Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-01-01

We ara glad to see th4t three of the
ahlest and most intluentil tXpontn oI
progressive democracy in Maryland the
Westmin tar 1dro.ate, Cambridge CWoAtclc
and Hagerstown Ners, have raised ;heir
voices in favor of dissemina ing among
the people The laws they are expected e
observe. 0. this subject tn. latter paper
very truthfuy says:
Ignorance of the law eNcuse, na man
! is l-,al maxim. but 1T is v,rv poor
consolation to an unfortunate cIt;z n, who
through ignorance of law pissed "" wrsk
before, may find himself behind he bars of To;
COMFY Jail, muctei in heavy d,nag-s or com
PEELED to paw fine This woa'i h- r.rhei
unpleasant state of circumstances, but oss not
1t all unlikely to occur under the rsent con
iition OF affairs which causes laws to be
| tcted, and then leavea those 10 h- sf-cr.i t.
find them out III the best (Ur wars'} Sav incr
can. We are IN favor Of he v li,st jiSsstnIn.
ton of knowledge anonGst thu N So; puniIt
schools, public brides. pn'li, llnr4ri', ani ts1
publication OF the pHhlir laws Dl courts, thl
ditfusion of knowledge costs som monv
" c mi ht abolish the puh!r schO. II nltasets-
and rear our children in dcnsr ignorance, Al
thereby save the shiaries Of mtnr tea 'htr. III
various comfortable. school house, and other
items which will occur to the advocates Of such
economy" We believe, hswe,.r. that tse
intelligent people of MARYLAND s.e not in favor
of such economy as would leave nc youthful
mind IN d,rkuess that IhsH do not ha,Is's
that a pahiic school is on TIL same foulln (
with "a public soup house, ard that they a.,
not in favor Of system " hich ~.ui SEMI M =
| to all, impose hesvy tuu. upon them and in.
velve them in expensive law suit. for viol, iii Z
laws which they do not know AT in .1lsl.ncs
Let the laws be published
There c,n he no d ,ubt that i is he
duty of the Legislature to provld. FIR tbs
promulSatio of the avs II enacts. - tut
people whs are expected 10 obey them
That proposition is self evident. TIE an ,
discretion which the legislature can pro
perry exercise in the mater is IS ~ h,
means or Nedi. Of publica ion. We hgnh
1t would hardly lie galnssid 10y any one g
sound understanding that the local paper,
of the 5 a'e which 90 into almost every
home in the State are the best and III -, CT
iSlSAls Al4tabS VI !'A''ilAi- iNiliS Nt'S laws
the people It should be 50 regulated
that the papers should not receive fall al
vertising rates for his work, but th,,
should recsive a tair compensation for i
and this is all the respectable press Of t.
Safe could expect or desire The e1pea.,
incurred for this service, if properly r,su
lated, would be very slight item in q,
account of the treasury and would not b,
felt by the tax payers Of the State Will.
The advantages accruing IL them and Il
Ill the people in the way ut necessary il
formation would be of decided import
| ,ace.
The temporary suspension al. this service
lfter the last two sessions Ut II. Legal.
;ure has been due in part to Sac f.,. NJ.
tons OF economy, in part to tie blag ltns
manner in which the law rsgalitin. tax
natter was attempted TO lie amended a
the session of 1889, and in ar.- measure
10 the infirmity at the former las GA til,
subject. As The law tarncr sxistri i,
vas provided that all laws which went
into operation prior u Juns 1t folio sin-
tue service should DO purI.sac! ia thc
newspapers, aud n prbyiSl n L: all $50
made for III. publictioa Of ST. IA l,x.
rs wen: into operation subsequent t 7 ! &c
LIST. II WAS f1uai that may A.. # .
limited snd Impartial ch n ,ct,r Y r.. pIb
ishel under this r-Lul .t.1l All "A. v1-
Jen.e in :urred ~ th- Size f,r u pl, /.
alton of ih-s; uainpofttut lIvs s- n.'.
ccte,l to by I'll, -csInnls.s IA | is,ulll.
resu tel the bang,ias ANA tn,1l ~
which no laws II all wou / b. pa ,il,t-
Except in tbs discretion OF b,II tn u -,
amor and Attorney GensTh
Tue whole theory nf h. f,r mr. las up
IN this ~ubject w.s err0asrIs Ii any
laws at al are - %. pr,nl st;e :, ths
psop'e through tha nsSsp.pers. tht San,
necessity exists Tor The publication Of II IS,
,ha; 60 Interpretation su1.sll ut t. JGn
as oil thas. that % lutn up r atom pri hr
10 that time. Tae 1000 cope. 81 lh+
bound volum. Of II, I,ss which ar. ia
sued to Justices OF the Pace sal Tn.
Courts ahDu. that Il re IL a.: rsach Ia,
people at al or aft ct them with any Eotic,
IF tho law. thus published Ii the law,
are to be pronlly,t-l th-oJsI pDpuE.r
medium At all, such publicttia 81 ,u.l
cearly embrace ali this N IRE imp prttnt
laws, without regard to the date OF thei
taking ef-c'. For thI purpp-. o. as:er-
tanning what laws are of.Iti .i.at import
,ncs to be puJlishe |, boar c,usisti1s
Of the presiding a.ticsrs Of the W house.
Of the Assembly AMI III. q rveraor. coIld
% pro,iled: anil the laws d,ternine /
upon by them should b, published il
compact form by one nswsp .per Of argos
bona file circu alton in each cpua.y a. q
moderae compensation to b. fixed by III.
act. This We he ieve Would be sensible
and practical solution OF the question
| which the people would fully approve.
some of the Governors RecUmm enda
lions