1144                      LAWS OF MARYLAND.                  [CH. 454

General Laws of Maryland, title "Chancery, " sub-title "Trus-
tee"; said section to follow the section numbered 268 in Bagby's

Annotated Code of 1924 and to read as follows:

268A. Courts of Equity within this State shall have full juris-
diction to enforce trusts for charitable purposes, upon suit of
the State by the Attorney General or upon the suit of any person
or persons having an interest in the enforcement thereof; and
as to all trusts hereafter created for charitable purposes, whether
by gift, deed, will or other form of settlement, and whether the
subject thereof be real or personal property, it shall be no ob-
jection to the validity or enforce ability of such trusts or of
such gift, deed, bequest, devise, etc... that the beneficiaries of
such trust constitute an indefinite class or that such trusts or
the limitations under such settlement are limited to extend for
a perpetual or indefinite period. "Charitable purposes" under
this section shall include all such purposes as are within either
the spirit or letter of the Statute of 43 Elizabeth Ch. 4 (1601),
commonly known as the statute of charitable uses.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1931.

Approved April 17, 1931.

CHAPTER 454.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 404
and 407 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title
"Harford County, " sub-title "Justices of the Peace and Con-
stables"; providing for the filing of reports and payment of
money to the County Commissioners of Harford County by
Justices of the Peace and creating a new schedule of fees to
be charged by said Justices of the Peace in criminal cases.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 404 and 407 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland, title "Harford County, " sub-title "Justices
of the Peace and Constables, " be and the same are hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amendments, said amended sections
to read as follows:

Section 404. The several justices of the peace for Harford
County are directed and required to file full and complete re-
ports with the County Commissioners of Harford County of all