The citizen., 1914-02-13
Legislative Notes.

The following local bills were ordered
printed for third reading
Delegate Brust'S bill relative to the
Board OF Aldermen OF Frederick
Delegate BruSt's bill relating to the
taxing OF corporations in Frederick.
Delegate Bussard's bill concerning t1e
sending of baii fish from the county.
Delegate Brust's bill regarding the as.
seSsment for street Improvements in
Frederick
Delegate Brust's bill repeating the act
encouraging the killing Of certain birds
and animals in Frederick county, was
passed by the Senate on Tuesday. The
bill now goes TO the Governor for his
signature
The Ways and Means Committee of
the House of Delegates reported favor
ably the bill to repeal the tax on mort
cages and judgments of Frederick
county on Tuesday afternoon. The bill
repeating the tax was introduced by Del
egate McGll Belt
Frederick merchants are protesting
against the bill giving Frederick CITY the
right to regulate the sale of food stuffs.
which has been introduced by Delegate
August T. Brust
A favorable report was made bv the
Ways and Means Committee on Speaker
Trppe's bill TO provide a monument to
commemorate the heroism. devotion and
self-SaCrlhce 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 to be selected
by a commission composed of A c.
Trippe, James r. Wheeler, r. Curzon
Hoffman, Bartlett S. Johnson and Thos.
b. Gresham.
Two bill were introduced into the
House recently, by Mr.. Reviol. OF Balti-
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, at a cost equalizing the cap
itaization of the total rental paid in for
tnat perlOu, pluS b 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
Walkersville. Frederick county, was in
troduced on Thursday.
A warrant for the arrest of B. Ashton
Leavell 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 Kensipgton. ahd arose out of
the alteration in the State House last
week between Martin and Leavell, in
which the latter is said to have thrown a
paste pot which struck and injured Os-
good H. Dowell
The decentralization contest in the
Senate came when Harrison was seated
as Senator from Worcester county by
vote of I6 to g, every Democrat voting
with the exception of two.
1t was generally predicted that the Sen
ate committee would come in with some
conclusions. The committee did not re-
port recommending that Harrison should
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. with
the exception Of Delegate McGill Belt.
who introduced the bill. Delegate Mar
kel IL. Nelson said that he wanted to be
recorded as being opposed TO the meas
ure.