HARRY HUGHES, Governor

4821

Mortmain Act

FOR the purpose of declaring the sanction and consent of the
General Assembly of Maryland to certain gifts,
bequests, and devises contained in the Last Wills and
Testaments of certain persons, deceased, and also to
certain gifts, grants, sales, leases, and deeds made by
various persons to and for the use and benefit of
certain ministerial persons, religious corporations,
vestries, educational and charitable institutions,
churches, denominations, or sects.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the sanction and consent of the General
Assembly of Maryland is declared, given, and granted to all
gifts, bequests, devises, grants, sales, leases, conveyances
and deeds, to and from any person or body corporate to and
for the use of any ministerial persons, religious and
education corporations, orders, denominations, sects, and
charitable institutions that were made on or before November
7, 1978 2, 1948.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

Approved June 1, 1982.

CHAPTER 896

(House Bill 1642)

AN ACT concerning

Pretrial Release - District Court Commission Commissioner

FOR the purpose of prohibiting a District Court Commission
Commissioner from establishing conditions for pretrial
release to, and from admitting to bail by bond, persons
charged with certain offenses.

BY adding to

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 616 1/2(h)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative