Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-11-22
New Laws Advocated.

In accord with the determination reached
at the annual convention held at Ocean City
last summer the State Bar Association Is
preparing to take an active part In shaping
legislation at Annapolis when the General
Assembly convenes.
To this end a meeting of the committee
on laws, of which Judge Conway w. Sans,
OF the Appeal Tax Court, is chairman, has
been called to meet in Judge Sans Office In
Baltimore on November 25, at which time
the preliminary steps toward putting the
recommendations OF the association into
bill form will be taken. The work will be
divided among the members OF the commit.
tee, and second meeting will be held some
time in December, at which plan of action
will be determined upon. The committee
on laws Is composed of Judge Sans, Messrs.
John X. Pattison, of Dorchester county !;
james II. Covington, Of Easton William
Q. Devecmon, of Cumberland Ridgeley p.
Melvin, Of Annapolis Blair Lee, of Mont
gomery county, Charles IL. Stanley, OF
Laurel; William Grason, OF Towson, and
Judge Alferd S. Niles, Baltimore.
Among the measures which the associa.
ton will urge upon the Legislature are some
of far-reaching importance to the whole
State. One of the most vital of these 10 q
bill to amend the Constitution 80 as TO re.
quire all bills presented to the Legislature
to be printed before being read third time.
This provision will do away with the neces-
sity OF engrossing bills, which has been OF
much needless expense TO the State. It Is
10 line with the recommendation made by
Governor Warfield in his message TO the
Legislature two years ago, when he pointed
out the disadvantages Of engrossng bills
and the advantages Of having them printed.
A bill was introduced embodying the sug-
gestion Of the Governor that the Constitu.
ton be changed so as to print bills, but was
defeated in the House. This time, backed
by the bar association, as well as public SEN
timent, it will probably be adopted.
Another bill OF importance which will be
urged is one authorizing the Governor to
appoint a commission Of three persons to
revise and codify the criminal law OF the
State and providing compensation and a
fund to defray the expenses Of commission.
The members of the commission are to re-
ceiVe $1,000 each as compensation.
Other bills which the association will
urge at Annapolis bear the following titles /:
A bill entitled an act TO repeal and re.en-
act with amendments Sections 387 and 1916
OF Article % OF the Code of Public General
Laws, title Corporation" subtitle "Reme-
dies for Abuse, Misuse or Nonuse of Cor
porate Powers"
| A bill entitled an act TO amend Article rs
Of the Code Of Public General Laws Of
Maryland, title "Pleadings, Practice and
Process at Law" subtitle "RemoVal Of
Causes" by adding section thereto TO fol-
low Section 102, and TO be known as Sec
ton 102A, providing for the giving Of notices
to the parties before the actual transmission
of any record under the suggestion Of re.
moval.
A bill entitled an act 10 repeal and re-enac.
with amendments Sections 40 and 80 Of Ar
tlcle q OF the Code Of Public General Laws
Of Maryland, title "Crimes and Punish,
ments," subtitle destroying Property Ma.
.Iiciously.".