The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-25
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Annapolis
Ending an agitation and uncertainty
Of years, Assistant Attorney General
Willis R. Jones handed down a ruling
which declares legal the retail sale
and delivery of ice on Sundays. Whole
sale delivery remains illegal.
The opinion was written upon re-
quest of Police Commissioners Gather,
who pointed out an apparent. conflict
between the City Charter and a gen.
eral State law.
Mr.. Jones held that the following
paragraph of Chapter 700, Acts Of
1920, supersedes the charter blue law:
/ mo person in this. State shall sell,
dispose of, barter or deal in, or give
away any articles Of merchandise on
Sunday, except retailers, who may sell
and deliver on said day tobacco, cigars,
cigarettes, candy, sodas and soft
drinks, ice, ice cream, ices and other
confectionery, milk, bread, fruits, gas
oline, oils and greases."
The act of 1920 is a general law
applicable to the whole State and
hence in case Of conflict takes
precedence over a City law, Mr.. Jones
held. He cited ruling of the Court
Of Appeals in the case of Lansman VS..
State in which wholesale delivery of
bread was held illegal, but retail sale
and delivery of articles. named in the
statute were called legal.
Mr.. Jones pointed out that the right
to retail bread and milk from vehicles
on Sunday is well established, and
held that the Legislature in naming
ice In the same sentence evidently in
tended it to be placed in the same
category.
A real hardship and menace to the
life of ailing infants and aged persons,
especially among the poor, will be
obviated through the legalizing of re-
tail ice deliveries, and the general
comfort of citizens over the Sabbath
will be enhanced. While it remains
illegal for ice manufacturers and job
bers to deliver in bulk to the retail
stores, Mr.. Jones said that ice readily
can be kept by the latter from Satur-
day without loss by melting.
An ordinance legalizing retail de-
livery of ice on Sunday was passed
some time ago, but was vetoed by
Mayor Jackson.
Many persons have been arrested
each summer charged with the de-
livery of ice on Sunday. Usually they
were given the minimum fine, but in
many cases magistrates refused prose-
cution and dismissed the defendants
Both Parties Lack Completed Ticket.
Tickets Of both major parties in
Maryland are incomplete, each lacking
a candidate for the House of Repre-
sentatives. Among the earliest moves
of the leaders, it is thought, will be
attempts to fill these vacancies.
The void in the Republican slate is
in the Fourth district. Peter E. Tome,
former City Comptroller, was selected
by the State Central Committee, and
the choice was ratified by the Republi
can State Convention, but Mr.. Tome
has not accepted yet.
No Democratic candidate entered in
the primary election from the Third
district, where John Philip Hill, Re-
publican, was nominated. A candidate
will be selected by the State Central
Committee. John G. Scott, former
City Councilman, has been agreed on
as the candidate by the members of
the committee representing the Third
district, but it is said by some to be
doubtful whether the state of his
health will permit him to make the
campaign.
State To Check Gasoline Stations,
Inspectors of the office of William S.
Gordy, Jr., State Comptroller, assisted
by City and State police, began a