ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That said Pres-

byterian Eye, Ear and Throat Charity Hospital, by

said name, shall have, exercise and possess, all and

singular, the franchises, rights, corporate powers, priv-

ileges and property of said Presbyterian Eye and Ear

Charity Hospital, and that a copy of the resolutions

of acceptance of the provisions of this act, attested

under the corporate seal of said corporation, shall be

lodged with the secretary of state within sixty days

after the passage hereof, and a copy of the same, duly

attested by the secretary of state, shall be evidence in

all courts of law or equity of the due acceptance of

this act.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the dura-

Duration of

tion of said corporation shall be unlimited, and that

corporation un-

this act shall take effect from the date of its passage.

limited.

Approved March 20, 1884.

Chapter 69.

AN ACT to provide for the protection of Agricul-

tural Gardening and Fruit Growing in Middletown

Election District, Frederick County, Maryland.

SECTION 1. And be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That if any person or persons shall

trespass upon the lands of any other person or persons,

or body corporate, that are used for agricultural

gardening or fruit growing purposes in Middletown

Election District, Frederick County, Maryland, upon

conviction thereof before any magistrate or justice of

the peace in said county, shall be adjudged guilty of

Penalty for

misdemeanor, and shall be fined not less than two

trespassing.

dollars and fifty cents, nor more than five dollars, for

the first offence; and not less than five dollars, nor

more than ten dollars, for the second offence; and

not less than ten dollars, or more than twenty dollars,

for the third offence; and for each and every suc-

ceeding offence the same as the third offence; and in

case the person or persons so offending shall neglect

or refuse to pay the said fines so imposed, then the