Evening star., 1943-02-17
Assembly Gets
12Loca| Bills;
Others Passed
Rockville, HyuttsviIIe
And Battery Park
Measures Included

Measures Included
Twelve local bills dealing with
Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties we're introduced yesterday
i'll the Maryland General Assembly
while five other measures were ap-
proved in the House and Senate.
Seven of the u new bills provide
Sor revisions in the Hyattsville city
government, including pay increases
for city officials.
The measure calls for elimination
of one of the city's four wards, ar
increase in pay for the Mayor from
SIS to $50 month and from So to
S25 a month for council members
It provides for biennial instead of
yearly elections, extends the terms
of Office for the Mayor and council
men from two to four years and ex-
tends the term of the present city
treasurer until June, l945. with cleo
ton of c treasurer to be held in May
of that year.
Five Montgomery Bills.
The five remaining bills intro
duced dealt with Montgomery
County, including one in the Senate
authorizing the county commission
ers to raise any amount necessary
to meet the budget OF the Battery
Park Citizens Association. Inc,
provided the necessary levy did not
exceed Is cents on each 500.
) At present the commissioners are
authorized to levy a tax sufficient
to raise $1,000. The measure was
offered by Senator Thomas E.
Hampton, Democrat, of Montgom-
cry
The money would be used to
maintain, operate and develop the
Battery Park Community House
and grounds. Prior to the date Of
the special levy, the treasurer of
the citizens association would be
required to submit to the commits
sioners a certified copy of the or
Plantations annual budget.
Rockville Borrowing Provided For.
Another bill offered in the House
would empower the town Of Rock
willie to borrow $4,000 for munich
pal purposes.
A third measure would permit
Judges of the Orphans Court to
appoint one or more appraisers to
evaluate any property involved In
cases before the court.
Two additional bills relate to ap-
,pointment of Montgomery County
deputy sheriffs.
Outstanding among the five bills
approved, all of which affect Mont
gomery County, is one passed in the
House providing for annual salary
of So, 400 for Juvenile Court judges.
Under the present law, their salaries
are set by the county commissioners
and may vary according to the COM
missioners' discretion.
Four Passed by Senate.
The four other measures were
passed in the Senate. One author
lies the county commissioners to
designate certain areas in, the 5th,
5tf1! 10th and 18th election districts
as special improvement districts.
Another gives the commissioners
and county treasurer authority to
advertise legal notices in such news
papers as they see fit. At present,
the treasurer can only advertise in
pne newspaper and the commission
Frs in two.
A third bill increases the salaries
Of deputy sheriffs from 500 to SIPS
month, while fourth repeals the
law relating to appointment of ad-
6itional deputy sheriffs.
Thirty-nine Bills Passed.
The Senate and House passed
total of 80 bills and received so new
Saeasures.
Topping the list of final actions
was the legislative fate meted out to
the proposal that the Small Loans
Administration be transferred to the
office of the State bank commission
er. Parliamentary efforts to sidestep
sn unfavorable Senate Finance
Committee report failed and the ad-
verse committee report was adopted,
killing the bill for this session.
Still occupying an important place
on the Legislature work sheet was
the matter of bonuses to low paid
State employees. One of the Is new
bills introduced in the Senate yes
terday was sponsored by Repub-
ucan Senators Wilmer Fell Davis
Of Caroline and Robert Kimble of
Allegany TO give bonus of 5000 to
any State employe with a year
service by March and making less
than $4,000 year.
Employees without the years serv-
'oe would get fractional payments
ed on the amount Of service they
mad
LIE ,iSlative Council measures haC
Easy sailing in the House, but rough
going loomed for the council bill tc
substitute war time as fixed by Con
gress for Eastern standard time.
Liquor Bill Hearing Held.
In an informal rehearsal for the
open hearing on the bill Tuesday
the House and Senate judiciary
Committees gave their attention
during the day to the report of the
McClayton Liquor Commission.
Hall Hammond, deputy attorney
general, said the primary purpose
Of the bill was to implement anc
supplement local laws with State.
wide enforcement. Charles c. G
Evans, like Mr. Hammond a COM
missioner member, stressed what he
termed a need for State liquor law
uniformity while disturbing as lit
tle as possible the county liquor Law
setup."
Opposition from labor met State
Farm Bureau backed bill to make
1t illegal to interfere with the deliv-
cry OF perlshable food in intrastate
commerce A similar bill was passed
by the 194l Legislature, but was
tetoed by Gov. O'Conor.
Sidney r. Katz, CIO representa-
tive, and Robert Buxbaum, AFI
seader, attacked the bill as an lat.
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