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by reference to its title, or section only; nor shall any Law be
construed by reason of its title, to grant powers, or confer rights
which are not expressly contained in the body of the Act; ....... "

See the case of Allied American Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
et al. v. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, et al., 219 Md. 607, 150
A.2d 421, which stated:

"The commands of Sec. 29 of Art. 3 of the Maryland Con-
stitution that every law shall embrace but one subject, which
must be described in the title, have been said by this Court to be
designed to prevent the combination in one act of several and
distinct incongruous subjects and to require that the Legisla-
ture and the people of the state be fairly advised of the real
nature of pending legislation...."

See also, Baltimore Transit Company v. Metropolitan Transit Au-
thority, 232 Md. 509.

Therefore, it is our opinion that the title of Senate Bill 546
does not fairly advise the real nature of the legislation and is as a
consequence unconstitutional.

Very truly yours,

(s) Thomas B. Finan,

Attorney General.

Senate Bill No. 563—Bonds for Nuclear
Accelerator Laboratory

AN ACT to authorize the creation of a State debt in the ag-
gregate amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) for the pur-
pose of acquiring, by purchase, gift or condemnation, land in the
State of Maryland and to transfer the title to said land to the United
States or to the Atomic Energy Commission to be used for the con-
struction of a 200 BEV particle accelerator to form the nucleus of
a National Accelerator Laboratory, and providing generally for the
issue and sale of certificates of indebtedness evidencing this loan.

May 6, 1966.

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

Dear Mr. President:

I have today vetoed Senate Bill 563 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.

The purpose of this bill originally was to authorize the State to
appropriate money to purchase land to donate to the federal govern-