Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
County Seeks
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Statevetoes
Montgomery Council
And Legislators
Agree on Drive

Agree on Drive
The Montgomery County
Council and the county's dele
cation to the Maryland General
Assembly are in agreement over
plans to seek to override vetoes.
on two bills expected to bring in
additional revenue to the county.
The council and the delega-
Ition exuded harmony last night
Jas they laid plans for the
county's role in the special and
regular sessions of the Assembly,
scheduled to get under way later
this month. The council is en-
tirely Democratic. The county's
Legislators are 6 to l Demo-
cratic.
The council asked the delega-
ton to override Gov. McKeldin's
veto of a bill that would give
Montgomery authority to levy a
tax on cigarettes and other to-
bacco products.
At the same time the council
agreed to the delegations plan
to vote to override a veto Of a
bill that would increase the
States contribution to the in
Icentive fund for local school con-
Istruction.
Vetoed by McKeldin
A 2-cents-a-pack tax on ciga-
rettes would give the county be-
tween 100000 and 100000 a
year in new revenue. The bill
was vetoed, according to the
Governors message, because it
provided no limit on the amount
of tax that could be levied by
the county.
The incentive fund bill would
increase from $40 a pupil to $50
per pupil the States contribu-
ton in the formula used in COM
putting the fund payments.
Delegation Chairman Blair
Lee III said the measure would
cost the State about $4.5 million
Ia year and that Montgomery
ICounty's annual share would be
Increased from about $4,000 to
s475.0 900.
Mr.. Lee told the council he
had asked State tax experts to
Iprepare a bill that would repeal
the income tax being withheld
now on nonresidents.
The bill, he said. is aimed at
creating amity between Mary
land and neighboring jurisdic-
Itiens and would affect residents
'of adjoining States who offer the
same relief to Maryland resi-
dents.
Nets 100000 a Year
Mr.. Lee said that exclusive of
taxes collected from District of
Columbia residents, the State
picks up only about 100000 a
year from residents of other
States.
His proposed bill would affect
District residents who are fac
ing increased income taxes which
in many cases would virtually
wipe out their payments to
Maryland because of credit
given them for payments to the
District.
Council President Robert T.
Snure told the delegation that
a majority Of the council favored
Overriding vetoes of bills calling
for reorganization of the Mary
Iland-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and extern
sion of its jurisdiction through
out Montgomery County.
Mr.. Lee said that although
the delegation generally favored
overriding the veto. members
were still undecided as to their
course of action because of a
suit now in the Court of Appeals
that challenges the validity of
the measure.
Best Comparison
Mr.. Lee said the reorganiza-
ton bill was not perfect but he
thought it was the best COM
promise measure that could be
effected to please the Prince
Georges delegation and OPP
ponents of the bi-county COM
mission in Montgomery County.
The council strongly urged the
delegation to introduce at the
special session slated to be
called about January % a bill
that would clarity questions now
pending before the Court of
Appeals concerning the new
Peoples Court.
The bill proposed would specify
that authority of the commit
ting magistrates or justices of
the peace was not being abol-
ished by creation of the fun
time Peoples Court and would
also provide a system of re-
Imoval Of Peoples Court judges
for misbehavior in Office, in
competence or physical or men,
tai incapacity.
Removal would be by a two
thirds vote of the full County
Council after notice and hear
ing were given to the jurist.
Would Ease Tax Curb
Another bill proposed by the
council that would cost the State
an estimated 100000 a year
would remove the present re-
Iquirement that the funds COL
Ilected by a 1-cent tax rate be
used for aid to dependent
children.
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