Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1911-10-05
MUST PAY DOG TAX
County Commissioners Want Prompt
Returns From Constables Who
Are Slow.
FOUR DEIINQUENTS.
Judge Brashear's Decision Misunder-
Stood-Insolvencies Granted.

Responding to instructions from the
Board, the county cons tables who had
been employed to coll ect the dog IL
cense tax reported to the Board of
County Commissioners for hearing
on Tuesday.
Not all of them, however, put in ap-
pearance. There were four delin-
quents, and the board promptly took
action to the effect that the bondsmen
of these men will be held responsible
for any monies due the county as the
result of collections of the tax. Those
who did not report are Morris Smith,
Ernest Tucker, c. c. Wheeler and
John r. Rice.
The board was moved to call the
constables for a hearing for the rea-
son that receipts from the tax have
been slow coming in, and to urge
them to the strict enforcement of the
law. In connection with the matter,
| Mr.. Charles M. Green, who had been
bondsman for c. c. Wheeler, of near
Millersville, notified the board that he
had withdrawn as security for this
| official after October 8, and would not
be responsible for any act of Wheel
er's after that date. 1t is said that
Wheeler had the misfortune to lose
some of the money he had collected
| from the tax.
1t develops that there was misun-
derstanding of the recent opinion ren
dered by Judge Brashears, in which il
was made to appear that the Judge
had declared it to be unconstitutional
to commit persons to insane asylums
simply upon the certifcation of two
| physicians, as the result of exmina-
| tions.
Last Tuesday the County Commits
| sioners. acting in accordance with a
| recommendation of their counsel, Mr..
James w. Owens, rescinded previous
action and ordered that the sanity of
all persons must be passed upon by
! jury of twelve members. This was
! done because of the construction
| placed upon Judge Brashears' opinion.
| 1t seems, however, that the deci-
sion was misunderstood, and the Com
missioners therefore have taken action
in line with the former custom. The
| question came up upon the certifica-
tion of Doctors Perrie and Cawood,
in the case of Mary w. Carswell, but
since the matter has now been
| Strengthened out, the Carswell woman
has been ordered committed to Spring
| field State Hospital for treatment
At the request of the respective
bidders the Commissioners have de-
ferred the opening of bids for the work
of sewering certain section of Cur
tbs Bay. Notice had been given that
bids would be opened on Tuesday,
but instead action was deferred until
next Tuesday.
Mr.. John w. Disney,of the Fourth
district, was before the board and
registered a complaint against the
employment of boys of sixteen years
of age on the State road work The
matter was referred to Commissioner
Brown, of that district.
The police officer of Eastport is off
again, then on again; first it's day
duty, and then night service, but now
he has been shifted to day duty again,
to crafty the wishes of certain resi-
dents of the village, as stated in We'd
nesday's Capital. Mr.. c. w. Jess and
Mr.. Mills made complaint against
stock running at large in the village
during the day. But as the police
officer some time ago was assigned to
night duty at the request of a number
of citizens. he is not in a position to
suppress this nuisance. So the officer
has been instructed to resume day in
stead of night duty.
The matter of improper conduct
charged against assistant bridge keep
er Collins, of the Severn River
bridge, has been adjusted satisfac-
torily, Collins having sert a letter
of apology to the complainant, which
was accepted. Collins was then
hauled before the Commissioners, who
administered a reprimand. Mr.. A.
F. Jenkins, who owns a place on
the river, lodged complaint against
Collins, for negligence in opening
the draw of the bridge on the night Of
September "a, when Mr.. Jenkins de-
sired to pass through with his launch.
The question of providing a regular
keeper of the bridge over Tracey's
creek was again brought to the at.
tention of the board. Captain Stall.
ings and a number of other residents
of that section came before the board
, and asked the employment of a keeper
regularly. The matter was held under
consideration. The members Of the
Prohibition party desiring to hold ;
political rally on the evening of Oc
tober Ia, the Commissioners granted
the use of the Court room for tha
: purpose.
The County Treasurer was grantec
the following insolvencies: Upol
the property of Harriet F. Donaldson
s97, because of errors, 43 acres Of
land having been soldsto Harry Mur
: ray, and upon the stock of Prof. A
N. Brown, 50, 600, as the amount 0
same should be $4,000 instead o
$4,000.
: The following receipts were record
n ed: Justice John E. Potee. from
: fines, s137; Justice John B. Wells
n same, SIT; Justice C. r. Warfeld
r same, s11; NJ. NJ. Wayson, to credi
n on road work, s37: DR.. John Collin
6 son, for old bridge lumber purchased
65 cents.