Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-04-04
Work Of the Legislature.

Session Cost State 100000
State Tax Rate 81 Cents pei
Hundred Dollars.
After an exceeding busy, interesting
and exciting session, the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland adjourned at late houl
Tuesday night.
BY report read in the House during
the evening, the Senate cost $50, 465. 5(
and the House $l09, O98.46. 1t is believed
that the total expense of the session, af-
ter the extra orders are counted, will be
about $50,
The bill fixing the State Tax rate fol
the years 1918 and 1914 was passed by
both Houses, and the rate for these years
will be 81 cents on the hundred dollars,
being proportional as follows:
l6ac for schools, SIC for Stateroads, &c
State Insane, &c for Highways Loan, &c
for State Normal School, &c for Hopkins
Tech" school, &c Second Insane Hos
pital Loan, &c Consolidated Loan, lc for
Public Building Loan, &c for State Loan
of 1912, 1c for Road Maintenance.
The State Tax rate last year was 22c
on the hundred, the increase for the next
two years being &c per hundred. The
county tax rate last year was 8Sc, but
what it will be in the future is hard to
determine.
Seven election laws were enacted at
this session, the first being an act re-
pealing the Wilson law, but retaining for
the Wilson law counties certain features
which do not apply to the rest of the
State.
(2) A bill removing Queen Anne and
and Dorchester counties from the list of
Wilson law counties.
(3) A law relating to overvoting any
group of candidates. Under this law
marking for more candidates than nee
essary in any group does not invalidate
the entire ticket, but only the group
marked incorrectly.
(4) The Primary Election law.
(5) The Presidential Primary law.
(6) The Senatorial Primary law.
(7 Amending the Corrupt Practices
act, by reducing the amount of money
candidate may contribute towards his
campaign, and prohibiting contributions
from unknown" contributors, etc.
The Percy Road bill carrying an appro-
priation of So, $40, 900. of which 1925, 900
is for Baltimore city, $500, 900 for South
ern Maryland, $4,000 to complete the
old post road in Cecil county, and the
remainder $2,OO5,O 600 for the general
work, and of this amount $500, 900 to be
expended promptly in Baltimore county,
was passed, and the Governor will sign
1t.
A new charter for Baltimore city was
passed.
The Child Labor Law limiting the age
at which children are privileged to work
was passed. The age limit now is ID
years, and in some cases 16 years.
The Judges Salary bill was killed.
The $500, 600 Appropriation bill for the
new State Normal School was passed and
is before the Governor to sign.
Four bill of local interest were put
through on Tuesday by Delegate VIM.
Wertenbaker, and now await the sigma
ture of the Governor. viz:
Relating to valuation and taxation of
judgments.
For bond issue for Myersville.
Empowering the County Commission
ers of Frederick county to sell Montevue.
Defining fraud on Livery stables or
owners of horses in Frederick county.
The following bills introduced by Sen.
John P. T. Matthias of this place were
passed:
Providing for an electric light loan at
Thurmont.
Amending the Road law of Frederick
County.
Paying a claim of the Montevue Hos
pital.
Providing municipality owned water
company for Thurmont.
Amending the charter of the Emmits-
burg Railway Company.
Authorizing the Governor to cede GER
tain highways to the United States Gov
eminent.
Appropriating money to the Commits
sioners of Charities and Corrections of
Frederick county for the support and
maintenance of Montevue Hospital.
The bill introduced by Delegate Har-
gett providing for an armory building at
Frederick for Company A, was passed,
and $40, 900 appropriated for it's erection.
The Legislature named Adjutant General
Macklin, Col. Chas. A. Little, Capt. ].
D. Markey, Sen. John P. T. Matthias,
Delegate P. L. Hargett and Emory L.
Coblentz and member to be selected
by Governor Goldsborough, as a commits
sion to have charge of and erecting the
armory. The commission is authorized
to secure the site, erect and equip the
building, which is then to be turned over
to the State.
Held on Forgery Charge.
Norman Glenn and Charles Tressler,