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COMPARISON OF CONSTITUTIONS

CONSTITUTION OF 1867

PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968

Sec. 8. The terms of the Members of


the Board of Supervisors of elections of


Baltimore City and of the several counties


shall commence on the first Monday of


June next ensuing their appointment.


Sec. 9. Vacant.


Sec. 10. Vacant.


Sec. 11. The purpose of this Article is to

See Section 2.08, General Elections, p. 114.

reduce the number of elections, by providing


that all State and county elections shall


be held only in every fourth year, and at


the time now provided by law for holding


congressional elections; and to bring the


terms of appointive officers into harmony


with the changes effected in the time of


the beginning of the terms of elective of-


ficers; and the administrative and judicial


officers of the State shall construe the


provisions of this Article so as to effectuate


that purpose. For the purpose of this Article


only the word "officers" shall be construed


to include those holding positions and


other places of employment in the State


and county governments whose terms are


fixed by law, but it shall not include any


appointments made by the Board of Public


Works, nor appointments by the Governor


for terms of three years.


Sec. 12. Vacant.


Sec. 13. In the event of any inconsistency


between the provisions of this Article and


any of the other provisions of the Con-


stitution, the provisions of this Article shall


prevail, and all other provisions shall be


repealed or abrogated to the extent of such


inconsistency.


VOTE ON THE CONSTITUTION.

VOTE ON THE CONSTITUTION

For the purpose of ascertaining the sense

This Constitution, the attached Schedule

of the people of this State, in regard to

of Transitional Provisions, and the attached

the adoption, or rejection of this Constitu-

Schedule of Legislation shall be submitted to

tion, the Governor shall issue his Procla-

the qualified voters of the State for ratifica-

mation within five days after the adjourn-

tion or rejection at the special referendum

ment of this Convention, directed to the

election to be held on May 14, 1968, in ac-

Sheriffs of the City of Baltimore, and of

cordance with the procedures prescribed by

the several Counties of this State, command-

Chapter 4 of the Acts of the General Assem-

ing them to give notice, in the manner now

bly of Maryland of 1967. If this Constitution

prescribed by Law in reference to the elec-

is ratified at such special referendum elec-

tion of members of the House of Delegates,

tion, then the attached Schedule of Transi-

that an election for the adoption or rejection

tional Provisions is ratified as a part thereof

of this Constitution, will be held in the

and the attached Schedule of Legislation is

us


 

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