FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

be at liberty to bring his or her action within five years after
the removal of such disability.

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6 A. The period within which any suit or action may be
brought under any statute of limitations in force in this State
shall not be extended because the plaintiff in such suit or
action was, is or shall be a feme covert, imprisoned, or beyond
the seas, or out of the jurisdiction of this State at the time of
the accrual of the right, title or cause of action.

Approved April 6th, 1894.

CHAPTER 662.

AN ACT to add new Sections to Article 23 of the Code of
Public General Laws, title "Corporations," sub-title "Insur-
ance," to come in after section 142, and to be designated
Sections 142 A and 142 B, to prevent the forfeiture of Life
Insurance policies, by reason of untrue statements made in
good faith, and to provide that real age shall be made the
basis as payment of policies.

When time
shall not be
extended.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the following new sections be added to arti-
cle 23 of the Code of Public General Laws, title "Corpora-
tions," sub-title "Insurance Companies," to come in after sec-
tion 142, and to be designated as sections 142 A and 142 B.

New sections.

142 A. Whenever the application for a policy of life insur-
ance contains a clause of warranty of the truth of the answers
therein contained, no misrepresentation or untrue statement in
such application, made in good faith by the applicant, shall
effect a forfeiture or be a ground of defence in any suit
brought upon any policy of insurance issued upon the faith of
such application, unless such misrepresentation or untrue state-
ment relate to some matter material to the risk.

Untrue state-
ments in
application
for life
insurance.

142 B. Whenever it shall be made to appear that a wrong
age has been given in good faith in' any application for a policy
of life insurance, the company shall not be required to pay
the face value of the policy, but such sum as the premium
paid would have purchased at the applicant's real age at the
time of effecting the insurance.

Real age to be
the basis of
payment.