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enthal, Knoll, Miller, Rummage, Wolfgang, Hickman, C. M., Hickman, R. 0., Delphey,
Hutton, Cox, Livezey, Hargreaves, Bonvegna, Dabrowski, Dypski, Walters, Antonelli,
Chester, Douglass, J. W., Curran, DeAngelo, Gallagher, Harrison, O'Brien, Robey, Bos-
well, Conaway, Dixon, Douglass, C. A., Lee, Randolph, Abramson, Cardin, Howell, Res-
nick, Sklar, Webster, Avara, Baumann, Freeberger, Murphy, Rutkowski, Weisengoff,
Wyatt, Grumbacher, Hoffman, Allen, W. M., Maddox, Shore, Becker, Bell, Docter, Maurer,
Ruben, Zander, Owens, Wiser, Sloan, Williams, Beck, Matthews, Burgess, Nichols, Laws,
Long, Bolden.                                                                                            Total—103

SENATE BILL NO. 4—

On motion of Delegate Arnick, duly seconded and two-thirds of all the
members-elect voting in the affirmative, the Rules were suspended by yeas
and nays as follows for the purpose of reporting bill on same day as re-
ceived.

Affirmative

Delegates—

Mr. Speaker, McKay, Mitchell, Athey, Sachs, Thomason, Burkhead, Helms, Hagner,
Weidemeyer, Compton, Nimmerrichter, Arata, Malone, Alperstein, Price, Stroble, Boozer,
Linton, Hutchinson, Jones, Peters, Schirano, Einschutz, Arnick, D'Anna, Minnick, Home,
Dize, Dorman, Ross, Foley, King, Pesci, Sullivan, Blumenthal, Knoll, Rummage, Wolf-
gang, Hickman, C. M., Hickman, R. 0., Delphey, Cox, Livezey, Hargreaves, Bonvegna,
Dabrowski, Dypski, Walters, Antonelli, Douglass, J. W., Heintz, Curran, DeAngelo. Gal-
lagher, Harrison, O'Brien, Robey, Boswell, Conaway, Dixon, Douglass, C. A., Lee, Ran-
dolph Abramson, Cardin, Howell, Resnick, Sklar, Webster, Baumann, Murphy, Rutkow-
ski, Weisengoff, Grumbacher, Hoffman, Allen, W. M., Maddox, Shore, Becker, Bell,
Docter, Maurer, Ruben, Zander, Owens, Wiser, Sloan, Williams, Beck, Matthews, Burgess,
Laws, Long, Bolden.                                                                                     Total—97

Negative—None

MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE

STATE OF MARYLAND
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

Annapolis, Maryland, November 9, 1973.

The Honorable John Hanson Briscoe
Speaker of the House of Delegates
The State House
Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Mr. Speaker:

I am writing this letter in reference to Senate Bill No. 4 which is pres-
ently before your body. I am sure that you are all aware of the extreme
emergency which has necessitated the introduction of this legislation.

The bill gives emergency powers to the Governor which he does not have
at the present time, but which are absolutely necessary to act in the
present crisis situation. However, I feel that there should be joint executive
and legislative responsibility in this situation.

I have publicly stated and I want to emphasize that it is my intention
before promulgating any initial rules or regulations to submit those rules
and regulations to the legislative Committee on Administrative, Executive
and Legislative Review for their approval. I will not promulgate any such
rules or regulations without their concurrence. On any subsequent major
actions, I would submit them where possible to the Committee for their
consideration.