18 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved February 24th, 1914.

CHAPTER 16.

AN ACT legalizing the Annotated Code of Maryland, edited by
George P. Bagby, in three volumes, and making it evidence of
the Law.

WHEREAS, The Legislature of 1912 legalized Volumes 1 and 2
of the Annotated Code of Maryland, edited by George P. Bagby,
and made them evidence of the law; and

WHEREAS, Volume 3 of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
edited by George P. Bagby (containing Article 27 of the Code,
title "Crimes and Punishments, " the Public General Acts of
1912, and the Constitution of Maryland), completes the codifi-
cation and annotation of the Public General Laws of the State;

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the Annotated Code of Maryland, edited by George
P. Bagby, in three volumes, be and the same is hereby legalized
and shall be deemed and taken in all the Courts of the State, and
by all the Justices of the Peace of the State, and by all public
officials of the State to be evidence of the Public General Laws
of the State contained in the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland of 1888 and the Public General Laws enacted subse-
quent thereto; provided that before Volume 3 of said Annotated
Code is published, the Public General Laws enacted by the Gen-
eral Assembly of Maryland at its session of 1914 be incorporated
therein.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

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Approved February 24th, 1914.

CHAPTER 17.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 123 of
Article 33 of the Code of Public General Laws, title "Elec-
tions, " sub-title "Miscellaneous Provisions, " as enacted by
Chapter 202 of the Acts of 1896, in Section 114-B, so far as
said Section relates to Anne Arundel County.