Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

James J. Lacy (1904-1950)
MSA SC 3520-1578

Sources:

Books -

A Salute to the Maryland Irish.  Baltimore:  Ladies Auxiliary to the Ancient Order of Hibernians, 1976.
        Biographical sketch on p. 32.

Radoff, Morris L., ed.  The Old Line State:  A History of Maryland.  Annapolis:  The Hall of Records Commission, 1971.

Wilner, Alan M.  The Maryland Board of Public Works: A History.  Annapolis: The Hall of Records Commission, 1984.

Newspaper articles (in chronological order) -

"2 Taxes to Take Effect at Midnight." The Baltimore Sun, 30 June 1947.

"Charge Sales Tax May go as High as 11 Percent."  The Evening Capital, 27 March 1947.

"City Tackles 1st Day Kinks in Sales Tax."  The Baltimore Sun, 2 July 1947.

"Deaths."  The Baltimore Sun, 2 July 1950.

"Governor Meets with Works Board." The Baltimore Sun, 11 March 1947.

"James J. Lacy."  Editorial, The Baltimore Sun, 2 July 1950.

"James J. Lacy Funeral Rites Set Tuesday." The Baltimore Sun, 2 July 1950.

"Lacy and Baltimore City."  The Evening Capital, 7 December 1949.

"Lane Beats McKeldin; Takes Governership by More Than 44,000."  The Baltimore Sun, 5 October 1946.

"Lane Cancels Speeches At News Of Lacy Death."  The Baltimore Sun, 2 July 1950.

"Lacy Emphasizes Importance of Tax License." The Evening Capital, 16 June 1947.

"Lacy Left Estate Set At $203,000." The (Baltimore) Evening Sun, 2 July 1950.

Obituary, unidentified newspaper, undated.

"O'Conor, Lane Primary Victories Assured; Entire Lane Ticket Wins."  The Evening Capital, 29 June 1947.

"Race Horses Come Under Sales Tax." The Baltimore Sun, 15 July 1947.

"Retailers Required to Have Sales-Tax License Tuesday." The Baltimore Sun, 29 June 1947.

"Sales Tax Office on All-Day Shift." The Baltimore Sun, 27 June 1947.

"Sales Tax Offices Open In Baltimore." The Evening Capital, 19 May 1947.

"Shoppers Jam Stores Here to Beat Tax." The Baltimore Sun, 1 July 1947.

"Tax Licenses Reach 33,500." The Baltimore Sun, 3 July 1947.

"Tax Passes Senate."  The Evening Capital, 26 March 1947.

"Tempers Hot on First Day of Sales-Tax Collections."  The Baltimore Sun, 2 July 1947.

"They Are Not Satisfied..."  The Southern Maryland Times, 15 December 1949.

"Tokens Will Not be Used in State for Collection of Sales, Use Taxes."  The Evening Capital, 10 June 1947.

"Weak Spots in the State's Capital Improvement Program."  The Baltimore Sun, 23 March 1947.

Other sources -

BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS (Death Record) MSA CM1132.  Certificate of Death, no. 50-5854.

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS (Miscellaneous), 2/2/9/71.

Comptroller of the Treasury. Annual Report of the Comptroller of the Treasury of the State of Maryland for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, September 30, 1947 to Hon. William Preston Lane, Jr., Governor of Maryland. (Annapolis: Comptroller of the Treasury, [1947]).  COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (Annual Report) 1947, MdHR 20000317, C8017.

Comptroller of the Treasury. Annual Report of the Comptroller of the Treasury of the State of Maryland for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, September 30, 1948 to the General Assembly of Maryland. (Annapolis: Comptroller of the Treasury, [1948]).  COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (Annual Report) 1948, MdHR 20000318, C8018.

Comptroller of the Treasury. Annual Report of the Comptroller of the Treasury of the State of Maryland for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1949 to the Hon. William Preston Lane Jr. Governor of Maryland. (Annapolis: Comptroller of the Treasury, [1949]).  COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (Annual Report) 1949, MdHR 20000324, C8019.

COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY (Correspondence) MSA S 658.

General Assembly, House of Delegates. Journal of Proceedings of the House of Delegates.  Address of the Governor of Maryland to the General Assembly of Maryland, 5 January 1949 (Annapolis: 1949), 77-79. GENERAL ASSEMBLY, HOUSE OF DELEGATES (Journals) 1949, MdHR 82 01135/01140.

GOVERNOR (General File) 1947-1948, Comptroller, MSA S1041, 2/34/4/29.

GOVERNOR (General File) 1949-1950, Comptroller, MSA S1041, 2/35/1/31.
        Correspondence from the file relating to Lacy's term as comptroller.

Laws of the State of Maryland:  Journals of the Senate and House of Delegates of Maryland Extraordinary Session, July 27, 1950.
        Baltimore:  King Brothers Inc., State Printers, 1950.
        House Resolution, p. 14.

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