Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-30
WOULD HAVE ONLY
ONE POLICE JUSTICE
FOR ANNAPOLIS
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jurisdiction in this respect. the bills
provides that no justice Of The peace
appointed for any other section ~
the county. shall nave any general
jurisdiction The section relating 10
the salary 81 the police Justice pre-
scrihes that for service ia criminal
cases, the County Commissioner
shall provide payment OF 500 per
month, and the city $25 per montli.
This would make the salary OF he
office 81 500 per year Charging Of
fees. ;expenses or other 'c0mpensa-
ton. is prohibited by the act
Fourth Dist. j. Y.
Delegate Holiday also is the father
of a bill offered in the House today.
which provides for abolishing the Of
flee of the police justice of the Fourth
district This office was created by
Chapter IS Of the Acts of the Legis-
laiure passed a; the special session OF
the assembly in 1917 The special
jurisdiction OF this Office was the vicin-
ity of Camp Meade. and the Importance
of il has greatly diminished since warI
times
Memoria services viii lie held in
the upper House OF the General As
|sembly next Tuesday afternoon for
the late members OF that iody Rich
ard A. Johnson, OF Howard peter J
Campbell. Of Baltimore city, j. Daw
son Williams. OF Montgomery, and L.
L. p. Dennis. of Somerset Resoin-
lions to that effect presented to The
members Of the Senate yesterday
were adopted
Families of the deceased will be in
vited to attend the exercises
For Banquet BY .SuifragistS
The Equal Suffrage League OF
Maryland has issued invitations 10 all
members of the Legislature and their
wives for a banquet TO he held IN
Carvel Hall, at p. m, February 4
The guests of honor will be the
Hon. n Winslow Williams, Hon
Thomas Parran. John b. Black and
Francis j. Drum.
For Singing National Anthem
hill introduced in the House by
Mr.. Powell requires that all daily
exercises in high schools, academies.
colleges, and universities in the stats
be opened with the, singing OF the.
"Star-spangled Banner" The iill'
was referred to the Committee on Ed
ucation.
Banking Bill In
The State banking bill, ind0rsed by
the State Bankers Association, was.
introduced in the House yesterday by.
Chairman Coblentz, of the Ways and
Means Committee. The bill Will tend
to restrict the starting OF small banks
in rural communities by increasing the
minimum capital required to establish
such an institution. The limit is $40.
600 under the present law, and this is
to be increased to $4,000 This viii
be the smallest capital permitted,
while the scale is graduated according
to the population Of the community or
town in which the bank is to be
started.
Another important provision relates
80 the ESTABLISHING Oh DidnGU DduhS.
| This will require that branch banks
have the same capital stock as the
minimum required Of Independent;
banks in such towns
The number Of employees Of the State
Bank Commissioner is increased to
eight and the salaries are made more
flexible by provision that they may
be arranged within the budget apPro
priatiQn for the office
Another requirement calculated 10
make banks more safe is one requiring
that examinations be made twice
year whereas now only one animal eX-
animation is required More than two
year may be made if the Commits
sioner deems it necessary.
Additional safeguards are thrown
around bank management by an
amendment which makes directors of
banks criminally liable for misman-
agement.
Adjourn Until Tuesday Night
Both the Senate and House, after
brief sessions this morning. adjourned
before noon until S:45 D. m Tuesday
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