Article - State Government

Section 15-506

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1995 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Government

15-506.

(a) [A public] AN official or employee may not intentionally use the prestige of
office or public position for that [public] official's or employee's private gain or that of
another.

(b) The performance of usual and customary constituent services, without
additional compensation, is not prohibited under subsection (a) of this section.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall supersede
any amendment to § 15-506 of the State Government Article enacted under Chapter
_(S.B._/H.B.__)(91r0624/91r0237) of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1999.

SECTION 3. 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.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 1999.

May 27, 1999

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed Senate Bill 82.

This bill extends the sunset date for the State Board of Law Examiners from July 1,
1999 to July 1, 2004 and increases the cap on the examination fee paid to the board by
each applicant for admission to the Bar from $100 to $150.

House Bill 35, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on May
13, 1999, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign
Senate Bill 82.

Sincerely,