The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-02-25
LEGISLATIVE NOTES


viction of either husband or wife of
a felony or an infamous crime, the
grounds for absolute divorce was
introduced in the House Thursday
by Paul Berman. The bill provides
for repeal of that section OF the
divorce law which permits hus-
band to obtain divorce upon the
ground that his wife had been
unchaste previous to marriage. The
measure also authorizes the granting
of an absolute divorce in the case
of cruel and inhuman treatment, the
proof of which under the present
law, can result only in partial
divorce
1t is further provided that where
marriages are solemnized In Mary
land applications for divorce may be
made in the State Courts, If one of
the parties live in Maryland, ever
though the causes for the action
were committed outside the State
Except in Maryland, the previous
unchastity Of the wife is MOI
a ground for divorce in any of tht
States, Berman says.
Designed to meet recommendation
of the United States Bureau o.
Fisheries and in accordance with an
agreement with the State of Vir-
ginia, measure was introduced in
the Senate making shad and herring
season 10 deys shorter, authorizing
a uniform season for catching shad
and herring in the tributaries, as
well as in the Chesapeake Bay and
providing that on certain days during
the spawning season fishermen must
remove all drift nets and heads of
pound nets which prevent spawning.
Representative of the National
Woman's Party appeared before the
Senate Committee on Judicial Pro-
ceedings and asked a favorable
report on bills making women
eligible for jury service and placing
them on terms of legal equality with
pointed out that at this time there
are in effect 81 determinations
against women in the States laws,
inherited from the old English COM
mon law. They declared women
were serving on juries in 20 States
and were not influenced by good
looking litigants, as they know how
to deal with them"
Senator S. Scott Beck, of Kent
county, introduced bill to place a
daily bag limit on game fish that an
angler can take from the Chesapeake
Bay or tributaries.
The gasoline tax bills, which pro
vide for the construction of lateral
roads and the elimination of grade
crossings, were to be considered b.
the Senate at a special meeting al
Is p. M, Thursday, February "a
according to an order adopted by
/ that body. The bills are part o.
| the administration measures and are
considered among the most i'm
portant pending before the General
| Assembly
The Finance Committee of the
Senate returned favorable reports
with amendments to the bills. Be
| fore a motion to adopt the report
could be made Senator Colgan
Third Legislative district, movef
that the special meeting be held
His motion was carried unanimously
The measures authorize a tax O.
u cents on each gallon of gasoline
for the construction of lateral roads
and l cent for the elimination Of
grade crossings. 1t is providtd these
taxes be in addition to the presen
tax of cents.
The Finance Committee recon
mended in the amendments that the
tax for eliminating the grade eros
sings be reduced to one-half cent
and that the building of the lateral
roads from the funds derived be
done only with the advice of thu
respective county commissioners and
the Highway Engineer of Baltimore
city.