The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-03-30
DOINGS AT ANNAPOLIS.
Special Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
ANNAroLIs, March 2Sth, ISIS.

ANNAPOLIS, March 2Sth, 1878.
Mr. Banks last week reported favorably from
select committee the bill to add new section to
the charter of the Mount MOriah Lodge, No. 116,
of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons. The bill
was read the first time
The bill to enable the Lake Chrome and Miner
al Company of Baltimore county to make and en-
force payments of all calls assessment upon its
capital and stock, was passed.
The bill to supplement the act to incorporate
companies to make several turnpike roads through
Baltimore county and for other purposes, being on
its third reading last Thursday, Mr.. Johnston OBJ
tanned unanimous consent to offer an amendment,
which done, adopted and the bill passed.
The bill has since passed the Senate.
On Friday last Mr.. Banks obtained leave to in
troduee bill to authorize the Commissioners of
Baltimore county to re-assess property in that
county when in their judgment the same may be
proper.
Mr.. Townsend obtained leave to introduce 4
bill to prevent the shooting of wild fowl with
swivel guns in the waters of Baltimore county
The penalty is 500 fine, forfeiture of boat and
cunning apparatus. There is great deal of this
swivel shooting in your county and the object is
to break it up by putting on a severe penalty
The bill has reached a second reading in the House.
Mr.. Banks obtained leave for the Baltimore co.
delegation to introduce bill to incorporate the
village of Woodbury.. The bill was subsequently
reported unfavorably, simply because it was
brought in late in the session. Had it been re-
ceived earlier the bill would have been passed, and
that would have been one lesser reason for Balti-
more city to take a slice off of Baltimore county.
The Baltimore county assessment bill, to allow
County Commissioners to correct assessments, was
reported favorably on Friday from a select CON-
mittee, and read first time.
The Gwynn's Falls Bridge Company bill has
been passed The Company let the bridge get out
of repair and the attempt was made to make Bal
timore county and city take the bridge in hand and
put it in repair as a free bridge. The Baltimore
county delegates objected to this the bridge-was
entirely in the city and the county had nothing to
do with it. Baltimore county was stricken out
and the city alone will have to put the bridge in
repair.
The bill to prohibit the sale of liquor in Beck
leysville, Baltimore county, has been read sec
ond time.
The stock of the POwhatan Gas Light Co., is
placed at s. a share; as soon as 500 shares are
subscribed the directors are to be elected to it.
The bill to protect partrides, woodcock, pleas
ants and rabbits in Baltimore county, has been
read second time in the House. This bill linn
its partridge shooting from October lst to Decem-
Der oath. The penalty is severe in regard to vio-
lations of the law, and the design of the law is to
protect the birds during the process of incubation
and rearing their young.
The bill to pay r. NJ. G. Trainor, ofPowhatan,
$780, 90 for services as teacher of school No. 4
I'd district has been read a second time in the
House.