The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-05-20
GOVERNOR SIGNS 1874 new
LAWS; RELIEF INCLUDED
Executive To UndergO Opera
ton For Removal Of Right
Eye-Will Take Long Rest
NUMBER OF BILLS LISTED

Working with pen and ink for about
four hours, three State officials wrote
334 new laws into the statute books
of Maryland on Tuesday.
Included was the relief revenue
schedule enacted by the recent legis-
lative session. 1t is designed to raise
$5,000,000 yearly for two years at
least.
The three officials engaged in the
task of signing measures on Tuesday
were Governor Harry w. Nice, Senate
President Lansdale G. Sasscer and
Emanuel Gorfne, Speaker of the
House of Delegates.
One of the bills passed by the regu-
lar session, proposed constitutional
amendment to allow the legislature
to impose graduated income tax, does
not require the signature of the Gov
ernor and the two presiding officers.
The amendment will be submitted in
the 1888 election.
To Have Eye Removed
Governor Nice announced after sign
ing the bills that physicians had or
dered him to undergo an operation and
take an extended recuperative rest.
Injuries to his right eye, suffered
in fall shortly before his election in
1884, have made it necessary to remove
the optic, the Governor disclosed.
He said he would wind up pressing
duties at Annapolis about May % and
enter New York hospital about the
first of June.
The operation will keep him in the
hospital about two weeks and another
three weeks will be required before an
artificial eye can be inserted. There
after the Governor said, he planned a
recuperative rest of between four to
six weeks, taking a motor trip or
cruise.
$50 Bills Are Passed
The recent regular session passed
$50 bills and the special session of a
few weeks ago passed seventeen. Of
that total, 500, only 119 remain
before the Governor for action, and
it has been reported he may veto APP
proximately fifty of them.
The relief revenue bill contains an
income tax of one-half of one per cent
on both corporations and individuals.
Among the bills signed on Tuesday
are the following:
Providing Garrett county contribu-
ton to volunteer fire departments.
Continuing for two years the lat
eral road fund distribution.
Fixing regulations for the sale and
transportation of poultry.
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Com
missioner to refuse issuance of mark
ers for automobiles on which town
taxes of Funkstown, Hancock, Noun
tain Lake Park and Elkton are not
paid.
Postponing general reassessment
to 1889, but eXempting Baltimore City,
and Caroline, Frederick Garrett, Hor-
ford, Kent, Queen Anne's, st. Mary's,
Wicomico and Allegany counties.
Requiring Board of Election Super
visors of Garrett and Carroll counties
to award contracts for election sup
plies.
Authorizing prison labor on roads.
Authorizing Count Commissioners
to regulate public dance halls, tourist
camps and amusement places.
Relating to registration in Garrett
county.
Prohibiting future diversions of gas
oline tax revenue.
Relating to sale of tax property ac-
quired by Garrett County Commits
sioners.
Directing Garrett County Treasurer
to collect Mountain Lake Park auto
mobile taxes.
Prohibiting use of dogs in deer
hunting.