J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                          1437

on the basis of the newly established pay rates provided in said law,
at the same time providing that the retired pay of those retired
after that date be computed at the newly established higher rates;
and

Whereas, There appears to be no basis for this gross discrimina-
tion against such retired personnel who, by reason of past meritorious
services, should be equally entitled to benefits granted to retired
personnel retired after the effective date of the Military Pay Act
of 1958, Public Law 85-422; and

Whereas, A failure to maintain the same standard for the com-
putation of retired pay of all members of the uniformed services of
the United States, regardless of the date of their retirement, will
cause defections from active service of career officers and thus prove
detrimental to the national defense and security of the United States;
and

Whereas, Retired members of the uniformed services of the
United States reside in every portion of our country, however, the
State of Maryland is privileged to have great numbers of such
retired personnel who have served their country faithfully and with
distinction; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the General
Assembly of Maryland respectfully memorializes the Congress of
the United States to enact appropriate legislation, similar to that
proposed in S. 269, S. 541 and H. R. 703 of the 86th Congress, to
provide that the retired pay of those retired before June 1, 1958,
be computed on the same basis as the computation of the retired pay
of such members retired after June 1, 1958; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of State is hereby directed to transmit
copies of this resolution to the President and the Vice-President
of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
and to each Senator and Representative from the State of Maryland
in the Congress of the United States.

Approved March 24, 1959.

NO. 7

(Senate Joint Resolution 10)

Senate Joint Resolution requesting the Governor to appoint a Com-
mission to study the possibility for a governmental corporation
for the preservation of antiquities.

There is need in the State of Maryland for an organized effort
for the preservation of antiquities. In all portions of the State there
are old homes, public buildings, monuments and other sites that
should be under the fostering care of some public agency or group.

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.

CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.

Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.