PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

ARTICLE I.

RULES OF INTERPRETATION.

1. Adoption of code not to impair vested rights, nor discharge contracts, nor affect pending suits and prosecutions.

2. Nor to preclude prosecution for offences previously committed.

3. Nor to impair rights under charter or grant from State.

6. Masculine to include all genders.
7. Singular to include plural.
8. Oath to mean also affirmation.
9. Boundaries of counties and city of
Baltimore.

10.

Public local law to prevail in case of conflict with public general law.

4. Administrator to include executor. 11. County to include city of Balti5. Decedent to include testator and

intestate.

more.

12. Person to include corporation.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 1, sec. 1.

1. The adoption of this code shall not affect or impair any right, vested or acquired and existing at the time of its adoption, nor shall it impair, discharge or release any existing contract, obligation, duty or liability of any kind whatsoever. All pending suits, actions and prosecutions for crimes or misdemeanors, including all civil and criminal proceedings whatsoever, shall be prosecuted and proceeded with to final determination, and judgment entered therein as if this code had not been adopted.

State v. Hall, 22 Md. 335. Langley's lessee v. Jones, 26 Md. 472. State .. Logan 33 Md. 7.

Ibid. sec. 2.

2. If any crime, misdemeanor or other violation of law hath been committed, and nc prosecution or other proceeding hath been commenced against the offender before the adoption of this code, then such offender may be proceeded against by indictment or otherwise, and punished in the same manner as if this code had not been adopted.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 1, sec. 3.

3. No rights, property or privileges held under a charter or grant from this State shall be in any manner impaired or affected by the adoption of this code.

Mayor . Groshon, 30 Md. 443.

Ibid. sec. 4.

4. Whenever the word administrator is used in this code it shall include "executor," and so vice versa, unless such an application of the term would be unreasonable.

Muncaster v. Muncaster, 23 Md. 286. Crow v. Hubard, 62 Md. 564.

Ibid. sec. 5.

5. The word decedent means either a testator or person dying intestate.

Ibid.

Ibid. sec. 6.

6. The masculine includes all genders, except where such construction would be absurd or unreasonable.

Ibid. sec. 7.

7. The singular always includes the plural, and vice versa, except where such construction would be unreasonable.

Ibid. sec. 9.

8. Wherever an oath is required by this code an affirmation shall be sufficient, if made by a person conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath.

Loney. Bailey, 43 Md. 16.

Ibid. sec. 10.

9. The boundaries and limits of each of the counties of this State and of the city of Baltimore shall remain as now established.

Ibid. sec. 11.

10. Where the public general law and the public local law of any county, city, town or district are in conflict, the public local law shall prevail.

Everett v. Avery, 19 Md. 87. Hammond v. Haines, 25 Md. 558. State v. Co. Comm'rs, 29 Md. 520. Albert v. White, 33 Md. 504. Co. Comm'rs Baker, 44 Md. 9. Alexander v. Mayor, &c., of Balto., 53 Md. 104.

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P. G L., (1860,) art. 1, sec. 12.

11. The word county shall be construed to include the city of Baltimore, unless such construction would be unreasonable.

1888, ch. 36.

12. The word person shall include corporation, unless such a construction would be unreasonable.

ARTICLE II.

AGENTS AND FACTORS.

1. Who to be treated as true owner of 10.
consigned goods. Extent of con-
signee's rights.

2. Limitations upon consignee's rights.
3. When and how far holder of bill of
lading or possessory document is
to be deemed true owner.
4. Contracts between factor and third
parties, and payments to factor
when good against consignor.
5. Deposit or pledge by factor or
holder of bill of lading or posses-
sory document to third parties,
for pre-existing debt without no-
tice.

Where third party entitled to setoff, principal may recover surplus of unpaid purchase money or surplus over advances made to factor.

11. Owner redeeming goods pledged by insolvent factor to be held to have paid pro tanto any debt due by him to such factor.

12.

13.

Title and right of consignees of agricultural products.

Mortgage and pledge of agricultural products by consignee to be void.

6. Deposit or pledge by factor to third 14. Agricultural products unsold in

parties with notice.

7. Upon insolvency of factor, princi

pal may collect unpaid purchase 15.
money. Set-off.

8. When set-off allowed.

9. Upon insolvency of factor, principal may recover unsold and un

pledged goods.

16.

hands of insolvent factor, not to pass to his trustee in insolvency. Lien of consignee for advances to owner of agricultural products. This article not to affect legal and equitable rights of owner against factor.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 3, sec. 1. 1825, ch. 182, sec. 1. 1849, ch. 293, sec. 1. 1. Any person intrusted for the purpose of consignment or sale with any goods, wares or merchandise, except agricultural productions, and who shall have shipped or consigned the same in his own name, and any person in whose name any goods,