Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-03-30
tEgIsI,ATURH OF MARYLAND.

This Body adjourned sine die On Friday
wight last at 12 o'clock p NJ. A number Of
important laws of general public importance
were Passed. Among the more important
ones are the law providing general system
of free public education or free schools
throughout the State; the law providing for
the registration of legal voters. and the dis
franchisemeEt Of rebels or " secesh' under
the 4th G. 9Th Sections of Article 1st Of the
Constitution the law providing for the taking
ofSddiers votes in the field !; the law to make
an uniform system Of making returns Of cleo
tons. The law providing for the registra-
ton Of Births, Marriages and Deaths require d
by the new Constitution. This is q very i'm
poriant law, though a new one to our people
and in our State. From and after the 1st
DAY Of July next, every birth every marriage
and every DEATH must be reported within a
certain timo after the occurrence Of the event
TO the Clerk of the Circuit Court, to be by
him recorded in books prepared for each OF
these events, and be mus. transmit D return
thereof to the Secretary Of the Senate BY the
last of the year, to be kept in the Executive
Department of the State for future reference
and information, The law in relation to mar
riages has been considerably changed, Clergy
men are released from TIE ;nalty her etofore
existing fer marrying minors or persons under
age, and that responsibility is put on the
Clerk who issues the license it is made his
duty to swear the party applying for the Ii
eense if he does not know them to be Of age,
and if any person has conscientious scruples
about being married by clergyman, and
makes oath to that effect, they may be mar
ried by Judge or Clerk Of the Circuit Court,
&c. A general law was also passed pro-
viding for the State Banks, laying aside that
character and becoming National Banks. A
law. was passed regulating the mode of taking
Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay and its tribu-
taries, by which It estimated revenue will
be brought into the State Treasury running
from $3.50 600 to $500 900 per year. All
of the Black Code but two sections relating to
contracts for hire, have been wiped out of our
Statute books. Laws have also been passed
establishing uniform rates Of fees for Clerks
of Courts and for Magistrates and Constablcs.
A law empowering Orphans Courts to decree
rales Of real estate where the amount does
not exceed fifteen hundred dollars. This will
effect an important saving in small estates.
Also, a law providing for the publication of
sll General Public Laws which arc to take
effect from the day of passage. in two news
papers in the City of Baltimore, and one in
each County. having the largest circulation,
and /; II public local laws of the same kind to
DO published in all the newspapers of that
county. A large numfer of local laws were
also passed. aud this county eomes in for a
large share Of them, among the most impor-
tant of which is the law regulating the mode
of drawing and summoning jurors.
4, Although the prospect at the commence
ment of the session was not very promising
for work, it yet appears that much important
legislation was effected, and many of the im-
portant matters required by the new Consti-
tuition, have been acted on AS soon as the
proper officers Of tho Legislature begin the
publication Of laws as required, We shall lay
them before our readers.