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four hundred and twenty-eight, be, and the same is hereby changed to that of the Maryland Coal Com- pany, and that by the name of the Maryland Coal Company it shall sue and be sued and have, hold, use, enjoy, all the property, rights and franchises and be liable for all the contracts and obligations of the said Mutual Coal Company, and that the proceedings and decree of the Circuit Court for Allegany County, as a Court of Equity, passed on the eighth day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, changing the name of said Mutual Coal Company to that of the Maryland Coal Company,		Change title,
be and the same are hereby made valid and effec- tual in law for said purpose. Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect from its passage. Approved February 19, 1870.		In force.
CHAPTER 51.
AN ACT for the better protection of Partridges and Pheasants in Harford County ;
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That no person shall trap, shoot or in any manner catch or kill any partridges and pheasants within the limits of Harford County for the period of two years from the date of the pas- sage of this Act.	Limit.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That any person vio- lating the preceding section shall pay a fine of ten dollars, to be recovered before a justice of the peace of the county, one-half of said fine to be	Fine.
paid to the informer and the balance to the County Commissioners, for the use of the school fund. Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect from the date of its passage. Approved February 19, 1870.	In force.