The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-02-19

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tertoWn.
Senator Bennett introduced bill
regulating license fees and operation
OF motor busses carrying passengers
for hire over State, and State aided
roads and providing for violations.
Senator Mudd's bill regulating kill
ing of squirrels received favorable
report.
Senator Williams bill authorizing
commissioners of Chesapeake City to
issue bonds to pay off indebtedness
resulting from suit, was passed last
week in the Senate.
President Campbell's bill providing
that warrants of resurvey shall be eX-
ecuted by Sheriff of county where
trespass is committed. has been pass
ed in the Senate.
Delegate Prinz has introduced a
bill to amend the Ten-Hour law by
providing that no woman shall work
after II o'clock noon on Saturdays in
any manufacturing plant in the State.
Delegate PrinZ. on Monday, intro
duced'a bill requiring keeping of bal
lot boxes for four months instead of
six, agreeing with a bill introduced by
Senator Frick. last week.
Senator Joy offered bill last Tues
day amending the laws relating to
purse or buck net fishing, so as to in
crease the license fee from S25 to $50,
restricting the issuance of such IL
censes to persons who have been resi-
dents of Maryland for at least one
year and providing further that the
steamer or sail boats used in connec-
ton with purse nets for the catching
Of either food fish or menhadens. shall
have been owned bv bona fide resi-
dents of the State for - months be-
fore the license is issued.
Delegate Hall. on Tuesday. intro
duced a bill to prohh.t pool selling in
the State He also introduced a bill
to prohibit publication of information
regarding running or trotting races.
Senator Campbell's bill exempting
executors and administrators from
personal liability for debts of dece-
dents estate received favorable re-
port in the House, on Tuesday, and
passed to third reading.
A favorable report by the Cecil
county delegation was received on
Delegate Bouchelle's bill 10 change
the length of term of office of Cecil
County Commissioners on Tuseday.
On Wednesday Delegate James (by
Tequest) introduced bill to authorize
the village of Rising Sun to issue
bonds for water supply.
Delegate Mcintosh, on Wednesday
introduced a bill for the revision of
the partnership laws to make them
more uniform with those of other
States.
Delegate Bryant on Wednesday of
fered an order that the counting of the
State money and securities in Balti-
more by members of the Finance and
Ways and Means Committees should
take place on February 81.
Senator Legg. on Wednesday, of
fered petition for the submission of
the prohibition question to the voters
of the State at a special election.
On Wednesday Senator Archer in
troduced bill abolishing the county
Supervisors of Assessments of the
State Tax Commission and giving the
power to the County Commissioners.
Senator Speicher (by request) on
Wednesday introduced bill providing
that any chartered banking institu-
tion may charge so cents for notes,
drafts, bills of exchange, purchased
or discounted.
On Thursday Senator Johnson in
troduced bill abolishing discounts
for early payment of taxes.
Senator Parsons, on Thursday. in
troduced a bill providing that tenants
who shall dispose of share of crops
without consent of landlord shall be
guilty Of misdemeanor and also pro-
viding for violations.
Senator Williams bill amending
marriage law with regard to divorce
was favorably reported in the Senate
on Thursday.
Delegate Balderston's bill to require
petition of 25 per cent of voters before
question of prohibition can be sub
mitted to Cecil county voters, has
been passed in the House.
Senator Cooper, on Thursday, in
troduced a bill providing for a bond
issue of $2,000,000 by the State of
Maryland TO be used for payment of
mast opprOpri otiopc