Evening star., 1924-03-31
GOUNTY'S DRY BILL
GOES TO SENATE
Maryland House Passes
Montgomery Measure Ex-
tending Enforcement.
'GRETNA GREENS TO STAY
Restricting Marriages at Rockville
and Other Towns Fails.
'GRETNA GREENS TO STAY
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Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 31.-The
Maryland house Of delegates has
passed and sent to the senate the bill
introduced by the Montgomery county
delegation making more stringent
lhe present liquor enforcement law
of that county. The measure extends
The provisions of the enforcement law
TO include the selling or giving of
liquor to minors and prohibits the
possession or sale Of any apparatus
or instrumentalities used in the
manufacture Of intoxicating drinks
for sale or for giving 10 minors.
The Justices o. the peace and the
grand jury of the county are author
iZed TO issue search warrants. on
stipulated grounds. for the search OF
any building. home. motor or other
vehicle AM intoxicating liquors,
materials and apparatus for manu-
featuring, or vehicles used in trans
portatiou, which may be seized under
the law as d result Of such search
warrant, is also made prima facle
evidence of violations of the law.
Violations Will be punished by fine
of from 500 to $500. together with
the costs of prosecution and confirt-
lnent in the Maryland house of cor
rection for not less than three months
nor more than twelve. III the diScre
lion of the court either the fine or
Imprisonment may be waived.
The house passed all the adniniS-
tration bills providing for the con-
struction Of bridges, roads and hlgh-
ways in the state for the next three
years. Funds are apportioned as fol
lows: $500. 900, road constructions:
$3.50 900, building construction, and
100000, bridge and grade crossing
construction. \ bill authorizing the
state TO pay the $4,000 debt OF st.
Johns College was also passed. The
senate killed the measure sponsored
10y the Automobile club OF Maryland,
changing a number OF the motor laws
and abolishing the corps Of special depu-
ties appointed by the automobile COM
missioner.
The house also defeated 4 bin re-
quiring all persons from outside the
state to he on state soil for forty
eight hours before they would be
eligible TO receive a marriage license.
The bill was designed 10 break UP the
many marriages at Rockville. Elkton
and EIlicott City.
Restriction on Boxing.
Tho state boxing commission will
be required To have the permission
and sanction of the commissioners OF
FRINGE Georges and Montgomery
counties before they can issue licenses
for boxing. Sparring or wrestling on
county territory. according to bill
PASSED by the house. The measure
was introduced by the combined Mont
gomery and Prince Georges county
delegations.
\ bin strengthening the existing
montgomery county laws against gam
ing and gambling introduced by Delegate
George l.. Edmonds. passed by the
house and sent TO the senate. 1t pro-
Ia HI in of Il
gaming, provides for search and Seiz-
ure OF suspected houses, and pre-
scribes punishments for violations.
It is designed 10 prevent the eStab-
fishing of gambling resorts on county
territory near the District of Column
Uia line.
The Montgomery county commission
erS are authorized TO issue bonds to
the amount OF $1,000 TO build an i'm
proved road from Browns Corner to
Ashton toward Brinklow. in the fifth
and eighth elections districts of the
county, by bill which passed the house
and went to the senate. The measure
provides that the loan will be secured
by the taxable property III the nth
and eighth elections districts.
Two bills introduced by Delegate
Charles Is. Ager of Prince Georges
county were passed by tho senate and
sent to the governor for signature. They
incorporate the town OF Brentwood and
amend the present CndfleF Oh ->oTti
Brentwood by comforting more power
on the town authorities.
The bill introduced by Delegate
Henry l.. Morriss of Prince Georges
county changing the boundary between
the Melwood and Marlboro election dis
tricts was also passed by the senate
and sent to the executive.
The senate took favorable action on
the bill of Delegate George j. Hess
changing the method of filing plats in
the office of the Prince Georges county
clerk of court.