HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(a)  The trustees shall:

(1)  Keep an accurate record book;

(2)  Allow inspection of the record book by members of
the religious corporation; and

(3)  Allow the proceedings recorded in the record book
to be presented before a public meeting, if required by five or
more members of the religious corporation.

(b)  Unless the plan provides otherwise, the trustees shall
be elected and their successors continued at the time and place
ordinarily used for public meetings of the church, by the
individuals who, according to the custom and usage of the church,
have a voice in the management and direction of congregational or
temporal affairs.

(c)  [The] UNLESS THE PLAN PERMITS OTHERWISE, THE minister
of the church or, if there is more than one minister, the senior
minister shall be a trustee of the religious corporation, in
addition to the trustees required by § 5-302(b)(l) of this
subtitle.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

May 29, 1984
The Honorable Melvin A. Steinberg
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 280.

This bill alters the number of District Court judges in
District 1 (Baltimore City) and District 5 (Prince George's
County).

House Bill 422, which was passed by the General Assembly and
signed by me on May 8, 1984, accomplishes the same purpose.
Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate Bill 280.

Sincerely,