The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-03-17
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
Bills Passed and Being Considered
BY the General Assembly.

which was a storm center in the
Legislature for days, was amended
by the "wets" last week, and pushed
through in the form OF q local option
Jill, permitting vote in. the wet
districts alone.
Under the amended bill Baltimore
city, Allegany, Washington, Fred
erick, Prince Georges and Baltimore
counties, and Ellicott City, in How
ard county; Havre de Grace, in Har-
lord county, and Annapolis and the
wet" precincts of the Fifth, or
Curtis Bay, district of Anne Arundel
county will vote as units, each for
.rself.
The vote will be held in these
units at the Presidential election in
November. If majority of those
voting in any of the units decides
IN favor of prohibition, the unit will
become dry" on May /, 1918.
Intoxicating liquors may not there
after be sold in any unit which may
go dry except for sacramental,
medicinal. pharmaceutical or
mechanical purposes.
An amendment also provides that
dlstllleries and breweries in sections
now wet may continue in business
the sections go dry" but shall
sell only in wet territory. But,
Il any OF the wet sections go dry,
40 new distilleries or breweries
shall be started therein.
Senator Williams bill to raise the
age for marriages from 16 to IS
years mas passed the Senate.
II the bill introduced by Senator
cooper is enacted into law, and it is
SAID to be an administration meas
ure, State Roads Commission will be
reduced from seven to three mebers.
one OF the latter is to be chairman
and receive $2,500, and the two
others each $500 for their services.
Delegate Balderston, has intro
duced a bill to sanction bequest to
the Port Deposit Presbyterian
church.
Delegate Bouchelle introduced a
OIL TO appropriate a sum of money
1or support of maternity department
pL Union Hospital, Elkton.
Senator Williams, of Cecil, has in
lroduced bill, which if passed.
would make it unlawful to catch or
sen or offer for sale any shad.
otner tnan salted shad, within the
limits OF Cecil and Harrord counties.
between June 11th and October 1st
III each year.
Delegate Tydings has introduced
Dill to pay Delegate 7. Harry Ward
Sfoo' Tor expenses incurred in the
contest by Thos. G. Hopkins for Mr..
Waras seat in the House. and
@oo.oO to John A. Robinson. Clerk
Oh the Court, for expenses in pro.
duclng ballot boxes, etc.
delegate Metzerott mas, introduced
Dill approved by the state admins
'ratlon, creating loan OF $1,000
wv with which to erect new build-
4ngs and additional equipment at the
A1afyIand Agricultural College.
Inc Senate Committee on Judicial
proceedings reported favorably the
Susquehanna Bridge Bill introduced
oy senator Archer. This maaaure
hXes the toll charges and imposes
other regulations. It is said that
81 per cent. of the stock is held by
tne pennsylvania Railroad. but the
corporation does not appear in the
management.
Bills have been introduced which
provide that the State shall lease
all the bottom of the bay and its
tributaries to citizens of MARYLAND
only at rate for natural oyster bars
VI not less than So an acre. increas-
ing TO S1O,. and for barren bottoms
Oh not less than 81 an acre. and in
oie@slng TO SO. After April l, 1919.
all the balance of the bottoms NOT
ieaseo at any rate that the ShelI-f,sh
commission or its successor may see
ut at rate not less than 25 Cents
an acre.
Inc bill repeating the law ra.
quirlng the local option question to
oe submitted to the voters of Cecil
county once every four years has
passed the senate and to the third
reading in the house,
Ihe Maryland Agricultural Col
iege bills, providing for the appoint-
ment OF trustees ana for a new
charter We're advanced in the Senate
10 the third reading on Tuesday.
Inc annexation bills have been
recommltted in the Senate to the
committee on Judicial Proceedings.
Halls bill repeating the 1914
Oank tax law was defeated in the
House.
The Senate confirmed a large,
number of the Governors appoint
nents on Tuesday.
The bill to substitute eleetrocution
Tor hanging was killed.