The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-05-18
Friday. May 18th, 1917
PROPOSED LEGISLATION

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bills drafted by the Attorney
General for consideration and
discussion in connection with the
proposed extra session of the
Legislature.
l. State council of defense. -
Authorizing Governor to appoint.
to assist in preparedness work
of all kinds; to survey resources,
= &c.; to cooperate with National
:: Government and other States.
2. Maryland State Guard. :
This bill authorizes the Governor
to organize the Maryland State
Guard from the male citizens of
the State. The Governor is first
to call for volunteers, and If
there be an insufficient mum Der
of volunteers, then he may draft.
The State Guard is not to form
part of the National Guard, but
service in it constitutes no ex-
emption from service or liability
to service in the National Guard
or in the military or naval forces
of the United States.
8. State Constabulary. Gov
ernor authorized to appoint, in
his discretion. To be uniformed,
armed and otherwise equipped.
Constabulary to be sent to any
portion of the State where it
may be needed. Full power to
preserve order, protect persons
and property, make arrests, and
generally to have same powers
as policemen.
a. Firemen to be County
Guards. Bill authorizing the
firemen in the counties and coun-
ty towns to organize themselves
into County or Town Guards.
5. Militia Law Amendments. -
(a.) Penalty for refusing to
answer questions relating to the
military enrolment, or for CIV
ing false answers, raised from
$40 to not less than 500 nor
more than $500, or Imprisonment
for not less than one month nor
more than 6 months, or both.
6. Registration of Enemies
Alien. The Governor, by procla-
nation, may require every citi-
zens, IA years old or upwards,
who is within this State, of any
country with which the United
States is at war, to register, at
such place or places as the Gov
ernor may designate, his or her
name, residence, age, business,
regular trade, and the length,
place or places and purpose of
stay in this State.
Z. Suspension or modification
of school attendance, hours of
labor and employment laws, and
full crew ws.-The Secretary
Of War has requested the sever
al States to pass statutes delegat-
ing to the Governor the power
to suspend or modify these laws,
if the Council of National De-
Tense so requests.
8. Successive legal holidays. =
This bill authorizes the Governor
to declare successive legal holi-
days throughout the State, or in
any county, city or town thereof,
if the public interests so require,
and for such period of time as
may be so required. This is in
tended to cover any unexpected
emergency which might make
the closing of banks, etc., neces-
sary in any community.
9. Suspension of legal proceed
ings on, account of the war. =
This bill provides for the suspen-
sion of legal proceedings against
persons in the military or naval
service, or otherwise engaged on
business connected with the war,
provided the court, upon applica-
ton finds that such persons are
unable to defend such proceed
ings by reason of their service
aforesaid.
10. Suspension of judgements,
etc., on account of the war. -
This bill provides for the sus-
pension of judgments, execu-
tions, foreclosures, forfeitures,
etc., against persons whom the
court finds are unable to make
payment or satisfaction by reason
of circumstances directly attri-
butable to the war. Such sus-
pensions are to be for such
length of time as the court deems
proper, but in no event longer
than the duration of the war.
II. Suspension Of statutes of
limitations. This bill provides
that the statues of limitations
shall be suspended in favor of
persons who are absent from the
State in the military or naval