1692                                      VETOES

some of the aforesaid counties would take place on State land. To
open the opportunity to a County Legislative Delegation to arbitrarily
prohibit hunting in a county by Maryland hunters having State-wide
licenses issued by the State, without setting forth any reliable stand-
ards by which hunting shall be prohibited in such counties, and
especially where the Legislature has set up standards for game
management in another section of the law, is another serious defect
in this Bill. Judge Wilson K. Barnes came to the same conclusion in
a case in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, decided February 4,
1964, holding unconstitutional a statute requiring the concurrence of
the Western Maryland member of the Game and Inland Fish Com-
mission to any antlerless deer season in Allegany County. Asso-
ciated Sportsmen's Clubs of Maryland, et al. v. Game and Inland Fish
Commission, Docket 1963A, folio 756, file No. 44770.

For the foregoing reasons, it is my opinion that you should with-
hold your approval from House Bill 1162.

Very truly yours,

(s) Thomas B. Finan.

Attorney General.

House Bill No. 1193—Baltimore City Police Department

AN ACT to add new Section 566A to the Code of Public Local
Laws of Baltimore City (1949 Edition, being Article 4 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Baltimore City," subtitle
"Police Commissioner," subheading "Miscellaneous," to follow im-
mediately after Section 566 thereof, as last amended by Chapter 483
of the Acts of 1951, to create a grievance committee of the Baltimore
City Police Department and specifying membership, size, and powers
thereof.

May 4, 1965.

Honorable Marvin Mandel
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17, of the Maryland Con-
stitution, I am returning herewith House Bill 1193, 1965 Session,
which has been vetoed by me today.

This Bill would create a grievance committee within the Balti-
more City Police Department consisting of one elected officer and one
elected patrolman from each Police District and from each specialized
service of the Department.

While I am in sympathy with the objectives sought by this Bill,
I am convinced that the enactment of such legislation at this time
would be premature.

Recently I appointed a Committee of outstanding citizens, under
the chairmanship of the Attorney General of Maryland, to study the
entire operation and administration of the Baltimore City Police De-