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of government are requested to cooperate in this endeavor to the
end that any and all discrimination within the State is eliminated.

ARTICLE VIII Cooperation with the Maryland Commission on
Interracial Problems and Relations

All State agencies, in accordance with the provisions and intent of
the State Constitution and the State's laws against discrimination shall
cooperate fully with the Maryland Commission on Interracial Prob-
lems and Relations and duly comply with its requests and recommen-
dations for effectuating the State's policy against discrimination.

ARTICLE IX Conduct by the State's Representatives

State officials and employees shall be ever mindful of the democratic
heritage of the State which abhors any discrimination on the basis of
race, color, creed, or national origin and shall take all necessary steps
to effectuate the provisions and intent of this Code of Fair Practices.

ARTICLE X Annual Reports

Each State agency shall report annually to the Governor between
December 15 and January 1, all activities undertaken in the past year
to effectuate this Code of Fair Practices. The report shall cover both
internal personnel practices and external relationships with the public
and with other State agencies.

ARTICLE XI Publication of Code of Fair Practices

Copies of the Code shall be distributed to all State officials and
employees and copies shall be posted in conspicuous locations in all
State facilities.

Given Under My Hand and The Great
Seal of the State of Maryland, in the
City of Annapolis, this 18th Day of
December, 1967.
By the Governor:

(Signed) Spiro T. Agnew

Attest:

(Signed) C. Stanley Blair
Secretary of State