J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       1417

VETOES

TITLES AND MESSAGES

Senate Bill No. 93—Caroline County—Trial Magistrates

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 20
of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1963-64 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Justices of the Peace," subtitle "Criminal Jur-
isdiction," to authorize the trial magistrates of Caroline County to
suspend sentence or costs including authority to refer to the State
Department of Parole and Probation and authority for methods of im-
plementation of these rules. AND TO SUBDIVIDE THE SECTION.

May 6, 1966.

Honorable William S. James
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Mr. President:

I have today vetoed Senate Bill 93 and, in accordance with the
provisions of Article 2, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I am
returning the same to you along with my message concerning this
action.

On May 2 of this year, I received a letter from the Attorney
General, a copy of which is attached and to be considered a part of
this message, advising that in the opinion of that office, the bill was
unconstitutional. In light of this advice, I felt that I could not sign
the same into law.

With kindest regards, I am

Sincerely yours,

(s) J. MILLARD TAWES,

Governor.
Letter from State Law Department on S. B. 93.

May 2, 1966.

Honorable J. Millard Tawes
Governor of Maryland
State House
Annapolis, Maryland

Re: Senate Bill 93

Dear Governor Tawes:

At your request we have examined, from the standpoint of
form and legal sufficiency, Senate Bill 93 passed at the 1966 regular
session of the General Assembly.