HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 165.

This bill increases the expense allowance of the
sheriffs of Baltimore City by $100. It has been brought to
my attention that the sheriffs were included in the annual
salary review conducted by the Secretary of Personnel and
that the emolument provided by this bill is therefore
unnecessary. The Chairman of the Baltimore City Delegation,
the Baltimore City Senators, and the chief sponsor of the
bill agree that House Bill 165 should be vetoed in light of
the salary adjustment made for the sheriffs of Baltimore
City. A copy of the veto request from Baltimore City is
attached and should be considered as part of this message.

For this reason I have decided to veto House Bill 165
with the consent of the chief sponsor.

Sincerely,
Harry Hughes
Governor

May 26, 1982

Mr. Carl Eastwick
Chief Legislative Officer
202 State House
Annapolis, Md. 21404

Dear Mr. Eastwick:

I am writing to request that HB 165 be vetoed. This is
a measure to increase by one hundred dollars the annual
expense allowance for the sheriffs of Baltimore City.

When HB 165 was considered by the City Delegation and
the City Senators and enacted by the General Assembly, it
was generally thought that, despite the efforts of the City
Delegates and City Senators, the employees of the City
Sheriff's Office were not to be included in the annual
salary review conducted by the Secretary of Personnel. This
proved incorrect; at the last minute there was an adjustment
to the annual salary review providing a significant increase
in the salaries of the personnel covered by HB 165.
Accordingly it is not appropriate to provide the kind of
adjustment which the bill proposed to make in their expense
allowance.