The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-02-17
legislature,


The bill introduced by Delegate
Mackie providing for the election of a
treasurer in Cecil county has passed
both houses.
FOR A STATE VETERINARY BOARD.
Mr.. Woolley, of Cecil, introduced a
bill to establish State Veterinary Med.
ioal Board; it provides for the appoint
by the Governor, for terms of four years
of five members, each of whom shall be
a member in good standing of some
school of veterinary medicine The
board shall see to it that no one shall be
permitted TO practice veterinary medi-
cine who has not diploma from a
reputable college, or who does not take
1894. A register OF all duly authorized
veterinarians must be kept by the board
to be published in two newspapers in
Baltimore City at least once a year. On
the register shall be placed the names of
all veterinarians who have practiced in
Maryland for the past five years, and
such others as may in the meantime be
able to exhibit diplomas or take the
boards examinations.
After next January acceptable diplo
mas must come from colleges which
have at least three years course.
Every practitioner must also register
either with the County Clerk or with
the Clerk of the Court OF Common Pleas
of Baltimore, for which he shall pay a
fee of 50. Violation of the provisions of
the law will be deemed misdemeanor
punishable each by fine of from
500 10 $500, or by Imprisonment in the
House of Correction for from three
months to one year. The board is
authorized to act as prosecutor, and the
fine may be imposed by any county or
city justice of the peace.
CECIL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
A delegation from Cecil county, COM
posed of Andrew Anderson, president of
the board of county commissioners, VIM
5. Evans, counsel to the board, james T.
Graham, Clerk of the Circuit Court. and
ex-senator John S. Writ, had a confer
ence with Senator Crothers and the Cecil
Delegates today in opposition 20 the
proposed change i'll the coun-y commits
sioners law. Mr.. Writ acted as spokes
man and SAID that he represented large
body OF the taxpayers of Cecil who had
signed protests against any change in
existing laws. He asked the measure
be withdrawn before reaching the Gov
ernor. Should This not be done, pro
test may be sent to the executive asking
him to veto the bill. The signers to the
protests, he said, represented more than
81, OOO, 600 in Cecil county, and there are
others in the county who oppose the bill
out who had not been asked to sign the
protest. Tie objectionable bill was
introduced in the Senate and has passed
both houses and is now being engrossed
for submission to the Governor. 1t prac-
tically repeats the bill passed two years
ago regulating the election of county
commissioners in Cecil. IL provides that
of the three members of the Board now
holding office two shall retire in 1885 and
their successors elected at the general
election in that year while the third
member shall hold over until the general
election of 1897. In 1897 the hold over
commissioner, together with the two to
be elected in 1895, shall retire and a
whole board of three members chosen
who shall hold Office for two years each.
The bill practically goes back to the old
system of electing three commissioners
for two year terms, whereas the bill OF
1892 provides for terms of six years, one
commissioner retiring every two years.
Another objection urged against the bill
by Mr.. Writ and those with MIN is that
1t, leglslates the present county treasurer
and clerk to the county commissioners
out of office. The pending measure com
bines these two offices and names the in.
cumbent who shall fill the position thus
created until the general election in
1895, when his successor shall be elected
The commissioners who will retire in
1895 by the terms of the bill are Messrs
Anderson aud Price. Mr.. John Banks,
of Chesapeake City is named in the bill
as the couaty treasurer. Senator Crothers
says that he will not withdraw the
measure but will let it 60 to the Cover
nor for action.