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Bills Awaiting
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Some Measures Sent
ToDeportment Heads.
Vetoes in Prospect
By the Asseeiofed Press

ANNAPOLIS, April 18.-Gov. Lane
went back to work yesterday on a
stack Of legislative enactments that
must be examined further before he
can sign them.
The Chief Executive said the
attorney generals Office was busy
screening the remaining measures,
too. Some of them have been re-
ferred to the various departmental
heads for comment.
Mr.. Lane said, IT don't want to
be In the position of interfering
with their administration, so I am
asking for their opinion on some
of the bills. After that ! will see
how we agree and decide either
to sign or veto the bills"
He said he didn't think there
would be any more bill signing until
late next week, possibly Thursday.
He repeated, however, his desire to
have the enactments disposed OF as
soon as possible.
vetoes In Prospect.
A fair number of the bills will
be vetoed because they are either
in conflict with other measures
passed or because they set forth
legal policies which the Governor
opposes.
Screening of the bills by the Gov
ernor and his advisers has moved
faster than in the attorney gen.
erals Office as shown in Wednes-
days signing. At that time, the
Governor had 140 bills, which in
his opinion were ready for signing,
but they had not yet been studied
by the attorney generals office.
So far the Governor has an
nounced no hearings on any of the
controversial measures, but there
is chance that some will be held.
Senate Bills Listed.
A list of some of the House bills
signed was published yesterday.
Among the Senate bills signed are
the following:
SUR 6-Requesting a committee
to study desirability of transferring
the Chesapeake Bay Ferry system
should q bay bridge be built.
SB 9-Authorizing distribution of
a portion of income tax revenues
to Baltimore, the counties and
municipalities.
SB 11-Providing for payment of
recordation tax proceeds to Balti-
more and the counties, "a
Certification of Schools.
SB 34-Providing that schools
charging tuition be certified by the
State superintendent of schools, ex-
cept religious institutions and those
chartered by the State.
SB 63-Amending generally the
unemployment compensation laws,
changing benefits and regulations
for applicants.
SB 64-Providing for annual ses-
sions of the General Assembly, sub
ject to referendum.
SB 74Providing for, payment of
the executive secretary of the board
of natural resources, adding two
new members to the board and
abolishing the position of chairman
OF the Maryland Publicity Com
mission.
Women for Jury Service.
SB 99-Qualifying women for
jury service.
SB 101-Providing for pay and
terms of members and employees of
the State Racing Commission and
requiring payments by tracks to the
commission.
SB 164-Providing for emergency
rent control in Baltimore and 10
counties.
SB 166-Changing from IA to 16
the minimum age under the COM
pulsory school attendance act.
SB 227-Increasing the personnel
of the Anne Arundel County police
force and raising force pay.
SB 283-Providing for Charles
County Orphans Court judges
travelling expenses.
Cut in Size of Glasses.
SB 285-Reducing the size of the
classes of elementary schools from
IS to 80.
SB 287-Providing for increases
In salaries of teachers and prin-
cipals.
SB 292 - Authorizing Charles
County Commissioners to borrow
100000 for improvements to public
school buildings.
SB 301-Providing for distribution
of State school funds and increas-
Ing the. equalization fund tax rate
from 56 to IS cents.
SB 305-Exempting Chesapeake
Beach farm lands calvert County,
from town taxes.
SB 306--Authorizing North Beach
calvert County, to borrow $3.50, 900
to provide sewerage.
SB 327-Relating to the pay and
expenses Of the Calvert County
sheriff.
Financing of Roads.
SB $50 To provide for the
planning and mainte-
nance of State public roads
SB 360-Providing for the retire.
ment of all Chesapeake Bay ferry
bonds.
SB 36l-To terminate the term of
the present State employment COM
missioner June ! and permit the
Governor to appoint a new COM
missioner for two years.
SB 362-To terminate the term of
Motor Vehicle Commissioner w. Lee
Elgin June 80 and empower the
Governor to appoint new COM
missioner for two years.
SB 364-Authorizing the Calvert
County Commissioners to borrow
s50O,OO0 for schools.
narnasfown Farmer Killed.