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JOINT RESOLUTIONS

the 118 banks and bank branches in Baltimore so far only
34 have been willing to undertake food stamp
transactions, and only three out of 124 savings and loan
associations have offered to sell stamps. Furthermore,
those institutions that do sell stamps limit their
purchase period to 9 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays
and Thursdays which makes it impossible to get stamps
before work, after work, on lunch hours or Saturdays; and

WHEREAS, While the banks have an understandable
reluctance to have the regular customers caught in long
lines of persons seeking to purchase food stamps, the
load would not be all that burdensome if it were spread
out for longer hours through all the banks and savings
and loan associations. In addition, as long as banks are
going to cash welfare checks, it would make good sense if
the recipient could immediately convert some of those
funds into food stamps; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That
Maryland banks and savings and loan institutions be
commended for their efforts in cashing public assistance
checks; and be requested to sell food stamps; and be it
further

RESOLVED, That the United States Postal Service, and
retail food stores and drug stores with sales over
$750,000 per year be requested to sell food stamps; and
be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be sent to
the Maryland State Banking Commission, 301 Preston
Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201; the Division of
Building, Savings and Loan Association, 1 South Calvert
Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202; the United States
Postal Service, L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, D. C; and
the Maryland Retail Merchants Association, 200 W.
Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201; and the Mid
Atlantic Food Council. 1019 19th Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C. 20036.

Approved April 22, 1975.

No. 34
(House Joint Resolution 29)

A House Joint Resolution concerning

Distribution of Federal Mortgage Funds