1810                                      VETOES

This Bill authorizes the County Commissioner of Calvert County
to appoint, with the approval of the County legislative delegation,
a zoning hearing officer or board.

The County Commissioners of Calvert County have written to
me, requesting that I veto the Bill. Their objections to the Bill, as
set forth in their letter, are as follows:

"House Bill 964 appears unnecessary and to the knowledge of the
County Commissioners, this type of Board has never been requested
by any Calvert County citizen. The effect of the Board would be a
duplication of the functions now performed by the County Commis-
sioners. Under Subsection (a), the required approval of the County
Legislative Delegation for a Hearing Examiner or Board would, de
facto, place the ultimate control of this Board in the hands of the
Legislative branch rather than the Executive branch where it be-
longs. Subsection (f) provides that the Board of County Commis-
sioners may veto on any application heard by the Hearing Examiner
or Board 'without the necessity of either having attended the public
hearing or having read the record file'. This would give carte blanche
authority to the Commissioners to approve the action of the Hearing
Examiner or Board without being familiar with the subject matter."
The sponsor of the Bill, Delegate Benner, has informed me that, in
light of the County Commissioners' position, he has no strong ob-
jection to vetoing the Bill.

Consequently, I have decided to veto House Bill 964 at the
request of the County Commissioners of Calvert County.

Sincerely,
/s/ Marvin Mandel,

Governor.

House Bill No. 1033—Workmen's Compensation

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 67
(8) of Article 101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Workmen's Compensation," subtitle "Miscel-
laneous," changing the definition of "average weekly wages."

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 1033 and am returning
it to you.

This Bill amends the definition of "average weekly wages" for
purposes of the Workmen's Compensation law. Among other things,
it provides that for an employee injured in the course of part time
employment, the term "average weekly wages" means the average
weekly wages such employee would receive if engaged full time in
such employment.