The midland journal., 1916-02-18
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Some OF the Measures Before Our
state Law Markers.

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ways shall be constructed so as to
be suitable and safe for horses as
well as automobiles.
10 put an end to the wholesale
destruction Of fish, Senator Archer
has introduced a bill which prohibits
any person, partnership or corpor-
alton from fishing with purse or
buck nets in the Chesapeake Bay or
any of it's tributaries.
Senator Archer has introduced
Ebill fixing toll charges for automo-
biles and all vehicles and pedestrians
crossing Havre de Grace-Perryville
bridge and making stock assessable
and taxable.
| Two years ago the General Assem-
bly passed a law which raised the
exemption of household furniture
from taxation to $500. Senator
Archer has introduced bill which
brings it back to 500. In other
words, all household goods assessed
at more than $1O0 are to be taxed
if the bill becomes law.
Senator Williams has shown his
strong opposition to gambling at the
the Maryland racetracks by intro
ducing Bill to prohibit book
making, poolselling or any sort OF
gambling on racing results. The
Bill also prohibits gambling upon
elections or any other unknown or
contingent event, but its real pur-
pose is to abolish betting on races.
It makes gambling in any form, In
Guiding the selling of pools or book
making on races, misdemeanor'
punishable by a fine of 5000 for the
hrst offense and by imprisonment in
iail for not less than six months nor
more than two years Tor each SUD-
seuuent offense. It also includes
any person who has connection what
ever with any bet or wager, includ-
ing shareholders, and makes him
subject to the penalties provided In
the Bill. The Bill further provides
that all civil and criminal proceed
ings which may be pending at the
time OF the passage of the measure
shall in no way be affected by it.
Reduction from $4,000 to $1,000 a
year of the pension allowed judges
and requiring them to serve 20 years
before a pension is granted are the
features of bill offered by Senator
Williams of Cecil Judges must
now be 70 years old before they are
pensioned, but the pension is given
without regard to the period Of
service.
Senator Williams has introduced
bill incorporating town of Charles
town, Cecil county, and providing
for election of five town Commits
sioners.
Bills were introduced in Senate
and House changing the time Of pri-
mary elections from September to
not later than the second Tuesday in
June.
The administration has taken up
seriously the task of finding new
sources of state revenue. It is pro-
posed to put a higher tax on ciga-
rettes.
Senator Williams has introduced
Bill authorizing the clerk Of the
Circuit Court of Cecil county to tran
scribe general indexes of land
records and regulating his pay.
A Bill was introduced by Senator
Frick, providing that the Board Of
Eecltoin Supervisors shall keep safe
ly the ballot boxes for four months
instead of six months.
Senator ogden introduced a Bill
amending the Constitution of Mary
land and repeating Article 16. title
Referendum, and re-enacting
same so as to provide for the initia-
tive and referendum.
Senator Johnson introduced q
Bill compelling all banking institu-
tions and other Maryland corpora
tions to turn over to the State as
trust fund all funds, stocks, bonds
and other property unclaimed for
seven years.
A Bill was introduced by Senator
Allen, that provides bona-fide grow
ers of fruits and vegetables shall sell
their prOuuclS IrOm In0lr Wagons
without being subject to traffic or
wagon tax or license in excess of so
cents.
The Committe on Elections de-
cided to report to the House that T.
Harry Ward, Republican, of Hartford
county, was duly elected, over Thos.
H. Hopkins, democrat. and that he is
entitled to his seat in the House.
Delegate William Purnell Hall in
troduced two bills which, II enaced,
put horse-racing in Maryland out of
business.
Senator Speicher endeayored to
force the Committee on Temperance
to report the statewide prohibition
bill, but failed.