Evening star., 1947-02-10
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Bill toLet Banks
Maryland Measure
Comes Up Tomorrow
Before House Group
BY the As.eeie.sd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 1o.-A
measure providing for optional
closing Of banks on Saturday win be
brought to the attention of Mary
lands legislators this week.
The General Assembly is to re-
convene at $50 o'clock tonight.
Delegate Luber, chairman of the
House Committee on Banking, In
surance and Social Security, an
nounced the bank closing bill mo.
SD will be discussed by his COM
mittee tomorrow morning. It in
cludes a clause exempting IL
counties.
There has been no request for q
hearing" Mr.. Luber said, 'and I
haven't received letter Of protest
against It,"
As drawn by the Legislative Coun-
Gil the proposal would permit bank
directors In Baltimore city and sew
eral counties to close the institutions
any Saturday. Many of the banks,
MIR. Luber explained, wanted to close
on that day during the summer
months.
Some Counties Exempted.
The bill, as drafted, exempts CAL
vert, Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Dor
chester, Kent, Queen Anne,s st.
Mary's Somerset, Talbot Wicomico
and Worchester Counties from the
closing provisions.
Mr.. Luber has requested any
county delegations wishing to have
their areas included under the pro-
visions to contact him or committee
members. He said Talbot, Cecil and
st. Mary's Counties now want to be
included in the closing provision
and others are expected to join.
Any Saturday the banks close
would make that day legal holi-
day for the institutions.
|. At legislative council hearings
last year, Mr.. Luber said counties
with large rural populations OBJ
jected to the plan because they felt
that many farmers coming to town
Saturdays to shop and transact
business would be unable to go to
the banks. ,s
A measure which would provide
for surrender TO the State Of ul-
claimed winnings on horse races,
with the funds earmarked for the
Maryland Veterans Commission, Is
expected to be introduced in the
Assembly tonight.
Large Sums Unclaimed.
The sponsor is Delegate John H.
Reed, Democrat, Of Baltimore, who
said the money now retained by
track operators would pay the en-
tire expenses of the commissions
relief funds.
Mr.. Reed said official figures
showed that at Maryland's four
1-mile tracks during the past 3
years the money left because of un-
redeemed tickets totaled $227 ,55l,
while 1t amounted to about $100, 900
at the h-mile tracks.
The measure would add q new
section to the Racing Commissions
article of the State code. It would
provide that after the unclaimed
winnings were held by the tracks
for three months they would be paid
to the commission.
The agency, in turn, would be di-
rected to place such money In It's
veterans relief fund and expend 1t
for the general purposes of the fund.
Legislature to Speed up Work,
The House and Senate are ex-
pected to increase the tempo Of their
work this week to avert serious jams
of legislation in the closing days of
the session.
Before adjourning for the week
end, Senate Majority Leader So
thoron advised the legislators to
get their local bills introduced as
soon as possible.
Only part of the administrations
legislative program has been submit
ted, but most of the measures deal
ing with it are nearly ready.
They include bills for construction
of a Chesapeake Bay bridge connect
ing the Eastern and Western Shores,
reapportionment of representation
in the assembly and others dealing
with revenue distribution recommen-
dations Of the Sherbow Commission.