1966 VETOES.

formance of their duties and fixes the amount to be paid to
them for that purpose on an annual basis, the payments to be
made in monthly instalments and it is retroactive to the be-
ginning of their terms of office. Apparently it bears no relation
to the expenses actually incurred because the Bill is silent
upon their filing expense vouchers. It becomes inoperative at
the end of the term for which the officers have been elected.
Because it is clearly a violation of the constitutional provision
to which I have referred and would undoubtedly be stricken
down as null and void by the courts, I have decided to veto it.

WORKMEN'S' COMPENSATION

HOUSE BILL No. 499

AN ACT to add a new paragraph to Section 20 of Article
101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1947 Supple-
ment), title "Workmen's Compensation", sub-title "Appli-
cation of Article; Extra-Hazardous Employments", said
new paragraph to be known as Paragraph 45B and to
follow immediately after Paragraph 45A of said Section
20, bringing all officers and employees of the State of
Maryland within the provisions of the Workmen's Com-
pensation Laws.

The title of this Bill is defective in that it is both mislead-
ing and inadequate inasmuch as it purports to bring within the
provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Law all officers and
employees of the State, while the Bill itself merely extends
the coverage of that law to employees who are engaged in extra-
hazardous employments as defined by Article 101 of the Code
and includes within that category physicians, nurses, at-
tendants, guards and other employees who are required to
treat, nurse, guard or care for patients or prisoners in State
hospitals, prisons, and training schools. Because of the de-
fective title I have vetoed this Bill.