1450                                 VETOES.

Of course, no such provision as this was intended, but the
probable effect, of it would be to exempt any veterinarian who
has been practicing for ten years from the provisions of the
law intended to prohibit fraudulent practices and professional
misconduct. I do not think that the desirable features of the
bill justify the removal of such members of the profession
from all State regulation and control. This would be the case
if the bill in its present form were approved. For these rea-
sons, I will veto it.

STREET OPENING BENEFITS IN BALTIMORE
COUNTY.

(Chapter 263, Senate Bill No. 187)

Under its Charter, Baltimore City is authorized in opening
streets within the city to assess benefits on property in the
county and adjacent to the city. Senate Bill No. 187 repeals
this right of the city to assess such benefits on county prop-
erty. If adjacent property in the county is benefited and in-
creased in value by the opening of a street in Baltimore City,
then there would seem to be no reason why the amount of
benefit thus accrued should not be assessed against' it. For
this reason, the bill will be vetoed.

QUALITY OF GAS IN ANNAPOLIS.

(Chapter 390, House Bill No. 568)

This bill provides that any order of the Public Service
Commission fixing the standards for purity, illuminating
power and heating power of gas in Baltimore shall be appli-
cable to the gas delivered in Annapolis. Pursuant to a con-
tract executed some years ago, the Consolidated Gas, Electric
Light and Power Company of Baltimore delivers gas to the
Annapolis and Chesapeake Bay Power Company in order to
supply the Annapolis territory. This gas is brought from
Baltimore to Annapolis through a high pressure transmission
maun. Under a well understood law of physics, gas inevit-
ably loses in heating value during transmission, and with
respect to gas transmitted from Baltimore to Annapolis, the
provisions of this bill could not be complied with. For this
reason, the bill will be vetoed. It may be noted that when the
contract in question was made, the Public Service Commis-