BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

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disqualified for agricultural use assessment. which has
been assessed for agricultural use.

May 29, 1978
Honorable Steny H. Hoyer
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 680.

This bill generally revises the procedures relating to
the development of land which has been assessed on the basis
of agricultural use, and creates in certain cases a lien on
the land.

The Attorney General has advised me that Senate Bill
680 is unconstitutional because those provisions of the bill
which create a lien on certain lands without affording the
owners an opportunity to be heard are in violation of the
due process clause of Article 23 of the Maryland Declaration
of Bights and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States
Constitution. A copy of the Opinion of the Attorney General
is attached and should be considered a part of this veto
message.

For this reason, I have decided to veto Senate Bill
680.

Sincerely,
Blair Lee III
Acting Governor

Letter from State Law Department on Senate Bill No. 680

Honorable Blair Lee, III
Acting Governor of Maryland
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Re: Senate Bill 680

Dear Governor Lee:

He have reviewed Senate Bill 680 and it is our opinion
that the bill is unconstitutional because it provides for
the creation of a lien on certain lands without affording
the owners an opportunity to be heard as required by the due
process clause of Article 23 of the Maryland Declaration of
Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States
Constitution.