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title "Public Education", sub-title "Chapter 2. Formation of
Boards", and to add a new section to said Article and sub-title, said
new section to be known as Section 12F and to follow immediately
after Section 12E thereof, providing for the appointment of a
seven-man school board of education for Talbot County and creat-
ing special provisions generally relating thereto.

April 17, 1957.

Hon. John C. Luber

Speaker of the House of Delegates

State House

Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Mr. Speaker:

I have today vetoed House Bill 451, which would supplant the
existing provision for a three man School Board in Talbot County by
a seven man Board, one from each of the five Election Districts, and
two at large, to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the
Senate.

Confining the majority of appointments to County election districts
would preclude selection of the best people available in the entire
County to serve on the School Board. The interests of the public
schools would not be advanced by legislation which might require
selection of other than the best available people. While qualified
people may be available today from each of the election districts in
Talbot County it is entirely possible that at some future time, the
only available people in a given district might be unsatisfactory for
such a position. In a measure, also, it reflects political tampering
with a method of appointment which has worked well through the
years, and is not consistent with the continuing unanimous bi-partisan
approval of keeping our public schools out of politics.

Therefore I have vetoed House Bill 451.

Respectfully,

(s) Theodore R. McKeldin,

Governor.
TRMcK/tk

House Bill No. 534—Tax Exemption for Swimming Pools

AN ACT to add a new Sub-section (43) to Section 8 of Article 81 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition and 1956 Supple-
ment), sub-title "What Shall Be Taxed and Where", said new sub-
section to follow immediately after Sub-section (42) thereof, pro-
viding for exemption from property tax for certain co-operative,
non-profit community swimming pools and equipment appurtenant
thereto in Montgomery County AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUN-
TIES, with exceptions.