The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-02-17
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"A ulOIc OulpT6QelSlVo measure
than that introduced in the House last
week providing for State Office build.
ing at Annapolis was offered In the
Senate by Senator Brady. Accompany.
ing this is another carrying a million
dollar bond issue, which would add
one-third of cent to the tax rate up
to 1925 and from then until 1887, when
the last of the series Is to be re-
deemed, seven-tenths Of cent. .
The preamble of the bill recites
that: :
- Whereas, There are now-existins
as part Of the government of the State
of Maryland numerous boards, com
missions and derartments.--and-- 49,
Whereas, These various boards,
commissions and departments are now
occupying divers~buf dings in. the city
of Baltimore. the, rental price of their
respective Offices adding greatly to- the
overhead expense Of said boards, COM
missions and departments and, there
fore, being burdensome to the taxpay-
ers Of the State;< and ~ 2. If >
Whereas, 1t would lessen the cost
OF maintenance Of these. as we'll as
serve q great convenience, to the pub
lie of the State of Maryland, to erect
a building in the capital of the State
which would provide adequate office
room for the various departments of
the State government; e -
BE it enacted" etc. ny HEz q
(: The bill authorizes the Governor to
appoint State office building com:
mission of five persons, who shall pur::
chase a suitable lot of. ground fronting
upon either State House Circle or
Governors Circle as a site for the pro-
posed building. The Board Of Public
Works are to be ex-oficio members OF
the commission and. the, Governor the
president thereof. .fS
The bill then proceeds to make pro
vision for acquiring the ground either
by purchase or condemnation. i
The Administrations Reorganiza-
tion bill is engaging the attention OF
the House Ways and Means Commit.
tee and the Senate Committee on FL,
nance. sf. ...# . "a >teg' o[ !Is$
. There seems no reason for believ-'
ing that the Reorganization bill will:
be, subjected in. committee to assaults
on.eits essential provisions. On the
other hand. the measure deals with
what Is perhaps the most important
work which will come before this sses..
sion of the assembly, namely, the re-
casting Of the administrative depart,
ments of the State Government, and
1t would seem unlikely that the. meas
ure will be passed line for line and
item for: item as it now stands. III
A new class of trained nurses, H.
censed under the Jurisdiction of the
State Board of Examiners of Nurses
and with at least nine months train
ing equipment instead of the three
years course. given graduate nurses,
will be, established if a, bill introduced
in the House becomes law ss|a
The bill is understood to have been
drawn by the State Board:1t-was in:
troduced by J. Fletcher H. Gorsuch,
Jr, Of Baltimore county. Nurses IL
censed by the board Under the pro.
posed laW~would be known, as Eli
censed. practical nurses
It is provided nNthef bill that. its pro-
visions shah not prohibit any one not
q licensed practical nurse from ;nurs-
Ing fer-hfre, provided the person does
not pose as a licensed nurse. Home
nursing also is exempted The bill
went to the Hygiene Committee. /
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:, The provisions Of the Anti-Saloon |
Leagues State enforcement act are
not drastic enough to suit the citizens
of Carroll county according to John S.
Btlfingslea, VINO >fntfoduced a bill in |
the House providing for the establish !
ment of an anti-saloon territory III the
county. ''''''>J' . - 7oF
The act stipulates that all vehicles
seized in the county tp which. liquor is
being Transported shall be sold by the.
county. The funds derived from their
sale are to be used by the States At
terney in hiring a corps ofdetectives
and secret, service agents to enforce
the law. The bill prohibits the giving
away of intoxicating liquor. i,
Marriage ring" practices are threat
sned in a bill introduced in the House
BY Daniel 6. Joseph, Third district,
city. Ministers and d-others au-
'horized to perform the marriage cere-
nony! are prohibited from paying fees
or rewards to persons bringing them
couples to be married. IL
Another bill introduced by Mr. Jo-
'eph would raise, the marriage age for
5oth sexes and prohibit marriages be-
ween persons of different races. Mar
iages of males under 18 years of age
would be void and consent of parents
would be required UP. to '21 years of
lge.-Girls could marry between IA
md is with consent of parents and
'ourt;- from Is to 18 with consent of
parents, and over 1S at their own dis
retion. /
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