The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1916-03-17
Legislature.

By Delegate Van Horn-To provide
for the appointment of clerks to the
Treasurer of Prince Georges County.
Prince Georges county delegation.
To fix a penalty for harborers of un-
licensed dogs in Prince Georges s
county delegation.
To regulate and define nuisances in
town of Laurel. Prince Georges dele
CATION.
To refund and extend that part of
the bonded debt of Laurel still due and
unpaid Prince Georges delegation
To give game wardens and deputies
the right to search for and confiscate
game, etc., killed unlawfully. Game
and fish.
To incorporate the town of Brent
wood.
By Mr.. Biandford-To create sani-
tarv district in Prince Georges and
Montgomery counties.
The State Lime Bill, appropriatins
s12 900 to establish oyster shell grind
ing plant in Southern Maryland, pass
ed House March 9th, and is now in the
Senate.
Providing for survey by the State
Roads Commission of a road leading
from Congress Heights to Indian Head.
Charles county, and making said sur
vey available for United States Govern
ment officials in the event said Govern
ment shall decide to construct or par
ticipate in the construction of said road
for military or other purposes, Passed
House. ~ -
To authorize the County Commis
sioners of Prince Georges and Charles
counties to construct a bridge over
Mattawoman Creek. Referred to Prince
Georges and Charles counties dele
cations.
To establish boundary line between
Charles and Prince Georges counties
where none now exists.
By Mr.. Fisher, of Prince George S
To provide school term of nine months
for colored children in Prince Georges
county.
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate and House to reduce the men,
bers of the State Roads Commission to
three instead of five as at present.
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate to cut the cost of printing the
general laws of the State from $500 to
$500 for each county and from $1,000
to 5000 for Baltimore.
Senator Frick, of Baltimore city,
made the tidewater senators sit up and
take notice the other day when he in
troduced a bill to lease all the oyster
bottoms of the Chesapeake bay.
The tax exemption of $500 on house
hold furniture and effects will remain
as it is SO far as the State taxes and
Baltimore city taxes are concerned.
The Tydings bill. which aimed to re-
duce the exemption to S1oo, was de-
feated in the House on Tuesday, but
substitute was passed to its third read
ing, which would give the County
Commissioners of any county the right
to assess taxes ON household furniture
and effects above the value OF Sioo,
such taxes to be for county or local pur
poses only.
Senator Williams bill to reduce the
salary of the judges throughout the
State has been sent to the scrap heap.
The bill to consolidate the Automo-
bile Commission with the State Roads
Commission has been killed.
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature to put a tax on soft
drinks.
A bill has been introduced to permit
the judges of circuit courts to designate
one of the members of the bench to
pass upon juvenile cases.
Delegate Tydings, OF Hartford county,
has introduced bill to raise the salary
of balliffs to courts from $3.50 to s. 90.
This is Statewide bill.
The bill recognizing the State school
system in conformity with the educa-
tlonal survey report, has passed the
Senate
By Delegate Fisher. of Prince
Georges require the State Roads
Commission to make survey of roads
in Prince Georges county.
By Delegate Fisher-To require the
Clerk of the Circuit, Court for Prince
County to pay over money received
from traders licenses from the incor-
porated town of Capitol Heights.
By Delegate Blandford-To re-es-
tablish and revise the boundaries be-
tween Prince Georges and Charles
counties.