The Republican., 1923-12-27

In addition, the health department
would like a revision of the sanitary
laws and the establishment of health
and sanitary code. The department
also wants health officers to be put on
full-time basis, but this is budget
matter, the Governor said.
To prevent advertisers from posting
signs giving information about State
roads without the consent of the Com
mission.
To prevent the parking Of vehicles
on hill tops, on curves or at any point
on State roads where they would OBJ
struct traffic.
To amend the State Constitution so
that in condemnation proceeding,
property could be secured in advance
of the trial of cases, the State to give
bond for the protection of the prop
erty owner.
To prohibit seed oysters from being
taken out of the State.
To prohibit pollution of the Chesa-
peake Bay.
Uniform fish law.
To require anglers license; fee to
be $3.50 for use in one county and -
for Statewide use in the case of res
idents of the State and $40 in the
case of non-residents owning property
in Maryland to pay fee on resident
basis.
State law governing floating and
BOBBY blinds.
Establishment of additional? game
farms.
To authorize the board of Forestry,
in the interest of fire prevention, to
require safety strip, not exceeding
100 feet, along railroads.
To amend forestry laws generally.
To standardize educational require
ments for child labor.
Central court to try violations Of
child labor law.
To extend 1O-hour law for women t
apply to employees Of theatres, lunch
rooms and hotels.
Creation of a department of indus
trial hygiene.
To make the office of Land Com
missioner self-sustaining by increas-
ing its fees.
To make effective the law eliminat-
ing salary limit Of $500 in case of ap-
plicants for compensation before the
Industrial Accident Commission.
To forbid utilities to discontinue
franchises without permission of the
Public Service Commission.
To vest the Public Service Commits
sion with power to suspend utility
rates.
To prevent utilities from changing
rates, once fixed by the commission,
without consent Of the Public Service
Commission.
To authorize the Public Service
Commission to establish minimum as
well as maximum rates.
Some Of the measures, the basis Of
which is outlined above, have been in
troduced at previous sessions of the
Legislature and have failed of pass
age. Some Of the others have been
recently set forth by the departments
interested.
The University Of Maryland recon-
mends two amendments to the exist
ing foodstuffs law CD to lower regis
traticn fee for by-products Of wheat,
corn, etc, (2) to make an infraction
of the foodstutfs law misdemeanor.
The University, as Governor Rit-
chic understands it, also indorses the
recommendations Of the Committee on
Agricultural Program, appointed by
Governor Richie. This committee
submitted its report, including legis-
lative recommendations, to the Gov
ernor a few weeks ago, at which time
it was given publicity.
The Department Of Welfare will
submit legislative recommendations,
which are expected to include mer-
ger of the boards of Welfare and
Mental Hygiene and an express pro-
vision of law that one person may be
warden of both the Penitentiary and
the House of Correction.
The Board of Supervisors of Elec-
tions of Baltimore City will recon-
mend legislation to repeal the require
ment that twice as many hundreds of
ballots shall be printed as there are
hundreds (or fractions thereof)of reg
istered voters; to eliminate the regis
tration days of 1925, in which year
there is no election, and to amend the
present law so that voters may quail
ify, so far as age is. concerned, by
stating that they are over q. This
/ last is concession to the women vot-
ers promised in the Democratic plat
form.
A storage warehouse, in accordance
with the platform promises, will be
advocated for the Purchasing Depart
ment, and some "blue sky legislation