The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-04-10
LEGISLATURE PASSES RELIEF
BILL
Governor Nice Signs Measure-Other
Emergency Bills Approved


Emergency Bills Approved
The Maryland General Assembly
ended it's special session on Tuesday
LAST, with the adoption of relief
revenue program, designed to pro-
vide S7,150,00O for the next year.
After month of maneuvering
and differences over proposals, the
legislature adopted a conference re-
port to raise $2,925,000 by taxes ON
whiskey, beer, corporation franchises,
cosmetics, and amusements.
Governor Nice ON Wednesday
signed the relief measure and the
1lx others passed. The newly passed
avs became effective April /.
A one per cent. tax on automobile
oitling was continued as a source of
.elief revenue by the passage Tues
lay under suspended rules of a bill
nat was signed the same night by
ne Governor.
This Will add approximately $425,-
100 year to the State relief
evenues.
Revised estimates of the relief
axes yield brought the total of the
states social security program up to
1ext April to approximately $780,
900. In addition to the $3,55O,000
revenue from the program passed
~ the Legislature, there is a $780,
100 surplus. in the old-age pension
4ccount in the State Treasury. Fed
4ral and local contributions will
make up the balance.
A Federal contribution of $4,000
500 is expected for old-age pensions.
local political units of the State will
Contribute another 100000. Also
anticipated is 100000 Federal
grant for aid to dependent children
Ind 100000 contribution toward
hat program by the counties and
5allmore city.
Two other measures affecting the
States social welfare program were
4pproved.
These amended the old-age pen
sion law passed at the 1886 session
If the General Assembly to bring it
INTO conformity with the national
social Security Act in sections that
pertained to eligibility and made
technical changes in the States
statutes to qualify for Federal grants
lor aid to the blind.
Bond issues totaling $1,000,OO0
for Allegany county and Cumber-
and for flood damage repairs were
approved. The Mayor and City
Council of Cumberland were author
lzed in one bill to issue 100000 in
ponds to make repairs in the States
second largest city. The other
100000 issue authorized will be
under the jurisdiction of the Board
Of County Commissioners for re-
Mobilization work outside Cumber-
land.
The fifth measure to receive the
Governors approval empowers the
Board of County Commissioners of
Allegany to issue 100000 in bonds
each year through 1910 to hquidate
the county's Indebtedness to the
State Roads Commission.
By doing this, the county will not
be deprived of current revenues from
The gasoline taxes for maintenance
and construction of roads. Other
wise, under a recently announced
policy of the commission, the indebt-
edness would be amortized out of
these current revenues due.
A bill passed on the suggestion of
Attorney-General O'Conor was the
seventh and final bill that became
law. 1t creates avenues for recipro-
cal agreements with other States in
the collection of inheritance and
similar taxes on the estates of nom
resident decedents.
The bill providing for a $780,
900 State bond issue for repairs to
bridges and State highways damaged
by last months food was also signed.