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Whereas, Members of the General Assembly have personally
noticed on some roads in the State that different speeds are fixed on
various parts of the roads; and

Whereas, Such diversity of maximum speeds results from the fact
that some roads are at one point within the jurisdiction of a particular
county or city and at another place are under a different jurisdiction;
and

Whereas, The result of the setting of different maximum speeds
by different political subdivisions causes only annoyance to the mo-
toring public and presents an appearance of ridiculous governmental
efficiency to the public in general; and

Whereas, While the problem of different maximum speeds arises
mainly on secondary roads of the State, the conflict in maximum
speeds may also exist on the State primary roads system; and

Whereas, The State Roads Commission ought to review the setting
of maximum speeds on roads in the State and after consultation with
the political subdivisions involved, to recommend and work towards
obtaining uniformity of maximum speeds on particular roads in the
State; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the State
Roads Commission is urged to examine conflicting speed limits on
roads in the State where different maximum speeds have been set
for the road and to cooperatively work towards the setting of uniform
and realistic maximum speeds on roads in the State; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this Resolution are sent to the Chairman-
Director of the State Roads Commission, and to the Secretaries of
the Maryland County Commissioners Association and the Maryland
Municipal League.

Approved May 6, 1966.

No. 45
(House Joint Resolution 19)

House Joint Resolution stating the intent and purpose of the General
Assembly of Maryland with respect to welfare payments under the
program of "Aid to Dependent Children."

Members of the General Assembly of Maryland are disturbed and
apprehensive over the policy of the Department of Public Welfare
throughout the State of Maryland in making grants of welfare funds,
under the program for "Aid to Dependent Children," to persons and
homes that do not observe accepted standards of morality.

The intent of the Assembly for the distribution of such funds is
well illustrated by the provisions of the laws concerning juvenile
courts and specifically the definition of "neglected child" in that law.

The juvenile court law defines a neglected child as, among other
things, one who is living in a home which fails to provide a stable,
moral environment. The law then goes on to provide that "In deter-