1961] OF THE SENATE 11

government service where his talent is needed simply because he is
not a resident of Maryland, would, in my opinion, be rendering the
State a disservice.

Accordingly, I am vetoing Senate Bill No. 292.
With kindest personal regards and best wishes, I am

Sincerely yours,

(s) J. MILLARD TAWES,

Governor.
JMT/rnb

Senate Bill No. 292—Non-residents in Classified Service

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 17 of
Article 64A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Merit System", to prevent appointment of non-residents of
the State to fill vacancies in the State classified service under cer-
tain conditions.

The President put the question, Shall the bill pass notwithstanding
the objection of the Executive?

The President announced the veto was sustained by roll call as
follows:

AFFIRMATIVE—NONE
NEGATIVE

Senators:

President, Barrick, Buffington, Dean, Dorf, Dorsey, Gonder, Hall, Hepbron,
Hughes, James, Johnson, Jones, Mach, Malkus, Mrs. Nock, North, Northrop, Parran,
Phipps, Phoebus, Pine, Sanford, See, Shipley, Snyder, Weant, Wheatley. Total—28

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

May 3, 1961.
Hon. George W. Della
President of the Senate
403 Warren Avenue
Baltimore 30, Maryland

Dear Mr. President:

I have today vetoed Senate Bill No. 305 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.

Senate Bill No. 305 is a local bill that pertains only to Calvert
County. The Sponsor of the bill, Senator Edward T. Hall, has advised
my office that after this bill was approved by both houses of the
General Assembly there was some question, lodged by the State De-
partment of Health, relative to the wisdom of this legislation. Senator
Hall has advised me that after consultation with the Health Depart-
ment, a new bill was drawn, known as Senate Bill No. 571, approved
by both houses of the General Assembly and was subsequently signed
by me. Because of this, the Senator has requested that I veto this
particular bill.