306 ADDRESSES AND STATE PAPERS

budget, like that of any large scale corporation, is the meeting ground
where supply (the State's revenue resources) is adjusted and related
to demand (the citizen's needs and expectations for governmental
services).

The Governor also participates both actively and passively in the
development of policy through the legislative process. The Governor
may draft legislative proposals on any issue and request that the
Speaker of the House of Delegates and the President of the Senate
introduce these measures for consideration by their respective legisla-
tive bodies. The Governor must sign all legislation, with the exception
of the budget bill, for it to become law. If the Governor disagrees
with a statute enacted by the General Assembly, he has the right to
veto it and a three-fifths majority vote in both houses is required to
overrule the Governor's veto. Therefore, the Governor has four oppor-
tunities to influence State policy and program development:

1. The development of the State budget

2. The proposal of legislation

3. The approval of legislation originating in the General Assembly

4. The veto of statutes enacted by the General Assembly

The Governor is also the Commander-in-Chief of the military forces
of the State — that is to say the National Guard. Should the National
Guard be activated by the Federal government, the Governor has the
right to establish a State Guard.

The Governor also appoints many of the military and civil officers
of the State and, in some instances, those serving in local governments.
Since each type of appointment is subject to legislative specifications,
it is difficult to generalize about this function. But to give you some
idea of the overwhelming number of appointments, by conservative
estimates a Governor of Maryland will appoint over 2, 700 persons to
some position of public trust during a single four-year term.

Finally, the Governor may grant executive clemency, reprieves or
pardons to any person who is a prisoner of the State, he may extradite
prisoners or persons wanted by other states and may request extradi-
tion from other states.

All of this quite briefly describes the duties and functions of the
Governor of Maryland. Yet it would be unthinkable to lead you into
believing that this comprises or describes the complete Governor. For
so very much depends on the personality, the interests, the energy and
the talents of the Governor as an individual.