The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-16
o Correspondents.
The Work OF the Legislature.

The Work OF the Legislature.
The results accomplished by the late Lcgis-
latnrc are gradually becoming known. 1t
win I've found that q great many laws were
passed, some of them valuable others useless,
and but few pernicious. II is TO be regretted
that many of the reforms promised in the
Democratic platform and urged by Governor
Hamilton were not adopted. 1t is impossible
to say who is responsible for the failure, but
we believe that the majority of the Legisla-
ture were sincere in their desire to reform
all existing wrongs, Differences of opinion
existed as to the proper method of bringing
about the reforms, and as is the case in all
legislative bodies, before such differences
could be harmonizcd the session was at an
end.
The local legislation relating to Hartford
county and approved by the Governor in
cludes the following:
An act regulating the fees of Sheritis for
boarding prisoners in Jail and for transport
ing them to and from the jail
An act extending the sessions of the Or
phans' Court when cases are pending before
An act to promote manufactures at Havre
lie Grace-permtting the city council of
Havre de Grace to exempt from municipal
taxation the machinery, &c, of manufacture
ing establishments.
An act authorizing the city council of
iavre de Grace to sell lots in Havre de Grace
belonging to unknown persons.
An act appropriating $3.50 to complete the
State Hay and Cattle Scales at IIavre de
Grace.
An act amending the charter of the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company in Hartford county.
An act amending the charter of the Bali-
more and Delta Railroad Company.
An act giving the Governor power 10 ap.
point duckng police for Hartford and Cecil
counties. These police were formerly ap.
pointed by the County Commissioners
An act changing the game law, so as to
permit woOdcock shooting 10 commence on
The 10Th of June instead of the LIST of July.
An act fixing the bounty for hawk heads
Al % cents instead of 80 cents and requiring
the hawk heads TO be produced before mag.
istme within fixed period
An act repeating the ID section of the act
of 1921, relating To the rector of ST. Johns
Parish, Baltimore and Hartford counties
The original act provided that there should
hc hut one rector in the parish, which in
clndes 81. Johns Protestant Episcopal
Church, Baltimore county, and Christ
amendment makes he Two CHURCHES indie.
pendent of each other in law, as they have
hccn in fact for many wears
An act 10 refund to DIR. VIM. =. Richard.
son, Register of Wills, money overpah 10
the State.
An act giving the County Commissioners
discretionary power 10 grant pension 10
Ihnmul V'raplWnV In 10 ;nI
tnoaS i,1I" o,S, Mr: roadway Is '''h,
In oct to refund to Ambrose Coo,.v n,opov
oycrpaid the State as tax collector.
An aci to authorize the Clerk tothe County
,;,"t; ~, y" w .''ll or NJ
the county.
A GENERAL law was also missed T;vinr fish.
crmcn right To- law ont their seines in cer.
min nloces This not nrovidos thot when ony
person has tished unintcrruptcdlv in a Mace
Tor a certain period of time, tho place can NOT
he occupied by any one else for fishing, while
he pleases to occupy il
One of the most imporlont acts of the sos
O.,
NV" WV '''''i i'oi 10 ''i''' iiicreas-
ing the jurisdiction OF justices OF the peace in
a large majority of the counties of the State
This act authorizes the Justice to hear and de-
tcrminc common assault and petty larceny
cases, and confers the same power possessed
hy the circuit courts to impose fines and i'm
prison in the House of Correction. The act
applies to a number of counties, including
Hartford.
The bill to prevent the spread of pleuro-
nneumonio wos missed and signed bv tbo
r,o.
w.
Inc ohi 10 lease thc Htale caltle scales also
became law.
The following acts of local interest MISSED
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