H.B. 338                                                   VETOES

(c) If the taxable price is less than $500 $200 for a cash, check, or credit card sale
or sale for use that is not a retail sale AND THE TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY OR
TAXABLE SERVICE IS NOT DELIVERED BY THE VENDOR DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER'S
RETAIL PLACE OF BUSINESS:

(1)     the sales and use tax shall be paid when the sale is made or when the use
becomes taxable; and

(2)     the buyer who pays the sales and use tax may file a claim for a refund
with the Comptroller.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency
measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health and safety, has
been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members elected to
each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is
enacted.

May 27, 1993

The Honorable R. Clayton Mitchell. Jr.
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed House Bill 338.

This bill would allow certain vessels engaged in public safety activities to display flashing
red and yellow light signals for identification purposes.

Senate Bill 140, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on May 11,
1993, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House
Bill 338.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

House Bill No. 338

AN ACT concerning

Vessels - Display and Operation of Flashing Lights or Signal Devices Public Safety

Identification Light Signal

FOR the purpose of authorizing altering the authority of certain persons in certain
vessels to display and operate certain flashing lights or signal devices under certain
circumstances; establishing requirements for the use of a public safety identification
light signal; repealing a certain requirement for the operators of certain vessels to

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