Evening star., 1951-04-14
Teacher Raise,
Signs 173 Bills
Record Budget Ok'd;
$50 More Measures
Await Decision
By J. L. MichoeI
Stov SfcH C.orrespondent


Sfor Sfaff Correspondent
ANNAPOLIS. April 14.-Mary-
land added 173 laws to it's books
today. while citizens buckled down
to the task of financing a $l63-
million budget for the next fiscal
year.
Gov. McKeldin signed the rec
ord appropriation measure yes
terday, along with 50 Senate and
30 House bills and two resolutions
all enacted by the General As
sembly which adjuorned April 2
after a 90-day session. ......
Among them was a bill which
fixes the State real estate tax at
g cents on each 500 of assessed
valuation.
The States chief executive We
|toed only one measure. He refused
to affix his signature to a bill call
ing for a $300-a-year pay increase
for school teachers because he
opposed ! per cent advance in
the corporation income tax rate
and because he believes the coun-
ties and Baltimore should shoulder
responsibility for teachers welfare
Signs Police Pay Bill.
He signed a bill granting State
police a $500 annual raise.
Approximately $50 of the more
than 1900 bills passed by the Leg
lislature this year are still on the
Governors desk. Another batch
will be acted on next Friday in
Baltimore.
Top legislation signed yesterday
included the States $40 million
construction bond issue, a 81 mil
lion civil defense appropriation
and a SIS million bond issue to
Ipay for an engineering building at
Johns Hopkins University.
Tax Exemption Approved.
Other Statewide bills included
a measure exempting from taxa
ton all real and personal property
owned by volunteer fire compa-
nies or departments.
Another permits circuit court
clerks to inform parents wher
their children have applied fol
marriage licenses, but specific.
that such information can bt
given only at the request of par.
ents or guardians.
In Montgomery and seven othel
counties the fee for a marriage
license will be advanced 81, max.
ing the cost 81 for residents ane
$5 for non-residents.
| Also signed into law yesterda!
was a bill authorizing the Stat,
Board of Public Works to "agree'
with Talbot and Queen Ann'
Counties to restore and maintain
a small brick house under historic
Wye Oak on the Eastern Shore
The majestic white-oak tree i
owned by the State.
i One of the resolutions eStab
fishes q State Constitution Da!
and fixes the event September II
The other requests the Tidewate.
Fisheries Commission to prepar'
and distribute educational bulle'
tins.
Washington Area Laws.
/ New laws affecting counties il
the Washington area include:
MONTGOMERY County:
i HB-1S1--Providing for non-partisal
election Of school board members and IN
creasing the boards membership from
six to seven. Two of the board member
will be at-large and one will be electe,
from each Of the countys hve Count
/ HB-6s9-Extending the boundaries o
the town OF Rockville.
Prince Georges County:
SB-353--Authorizing the county. com
fer general improvements in the Metro
ss-s5sNExtending the limits OF tn
sB-477@Directing the county commits
dale Grove title to vacant land in tn
onS,ge community; naIt provided 1T is used for
! HB-i9a-changins boundaries of Sea
Pleasant, increasing number of council
men from five to seven and setting u
HB-1s3-Providing for sidewalks, stree
and alley improvements in Hyattsville.
HB;303-Authorizing the Washingto
sS0nT6an ,n,,;nn Sanitary Commission to issu
surface drainage projects.
HB-344-Authorizing the county schot
board TO receive donations Of school site
to outlast probable useful life Of building.
! HBs267-Providing that draining pyo!
ects within its jurisdiction be approve
BY the Washington Suburban sanitar
) HB-36s-Authorizing issuance of wss
bonds and examination Of commissio
records by the MONTGOMERY Council an
the Prince Georges commissioners.
Hyattsville Limits Extended.
HB HB-524-Extending corporate limits G
Hyattsville.
); HB-52e-Fixins compensation Of Mayo
and councilmen Of Riverdale.
speca sa fop eoeon Gess as5 psk
HB-6e1-Providing for ALLEGATION q
fines, penalties and forfeitures in count
' trial magistrate courts.
Among bills affecting more tina,
one county were a measure pro
viding that manufacturers ma
chinery and inventories be partial
ly tax exempt in Anne Arundt
and Frederick Counties and in tn
City of Frederick.
Another authorizes judges Q
,, the 7th Judicial Curcuit to appoin
l court stenographers in Calver
lCharleS Prince Georges and s.
Marys Counties at $25 for eac
day of actual service.
' Alexandra Council Asked