1961] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES 11

This particular Bill pertains to the Board of Natural Resources.
Its primary purpose was to increase the size of the Board, increase
the terms of the Board members from four to eight years, and to
change the method of selecting the Chairman of the Board.

Lines 36 through 47 on page two of the Bill sets forth the terms
of office of the members of the Board and, generally, the method of
appointing them. Upon reading this particular language of the Bill,
it occurred to me that, as a practical matter, it is impossible to com-
ply with the language contained therein.

The provisions include appointments to the Board for staggered
eight year terms. However, in order to comply with the language
in a portion of this Bill, seven of the intended eight appointments
would have to be made for terms of less than eight years, and the
Bill does not provide the machinery and procedure for such appoint-
ments.

I have been advised by the Attorney General's office that, although
the Bill meets the necessary legal requirements, as to form, it should
be vetoed since it is impossible to comply with its language.

With kindest personal regards and best wishes, I am

Sincerely yours,

(s) J. MILLARD T AWES,

Governor.
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Which was read and journalized.

Vetoed by the Governor May 8, 1961

House Bill No. 342—By Mr. White:

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with Amendments, Sections 1 to 4,
inclusive, of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957
Edition and 1960 Supplement), title "Natural Resources", sub-title
"In General", sub-heading "Board of Natural Resources", relating
to and clarifying the composition of the Board of Natural Re-
sources, and to the selection of its chairman, relating to the terms
of members of the Board of Natural Resources, and to the powers
and duties of the Board and of its chairman.

The Speaker put the question: Shall the bill pass notwithstanding
the objections of the Executive?

AFFIRMATIVE—NONE
NEGATIVE

Messrs. —

Speaker, Combs, Fowler, Boyer, Joiner, Brockmeyer, Larrimore, McNulty, Melvin,
Ridout, Whitmore, Dowell, Hance, Linton, Mitchell, Boone, Culver, MacDaniel, Maguire,
Staten, Tyler, Harrison, Latham, Lowe, Long, Parks, Quinn, Bennett, Corkran,
Matthews, Merryweather, Burkley, Harris, Mackie, Garbelman, Machen, Nichols,
Sasscer, Sickles, Eaton, Risley, Hickman, Pilchard, Polk, Collins, Houck,, Smelser,
Utterback, Virts, Getz, Hess, Moore, Davis, Blades, Wise, Bullock, Dembowski, Kosak-
owski, Nowakowski, Silk, Walters, Antonelli Behounek, Hedrick, Holub, Panuska,
Urban, Acker, Brooks, Curran, Gallagher, McNeal, O'Malley, Abramson, Dixon, Fried-
man, Robinson, Ronibrp, Welcome, Cardin, Mandel, Resnick, Silver, Stark, Baumann,
Baynes, Bittner, Corrigan, McGuirk, Myers, Cohill, Coss, Geiger, Huyett, Mason,