3242                                                  VETOES

Acting Governor

House Bill No. 1889 - Property Tax Collection — Stay by

Posting Bond

AN ACT concerning

Property Tax Collection - Stay by Posting Bond

FOR the purpose of clarifying the procedures which stay
collection of certain property taxes by the posting of
an appeal bond.

May 29, 1978
Honorable John Hanson Briscoe
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 1889.

This bill purports to clarify the situations in which
an appeal by a taxpayer stays the collection of a tax.

The Attorney General has advised me that the title of
House Bill 1889 is defective and therefore in contravention
of Article III, Section 29 of the Maryland Constitution. A
copy of the Opinion of the Attorney General is attached and
should be considered a part of this veto message.

For these reasons, I have decided to veto House Bill
1889.

Sincerely,
Blair Lee III
Acting Governor

Letter from State Law Department on House Bill No. 1889

May 18, 1978

The Honorable Blair Lee, III
Acting Governor of Maryland
State House