1364 VETOES.

PUBLICATION OF COUNTY EXPENDITURES.
(Chapter 332, Senate Bill 215.)

The general law requires each county of the State to pub-
lish annually a detailed, minute and accurate statement of
the expenses of the county in at least two newspapers. An
exception is made in the case of Howard County, which, in-
stead of being required to publish such statements, may
deliver copies thereof to the taxpayers when they pay their
tax bills.

Senate Bill 215 exempts Garrett County entirely from the
provisions of this law.

I think that the requirements of the law as it exists are
important and salutary, and that no county ought to be
exempted from giving the publicity to its expenditures for
which the law provides. Accordingly, this bill will be vetoed.

RACING COMMISSION.
(Chapter 476, House Bill 611.)

The present law provides that in addition to licensing
racing for not more than 100 days during the year, the Rac-
ing Commission may license county fairs to hold meets of
not more than five days each year. The original law, passed
in 1920, contained a special provision to the effect that the
county fair in Washington County should be entitled to hold
two meets of five days each, with betting privileges, every
year.

House Bill 611 provides that the Frederick County Fair
shall also be entitled to hold two meets of five days each,
with betting privileges, every year.

After conferring with the State Racing Commission, I
have concluded to veto this bill. No exception to the Com-
mission's discretionary power over county race meets has
been made since the original one in 1920 in favor of Wash-
ington County. With that one exception the law on the sub-
ject has continued uniform throughout the State. The Com-
mission now allows 90 racing days at the four mile tracks
each year, with eight additional days for charity, and they
feel that five days a year for each of the county fairs is
sufficient. The Commission has the power to authorize bet-
ting privileges during these five-day meets. If House Bill
611 becomes a law, then other county fairs will undoubtedly
attempt to secure similar mandatory provisions. It seems