Legislative Commissions appointed to represent the Senate (Senate
Journal, 1927, page 795) : Senator 8. Scott Beck, Kent County; Senator
J. Allan Coad, St. Mary's County, and Senator Edward J. Colgan, Third
Legislative District, Baltimore City. Appointed to represent the House
(House Journal, 1927, page 1409). Speaker E. Brooke Lee, Montgomery
County; Daniel C. Joseph, Baltimore City; Francis A. Michel, Balti-
more City; Fendall Marbury, Baltimore City, and Lawrence P. Williams,
St. Mary's County.

JUDICIAL COUNCIL

Provided for by Acts 1924, Ch. 549, for the continuous study of
the methods of practice and procedure in the Courts of Maryland, to
submit suggestions from time to time for the consideration of the
Judges, and to report its recommendations each session of the General
Assembly.

Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, President of the Council.

Judge Carroll T. Bond, Baltimore City.

Chief Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City.
Judge Samuel K. Dennis, Baltimore City.

Associate Judge of Court of Appeals, recommended by the Judges
thereof:
Judge T. Scott Offutt, Towson.

Associate Judge of Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, recommended by
the Judges thereof:
Judge Albert S. J. Owens, Baltimore.

Circuit Judge of the Eastern Shore, selected by Governor from those
recommended by the Judges of each of the Eastern Shore Circuits:
Judge Thomas J. Keating.

Circuit Judge of the Western Shore, selected by Governor from those
recommended by the Judges of each of the Western Shore Circuital
Judge A. A. Doub, Cumberland.

Lawyer in Baltimore City:

Emory H. Niles, Baltimore, Md.
Eastern Shore Lawyer:
W. Mason Shehan, Easton.

Western Shore Lawyer:
Ridgely P. Melvin, Annapolis.

MOTOR VEHICLE UNIFORM LAWS COMMISSION

The Legislature of 1929, by Joint Resolution No. 7, provided that
the Governor should appoint a commission to confer with commissions
already appointed in the State of Virginia and the District of Columbia
for the purpose of recommending to the General Assembly of 1931 uni-
form laws relating to motor vehicle and traffic regulations in Maryland,
Virginia and the District of Columbia.

The Legislature of 1931, by Joint Resolution No. 17, continued this
commission in existence for the purpose of making its recommendations
to the Governor and the General Assembly of 1933, and by Joint Resolu-
tion No. 14 of 1931, there was conferred upon the commission the addi-
tional duty of studying the tax situation as between motor vehicles used '
in public transportation and corporations and individuals carrying
passengers and freight by other means. The members are:
H. M. Lucius, Secretary, Automobile Club of Maryland...Baltimore
Colonel A. B. Barber, Transportation Expert, United States
Chamber of Commerce, and President, Montgomery
County Civic Federation.............................................Bethesda
State Senator L. G. Sasscer.......................................Upper Marlboro