HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 201

SECTION. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 141 of Article 27 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1924 Edition), title "Crimes and
Punishments, " sub-title "False Pretenses, " be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments, to read
as follows:

141. Every person who, with intent to cheat and de-
fraud another, shall obtain money, credit, goods, wares or
anything of value by means of a check, draft or any other
negotiable instrument of any kind drawn, whether by such
person or by any other person, persons, firm or corpora-
tion, upon any bank, person, firm or corporation, not in-
debted to drawer, or where the drawer or drawers
thereof, shall not have provided for the payment or accep-
tance, and the same be not paid upon presentation,
shall be deemed to have obtained such money, credit,
goods or things of value by means of a false pre-
tense, and upon conviction, shall be fined or imprisoned,
or both, as provided in Section 139 of this Article, at the
discretion of the Court. The giving of the aforesaid
worthless check, draft or negotiable instrument shall be
prima facie evidence of intent to cheat or defraud; pro-
vided that if such person shall be a bona fide resident of the
State of Maryland and shall deposit with the drawee of
such paper within ten days thereafter funds sufficient to
meet the same, with all costs and interest which may have
accrued, he shall not be prosecuted under this section, and
no prosecution either by presentment, indictment or other-
wise, shall be instituted or commenced until after the
expiration of said period of ten days.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1939.

Approved May 24, 1939.

CHAPTER 127.
(Senate Bill 192)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 33 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1935 Supplement), title "Elec-
tions", sub-title "Miscellaneous Provisions", said new
section to be known as Section 138B and to follow imme-
diately after Section 138A of said Article, providing