The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-02-25
Maryland Legislature.

FEBRuARY 17.-Among the bills introduced
in the Senate were by Mr.. Goldsborough,
bill designed to prevent unauthorized per-
sons from practicing medicine, and to prevent
persons from going through the counties and
cities and advertising themselves as specialists
who are not regularly graduated physicians,
with penalties as follows: Imprisonment in
the penitentiary or House of Correction for
not more than two years or fine of not less
than 5000 nor more than $500, or both fine
and Imprisonment, in the discretion of the
court. by Mr.. Sappington, a bill for the pro-
motion OF medical science by the distribution
and use of unclaimed human bodies for scien-
ti6c purposes, through board created for
that purpose, and to prevent unauthorized
uses and traffic in human bodies, the penalty
being a fine not exceeding 5000, or imprison-
ment not exceeding one year.
Mr.. Bennett presented the petition of D. II.
Maynard and $50 others to prohibit the issu-
ing of liquor licenses in New Windsor dis
trict, Carroll county. Also, for continuance
Of the appropriation to the Western Mary
land College.
Mr.. Tunis presented petition to protect
farmers and shippers from fraud by commits
sion merchants.
Mr.. Golsborough introduced bill TO pay
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In the House bill was reported favoraby
to refund to the school commissioners of Car
roll county money paid enormously into the
State treasury; to provide for registration of
births and deaths in the State; to require con-
victs in the State penitentiary to worS on State
account, and to require convict made goods
to be stamped as such, and all proceeds of
such labor in excess of its maintenance be
applied to the public school fund of the State.
After reading of some bills and passage of
others adjourned until Monday night.
FEBRUARY 20.-In the Senate number of
local bills were introduced.
President Peter introduced bill to prevent
the sale of novel agricultural products. 1t
prevents fraudulent sales of any varieties of
new or novel seeds, and provides as follows :
Amy person or persons, firm or company
offering for sale oats, wheat, rye, corn or
cloyerseed, or other agricultural products,
representing them as possessing qualities or
productiveness superior to the same varieties
in general cultivation, and selling the same
on credit, or in any way bartering or trafiicing
in the same, shall in each and every case state
in the note or bill of exchange taken for the
same the kind of variety of the seed sold or
bartered, and with succinct statement of the
advantages claimed for such seed or products,
and the terms on which the same is bartered
or sold, and the note taken shall contain a
warranty as to the quality and value of the
article Sold" A fine of not less than $500
nor more than 81 200, or Imprisonment in the
penitentiary not less than one nor more than
five years, is the penalty imposed for violation
of the law.
After the passage of number Of bills the
Senate went into executive session.
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presented.
Mr.. Selby was granted leave to introduce
bill to create q new district in Carroll county
to be known as Mt Airy, No. Is.
After the transaction of some local business
adjourned.
FEBRUARY 2I.-In the Senate the repeal of
the compulsory feature of the tobacco law
was discussed at length. 1t is thought it will
be repealed.
The Baltimore Lar Journal bill, requiring
all legal notices to be published in that paper,
came up and was the cause of much debate.
If it passes it will cost the city round sum.
After an executive session adjourned until
SIP. m.
At the evening session the legal advertise
ment bill was again brought up, and during
its discussion a message came from the House
asking for its return to that body.
A few local bills were passed, when an ex-
ecutive session was had.
In the House Mr.. Webster obtained leave
to introduce n bill for the benefit of Western
Maryland College. A number of bills were
introduced.
Favorable report was made on the bill to
authorize the mayor and aldermen of Freder-
lex to issue bonds to secure money to intro
duce an additional supply of water into said
city.
The Joint resolution authorizing the mayor
and city council of Baltimore and the county
commissioners of Dorchester, Talbot, Caro-
line and Wicomico counties to indorse the
bonds of the Baltimore and Eastern Shore
Railroad Company was passed.
At the evening session number of bills
were passed, among which was the bill to in
corporate the German Reformed Church of
Manchester, Carroll county.
Both Houses adjourned until Thursday.
FEBRUARY 23.-The Senate was chiefly &C.
cupied with the belt bill and the oyster bill.
Mr. Bennett introduced bill to tax mort
cages.
At the evening session a number of petit
titions were presented and Senate bills passed.
In the House petitions were presented and
a leaves granted for the introduction of bills.
mostly of local character.
Mr.. Ebaugh was granted leave to introduce
n hill to amend the law relating to public
schools so as to provide a general system OF
public education; to Mr.. Laird to amend the
law relating to taxation of saving banks,
placing the tax at one-fourth of one per cen
tum on deposit on the first of january of each
year.
At the evening session among the bills
passed was one to authorize the mayor and
common council of Union Bridge, Carroll
county. to levy water tax and issue bonds to
buy fire apparatus and the bill to allow the
same authorities to issue Licences to non-res-
idents.