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The President put the question: shall Item II pass notwithstanding
the objections of the Executive?

The President announced the veto was not sustained by roll call as
follows:

Affirmative

Senators—

Mr. President, Anderson, Bertier, Bertorelli, Brubaker, Byron, Clark, Connolly, Con-
roy, Curran, Dean, Dorf, Emanuel, Friedler, Gore, Hart, Hodges, Hoyer, Hughes (H.),
Lapides, Lee, Malkus, Manning, Mitchell, McCourt, McGuirk, Nock, Pine, Schweinhaut,
Smelser, Snyder, Staszak, Staten, Steinberg, Stone, Welcome, Wineland.           Total—37

Negative

Senators—

Bailey, Bishop, Finney, Hall, Hughes (G.), Steffey.                                Total—6

June 8, 1967.

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

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Section 17 of Article II of the Maryland Con-
stitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 82 and am returning it to you.

This bill would remove the power of appointment of members
of the Board of License Commissioners of Baltimore County from
the Governor and vest it in the County Executive of Baltimore
County.

When a Board of License Commissioners was initially established
in Baltimore County, the Board of County Commissioners was given
the power to appoint members. Upon the adoption of Charter Govern-
ment by the County in 1959, the power of appointment was transferred
to the Governor of the State, where it has since remained. To again
shift the power of appointment at this time would bring into question
the very balance and stability of institutions that Charter Government
is designed to establish, and would interject partisan politics into
a vital and significant governmental agency.

For these reasons, and because of the undesirable and unsettling
effect of such action on other counties in the State, I am compelled
to veto the bill.

Sincerely yours,

(s) Spiro T. Agnew,

Governor.

House Bill No. 82—By Delegates Minnick, Kardash, Hutchinson,
Rush, Evans, Einschutz and D'Anna.

AN ACT to repeal Section 148 (b-1) of Article 2B of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1966 Supplement), title "Alcoholic Bever-
ages," subtitle "Boards of License Commissioners"; to repeal and
re-enact, with amendments, Section 148 (g) of the said Article and
subtitle of the Code; and to add new Section 150(e) to the said
Article and subtitle of the Code (1957 Edition), to follow imme-