1674                                      Vetoes

lenses than are necessary, with consequent possibility of serious
permanent injury to the eyes. Optometrists, being non-medical, can-
not use drops, although essential to a determination in such cases.

Nothing herein is intended to reflect upon the practice of optometry,
which is licensed and regulated by the State, or to question in any
manner the qualification of optometrists, except as limited by exist-
ing law. While there has been urged upon me the existence of con-
trary medical opinions in various texts, and the non-existence of such
a prohibition in many other states, I feel that the opinions of phy-
sicians of high standing and unimpeachable integrity require my veto
of House Bill 322, rather than experiment in any way with the eye-
sight of young children.

Respectfully,

(s) Theodore R. McKeldin,

Governor.
TRMcK/tk

House Bill No. 346—Overtime Compensation of State Employees

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 76 of
Article 100 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1956 Supplement),
title "Work—Hours Of, In Factories", sub-title "State Employees",
providing for the payment of over-time compensation to all State
employees, except per diem and hourly employees and those classes
of employees specifically exempted by statute from the payment of
such overtime compensation, who work in excess of 40 hours in any
week; re-defining the type of supervisory employee who shall not
be eligible for the payment of any overtime compensation, and pro-
viding for the right of appeal by any employee so designated.

April 15, 1957.

Hon. John C. Luber

Speaker of the House of Delegates

State House

Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Mr. Speaker:

House Bill 346 was submitted to the Attorney General for review
as to its legal sufficiency. The Attorney General advised me as
follows:

"The title states that the Bill does not provide overtime compen-
sation for per diem and hourly State employees who work in excess
of 40 hours in any week. Actually, Section 76 (d) on page 2 of the
Bill provides that per diem State employees shall receive overtime
compensation for work in excess of 40 hours in any week. The law
previously had only provided such compensation for work in excess
of 44 hours in any week. The title is not an accurate description of
the bill.

"The same Section, 76(d) on page 2 of the bill, provides that per
diem and hourly State employees shall not be paid any less compen-
sation for a 40 hour week than was paid to them for 44 hours of