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(2)  If the vacancy occurs in a district or sub district which has
boundaries comprising a portion of one county, the State Central
Committee of that county shall submit the name of a resident of the
district or subdistrict.

(3)  If the vacancy occurs in a district or subdistrict which has
boundaries comprising a portion or all of two or more counties, the
State Central Committee of each county involved shall have one vote
for submitting the name of a resident of the district or subdistrict;
and if there is a tie vote between or among the State Central Com-
mittees, the list of names there proposed shall be submitted to the
Governor, and he shall make the appointment from the list.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the aforegoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of Maryland,
at the next general election to be held in this State in November
1966, shall be submitted to the legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection in pursuance of directions contained in
Article XIV of the Constitution of this State, and at the said general
election, the vote on the said proposed amendment to the Constitu-
tion shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be printed
the words "For the Constitutional Amendment" and "Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now prescribed by law, and, imme-
diately after said election, all returns shall be made to the Governor
of the vote for and against said proposed amendment, as directed
by said Article XIV of the Constitution, and further proceedings
had in accordance with said Article XIV.

Approved April 14, 1966.

CHAPTER 163
(Senate Bill 575)

AN ACT to add new Sections 13A(j) and 13A(k) to Article 66C
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Supplement), title
"Natural Resources", subtitle "In General", subheading "Depart-
ment of Chesapeake Bay Affairs", to follow immediately after
Section 13A (i) thereof, granting certain additional powers to the
Department of Chesapeake Bay Affairs.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Sections 13A(j) and 13A(k) be and they are hereby
added to Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Sup-
plement) , title "Natural Resources", subtitle "In General", subhead-
ing "Department of Chesapeake Bay Affairs", to follow immediately
after Section 13A(i) thereof, and to read as follows:

13A.

(j) To establish and conduct an extension service for persons
engaged in the production of seafood, for the purpose of apprising
such persons of the objectives and programs of the Department, the
principles of natural resource conservation and management, current
problems affecting the production of seafood, and such other matters