Evening star., 1927-04-03
MANY NEW LAWS
A|DPR|NCE GEORGES
Nearly Score of Bills Are
Sent to Governor for
His Signature.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 2.-Nearly
a score OF bills affecting Prince
| Georges County were sent to the gov
ernor for his signature before be-
coming laws, when the Senate to-
day passed on House bills without
amendment.
The most important of these was
| the measure creating a uniformed
police force for this county, patterned
somewhat after it's sister county,
! Montgomery. The measure, how
| formed police under the county
sheriff, an elective officer. who is to
| be the chief of police. The deputy
sheriff is to be the lieutenant of police
| and they are to receive the salaries
now provided for them by law.
This measure also cuts out the fee
system and prohibits the police from
accepting any remuneration except
| the salaries provided. The force is
to consist of three to six men, to be
| appointed for a period of two years,
one of whom is to be sargeant, at a
| salary of $1,000. The privates are to
receive $500 each. The new force
| Is to begin operation at once
| The Senate also passed the bill pro.
viding for control of building construc-
| tion within the county, and for the is
| suance Of permits for buildings costing
| $500 or more, and for remodeling at
| $500 or more. 1t prohibits incorporat-
| ed towns within the area. and which
| have permit system, from giving au-
| thority until after the county permit
has been issued, The bill carries a
| penalty of $40 to $50 fine for its vio-
| iation.
The Senate also passed the bill re-
n nf fnIN1 -,
Prince Georges County from two to
one for each election district This
| measure was made necessary by the
creation of the new police force.
Fund for Firemen.
Another House bill approved by the
Senate directs the county commission.
ers to appropriate annually $4,000 to
be turned over to the Prince Georges
volunteer Firemen's Association. This
fund is to be used for the purchase
ana repair of fire apparatus of those
volunteer fire companies within the
area which have not passed resolutions
limiting their radius of action
The House bill excluding from local
and county taxes, including 'front.'
foot benefit and water service charges
| OF the sanitary district, all property
OF volunteer fire companies, was
passed by the Senate. It Is now
| ready for executive approval
A dog licensing law for Prince
| Georges County is provided in the
House bill, also passed by the SEN
ate. 1t provides a fee of 81 a year
| for male dogs; So for females; $40
for kennels having % dogs or less
and S25 for more than 25 dogs. It
provides for the appointment of
| dog tax collector in each election
| district and authorizes the police of
| the county to kill dogs that are un-
| tagge dafter the 1st of October of
each year.
The Senate also passed the House
bill which gives the members of the
Board of Education Of Prince Georges
| County $400 year for travelling and
| other expenses.
The salary of the deputy clerk of
Prince Georges County is increased
| from $500 to 81 200 in another House
| bill which passed the Senate This
measure also provides that the
| deputy clerk may be county road
! clerk and may accept a total salary
| of $1,000.
| All OF the FIVE commissioners OF
| Prince Georges County are authorized
to receive SIS a day each for assess
! ing property, in another House bill
| law limits this fee to three of the
commissioners.
The county treasurer of Prince
Georges County is authorized to add
1900 a year to clerk hire in a House
bill which passed the Senate
The salary of the county clerk Is
increased from $500 to $4,000 in a
bill which now goes to the governor
for his signature. The measure spe.
officially prohibits the clerk from ac.
cepting any other fees or salary from
the county commissioners
Authority for Roadway.
Authority is given the mayor and
common council of Riyerdale, Prince
Georges County, in a House bill which
has passed the Senate, to construct a
24foot-wide roadway on Washington
avenue. from its intersection with the
Washington-Haltim boulevard, to
the curb line of Maryland avenue in.
cluding the setting of curbs and the
laying of sidewalks. Town officials
are authorized to borrow $4,000 for
this purpose, the work to be started
upon ming of a petition signed nv
more than so per cent of the nron
erty owners abutting on the imnrove
ment ="
The Senate padded the Senate hill
dutHorlZlng the town officials of Hy.
attsVille to create a debt of $1,000 far
the purchase of a modern pumper foy
It's IRE department. Before creatine
the debt, the town officials must sIh
NIT the question to a referendun,
vote S'N -
Iobacco growers in PrinceGeorges
calvert and Anne Arundel Counties
are prohibited from buying, selling OF
giving away any leaf tobacco between
two hours after sunrise or one hon,
nefore sunset. 1t was explained tha,
the purpose Of this measure was tr
prohibit stealing of tobacco by the
tenants on certain tobacco farms
Some of the tenants, it was said
take out the tobacco In small uuanti
ties in the daytime and sell II to near
by stores. The landlord cannot keey
a record of this tobacco. and the effect
Of the bill is TO require shipments
only in hogsheads which are sent Il
the Government warehouses. where {
: record is made, and for which bill;
are collected later.
/ Several bills giving increased muni
clpal powers TO the authorities OF ths