Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-18
soyr NEEDED LEGISLATION.

Wv that the Legislature Is IN session
,bo tune ripe for asking leave TO in
t,., hills. so that they may be well
~, ray and towards the TOP Of
.l.,ler before the hurry and Co :
,..;,o Of tie closing days come, it's i'm
.,,,t to urge upon our representatives
matters for legislation Of great im-
,,,,oco to the counties, our own in
cIuled.
VA have already expressed our opin-
to the adyisability Of a change in
an, road system, in which, at that time
cor. Al one with our neighbor, the
r...,,. and We have recently been antic
;.,,,d by our contemporary in a sugges-
~ vlicb the writer of this article has
IL. from time 10 time for many months,
individual, and which would have
a. H' w.
a..o made journaIistically weeks ago,
FIR certain circumstances and pro-
..liD,s which it is needless to recapitu-
ate here, bat the existence of which
90. deemed good aud just ground for the
...,nonement. We refer to the i'm
.,,,,nce of a different method of collect
i, and disbursiag the money levied for
hIcs.
~ do not refer exclusively to our
.,rotv where, we believe, the County
Commissioners and Tax Collectors are
q, bone.t as those in other counties of
bs Stote but to all the counties whose
,,,t.ns are like ours, following herein
i,bs suggestion frequently made by Mr..
Hamilton aud Mr.. Heating. As a mat
d, of course the needs of our own cOun-
" especially concern us, but as citizens
of,he State, interested in the welfare
.D3 credit Of the whole State, we are
n,tjfcd in the larger view, especially as
.ur Heating reports that "the whole
amount (of money levied for state taxes)
IN The hands Of collectors, unaccounted
for. is 1855 844,OO." Moreover, we
IbsGeye there would be better prospect
olbavns general law passed for the
,olhcton Of taxes in all the counties of
The State. than local laws for counties
bere and there.
4 As to he new method. it is difficult
to know exactly what scheme to pro-
nose without an interchange Of views
With others of older experience and
wider observation. Even Mr.. Heating,
With his six years experience as Comp
uolcr, makes suggestions with difidence
ani lack Of confidence. His suggestions,
however, relate to the collection Of
money levied for the State tax, and
he seems to advise a special method for
Collecting this tax. We think the same
4 oTcer should collect the State and mu-
uicipal or county tax, for it is just this
multiplication of officers that We wish to
avoid, aud that the State and municipal
or county tax should be collected by the
sano method and proceedings Further
| that there should be only one tax col
locQr IN each county, who, at the SAME
ltins. should be the discussing officer o
the money collected for county purposes
hulyenses; that this officer should b'
Iced by the people to hold Office TO-
n -or four wears aud that, as mattel
Of c,rse, &c should be required to Civ,
bond to be approved by the Judges o
the Circuit Court. In these suggestion
We believe we again agree substantially
with the Times, and we hope We ma.
be able to join forces, with eyes single
to the good of our county and State, il
an effort to have such general law en-
acted.
As to cur road system, we urge upoI
our representatives from Charles County