The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-03-04
The Legislature.

DIR. Wells has introduced bill in the
Senate one. of the sections OF which
reads as follows: 1t shall be unlawful
for any person to sell any spirituous or
fermented liquors or alcohol bitters on
the Sabbath Day, commonly called Sun
day; or to any minor, or to any person
while intoxicated, whether made so in
the place where he applies to buy any Ii
ouors or Intoxicating drinks or elsewhere
or between the hours of midnight and
five O'Clock A. M; or without having
first procured county license, as pro-
vided for in Sections 252 and 253; and
for a violation of this Section such vio-
lator shall forfeit and pay, on conviction
thereof, not less than $500, nor more
than $500, or shall be imprisoned in the
county jail for not less than ten nor
more than thirty days, or both fined
and imprisoned, in the discretion OF the
court, and upon conviction for the same
offense the second time the person so
convicted shall be liable to double the
maximum penalty of either fine or i'm
prisonment. or both, in the discretion
of the court, and his or her license shall
by such conviction be ipso facto for
feited for the year for which it was
issued.
Mr.. Crowley has introduced a bill
creating a new election district which
will have the following bounds: Begin
ming at point where the District OF
Columbia Line iutersects the Washing
ton and Upper Marlboro Turnpike, and
thence running with the said Washing
ton and Upper Marlboro Turnpike to
the Walkers Mill road; thence with the
Walkers Mills road to Central avenue;
thence with Central avenue east to a
line on said avenue known as the Manor
Line; thence with the said Manor Line
to point where said Manor Line would
intersect the Carmody road were ex-
tended in a straight line from its
present terminus, and thence with the
Carmody road as extended to the Cabin
Branch; and thence with the Cabin
Branch; and thence with the Cabin
Branch to the Beaver Dam Branch; ano
thence with the Beaver Dam Branch to
the Pennsylvania Railroad; thence with
the said railroad to the District OF
Columbia line; and with the District
of Columbia Line to the point of begin
ming.
Mr.. Frere has introduced bill in the
Senate to require the Washington,
Potomac and Chesapeake Railroad Com.
pany to operate two trains daily each
way over its tracks from Mechanicsville
in ST. Mary's county, to Brandywine
and limiting the charges to be make
for hauling freight over said railroad
A bill introduced in the House Wed
nesday by Mr.. Connick, of this county
wvuld change the amount candidate
is permitted to contribute to the cam
paign fund. At present he is limited t
SIS for every 1000 votes up to $4,000
Mr.. Connick's bill changes this so thai
the amount shall not exceed in the
whole 10 per centum of the annua
salary of the office to which the candi
date has been nominated.
A system of graded high schools il
the counties is provided for in al
amendment to the general education
laws, introduced by Senator Harper.
Mr.. Connick's and Mr.. Crowley!
bills providing for the erection of school
houses in different districts of THU
3, county, have also passed the Senate.
Senator Wells bill confirming the
patent of certain land to Elizabeth
Parker in this county has been favor
ably reported.