The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-01-30

RESIGNATION OF GOVERNOR WHITE
Governor Whyte, the newly elected United
States Senator from Maryland, has sent to
the Legislature his acceptance of the position.
1t is as follows:
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 81, 1874.
Hon. John Lee Carroll, President of tile Senate
ana Lion. Jesse II. Hines, Speaker Of tile
House Of Delegates.
GENTLEMEN: have the honor to ackowl-
edge the receipt, at your hands, of an official
notification that on Tuesday last, Goth in
stant was duly elected by the General As
sembly Senator in the Congress of the Uni
ted States, to represent the State of Mary
land for six years from the 4th of March.
1875. No citizen Of Maryland could fail to
estimate most highly the tender of this most
important trust, and beg you to believe
il comes to me freighted with double honor,
bearing with it, as it does, the assurance
that the feeble. service | have rendered nv ma
tive State as its Chief Magistrate has met the
appreciation of the representatives of the peo-
pie
Recognizing the right of my fellow.citi
zns to transfer my labors to another field of
duty, and gratified beyond expression at their
parliality, accept the post of Senator. A
child of Maryland. | trust shall never lose
sight of her honor, nor fail to seize every OBJ
portunity to advance her interests, while. as
her representative. l shall hold true al
legiancc to the Constitution of the United
States, and be faithful to the Federal compact.
lending my best energies to promote the pros
pcrity and happiness of all sections of our
common country.
In accepting the distinguished position
now conferred upon me- feel it to be my
duty at once to resign the office to which
| was called two years ago by a generous and
contiding constituency, in order that the Gen
cral Assembly may, in conformity with the
terms of the Constitution, elect my successor.
l have, therefore this day, filed in the office
of the Secretary Of State my formal resgna-
ton of the office of Governor, to take effect
at - o'clock meridian, on Wednesday, the
4th day of March, 1874.
In separating from my official associates.
and from the members of the two Houses of
the Assembly, cannot forego the expression
Ofmy deep regret, but shall look back upon
my connection with them with sincere affec-
ton and gratitude.
To you, personally, gentlemen, beg leave
to present my thanks for the flattering and
generous manner in which you have convey
ed to me the intelligence of the action of the
Legislature.
l am, with high regard, faithfully your
friend and servant, WIN. PINKNEY WHITE.
THE DOG LAw.-Thc Annapolis cores
pendent of the Baltimore San says:
"a number of the members of the Legis-
laturc seem to be favorable to the passage of
n dog law for the protection Of sheep Last
week Mr.. Miller, of Frederick county, OBJ
tanned leave TO introduce bill on the sub
jcct, the outlines of which are that the own.
crs of dogs shall obtain license and pay for
it, and also a collar with tag showing the
dog has been licensed, the penalty for not
getting license to be a fine of ten dollars,
and for non-payment thereof commitment
tojail. The moneys arising from licenses and
fines 10 be set apart as the dog-taX fund.
The licenses and collars to be distributed to
dog owners by the constables of the county,
and they to report every three months under
Il penalty of a fine of So day for their fail.
ure to do so after n certain time. They are
to receive fifteen per cent of the amount
collected by them for licenses and fifty cents
for every dog killed and one-haf the fines
collected by them. Ifthey neglect or refuse
to kill the dog they shall be subject to fine
of s., 1t shall be their duty to kill all dogs
found running at large without collar and
all which have been proved to have killed or
injured sheep Any person having sheep
destroyed or injured may apply to a justice
of the peace, who shall appoint three persons
to ascertain his damages, and the county
commissioners shall pay the amount out of
the dog-taX fund"
The provision in regard to paying owners
of sheep for losses they may incur, out of the
dog-tax fund, will doubtless meet with oppo-
sition. A similar plan was tried in this
county some years ago. and gave so much
dissatisfaction that the whole law was re.
pealed