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adding such amount to the budget, the bill would seem to
require the Governor to include it in the budget he
submits to the Legislature. Yet, in McKeldin v.
Steedman, 203 Md. 89 (1953) , the Court of Appeals
specifically held that the General Assembly could not
enact an appropriation bill and place the responsibility
upon the Governor to fund it through the annual State
budget. The Court there held that calling on the
Governor to fund the item by general funds "is not what
the Constitution allows," and would "circumvent the
critically important constitutional requirement by
shifting from the legislature to the Governor the public
onus of being charged with the necessity for an
additional tax."

For these reasons, I have decided to veto Senate
Bill 424.

Sincerely,

/s/ Marvin Mandel

Governor

Senate Bill No. 489 — Assent or Joinder of
Parties in Appeals

AN ACT concerning

Appeals — Assent or Joinder of Parties

FOR the purpose of removing the provisions relating to
the method of appeal to the Court of Appeals or
Court of Special Appeals where there are
coplaintiffs or codefendants or other parties.

May 31, 1974.

Honorable William S. James
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed Senate Bill
489.

This bill repeals Section 22 of Article 5 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland, which is an obsolete