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torial in the college newspaper. It is so utterly devoid of fairness
and equity to the student that, if it were to become law, it would
most likely fan the flames of campus unrest rather than accomplish
its original purpose.

It should be noted that our universities and colleges are not
without present powers to deal with disruptive activities or even
with misconduct or misbehavior. They all possess the statutory or
inherent right to expel or suspend a student or to inflict a variety of
other penalties.

For these reasons, I have decided to veto this Bill.

Sincerely,

/s/ Marvin Mandel,

Governor.

House Bill No. 27—Medical Practices Act

AN ACT to repeal Sections 119 through 149D, inclusive, of
Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement
Volume and 1968 Supplement), title "Health," subtitle "Practitioners
of Medicine," and to enact new Sections 119 through 136A, inclusive,
in lieu thereof, to stand in the place of the sections repealed, and to
renumber Sections 149E through 149G of the same article and title,
subtitle "Abortion" as Sections 137 through 139; and to renumber
Sections 149H through 149S of the same article and title, subtitle
"Anatomical Gift Act" as Sections 140 through 151 149B of this
article, generally revising the law concerning medical practices in
the State, and providing for the recodification of the subtitles "Abor-
tion" and "Uniform Anatomical Gift Act."

May 28, 1969.

Honorable Thomas Hunter Lowe
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 have today vetoed House Bill 27 and am returning it to
you.

This Bill revises those provisions of Article 43 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland dealing with medical practices in the State. While
the Bill represents a desirable revision of those provisions of Article
43, I have been advised by the Attorney General's office that there is
an irreconcilable conflict between House Bill 27 and Senate Bill 404
which was enacted by the General Assembly, and that the conflict
could not be resolved by the order in which the Bills were signed.
For the reason given in the attached letter to my office from the
Attorney General's office, which is to be considered part of this mes-
sage, I must veto House Bill 27.

The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland,
the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of Maryland, and my
office, have already begun to re-draft House Bill 27 to remove the