2256 VETOES.

This bill provides for the licensing of public exhibitions,
and performances for profit in Baltimore County, including
moving picture exhibitions. The bill further provides that
Section 8A of Article 56 of the Code is repealed as it applies
to Baltimore County. As a matter of policy, the several
Counties should not be permitted to make differing regula-
tions and have authority to grant licenses in cases covered
by the General Laws as to which the State-wide policy should
be uniform.

For that reason, the bill will be vetoed.

SENATE BILL 483

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 3 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Bal-
timore County", sub-title "County Commissioners", said
new section to be known as Section 142A and to follow im-
mediately after Section 142 of said Article, to require the
supervising authorities of any road or street in Baltimore
County to secure the approval of the County Commissioners
of Baltimore County before any structure affecting drain-
age or waterflow is constructed in or under any such road
or street, and to authorize the said County Commissioners
to require any such structure to be enlarged by said super-
vising authorities if found inadequate for storm drainage
purposes.

This bill requires all plans for the construction of any
bridge, culvert or other structure, intended for the purpose
of permitting water to flow through or under any road or
street on Baltimore County, to be submitted and approved by
the County Commissioners of Baltimore County. It further
provides that when the County Commissioners, after reason-
able notice to any road authority determines that any bridge,
culvert or other structure heretofore constructed is inade-
quate, the road authority must, within six months after no-
tice, alter such structure, so as to permit the free flow of such
volume of water as the County Commissioners shall have de-
termined to be the maximum volume passing through, over
or under the said structure.

In Baltimore County certain culverts, adequate when con-
structed, have subsequently become inadequate, because sub-
dividers through sidewalks, driveways, gradings, etc., have
increased the amount of water flowing into the State drainage
system. The Attorney General has ruled that the State Roads
Commission is not responsible for inadequacies of drainage
created by private sub-dividers. The effect of this bill would