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in Montgomery county. Similar to
question L. In this case the APP
praiser would be substituted by a
licensed real estate broker APP
pointed by county council and a
condition that the section would
not apply to Montgomery county
if property taken includes a build
ing or buildings.
Amendment a, Compensation of
Members of Legislature. An amend
ment adopted in 1948 increased
annual salary from 81 900 to 1880.
Present proposal is to increase
salary to $1,000 and increase COM
pensation to two presiding officers
from $3.50 to $500
Amendment 5, DEGREES for Sup
port of Illegitimate Children. The
section involved provided that no
person shall be imprisoned for
debt. By an amendment adopted in
1850 it was provided that court
decree for the support of wife or
dependent children. or for alimony,
does not constitute a debt within
meaning of this section. The effect
was TO allow Imprisonment for non
payment of court order for sup
port of a wife or dependent chill
dren or for alimony
Present proposal is to add pro-
vision that a court decree for sup
port of an illegitimate child or
children does not constitute debt
within meaning of this section
which in effect would be to permit
J Imprisonment for non-payment of
such an order. A commission rec
commended this amendment as
necessary basis for revision it is
suggesting in laws on illegitimacy
and care of illegitimate children.
Amendment No 6. creating eighth
Congressional district The census
of 1860 gave Maryland an additional
+ seat in Congress. A law was en-
! acted to establish boundaries of
new district. The League of Wom-
en- voters of Maryland recommends
that people vote mo" on this ques-
ton because the redistricting is
unfair. 1t claims a negative vote
will show the State Legislature
that people want Congressional
Districts of roughly equal popula-
ton.
! Amendment No. 7. Unemploy.
ment Compensation laws. The gen
era, Assembly amended the unem-
ployment compensation laws but
the act was petitioned to referen-
dunn II relates to unemployment in
surance. proposing certain changes
concerning renewing benefits after
they are once exhausted, changes
regarding old age insurance, pen
sions or annuities, changes in de-
pendent allowance and maximum
1 benefits. providing that dismissal
payments and vacation payments
shall be computed as wages; and
making certain changes regarding
eligibility during pregnancy, or af-
i ter voluntarily leaving work, after
! dismissal for disciplinary reasons
| or after failing to accept work.
A group known as Citizens For
! Protecting Unemployment Benefit
Funds" declared the law would be
! improved by voting in favor of this
bill and would re-establish princi-
Piles of right and wrong in govern
ment 1t claims more help for de-
serving unemployed and no hand
outs for the "gravy-train riders"
and would plug loopholes in law
through which the fellow who
doesn't want to work is paid for
not working
Question No. s, Building, Savings
and Loan Associations. This to reg
ulate the building. savings and loan
associations Following petitions
for a referendum the General AS
scmbly met in special session and
recnacted substantially the same
provisions previously passed and
the latter act is now in effect, sub
ject to being terminated if and
when the original chapter becomes
effective.
Question 8, Municipal Court of
Baltimore City. Chapter GIG of 1861
was enacted at regular session to
provide generally for the organi-
cation and operation of the Munich
pal Court of Baltimore city Later
the petitions for referendum we're
submitted to secretary of state.
Meanwhile at the special ses-
sion the general assembly sub
stantially reenacted the provisions
of the earlier act in five chapters,
and these five acts now are in
effect, subject to the vote Of the
people.
If recommendation are made by
the Sun Newspaper, The Republi-
can will pass this information on
to the voters, since it is difficult
to vote intelligently in these issues