Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-05
TWENTY-THREE
BILLS AFFECTING
COUNTY PASSED
Bill To Submit Convention Plan
To Referendum A Most
Important One
FIVE SENATE AND TWO
HOUSE BILLS FAIL

Twenty-three bills affecting Wor-
cester County-eighteen of which
were introduced in the Senate and the
remaining five in the House of Dele
gates-were passed by the 1885 Leg
islative session of the Maryland Cen
eral Assembly which officially (by the
clock) adjourned as of Monday mid
night of this week.
Shortly before the Legislature adj
journed, all Worcester County meas
ures as passed by the Senate and
House were sent to Governor Harry
w. Nice to be signed, the completion
of which may take several days in
view of the large number of bills
awaiting the Governors signature.
With few exceptions, all Worcester
County bills as passed and when sign
ed, will become effective June 1, 1885.
Five Senate and two House meas
ures respectively by Senator Milton
L. Veasey, Delegate C. E. Robertson
and Delegate Ralph r. Dennis, failed
to pass both Houses of the General
Assembly. They were:
Senate Bills:-Veasey Tax of 81
per barrel on Beer for Relief-passed
by Senate and recommitted; Veasey
2 per cent Sales Tax to wipe out State
Real Estate Tax-died in committee;
Veasey State Bond Issue Of So, 729, 900
to absorb State deficit-died in COM
mittee;syeasey bill to prohibit State
tax on real estate after January l.,
1937-died in committee; Veasey State
wide bill prohibiting persons from hav
ing in their possession in any motor
car in any public place broken pack
ages of liquor, drugs or narcotics
died in committee.
House Bills-Robertson bill Estate
wide) regulating State Plumbers and
licenses-died in committee; Dennis
bill to establish regulations for Bar
Der Shops and Beauty Shops in Ocean
City District-reported favorably in
House however lack of time prevented
bill from being printed for third read
ing and passed on final day of session.
A compile list of Worcester County
bills passed by both Houses of the
1885 Maryland Legislature and sent to
Governor Nice for his signature this
week, are as follows:
By Senator M. L. Veasey
S. B. No. 461-(Superceded by
amendment to House Bill No. 1851 Per
hitting holders of licenses for sale Of
Beer and Wine, in Worcester County
only, to sell wines containing not
more than twenty-one (21%) per
cent? of alcohol by volume.
S. B. No. 5O6-Granting Worcester
County Home Rule as to the holding
of any party conventions instead of
primary elections, by providing for a
Referendum or vote of the people at
the next general or special election.
S. B. No. 78-Authorizing the Lii
quor Control Board of Worcester
County to employ an enforcement Of
ficer and to pay him such salary as
the Board determines.
S. B. No. Prohibiting the drink
ing of beer on the premises where
beer is sold in Worcester County be-
tween the hours of midnight and 6 A.
M, and fixing penalties for the vio-
lations Thereof.
S. b. No. 431-Providing that no
holder of beer license in Ocean City
shall be entitled to a refund of the
unearned portion of the fee paid for
such license.
S. B. No. 3O0-Making valid all
deeds, conveyances and other acts
made by or in the name of
The Committee of the Presbyterian
Church in Snow Hill.
S. B. No. 266 Estate Wide)-Per-
hitting, dealers in gasoline to deposit
with the State Comptroller, in lieu
of surety bonds, any bonds of the Fed
eral Government or the State of
Maryland, as guaranty for gas tax
paymelts.
S. BNsNo. 265-Providing for the
payment of certain Clerks and Sher-
ifs costs before docketing actions-at-
law I'M the Worcester County Circuit :
Court ia certain cases, and providing
penalties for violation thereof. 40
S. B.No. 240 Delaying the leasing
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