Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-01-31
LEGISLATURES OF MARYLAND.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES


January 22.-Leares to Report Bills.
by MIR. Stone, to allow Walter Mitchell
former Clerk of Charles County Court, fur
ther time to complete collections. Mr..
brooke, to authorize levy by Prince
Georges county, for the benefit of the Up.
per Marlboro Academy. Also, to extend
the charter of the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company.
Order Prcsented-By Mr.. Smith, Of
Carroll, that the Governor communicate the
petitions, recommendations and reasons 70,
granting no1le prosique to William Her.
man, indicted for murder in the Court OF
Carroll county; adopted.
MIR. Partridge reported unfavorably on
the bill giving magistrates in this State ju-
rlsdlctlon in cases of assault and battery;
favorably upon giving such jurisdiction to
those officers in Worcester county Mr..
Kennedy, unfayorably on the bill to allow
the Commissioners Of Charles county to cor
rect certain assessments.
January 23.-Pettttons Presented.- BY
Mr. Brooke, of sundry citizens of Prince
Georges county, for registration of births,
deaths and marriages. Mr. Duvall, a sim
liar petition from citizens of Hartford coun-
ty. Mr.. Stone, Of q. FL. Turner, for pay
mcnt of arrearages Of pension due Col. John
II. Stone
The Speaker laid before the House the
following report:
Since our last report to the Legislature
we have arranged and prepared nearly all
of the Acts of Assembly of general applica-
ton, and have made progress in codifying
the local lows, applicable to the Counties
and City Of Baltimore. We have the acts,
relating to tcstamentary affairs printed, and
now furnish to each member of the Legisla-
ture copy. This we think comprises all
the legislation now in force on this subject.
There may be some trivial errors which
may be easily corrected in the revised copy
we propose hereafter to report. It is diff
cult to avoid errors in the first copies, and
in manuscript mistakes are not SO easily dis
covered as they are when the matter is prin-
ted. On this account we have thought best
to publish each article separately, and fur
nish copies to persons of intelligence, and
after careful examination, and receiving such
suggestions as we may be able to obtain, to
print revised copy for the action of the
We have deferred printing any more of
the code till we ascertain what portion of
Report of the gentlemen appointed ''to re-
wise, simplify and abridge the rules of Prac-
tice, Pleading, Forms Of Conveyancing and
Proceedings of Courts of this State" will
be adopted. If their report is adopted, as
it's presented to the Legislature, we shall
have to change and modify large portion
of our work. The report of the Commits
sioners changes the law, so that every arti-
-cle we have prepared. on the general laws,
will have to be altered to conform to it.
When we arc informed of the views of the
Legislature, in reference to the report of the
Commissioners we will as speedily as practi-
cable, proceed with the codifcation, and
can be prepared at no very distant day, to
report revised edition of the entire code.
Respectfully,
OHIO SCoTT,
HIRAM MCCULLoUGn.
Referred to the joint committee on that
subject.
Also, report from the Guano Inspector,
stating that there has been imported and in
spected by him, since his appointment, 107,-
S11 tons. He has also inspected 3,476
tons imported before his appointment. That
this year, as compared with the last, the
falling off in the inspection has been 81 1856
tons. That during the year, from May,
1851, to May, 1855, he has received the
sum of 1885,, II.
Blu Reported. BY Mr.. Stone, granting
further time to Walter Mitchell, former
Clerk of Charles County Court, to complete
collections.
Mr.. Partridge reported favorably on the
digest Of the license laws-ordered to be
printed.
The bill more efectually to prevent gam
bling was passed to second reading. Ad-
journed.
January 24-Tbe Speaker presented the
report of the Charlotte Hall School in St.
A1arys county.
Orders, &c.-By Stone, that the Com
mittee on Education inquire into the'expe-
diency of releasing Charlotte Hall School
from debt due the adopted. Also,
that standing committee on public roads be
appointed-lies over. Mr. Daniels, that
the Printing Committee inquire why flo CO.
pies of Comptroller's or State Chemists re-
ports have been furnished to members of the
House and report by the Goth st-adop-
ted.
Leave to Report Bill. TO Mr.. Askew, to
exempt from execution a reasonable amount
of debtors property.
Blu Reported. the Joint Commit
tee, SO simplify and abridge the forms of
conveyancing.
The bill granting magistrates of Worces-
ter county jurisdiction in assault and bate
~ cases, was amended by adding Washing
ton, Cecil, Anne Arundel and Baltimore
counties, on motions by Messrs Fiery, Scott,
Dorsey and Cullinps and tho hill ordorod