The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-04-09
Legislators Get
Good Percentage
I'm Bills Passed
All But Two Of Twenty-Five
Measures Introduced
Are Enacted

In the 1859 session of the Mary
land Legislature just closed the
Garrett county representative had
an almost 100 percent record in
their legislation.
There were sixteen local meas
ures introduced in the House of
Delegates and all but two of them
were enacted into law. There were
nine measures introduced in the
Senate and all nine were success
fully enacted.
The two bills that failed to pass
both died in committee. One con-
cerned requirement not to APP
propriate sums by the county for
the streets in the town of Friends
vile. The other measure concerned
the transportation of children to
non-public schools in the county.
Some of the bills passed by both
houses have been signed already
by Governor Tawes. He signed
three additional bills yesterday.
They were House Bill 712 by
Bray and Savage to legalize bingo
and raffles by tax supported volun-
teer fire companies and auxiliaries;
and other non-profit organizations
raising funds for charitable, ath-
letic or educational purposes. This
does not mean slot machines or
any type of coin machine to be
used for gambling purposes.
House bill 537 by the county
delegation applied the county prop
erty tax to house trailers.
Senate bill BAL authorizes Mary
land to join in the interstate COM
pact to conserve gas and oil.
Other Bills Passed
Among the other bills were the
following:
Senate bill 200, regarding bonds
tOr auctions.
Senate Bill 221 concerning I'M
classified employees having right
to take promotional examinations.
Senate Bill 342, relating to trans
portation of Christmas trees.
Senate Bill 255, concerning in
corporation of Garrett County Me
mortal hospital.
Senate Bill 275, relating to acqui-
sition of property by State Roads
| Commission to protect highways.
Senate Bill 1885, concerning ap-
pointment of industrial engineer
for county.
Senate Bill 1856 allowing the
county to create sanitary districts.
/ Senate Bill 366, pertaining to
/ watershed areas Of the state.
House Bills
No. %, relating to jury service
by women.
No. 100, relating to compensation
! for office hours of clerks of coun-
ty commissioners.
! No. 102, relating to compenSa-
ton for county commissioners of
county, giving an annual expense
allowance up to six hundred dol
lars.
No. 1O1 allowing 100000 to be
expended by commissioners for
road machinery and equipment.
No. $40 relating to licensing Of
public amusement machines.
No. 514, relating to notice to
Supervisor of Assessments in cases
of construction of new buildings.
No. SIS, authorizing commission
ers to accumulate cash surplus of
100000
No. SIG, providing for possible
appointment of industrial engineer.
No. 538, relating to conservation
and improvement Of land affected
by strip mining.
No. 665, providing compensation
for classified employees in Depart
mcnt of Forests and Parks. for GER
tain work on Week-ends or holt
days.
No. 719, providing for schedule
of payments to be made by COM
missioners to various fire depart
ments.
A House Bill providing for a
deputy treasurer with salary not
to exceed $4,000. This was recon-
mended by the County Commits
sioners and also by the March
term of the Garrett County Grand
Jury.
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