1961] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES 25
Vetoed by the Governor May 8, 1961

House Bill No. 887—By Mr. Cohill:

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 9 (a) of
Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1960 Supplement),
title "Natural Resources", subtitle "In General", subheading "De-
partment of Tidewater Fisheries", providing that the Director of
the Department of Tidewater Fisheries shall be appointed by the
Governor and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor.

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

AFFIRMATIVE

Messrs. —Latham, Buckel. Total—2

NEGATIVE

Messrs. —

Speaker, Combs, Fowler, Boyer, Joiner, Brockmeyer, Larrimore, McNulty, Melvin,
Ridout, Whitmore, Dowell, Hance, Linton, Mitchell, Boone, Culver, MacDaniel, Maguire,
Tyler, Harrison, Lowe, Long, Parks, Quinn, Bennett, Corkran, Matthews, Merry-
weather, Burkley, Harris, Garbelman, Machen, Nichols, Sasscer, Sickles, Eaton, Risley,
Hickman, Pilchard, Polk, Collins, Houck, Smelser, Utterback, Virts, Getz, Hess, Moore,
Davis, Blades, Bullock, Dembowski, Kosakowski, Nowakowski, Silk, Walters, Antonelli,
Behounek, Hedrick, Holub, Panuska, Urban, Acker, Broks, Curran, Gallagher, McNeal,
O'Malley, Abramson, Dixon, Friedman, Robinson, Rombro, Welcome, Bacharach, Cardin,
Mandel, Resnick, Silver, Stark, Baumann, Baynes, Bittner, Corrigan, McGuirk, Myers,
Cohill, Coss, Geiger, Huyett, Mason, McElwee, Barbee, Cook, (E. P. ), Lee, Walker,
Woodward, Conlon, Cook, (N. S. ), Driscoll, Kelley, Reed, Walsh, Hahn, Hale, Magin,
O'Farrell, Clark, Murray, Caldwell, Cannon Hanna, White, Bray, Savage. Total—116

The Speaker announced the veto was sustained.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

May 3, 1961.

Honorable Perry O. Wilkinson
Speaker of the House
6404 Queens Chapel Road
University Park, Maryland

Dear Mr. Speaker:

I have today vetoed House Bill No. 955 and in accordance with the
provisions of Article 2, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I am
returning this bill to you along with my veto message.

House Bill No. 955, which was introduced by Delegate E. Home*-
White, Jr., of Wicomico County, was designed to make it illegal to
carry fire arms, other than shot guns, on any boat in this State which
was engaged in the tonging of oysters.

Since the adjournment of the General Assembly, the sponsor of
this bill has contacted my office and advised that the bill as amended
does not accomplish the purpose for which it was introduced and he
has requested that I veto the same.

The Chairman of the Department of Tidewater Fisheries has also
advised that the bill, in its final form, is undesirable and deserving
of my veto.