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certain designated buying stations. I am informed by the Attorney
General that the bill is lacking in form and legal sufficiency. For the
reasons given in the attached copy of his opinion, which is to be
considered a part of this message, I am compelled to veto the measure.

Sincerely yours,

(s) Spiro T. Agnew,

Governor.

Letter from State Law Department on S. B. 372

April 18, 1967.

The Honorable Spiro T. Agnew
Governor of Maryland
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Governor Agnew:

At your request, I have examined Senate Bill 372, in order to
determine whether this Bill meets minimum constitutional require-
ments as to form and legal sufficiency.

The title of the Bill indicates the purpose of this amendatory
legislation is to authorize the Department of Chesapeake Bay Affairs
to designate buying stations where oysters and clams may be sold by
the catcher and to make it unlawful for a catcher to sell or a buyer
to buy oysters and clams from a catcher at any place other than such
designated buying stations. The body of the Bill incorporates an
amendment which creates a clear exception to this general language,
whereby any person may legally buy clams any place in Maryland
from the catcher thereof for such person's own consumption or use as
bait, but not for resale, subject to certain conditions.

In my view, the latest amendment incorporated in the Bill so
clearly conflicts with the title and the title is in consequence thereof
so clearly misleading, that I am unable to approve this Bill as to form
and legal sufficiency. In this respect, this Bill fails to meet minimum
constitutional requirements.

Sincerely yours,

(s) Francis B. Burch,

Attorney General.

Senate Bill No. 400. Legislative Council

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 27 of
Article 40 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Supplement),
title "General Assembly," subtitle "Legislative Council," increasing
the number of members who compose the Legislative Council of
Maryland and making provision for the ex officio and other members
of the Legislative Council.