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with the standard thread for fire hose couplings and hydrant
fittings designated as the National Standard, which is seven
and one-half (7½) threads per inch, as the same has been
adopted by the National Board of Fire Underwriters and is
hereby designated as the standard for such equipment in the
State of Maryland. Any such person, firm., corporation or
association who shall violate the provisions of this section,,
upon conviction thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-
five dollars ($25) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100)
or by imprisonment in the county jail in the county in which
the misdemeanor is committed for riot less than ten days nor
more than sixty days, or both such fine and imprisonment, in
the discretion of the Court. Justices of Peace shall have con-
current jurisdiction, with the Circuit Courts over prosecutions
for violations of this Act.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1929.

Approved April 11, 1929.

CHAPTER 410.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 192
of Article 16 of Bagby's Code of 1924, of Public General
Laws of Maryland, sub-title "Chancery. "

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 192 of Article 16 of Bagby's Code
of 1924 of Public General Laws of Maryland, sub-title "Chan-
cery, " be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments so as to read as follows:

Section 192. In all cases in the courts of equity, it shall
be the duty of the said court to file their opinions; for or in
respect of any final decree or decretal order, whenever such
decree or order shall have passed upon argument, oral or in
writing, on the part of any of the parties in such cause; this
section not to apply to Baltimore City or Baltimore County.

Approved April 11, 1929.