The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-02-18
LEGISLATURE GETS BUSY
AND PASSES MANY BILLS
Proposed Amendment Intro
duced Would Prevent Diversion
of Special State Funds
LOCAL MEASURES PASSED

The House of Delegates rolled up
its legislative sleeves yesterday and
passed seventeen measures on third
readings. The Senate squared away
to begin the state police department
investigation it voted last week.
All legislative wheels turned faster
than at any time during the session,
which reaches the halfway mark of
the ninety-day meeting today.
Included in the bills was one remov-
ing from presidential election ballots
the names of presidential electors and
. thus allow Maryland voters to ballot
directly for the presidential and vice
presidential candidates.
Another bill is for state consti-
tutional amendment to prohibit fur
Their diversions of special state reven-
ue-such as highway, game, fish and
oyster funds-to the general fund.
The House of Delegates declined to
concur in Senate amendments reduc-
ing the Garrett County payments to
volunteer fire companies and asked
the Senate to follow the original rec
concentrations.
The original bill gave $1,000 to the
Oakland, and $500 each to the Kitz-
miller, Friendsville and Grantsville
departments.
The Senate reduced the Oakland
amount to $500 and the other three to
5000 each. 1t added a clause which
stipulated that the county commiss-
toner's could give another 5000 to any
of the companies which were unable to
function on the reduced amount.
The House maintained this extra
allotment would go to kitzmiller and
Friendsville, but not to Grantsville,
which has paid off all its debts.
The House also passed and sent to
the Senate bill providing that the
short-term hunting license for non
residents, costing IS, shall not be is
sued in Garrett County. 1t also sent
to the Senate bill providing for a
bounty of SIS for wildcats, 81 for each
weasel, and 81 for each fox killed in
Garrett County.
Local Measures
The Senate passed and sent to the
governor last Thursday House bill
authorizing the Garrett county COM
missioners to levy $4,000 annually to
provide for payment to fire companies.
Under the bill the sum paid the Oak
land volunteer fire department would
be increased from $500. to $1,000 an
nually. The sum paid the Grantsville
volunteer fire department would be
increased from 5000 to $500 annually.
The bill also provides that $500 each
shall be paid annually to the Friends
Vile and Kitzmiller volunteer fire de-
partments.
Sunday Movie Bill
The bill provides for a referendum
on Sunday motion picture shows in
4 Oakland was passed by the House
last Thursday and sent to the Senate.
The measure sponsored by the Gar
rett county delegation, went through
the House without dissenting vote
Delegate Arthur G. Cullers intro
duced a bill reducing from two to one
year the time allowed a delinquent
taxpayer to redeem his property
bought by the Garrett county commits
sioners.
Senator Clifford Friend on Monday
night introduced two measures affect
ing Garrett county.
One would levy a yearly license OF
$50 on dance halls, proceeds to go to
volunteer fire departments of the coun-
ty. The other would set up rules for
publication of annual reports of the
county commissioners and the county
board of education.
If the board found all bids submitted
by newspapers were too high or all
bids were the same, it would be direc-
ted to publish the report in pamphlet
form.