4 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Nov. 10

The roll call was then taken on election of the Presiding Officer
as follows:

FOR SENATOR SOTHORON
Senators:

President, Bailey, Balch, Barton, Beck, Byrnes, Carter, Davis, Della,
Ellison, Fraley, Goldstein, Hoff, Hofferbert, Guy Johnson, Kimble, McAllister,
McLaughlin, Monroe, O'Neill, Phoebus, Shallcross, Sotheren, Storm, Stro-
meyer, Thomas, Turnbull, White. Total—28

The Senator from Wicomico County and the Senator from Alle-
gany County escorted the President to the chair.

MESSAGE FEOM THE EXECUTIVE

The Secretary of State appeared and delivered the following
message:

STATE OF MARYLAND
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND CONVENING THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND IN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION

AT ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1950,

AT 10:00 O'CLOCK A. M.

WHEREAS, When State revenues exceed estimates of amounts
needed for governmental operations, a revision downward of taxes
is essential; and

WHEREAS, The State revenues have reached a point where such
downward revision is possible and desirable.

Now, THEREFORE, I, WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., Governor of the
State of Maryland, by virtue of the authority conferred and duly
imposed upon me by the Constitution of Maryland, do hereby call
a special or extraordinary session of the General Assembly of Mary-
land to consider amendments to the Sales Tax Law for revision
downward of that levy; said special or extraordinary session to
begin at 10 A. M. on Friday, November 10, 1950, at the State
Capitol, in the City of Annapolis, State of Maryland.

Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State of Mary-
land. Done at the City of Annapolis this fourth day of November,
in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty.

By the Governor,

WM. PRESTON LANE, JR.

VIVIAN V. SIMPSON,

Secretary of State.
Which was read.