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added to Article 47 of the Code of Public General Laws
of Maryland (1924 Edition), said new section to be known
as Section 15A and to follow immediately after Section 15
of said Article, said new section to read as follows:

15A. Whenever any person or corporation shall make
an assignment for the benefit of his or its creditors, or
shall be adjudicated insolvent, or shall be adjudicated bank-
rupt, or shall be dissolved as a corporation, or a receiver
is appointed to take possession of his or its property or
estate, in the distribution of the property or estate of such
person or corporation, all the money owing from such per-
son or corporation for rent of any real or leasehold prop-
erty in this State due not more than three months, but not
actually distrained for, before the execution of such as-
signment or the filing of the bill or petition for such re-
ceiver, dissolution or adjudication, shall constitute a lien
on, and shall be paid in full out of, the distrainable prop-
erty of such person or corporation, to the same extent but
no further than if distress for said rent had been levied by
the landlord before such execution or filing.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect as of June 1st, 1933.

Approved March 16, 1933.

CHAPTER 49.

AN ACT to declare Anna Mae Harris to be the adopted
daughter of Uriah G. Heltibridle and Sallie L. Helti-
bridle, his wife, and to change the name of the said
Anna Mae Harris to Anna Mae Heltibridle.

WHEREAS, There has been filed with the General As-
sembly of Maryland a petition signed by Uriah G. Helti-
bridle and Sallie L. Heltibridle, his wife, and Anna Mae
Harris, all adults of Carroll County, wherein it is repre-
sented that the said Uriah G. Heltibridle, and Sallie L.
Heltibridle, his wife, raised the said Anna Mae, Harris
from infancy, and that it is the desire of all of said parties
to have the said Anna Mae Harris declared to be the
adopted daughter of the said Uriah G. Heltibridle and Sallie
L. Heltibridle, his wife, and to change her name to Anna
Mae Heltibridle; and