2798

VETOES

salary of a Circuit Court judge; providing for the
appointment of an additional deputy State's Attorney
and assistant State's Attorneys; providing for the
salary of the deputy State's Attorney and an
assistant State's Attorney; and further providing
that certain State's Attorneys shall serve full time
and may not engage in the private practice of law.

May 17, 1976.
Honorable Steny H. Hoyer
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed Senate Bill
1022.

This bill authorizes the Anne Arundel County State's
Attorney to have additional personnel, prohibits the
private practice of law by the State's Attorney, deputy
State's Attorneys and assistant State's Attorneys, and,
at the beginning of the next term of office, increases
their salaries.

House Bill 209 8, which was enacted by the General
Assembly and signed by me on May 17, 1976, contains the
same provisions for additional personnel and prohibition
of private practice. With respect to the salary
provisions, however, House Bill 2098 was amended to
enable the existing deputy and assistant State's Attorney
to receive the salary increase as of July 1, 1976 and to
delay only the increase for the State's Attorney until
the beginning of the next term of office.

Since the basic provisions of Senate Bill 1022 are
included within House Bill 2098 and since House Bill 2098
more effectively expresses the legislative intent with
respect to the salary increases, I have decided to sign
House Bill 2098.

Therefore, it is unnecessary for me to sign Senate
Bill 1022.

Sincerely,
Marvin Mandel
Governor