The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-03-19
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ANNAPOLIS NEWS

Instead of opening the oyster sea-
| son on September / hereafter, Mary
land oyster packers and Gamers may
not open, steam or ship oysters until
| September 20, according to the terms
Of the Conservative Committee bill in
| troduced in the House by Delegate Mil
| bourne.
The longing season remains as be-
fore, under the provisions of the
| measure, but the oysters caught be-
fore September 20 must be bedded and
| not put on the market until Septem-
| Der 20.
The purpose of the change in sea-
| son is to prevent the labor used in
| canning vegetables being put to open
Ing oysters and also to prevent the
| loss due to the season opening while
the weather is yet warm.
Another bill of the committee re-
duces the tax on soft crabs from one
cent dozen to five cents box.
Realizing that it is hardship to
require that voters changing their
places Of residence from one extreme
part of the state to another appear
in person for a removal certificate
from the board of supervisors or reg
istry, Delegate Gorsuch introduced a
bill providing that this may be done
by mail il the person removing appears
before notary public or other official
empowered to administer oaths and
subscribe to the necessary facts.
Sponsored by the delegates of st.
Mary's, Prince Georges and Anne
Arundel counties, representing the to-
bacco-grcwing section Of the state,
four bills affecting the tobacco indus
try were introduced in the House
One changes the principal office OF
the Maryland Tobacco Growers Asso-
citation from State Agricultural College
to Baltimore, cor such other place in
the state;" another requires persons,
firms ard corporations selling leaf to-
bacco on the Baltimore market to keep
correct" records of sales and report
them to the State Agricultural Board;
q third requires all leaf tobacco buy
ers to make reports of purchases to
the board, and the fourth grants the
association space for offices in the to-
bacco warehouses.
The State Board of Education will
not take school census Of its own
this year, according to announcement
made by Dr. M. Bates Stephens, secre-
tary of the board. He says that the
board has determined to take as the
basis for it's various appointments
the figures Of the federal census now
being compiled.
OF Importance to engineers, archi-
tects and surveyors is the bill intro
duced in the House by Delegates
Grymes, of Baltimore city, creating
state board of examiners for engineers.
The board is to consist Of seven mem
bers, OF which three are to be profess
sonal engineers, three to be architects
and one surveyor. The Engineers
Club is said to be behind this measure.
President Norris introduced a bill
increasing the salaries of the police
justices sitting in the sitationhouses in
Baltimore, including the two additional
justices as now provided for, to $3.50
he no INF a n q
the basis of proportionate part OF
this sum for such period of the month
as the justices shall actually sit in the
stationhouses.
Delegate Grymes, of Baltimore city,
introduced his Firemens Two-platoon
System Bill, which also provides for
an annual vacation of Is days with
full pay and for the right of counsel
when member of the department Is
accused Of any offense.
The bill provides that the question
may be submitted to the voters of Bal
timore for adoption or rejection upon
the submission of the usual petition
of 10000 signers.
President Norris introduced in the
Senate bill authorizing $50,000,OOO
harbor development loan for Baltimore
city The bill provides that the loan
shall be issued in instruments, as these
are in turn submitted to and approved
by the voters of the city.
The money is to be applied to the
development. extension and improve
ments of Baltimore harbor by the pro-
ductive construction alone of wharves,
docks, piers, warehouses and other wa
terfront facilities.
No part of the loan shall be expended
until a contract has been concluded by
the city with responsible concerns for
q lease Of the construction contem-
plated at an annual rental charge at
least equal to the sum of the annual
interest on the expenditure and the
annual sinking fund necessary to re-
tire the bonds.