Marvin Mandel, Governor                       1921

Whereas, Helen Mackall was awarded the Medal of Honor by the
Police Department which was presented by Governor Mandel and
honored with an honorary life membership in the Maryland P.T.A.
Association; and

Whereas, Helen Mackall was awarded the Certificate of Merit by
the Criminal Justice Commission, Inc., and received a letter of appre-
ciation for her heroic act by Charles Mathias, Jr., Senator from Mary-
land; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That Helen Mackall
be commended for her extraordinary bravery; and be it further

Resolved, That Helen Mackall be congratulated for having the
George Nichols Playground renamed the Helen Mackall Playground;
and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the House is instructed to send
copies of this Resolution to Mr. Henry Gatewood, Center Director,
Mr. George Nichols, Recreation Center, 850 Braddish Avenue, Balti-
more, 21216; Dr. Uthman Ray, Jr., member of the Board of Recrea-
tion and Parks of Baltimore City; Mrs. Ernestine Ward, District
Supervisor, Bureau of Recreation, 1129 North Charles Street, Balti-
more, 21202; Dr. Emerson Julian, Councilman, City Hall, Baltimore,
21202; Mrs. Lilliam Bell, Principal, P.S. 202, 850 Braddish Avenue,
Baltimore, 21216; The Evergreen Protective Association, Inc., c/o
Mrs. William R. Perry, Jr., President, 2308 Harlem Avenue, Balti-
more, 21216; Congressman Parran J. Mitchell, House of Repre-
sentatives, Washington, D. C.; Mayor William D. Schaefer, City Hall,
Baltimore, 21202; Walter J. Orlinsky, President of City Council, City
Hall, Baltimore, 21202; Afro-American Newspaper, City Editor;
Mrs. Helen Mackall, 2406 Arunah Avenue, Baltimore, 21216.

Approved May 26, 1972.

No. 45
(House Joint Resolution 41)

House Joint Resolution requesting the Legislative Council to study
and report on the State Agencies having the power to summon
persons and documents by process of subpoena.

The Members of the General Assembly of Maryland are requesting
the Legislative Council to study and report on the several State
agencies which have subpoena powers to summon persons or to re-
quire the production of records and papers.

There are many grants of subpoena power in the State code. They
raise close and vital questions of governmental policy and philosophy.
There is on the one hand the need for governmental power in order to
accomplish the controls and regulatory authority given to these sev-
eral agencies. On the other hand, there is the constant need to give
the individual citizen the maximum possible freedom from govern-
mental controls.