1931. Legislation enacted requiring financial responsibility of motor-
ists in certain cases, licensing and regulating billboards
upon public highways, and a training school for colored girls.

1933. Legislation enacted relating to the emergency banking situation,
and amending banking laws generally, State Convention to
pass upon proposed repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment,
crop liens, chain stores, legalizing and licensing sale of beer
as authorized by Federal Act, $12,000,000 loan for unemploy-
ment relief in Baltimore City, economies and reduction in
State Budget to enable a reduction in local taxes and a re-
duction of the State tax rate from 25c to 22e for 1934 and
1935, being the lowest State tax rate since 1911. At special
election Maryland voted for repeal by nearly 160,000
majority.

1933. Special Session of the General Assembly for the control of
alcoholic beverages following the repeal of the 18th Amend-
ment. The session also enacted legislation for the improve-
ment of criminal procedure and measures relating to a
number of Federal Agencies.

1935. Legislation enacted relating to Old Aged Pensions, Mothers'
Pensions, and creating and designating Boards of Welfare
to administer the same; authorizing a Rehabilitation Cor-
poration and general welfare legislation.

1935. Law enacted, authorizing compensation for three full-time mem-
bers of the Department of Public Works (State Roads
Commission), with a view to the elimination of waste, ex-
travagance and a reduction in operation costs.

1836. Legislation for the creation of a Survey Commission to inquire
into the operations and functions of the various depart-
ments, commissions, boards and offices of the State Govern-
ment with a view to eliminating waste or unnecessary ex-
penditures, to increase efficiency and co-ordinate the admin-
istration of the various departments and agencies of the
State.

1935. Law enacted creating State Police to co-operate with other Po-
lice Departments, providing for a Department of Identi-
fication, State Police School, and other matters pertaining
to the creation of an efficient State Police force.

1936. April Special Session.. Legislation was passed at this session for
Old Age Pensions, Aid to Dependent Children, Pensions for
the Needy Blind, and a revenue measure to provide the
funds for the above and for relief purposes..

December Special Session.. Legislation was enacted at this
session for Unemployment Compensation.

1937. Legislation was enacted providing for the use of Voting Ma-
chines in elections in Baltimore City, .Non-profit Hospital
Service Plans, Airport Zoning, Unfair Trade Practices, Pen-
sions for State Employees, Teletype for State Police and
Uniform Laws relating to Extradition and Fresh Pursuit.

Special Session of 1937. Revised the laws for Aid to De-
pendent Children, Old Age Pensions and Pensions for the
Needy Blind, and for taxes to provide funds for paying the
same and for relief purposes.