Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
MckeIdin Veto
Kills PLANNING
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By GENE GOODWIN
Star stan Correspondent

BALTIMORE. April 90. -
Vetoes by Gov. McKeldin were
definite or promised today on 81
acts of the 1855 Maryland Legis-
lature, including controversial
bills localizing control of the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Capital Park
and Planning Commission and
extending its juris diction
throughout most of Montgomery
County.
The Governor also promised to
veto legislation that would have
authorized a cigarette tax in
Montgomery County and special
taxes for special services in the
unincorporated areas of Prince
Georges County.
The Republican Chief Execu-
tive held what he said was his
final bill-signing session of this
season yesterday in his Baltimore
office. He actually has until May
Z to make up his mind about bills
passed by recent Democratically
dominated Legislature, but he
told reporters yesterday. after
signing IL bills and issuing veto
messages on "a, that everything
else is vetoed"
VetOeS Not Final
Everything else" his aides ex-
planned, means 81 bills on which
veto messages will be issued later.
All the Governors post-session
vetoes are subject to reconsidera-
ton at the opening of the next
Legislature in February. 1856.
Signed into law yesterday were
measures:
Banning sale or distribution
of crime comic books and in
decent publications to persons
under 10.
Reducing the so-called mer-
chants inventory tax in Mont
gomery, Prince Georges, Fred
erick and Baltimore counties to
an assessment basis of 60 per
cent of full value. This is a IS
per cent cut in Montgomery and
a 40 per cent cut in Prince
Georges.
Extending the jurisdiction of
the Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission throughout
most of NORTHERN Prince Georges
County except the city of
LaureD and to the Clinton and
Morningside areas.
Permitting Laurel to put it.
self under the sanitary COM
mission, if the mayor and
council desire to negotiate such
an extension with the commits
sion for the purpose of acquir-
ing water and sewer services.
| Removing tolls from the
/ States PatuXent River Bridge
between Calvert and st. Marys
counties.
Veto Messages
The Governor issued vetos
messages on bills which would
have:
Prohibited tourist information
firms, such as those operating on
the fringe of Washington, from
advertising their information as
official"
| Exempted from taxation the
stock Of finance corporations
that make loans exclusively to
farmers fer agricultural purposes
because, according to the At
torney General. the bill might
have caused the State to forfeit
its right to tax the shares of
national banks which make loans
for such purposes.
! Also vetoed were three College
Park tax bills. The Governor
said they conuicted with the
municipal home rule amendment
to the Constitution adopted by
Maryland voters last November.
/ The measures would have au-
thorized referendumS on: %
A So yearly tax on each improved
parcel of land in Branchville to
pay for the Eranchville fire.
house; Cd a town library tax,
and go special refuse collec-
ton levy on apartment houses.
The promised veto on the
planning commission reorganiza-
ton bill means that the terms
of four of the six present COM
missioners expire on Sunday.
under existing law, or when their
successors qualify.