The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-13
Legislative Notes.

The following local bills were ordered
printed for third reading:
Delegate Bmsi's bill relative 10 the
Board u Aldermen oi Frederick
Delegate Brusfs bill relating TO the
taxing Of corporalions IN Frederick
Delegate BHssarda bill concerning the
sending Of bar G,h from the county.
Delegate Busi's bill regarding the as.
scs5ment for street improvements IN
Frederick
Delegate Brusts bill repeating the act
encouraging the killing ol certain bird,
and animals IN Frederick county. was
passed by the Senate on Tuesday. The
bill now goes 10 the Governor for his
signature.
The Ways and Means Committee Of
The House Of Delegates reported favor.
ably The bill 10 repeal the tax on mort
cages and judgments Of Frederick
county on Tuesday afternoon. The bill
repeating the tax was Introduced by Del
egate McGill Belt
Frederick merchants are protesting
against the bill giving Frederick City the
right to regulate The sale OF food StuTs
which has been introduced by Delegate
August +. Brust
A favorable report was made by the
Ways and Means Committee on Speaker
'lrlppe's bill 10 provide a monument TO
commemorate the heroism, devotion and
sell-sacrlficc OF the women of MARYLAND
in their services to the wounded Confed
crate soldiers.
The bill appropriates $4,000 for the
erection OF the monument, which is to be
located IN Baltimore
The design and site are 10 be selected
by commission composed OF A c.
Irippe, James K. Wheeler, r. Curzon
Hoffman, Bartlett S. Johnson and Thos.
b. Gresham.
Two bill were introduced into the
House recently. by Mr.. RevioI, of Bati-
more City. designed TO benefit the lessees
OF real estate and TO facilitate the pur-
chase OF such property after a term of
| years.
The first is measure which provides
that IN all leases executed after the pas.
sage OF the act the lesseS shall be exempt
| from paying taxes on the property. 1t
| also provides that the lessee OF any real
property may purchase the property after
fifteen years, al a cost equaizing the cap
itaizaiion of the total rental paid in for
that period, plus per cent.
The second bill provides that land.
lords or lessons shall be responsible for
any repairs To property leased for 90 days
or more, unless special agreement To
the contrary Is contained in the lease.
| A bill providing for a new charter for
| Walkersvllle, Frederick county, was in
troduced on Thursday
| a warrant for the arrest of b. Ashton
Leavel, of Chevy Chase, was issued at
the office OF States Attorney Green. at
Annapolis, charging Mr.. Leavel with
assault with intent TO kill The warrant
was issued at the instance of Harry N.
Martin, OF Kensington. ahd arose out OF
the alteration in the State House last
week between Martin and Leavel, in
which the latter is said to have thrown a
paste pot which struck and injured Os.
good III. Dowell.
The Ashburn- Harrison contest in the
Senate came when Harrison was seated
as Senator from Worcester county by a
vote OF 10 to Q, every Democrat voting
with the exception of two.
II was generally predicted that the Sen
ate committee would come in with some
conclusions. The committee did not re
port recommending that Harrison shoulc
be seated.
| Although the bill. providing for the re
peal OF the tax on mortgages and judg
ments IN Frederick county, has passed
the House and has gone to the Senate
the Frederick county delegation is re
ported TO be against the measure, will
the exception OF Delegate McGill Belt
who introduced the bill. Delegate Mar
kell III Nelson said that he wanted to b,
recorded as being opposed to the meas
ure.
The total expectation Of Japanese Goa
in IOI2 Mas rnnuhlV nlacnd al 600 90.