Commission to Investigate the Adult Blind in Maryland
Public General Laws enact a five member unpaid commission to study the condition of adult blind residents, require a full statewide list with demographics, report by December 31 1907, and provide limited aid up to 50 for tools and 200 per year per woman, plus 1500 annual appropriation for 1907 and 1908. Governor Warfield signs, with Senate president Seth and House Speaker Benson overseeing.
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Maryland
General Assembly of
Edwin Warfield
Joseph B. Seth
Senate
Carville D. Benson
House of Delegates
Code of Public General Laws
Code of the Public General Laws of
Code of Public General Laws of
Oral Assembly of
Joseph K. Seth
State Board of Forestry Established in Maryland Act
The act creates a seven member State Board of Forestry including the Governor and top state officials with a two year term. A State Forester will oversee forest protection, education, and coordination with wardens, parks, and reserves, and handle reports and budgets. Wardens are sworn officials with police-like powers to enforce forest laws and report fires, with firefighting expenses borne by the county.
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Board of Forestry
State Board of Forestry
Maryland State Agriculture College
Forest Reserve Fund
Forest Fire Prevention and Penalties Act Provisions
The act authorizes county boards to fund forest protection and pursue debt recovery from landowners or corporations incurring fire-fighting costs. It requires notices about fire dangers, sets penalties for careless or malicious fires, and mandates safeguards on logging and locomotive operations. It establishes civil actions, jurisdiction for prosecutions, funding through penalties, and a forest reserve fund with an annual $3,500 appropriation for 1907 and 1908.
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Board of County Commissioners
Forest Reserve Fund
State Board of Forestry
Edwin Warfield
Maryland Act Proposes Revisions to Tax and Trust Laws
A series of Maryland bills seeks to repeal and re enact Section 200 of Article 81 to empower county boards to value assess and revise real and personal property with new notice rules. The measure includes amendments for appeals and longer term assessments. Other provisions add sections to Article 16 Chancery, governing ground rents and fiduciary distributions with protections for unknown heirs and beneficiaries.
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Public General Laws
General Assembly of
Maryland
Boards of County Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners
Thin State
Edwin Warfield
Joseph B. Seth
Senate
Carvillte D. Benson
House of Delegates
Code of Public General Laws
General Laws on Fiduciary Notices and Bulk Sales in Maryland
Maryland Public General Laws define fiduciary duties when distributing property, requiring court supervision, notices to unknown potential heirs, bonds, and possible trustees. Additional sections amend false pretenses penalties, notaries’ authority, and bulk sales rules to protect creditors and ensure notice to named creditors before bulk purchases.
Maryland Notaries Public Law Change Proposal
Chapter 868 proposes repealing and reenacting Section 8 of Article 6 of the Maryland Code to update Notaries Public provisions. The act includes amendments and directs enactment by the General Assembly to revise the section governing notarial duties and qualifications.
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Code of Public General Laws
Maryland
Notaries Public
Repeal and Amendment of Maryland Testamentary Law Section 5
Maryland Chapter 410 repeals Section 5 of Article 93 Testamentary Law and reenacts with amendments. It details disbursements the executor may claim including funeral expenses up to 300 dollars, medical attendance up to 50 dollars, debts paid or retained, losses due to perishables, commissions between 2 and 10 percent on the first 20 000 dollars and up to 2 percent on the remainder, costs and extraordinary expenses, and credits for livestock killed for family use before sale.
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Code of Public General Laws
General Assembly of
Maryland
Edwin Warfield
Joseph B. Seth
Senate
Carville D. Benson
House of Delegates
Maryland Motor Vehicle License Reforms Proposed in 1904 Act
A bill seeks to repeal sections 131 to 140 of Article 51 and re enact with amendments adding Section 139A, and to repeal and re enacting Article 56 with a new Section 159A. It requires every resident vehicle owner and most non residents to file a sworn declaration with the Secretary of State in Annapolis. The declaration must name the owner or operator, describe the vehicle including maker and serial number if any, list horsepower, and include the required payment to the Secretary.
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Marsland
General Assembly of
Maryland
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Edwin Warfield
Joseph EB. Seth
Senate
Carville D. Benson
House of Delegates
Code of Public General Laws
Acts of General Assembly
Joseph BR. Seth
General Assembly of Maryland
Code of Public General Laws of
Secretary of State
Annapolis
Motor Vehicle Registration and Safety Provisions
The section requires a three dollar registration fee per motor vehicle with one dollar kept by the Secretary of State for issuing licenses and two dollars to the State Road Fund. It mandates conspicuous display of the license number, penalties for fictitious numbers, and specific display rules. It also outlines rider duties, lighting, brakes, signals, and speed limits, plus penalties for violations and procedures for arrests, appeals, and fines.
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Secretary of State
Maryland
District of Columbia
D. C
Board of County Commissioners
Baltimore City
Board of Police Commissioners
Thin State
Criminal Court of
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Courts of Equity
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