THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1861

monthly a list of public welfare recipients to the County
Commissioners. The names, addresses and amounts of each
payment would be shown, together with the names and ad-
dresses and salaries paid to all employees of the Welfare
Board itself. The record so filed would be bound in a
separate book, open to inspection by the County Commis-
sioners and any other County official with their approval.
Pursuant to Section 14 of Article 88A of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1951 Ed. ), one of the County Commis-
sioners in each County is a member of the County Welfare
Board. The general policy of this State is to prohibit dis-
closure of any information concerning recipients of welfare
funds, to avoid its use for political purposes, embarrassment
to the unfortunate person requiring aid, and possible inter-
ference with rehabilitation. However, Sub-section 2 of
Section 6 of Article 88A authorizes disclosure of informa-
tion to County officials for the purpose of administration
and in accordance with regulations of the State Department
of Welfare. Under this law and the rules of the State
Board, local governing bodies have such access to lists of
welfare recipients and the amounts of their grants as they
may need in the performance of their official duties. From
the standpoint of uniform administration of the welfare
program, any amendment of the law which may be found
desirable should be on a State-wide, rather than a local
basis. For this reason and the further fact that the in-
formation required to be furnished under this bill is already
available to the County Commissioners and other proper
County officials, I have vetoed the same.

Respectfully,

(s) THEODORE R. MCKELDIN,

Governor
TRMcK/A

SENATE BILL NO. 210

May 5, 1953

Honorable George W. Della
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Mr. President:

Senate Bill No. 210 provides that the Register of Wills of
each County shall be allowed a commission not exceeding