Marvin Mandel, Governor                       2155

May 26, 1970.

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 301.

This bill corrects certain language in Article 26 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland.

However, the correction made by House Bill 301 was also made
by House Bill 777, which was enacted by the General Assembly and
signed by me on April 15, 1970. In addition, House Bill 301 re-enacts
language which is completely inconsistent with the changes in the
law brought about by House Bill 777. Consequently, I believe that
House Bill 301 must be vetoed.

Sincerely,

/s/ Marvin Mandel,

Governor.

House Bill No. 392—Interference with Police Broadcasts

AN ACT to add new Section 452A to Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, (1969 Supplement and 1967 Replacement Volume),
title "Crimes and Punishments," subtitle "Crimes and Punishments,"
to follow immediately after Section 452 thereof and to be under the
new subheading "Police and Fire Radio Broadcasts—Interception and
Interference," to provide that no unauthorized person shall interfere
with or broadcast on any police or fire radio broadcast, TO MAKE
VIOLATION A MISDEMEANOR AND TO PRESCRIBE THE
PENALTIES THEREFOR. No person shall intercept any such broad-
cast for the purpose of aiding himself or others in the perpetration of
any unlawful act or manufacture, own, possess, sell or transfer any
radio apparatus of any nature or type intended for use in the perpe-
tration of any unlawful act; to provide exceptions; making violation
a misdemeanor and fixing the penalties.

May 26, 1970.

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 392.

This bill makes it a misdemeanor for an "unauthorized person"
to interfere with any police or fire radio broadcast.