The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-02-18
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.

land passed at the January Session, 1892,
entitled, IAN Act to Incorporate the
Town of Walkersvile, in Frederick
County, Maryland, as amended by Chap
ter 6S Of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland passed at the Session of
1905, entitled, ''An Act to Repeal Section
u of Chapter 35I of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed at the January
Session, 1892, entitled "An Act to Incor-
porate the Town of Walkersville, in
Frederick county, Maryland, and to Re-
enact the same with Amendments, and
to re-enact the same with amendments.
Mr. King-Education: An Act to repeal
and re-enaCt with amendments Sections
I59. 40. I4I and lab of Article II of the
Code of Public General Laws of Mary
land of 1904, title Public Education"
subtitle Manual Training Schools in the
Counties" designed to extend industrial
| work in the Colored schools of such
counties as receive appropriations for
same.
Gen. Joseph B. Seth, of Easton, Md,
was surprised and somewhat startled yes
terday afternoon when he read in a news
paper that the Maryland legislature had
adjourned for the day out OF respect to
his memory.
As matter of fact, Gen. Seth had been
i'll for several days, attended by physi-
| clan, but at the time the tribute was being
paid him in Annapolis he had sufficiently
, recovered to be debating business letters
at his home in Easton.
Governor Crothers sent to the Senate
yesterday number of nominations for
State offices. They were referred to the
Committee on Executive Nominations.
| The nominations include the following:
Superintendent of Public Instruction
DIR. M. Bates Stephens, of Caroline
county.
Superintendent of State Bureau of I'M
| migration-Dr w. Frank Hines, of Kent
county.
The following appointments were sent
! to the Senate by the Governor:
For Judge of the Circuit Court for Bal
timore City, 7. j. Williams; Chief of the
Bureau of Statistics, Charles !. Fox; State
Fire Marshal, Col. Thomas ]. Ewell; Fish
! Commissioners, DR.. John H. Wade, for
the Western Shore; Mr.. Samuel |. Twill
ley for the Eastern Shore
By Mr. Wertenbaker-To further pro-
tect black bass and trout in Frederick
county, Game and Fish.
By Mr.. Hargett-To sanction bequest
! by Louisa Warner to Grace Reformed
Church, of Frederick Judiciary.
Mr. Ausherman s-Providing for an
issue of refunding bonds by Frederick
City, with amendments prescribing the
| manner OF issue, denomination and other
details concerning such bonds
Mr.. Castle'S-Authorizing an issue of
waterworks bonds for M.ddletown. Fred
eriCk county.
The Frederick City Bond Bill was re-
ported to the House amendment max
ing the interest rate ~ per cent and the
bonds sold to the highest bidder
Mr.. Castle-Frederlck Co Delegation:
An Act to empower the Burgess and
Commissioners of Middetown, in Fred
erick County, Maryland, to issue bonc S
for the purpose of paying the balance OF
Indebtedness contracted in the improve.
ment and enlargement Of the water works
of said town.
By Senator Matthias Appropriatine
$4,000 for the erection of a suitable.
monument at Annapolis to Thomas John
son, the first Governor of the State OF
Maryland; Finance, Authorizing the
County Commissioners of Frederick
county to sell the turnpikes to the Good
Roads Commission; Judicial Proceedings.
BY MIR. Hargett-,ro sanction bequest
by the late Isaac Drummer, of Frederick
county. Judiciary.
Senator Wells oil amending the habeas
corpus law came up as a special order
and on motion of its author was recon-
mitted to the Committee on Judicial Pro-
ceedings.
By Mr. Castle-To amend the charter
of Brunswick. Judiciary
Senator Campbell introduced a bill to
amend the law of distraint. 1t provides
as follows:
The following property shall be ex-
empt from distress for rent Every spin.
ming wheel, loom, sewing machine, type
writer, stove, cash register, piano, organ
or other musical instrument not the prop.
erty OF the tenant or rented, hired or
loaned to the tenant, and every horse.
carriage and harness, whip and robe,
saddle and bride or motor vehicle and
I appurtenances not the property of the
tenant in any livery stable or garage, or
which may be stored with any keeper of
! any livery stable or garage, or other per-
sons or i'll any other place. clubhouse or
barn of the tenant, and all property Of
any boarder or Sojourner at any hotel,
tavern, public or private boarding house.
and any vehicle not the property of the
tenant in any shop for repair.
And the goods and chatters of the
| innocent tenant who has paid his rent to
the owner of the leaSehold estate shall be
exempt from distraint for ground rent, if
any, due and owing to the ground rent
landlord by the owner of the leasehold
estate, unless the rent SO paid to the
! tenant of the leasehold estate shall have
been paid by the sub-tenant after the re-
celpt OF notice in writing from the owner
OF the ground rent or his agent that the
| ground rent is in arrears, and in case
notice be given as herein provided the
! owner of the ground rent shall be subro-
! gated to the right of the owner of the
| leasehold to collect rent from the sub
tenant due and &C, ruling to the owner Of
! the leaSehold TO the amount of the ground
! rent so due, and the receipt or receipts,
therefore, shall be good acquittance to
! the sub-tenant of the rent due by him to
the owner of the leasehold estate as to
the amounts so collected by the owner of
the ground rent"
In honor of John P. Poe, Resident Gov
/ ernor of the State, Senators offered the
following resolutions:
THE General Assembly has learned
with profound regret that the long. useful
and honorable life of John Prentiss Poe
has recently ended. For many years he
was a distinguished and able servant of
the State.
In the death of Mr. Poe the State has
suffered the greatly deDlored loss of one