The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-02-03
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE,

The Senate passed an act incorporating
the Conowngo Bridge Company also in.
cooperating the village of Head of Sassafras,
Kent county.
The Maryland Legislature has made a
further appropriation for the completion OF
the work of enclosing and preparing the An
tietam Cemetery. Eight thousand bodies OF
soldiers are buried in that region. and these
are to be removed and deposited in the Gem.
etery. Aid from other States whose soldiers
fell III the battle is expected.
Mr.. Wells, of Anne Arundel, was the only
L mon member of the Senate who voted to
receive Mr.. Blair and the anti Registry law
resolutions of the Baltimore Convention.
In the House the Committee reported un.
Eavorab!y on the bill to make eight hours a
legal days work in this State.
The bill for the working Of the public
roads in the State, which has passed to a
third reading in the House, provides thar
the commissioners of the several counties of
the State. shall levy tax at their discretion.
for the use Of public roads in their respcc
tive counties to be called 1.-THE public road
tax; :" the commissioners of each county to
divide the same into as many convenient
road districts as they may deem necessary.
They are also to spportion the tax so levied
to the several road districts. in such manner
as they may deem just and proper provided
that nothing herein contained shall prevent
any resident tax payer from working out his
or her road tax in the district in which THEN.
property may lie subject to the direction
and control of the supervisor. When any
number of tax PAYERS N any road district
shall subscribe any amount of money for the
use of any road or roads in addition to that
already levied for the use of public roads in
said district, then the commissioners of the
county may appropriate like sum for the
use OF said road or roads, for which such
subscri ption was made and collected. the
whole amount to be worked out on the said
road or roads in said district under the d.
rection Of the supervisor. The commission.
crs of the several counties shall fix such per
diem from time to time, for the laborers and
teams working on roads. as in their i,ldg-
ment may be Just and right. nchalf of
the taxes so levied for the use of ronds. shall
be worked ont on the roads between the first
day of April and the first day of July, and the
remaining half between the first day of July
the first day Of November in each year. All
special laws relating to the public roads, in
consistent with this act are repealed, and
the act shall take effect from the date of its
passage
Three fourths of the money Mt least should
be worked ont on the roads, between May
and July, and herein the law is faulty.
A bill to secure the completion of the
Kent county railroad also, to incorporate
the town of Cecilton, in this county: also,
to incorporate the Chestertown Water Com.
pany also, to authorize the Commissioners
Of Queen AIMS county to levy tax, not
exceeding $50, 900, for the benefit of the
Queen AIMS and Kent county railroad, have
been passed by the Senate.
Mr.. McCauley, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported unfavorably on the
bill making eight hours legal day s work in
this State.
Mr.. Pilkington, from the Committee on
Registration. reported unfavorably on several
petitions for the repeal of the Registry law.
Several petitions against the repeal of the
Registry law were accepted
Mr.. Pennington presented the petition of
1homa' p. Jones and twenty six others, of
this county. to amend the charter of Cecilton.
A favorable report was made to amend the
charter of the L'onowingo Bridge Company.
The Assessment bill was passed by the
Senate on Wednesda, V last. 1t provides for
a general assessment a nd revaluation of pro-
perty in this State, and Irives the Governor
the power of appointing Assessors.
The bill authorising the repairing of our
old Jail, or the building new one, passed a
second reading in the House, on Tuesday.