HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               2313

disposition of the revenue received from the excise tax

on cigarettes; and clarifying language. taxes;

requiring wholesalers to collect a sales tax on
cigarettes; providing a certain means for calculating
the amount of sales tax on cigarettes and for the
payment thereof; imposing a certain use tax on
cigarettes equal to the sales tax; and generally
relating to certain taxes to be imposed on cigarette
sales.

May 29, 1979
Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin
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 1236.

This bill is substantially identical to Senate Bill
532.

For the reasons set forth in my veto message regarding
Senate Bill 532, I have decided to veto House Bill 1236.

Sincerely,
Harry Hughes
Governor

House Bill No. 1263

AN ACT concerning

Prince George's County — Detainment of Delinquent Juveniles

PG 333-79

FOR the purpose of permitting in Prince George's County a
juvenile who is children who are a certain age and
adjudicated to be delinquent for a crime which if
committed by an adult could result in imprisonment for
a certain length of time to be detained by order of the
court in an adult penal institution for a certain
period of time, as long as the juvenile is confined in
a section which is separate from that maintained for
adults; providing that this Act shall become null and
void under a certain circumstance; providing that this
Act shall remain in effect for a certain period of time