Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-07-07
WORK DONE At
EXTRA SESSION
Governor Signs All of the Bills
Passed.
BONE DRY" BALANCING THEM
List of Preparedness, Conservation,
Local and Miscellaneous Measures
Passed by General Assembly and
Signed by Governor Harrington
Bills That Failed.

Governor Harrington signed the re
mainder Of the batch of bills passed
by the legislature at its recent extra
session.
The latter would have been signed
with the others, but approval was
withheld in compliance with the re
quest Of some. of the advocates OF
the measure in Prince George, who
wanted to be present. The Governor
wants to consider the others care
fully, especially the compulsory work
act, which was amended in both
houses. The one measure he may not
sign is the soldier registration bill,
which is useless since the voting bill
failed.
Preparedness Measures.
Camp Site Bill.
Maryland Council of National De-
Tense Bill
One Million Dollar Appropriation
Bill.
Maryland State Guard Bill.
Amendments to Militia Laws.
State Farm for Prison Labor Bill.
Registration Of absent sailors and
soldiers.
To prevent storage of food in or
der to corner prices.
Authorizing Governor to declare sue
cessive legal holidays
Authorizing volunteer firemen to act
as county guards.
Suspending legal proceedings in IA
vor of persons in military service.
Suspending judgment, etc, against
persons unable d pay on account of
war. (Amended so as to apply only
to soldiers and sailors)
Suspending statutes of limitations
in favor of persons absent on account
of the war
Authorizing prisoners to be worked
on public highways.
Providing adequate penalties for
malicious destruction Of property.
Providing adequate penalties for
communicating waters and foods.
Authorizing building and loan asso-
Citations to purchase federal and state
bonds.
Conservation Measure
Making Somerset county five-inch
crab law applicable to entire state.
Oyster Reserved Area Bill
Providing for establishment of two
fish hatcheries.
Authorizing commission to lease
state fishery boats to federal govern
ment
Amending fish laws.
Miscellaneous Bills.
Compulsory work.
Authorizing investment of trust
funds in farm-loan bonds.
Appropriating $4,000 to cover ex-
penses Of special session.
Authorizing Motor-vehicle Commits
sioner to appoint five additional motor
cycle deputies.
Authorizing State Board of Agricul-
ture to fix the pay of the state tobacco
inspector and employees under him.
Amending health laws so as to en-
able State Board of Health to make
Annapolis Junction camp site sanitary
Automobile Headlight Bill
Authorizing boys Is years Of age to
be licensed to operate motor vehicles.
Local Measures.
Authorizing fredericksburg to issue
bonds.
Prince Georges County Bone Dry"
Bill
Providing for appointment of addi-
tional justice of the peace for Anne
Arundel county
Authorizing Montgomery county to
issue road bonds.
Amending road laws of Allegany
county.
Amending game laws Of ST Mary's
county. (Senator Chesley's squirrel
billy
The pen with which the Governor
signed the Prince Georges dry bill''
was in great demand by delegation
from the county.
These Bills Failed.
Preparedness and Survey Commits
sion's constitutional amendment relat-
ing to absent voting
Preparedness and Survey Commits
sion's bill authorizing the state to pay
to state employees in the military serv-
ice the difference in their pay as SOL
diers and civilians.
Preparedness and Survey Commits
sion's bill authorizing state institu-
tions to acquire additional land for
farm purposes.
Woman suffrage bill.
Senator Browns bill suspending in
part the Child Labor Laws.
Increasing salaries of schoolteach-
ers receiving $1,000 or less a year.
Bill creating Maryland Tubercu-
losis Commission.
Authorizing erection of tuberculosis
sanatorium for negroes.
Authorizing counties to establish
tuberculosis sanatoriums
Carroll County School Bill.
Kaufman's bill amending Frederick
county game law.
Fishers bill directing corporations
TO pay employees bi-weekly, instead OF
twice monthly.
Chesley's st. Georges Island Bill.
Soldiers and Sailors Vote Bill.
Williams bill to reimburse state
Armory Commission for expenditures
on Elkton Armory.