GOVERNOR—EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS. 1487

ARTICLE 41.

GOVERNOR—EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
DEPARTMENTS.1

General Provisions. 1-2. Executive and administrative de- partments. 3. All officers, boards, etc., to be in one of executive and administrative de- partments. 4. Transfer of power, functions, books, etc. 5. Persons in classified service in depart- ment abolished or superseded, eli- gible in .superseding department. 6. Hearings, prosecutions, etc., continued or to be continued and completed

by department taking over its powers, rights, etc. 7. Orders, rules, etc., to continue unless revoked, etc. 8. Contracts and obligations to be per- formed by successor. 9. Exemptions from merit system law to continue. 10. Co-operation and co-ordination of work; reduction of force. 11-12. Appropriations, powers, etc., trans- ferred.

1.

Executive Department.

13. Governor head of. 14. Governor's advisory council. Governor. 15. Custody of great seal; when to be used; bills to be sealed with; how bills to be approved. 1C. Signature to accompany sealing of all public documents. 17. Signing and sealing patents. 18. May seal certified copies of laws and resolutions. 19. To issue death warrants. 20. May remit forfeited recognizances, when. 21. Not part belonging to an informer. 22. Nolle prosequi, terms of granting.

23. May remit fine imposed by court- martial. 24. May summon witnesses in case of com- plaint against civil of military offi- cers, whom he may remove or sus- pend. 25. Party complained against to have notice of hearing. 26. Costs of hearing, how paid. 27. Governor to proclaim names of per- sons elected as electors of president, vice-president and also as members of Congress. 28. Maryland soldiers in Mexican war, du- plicates of discharge to. 29. May quarantine vessels from infected places.

1 As to the authority of the Governor as commander-in-chief of the militia, see art. 65,
sec. 6, et seq.

As to the taking of the oath by the Governor, see art. 70, sec. 1.

As to the Governor's issuing commissions to persons elected to office after inquiry of
the comptroller, see art. 69, sec. 3, and art. 33, sec. 96.

As to the executive department, see art. 2 of Md. Constitution.