definite period or for the term of
his natural life, and in case of her surviving her
husband the sum or net amount of the insurance
becoming due and payable by the terms of the in-
surance shall be payable to her and for her sole
use, free from the claims of the representative of
her said husband, or of any of his creditors. In
case of the decease of the wife before her hus-
band, the amount of insurance due at his death
shall pass to the children of said wife so insuring,
for their use.
SEC. 18. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect from and after its passage, but may be al-	In forces.
tered, amended or repealed by the Legislature of
Maryland at its pleasure.
Approved April — , 1878.