Ch. 115                                    1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

STATEMENT OF EMERGENCY WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE. APPOINTMENTS
MADE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION ARE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE NEXT
SUCCEEDING GOVERNOR, WHO MAY REMOVE THE TEMPORARY OFFICEHOLDER
AND APPOINT A REPLACEMENT.

(2) A GOVERNOR WHO IS COMPLETING THE FINAL TERM OF OFFICE, OR
WHO IS NOT RENOMINATED OR REELECTED, MAY APPOINT A PERSON TO AN OFFICE
IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OR THE JUDICIAL BRANCH DURING THE PERIOD
FOLLOWING THE GENERAL ELECTION IF THE GOVERNOR HAS OBTAINED THE
PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE NEXT SUCCEEDING GOVERNOR.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the General Assembly
determines that the amendment to the Constitution of Maryland proposed by this Act
affects multiple jurisdictions and that the provisions of Article XIV, Section 1 of the
Constitution concerning local approval of constitutional amendments do not apply.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the aforegoing section
proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of Maryland shall be submitted to the
legal and qualified voters of this State at the next general election to be held in
November, 1996 for their adoption or rejection in pursuance of directions contained in
Article XIV of the Constitution of this State. At that general election, the vote on this
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon each ballot there
shall be printed the words "For the Constitutional Amendments" and "Against the
Constitutional Amendments," as now provided by law. Immediately after the election, all
returns shall be made to the Governor of the vote for and against the proposed
amendment, as directed by Article XIV of the Constitution, and further proceedings had
in accordance with Article XIV.

Chaptered April 13, 1995.                                                                               

CHAPTER 115

(House Bill 404)

AN ACT concerning

Neighborhood Business Development Program and Fund

FOR the purpose of establishing a Neighborhood Business Development Program within
the Department of Housing and Community Development; specifying the purpose
of the Program; establishing certain factors for consideration in designating eligible
neighborhoods; providing certain application procedures and requirements:
providing for the duties and authority of the Department; establishing the
Neighborhood Business Development Fund; prohibiting certain actions; providing
certain penalties; making technical changes; defining certain terms; requiring the
Department to submit a certain report to the House Economic Matters Committee
and to the Senate Finance Committee by a certain date; making the provisions of
this Act severable; and generally relating to the Department of Housing and
Community Development and the Neighborhood Business Development Program.

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