Stern, Blair, Caldwell, Pascal, Vecera,
Wheatley, and Key. Title,
A PROPOSAL that the office of the vari-
ous clerks of court throughout the State be
retained as an elected constitutional office.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 219 is referred to the Committee on the
Judicial Branch.
Delegate Proposal No. 220. The Clerk
will read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 220, by Delegates Boileau and Kirk-
land. Title,
A PROPOSAL that empowers the Gen-
eral Assembly to enact general public laws
applying to all municipal corporations or
all municipal corporations in a legislatively-
established class.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 220 is referred to the Committee on
Local Government.
Delegate Proposal No. 221. The Clerk
will read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 221, by Delegate Finch. Title,
A PROPOSAL that an annual award for
merit be presented to a citizen or citizens
of the State in recognition of outstanding
civic, civil, or military services performed
on behalf of the State or the nation.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 22I is referred to the Committee on
General Provisions.
Delegate Proposal No. 222. The Clerk
will read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 222, by Delegate Storm. Title,
A PROPOSAL that regulated public
service companies furnishing energy, water,
sewerage, communications, and mass tran-
sit services shall be exempt from taxation
in the same manner and to the extent as
co-operatives and agencies of state and local
governments as to their income derived
from furnishing public services and as to
their property, both real and personal, used
and useful in supplying such services to
the public.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 222 is referred to the Committee on
State Finance and Taxation.
There is a one-page memorandum at-
tached to that proposal. The memorandum
does not have a name. It is by Delegate
Storm. |
Delegate Proposal No. 223. The Clerk
will read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 223, by Delegate Storm. Title,
A PROPOSAL that taxes shall not be
levied on real and personal property which
produces income subject to taxation under
the income tax law.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 223 is referred to the Committee on
State Finance and Taxation.
There is a memorandum to go with this
proposal. I am not sure that it has been
circulated. It was not at the time the ses-
sion began. If not, it will be in your hands
tomorrow.
Delegate Proposal No. 224. The Clerk
will read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 224, by Delegate Weidemeyer. Title,
A PROPOSAL that the Senate of Mary-
land shall be composed of fifty-two senators
casting a total of one hundred and seventy-
three votes weighted in accordance with
population.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 224 is referred to the Committee on the
Legislative Branch.
There is a memorandum, a two-page
memorandum attached to that proposal, by
Delegate Weidemeyer.
Delegate Proposal No. 225. The Clerk
will read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 225, by Delegate Burgess. Title,
A PROPOSAL that no law shall be en-
acted to authorize any agency or branch
of the state government to deprive or dis-
parage the personal or property rights of
any individual without resort to due process
of law.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Proposal
No. 225 is referred to the Committee on
Personal Rights and the Preamble.
Delegate Proposal No. 226. The Clerk
will read the proposal.
READING CLERK: Delegate Proposal
No. 226, by Delegate Eckenrode. Title,
A PROPOSAL that a popularly elected
representative government for a region,
and the instrument of government therefor,
may be created by the General Assembly
by law subject to confirmation by the county |
