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GOVERNOR—EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS. 1487
ARTICLE 41.
GOVERNOR—EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
DEPARTMENTS.1
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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ment abolished or superseded, eli-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
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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.
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1.
Executive Department.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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