The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-01-08
DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED
LEGISLATION AT MEETING
A Approximately 100 People Pres
} On Saturday when Suggestions
Were Made Relative To Laws
ALL DELEGATES ATTEND


Approximately one hundred resi-
dents and taxpayers of Garrett county
were present at the public meeting
held Saturday at the Court House
when they presented and discussed
from many angles proposed new laws
and amendments to present existing
acts and the revision of other laws to
the members of the General Assem-
bly, from Garrett county. Delegates
Markley, Fike and Cullers were pres
emit, while Senator McComas was I'M
, able to attend owing to his absence
from the county on professional bus
mess.
During the meeting a number Of
suggested laws were discussed at con-
siderable length and recommendations
! concerning some of the suggestions
were made to the Assemblymen. The
/ meeting was called to order by Mr..
F. E. Rathbun.
Almost the entire day was spent in
discussing the matters suggested by
the residents in attendance from prac-
tically every section of the county, in
Guiding representatives of the School
Board and the County Commission
erS.
Among the numerous matters to
which the attention of the Assembly
men was directed were the following:
Muskrat Open Seasonal request
was made that the muskrat hunting
or trapping law be changed to the
season from November l to November
Is.
Open Season for Killing Deer-A
season for deer be changed from the
first three days in December to five
day season, the same beginning on
| November 10.
Rights of Pedestrians-The uncer-
tainty of the present situation con-
, corning pedestrians upon State i'm
proved highways was pointed out. It
was recommended to the Delegates
that Statewide law be passed re-
quiring that pedestrians shall walk
upon the left hand side of improved
highways, or in other words in such
way as to walk against the traffic.
Parking Upon Improved Highways
1t was further advocated that a
Statewide law be passed requiring
all cars that are parked along State
improved hie ways shall have all four
wheels of the automobile or vehicle
off the highway proper.
Bond Bill for Roads-The attention
of the three delegates was called to
the recent activities in behalf of a
| bond bill without referendum at
tached being passed by the General
! Assembly of 1881, the same to be for
Garrett county in order to procure
funds for the building of improved
highways in the county, the interest
thereon to be paid from the same
funds that are usually allocated to
Garrett county during the next six or
/ eight years for the building of in1-
proved highways in the county under
the direction of the State Roads Com
mission. The PASSAGE of such a meas
ure was supported by several citizens
present and was likewise discouraged
by others during the discussion that
followed the introduction of the pro-
posal.
Length of School Term-Two citi-
zens of the county requested the
members of the Assembly to pass
law as result of which several of the
present public school activities would
| be lessened, such as the salaries of
I teachers and disposing of several Off
Gals now in connection with the pub
lie school system of the county, short
ening the school term and taking the
money thus saved to build roads and
to pay other expenses in connection
with the county government The
County Superintendent, along with
other citizens, including members of
the Assembly, pointed out that any
such steps were wholly impossible,
strictly against the laws of the State
and the members of the Assembly
could in no way participate in carry
ing out any such suggestions.
In discussing this subject it was
pointed out that Garrett county pays
into the State treasury each year I'M
der the State tax rate of rs cents, a
total of less than $50, 100000, and that
for schools alone the State pays to
the county for school purposes the
sum of about $18O,0O0.00 each year,
or for each dollar paid by the county
into the State treasury the county re-
ceives back for it's schools about $3.50.
If the State school law is not carried
out in this county all of this revenue
would be lost which would result in a
double county tax rate for the schools
which would then be lessened in use
fitness according to today's standard.
Restailers of Gasoline Representa-
tives of the gasoline stations pointed
out to the members of the Assembly
the needs for law prohibiting pres
sure being brought to bear upon those
engaged in selling gasoline to consum-
ers for the purpose of compelling
them by reason of larger profits to
become members of chain organiza-
ton for selling gasoline rather than to
continue as independent organiza-
tions. 1t was therefore advocated that
the necessary laws be passed in order
to relieve this pressure and at the
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