FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

CHAPTER 347.

AN ACT to regulate the trial of cases before justices of
peace in Allegany County, requiring security for the pay-
ment of costs.

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SECTION 1. Be it exacted, by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That in any suit or action before a justice of the
peace in Allegany county, where the plaintiff not a resident of
the State of Maryland, the justice of the peace shall, upon
motion of the defendant, require the plaintiff to give security
for the payment of the costs and charges, which may be
recovered against him in such action; when such security is
required, in any case, the plaintiff shall be entitled to a con-
tinuance for not less than six nor more than fourteen days, and
if the security required be not then given he shall be non-
suited.

Non resident
plaintiffs
to give
security.

SEC. 2. And Be it enacted, That in all cases of appeal
from justices of the peace in said county to the Circuit Court,
the plaintiff, if he he a non-resident of the State of Maryland,
may be required to give security for costs in the same manner
and to the same extent, in all respects, as if the case had
originated in the Circuit Court for said county.

Security on
appeal.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 6th, 1894.

CHAPTER 349.

AN ACT to encourage horticultural and appropriate a sum
of money to the Peninsula Horticultural Society.

Effective.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the sum of three hundred dollars be appro-
priated annually for the use of the Peninsula Horticultural
Society; and that the Comptroller of the Treasury be and is
hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrant upon the
Treasurer annually for the sum of three hundred dollars, in
favor of the President of the Peninsula Horticultural Society.

Appropria-
tion.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 6th, 1894.

Effective.