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CONSTITUTION OF 1867
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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
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his office during the term of the Governor,
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by whom he shall have been appointed, and
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until his successor shall be appointed and
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qualified. He shall perform such duties as
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are now required of the Commissioner of the
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Land Office, or such as may hereafter be
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prescribed by Law, and shall also be the
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Keeper of the Chancery Records. He shall
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receive a salary of one thousand five hun-
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dred dollars per annum, to be paid out of
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the Treasury, and shall charge such fees as
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are now, or may be hereafter fixed by Law.
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He shall make a semi-annual report of all
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the fees of his office, both as Commissioner
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of the Land Office, and as Keeper of the
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Chancery Records, to the Comptroller of
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the Treasury, and shall pay the same semi-
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annually into the Treasury. The office of
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the Commissioner of the Land Office shall be
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abolished at the end of the term of the
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present incumbent.
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Sec. 5. The Commissioner of the Land
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Office shall also, without additional com-
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pensation, collect, arrange, classify, have
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charge of, and safely keep all Papers,
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Records, Relics, and other Memorials con-
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nected with the Early History of Maryland,
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not belonging to any other office.
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Sec. 6. Vacant.
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ARTICLE VIII.. EDUCATION.
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Section 1. The General Assembly, at its
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See Section 8.01, Public Education, p. 9.
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First Session after the adoption of this Con-
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stitution, shall by Law establish throughout
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the State a thorough and efficient System
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of Free Public Schools; and shall provide
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by taxation, or otherwise, for their main-
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tenance.
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Sec. 2. The System of Public Schools,
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Section 8.02. Public Higher Education.
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as now constituted, shall remain in force
until the end of the said First Session of the
General Assembly, and shall then expire;
except so far as adopted, or continued, by
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The governing boards prescribed by the
General Assembly by law for the University
of Maryland, the state colleges, and all other
state institutions of higher education, includ-
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the General Assembly.
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ing community colleges, shall formulate poli-
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cies for their respective institutions and shall
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have general supervision over them in all ac-
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ademic matters. These boards may be
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granted by the General Assembly by law
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such additional powers of supervision, direc-
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tion, and control of their respective institu-
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tions and over the expenditure of their
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funds as the General Assembly may deem to
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be appropriate.
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