members as President for the time being; and if
during the vacancy of the office of governor, the
lieutenant governor shall die, resign, refuse to
serve, or be removed from office, or be unable to
serve, or if he shall be impeached, or be absent
from the State, the President of the Senate for
the time being, shall, in like manner, administer
the government until he shall be superseded by
agovernor, or lieutenant governor. The lieuten-
ant governor shall, whilst he acts as President of
the Senate, receive for his services the compen-
sation which shall be allowed to the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and no more; and
during the time he shall administer the govern-
ment as governor, he shall receive the same com-
pensation which the governor would have receiv-
ed for the same time. The President of the Sen-
ate for the time being, shall, in like manner, du-
ring the time he shall administer the government
receive the same compensation which the gov-
ernor would have received. If the lieutenant
governor shall be required to administer the gov-
ernment, and shall, whilst in such administra-
tion, die, resign, or be absent from the State du-
ring the recess of the legislature, it shall be the
duty of the Secretary of state to convene the
Senate for the purpose of choosing a President
for the time being.
Sec. 22. There shall be an Attorney-General
of the State, who shall be appointed by the Gov-
ernor, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate; and there shall be a Secretary of state,
who shall also be appointed by the Governor,
by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate, both of whom shall continue in office during
term of service of the Governor, by whom they
shall be so appointed; subject nevertheless, to re-
moval for cause, and the Secretary shall keep a
fair register of all official acts, and proceedings
of the Governor, and shall, whenever required,
lay the same and all papers, minutes and vouch-
ers relative thereto, before the Legislature, or
either House thereof; and shall perform such
other duties as may be required of him by law.
He shall receive as compensation for his servi-
ces such sum per annum, as the Legislature may
by law allow; but which shall neither be increas-
ed or diminished during the term for which he
shall have been appointed.
Sec. 23. The Governor shall, in no case what-
ever, have the power to remit any portion of the
principal or interest of any debt or debts which
may be due to this state, except in cases of fines
and forfeitures.
Sec. 24. Nominations to fill all vacancies that
may occur during the recess of the Senate, and
which the Governor ha- the power to make,
shall be made to the Senate at least twenty days
before the end of the next session thereafter; and
should any nomination so made, be rejected by
the Senate, the same individual shall net again
be nominated during the session, except at the
request of the Senate, to fill the same office; nor
be appointed to the same office during the recess
of the Senate. And should the Governor fail to
make nominations to till any vacancy existing
during the session of the Senate, which vacancy
may have occurred during its recess, such vacan-
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cy shall not be filled until the next meeting of
the Senate.
Sec 25. A Treasurer and Comptroller of public
accounts shall be elected by the joint ballot of
both Houses of the Legislature at its January
session, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, and at
every (quarternian) session thereafter; and in
case of a vacancy in either of said offices, during
the recess of the Legislature, such vacancy shall
be filled by the Governor, which appointment
shall continue until the close of lhe next session
of the Legislature thereafter.
Sec. 26. The Governor shall transact all exe-
cutive business with the officers of Government,
civil and military, aid may require information
in writing from the officers of the executive de-
partment upon any subject relating to the duties
of their respective offices.
Sec. 27, Whenever the Governor shall, with
the consent of the Legislature, be out of the State
in time of war, at the head of any military force
thereof, he shall, nevertheless, continue Com-
mander-in-Chief of the military force of the State.
'lhe substitute hiving been read,
The question recurred on the original report of
Mr. GRASON, which was taken up by sections.
And the first section was taken up as follows :
Sec 1. The Executive power of the State
shall be vested in a Governor, whose term of of-
fice shall commence on the first Monday of Janu-
ary next ensuing his election, and continue for
thrre years, or until his successor shall have
qualified by taking the oath herein prescribed.
Mr. DORSEY moved to amend said report of the
committee on lhe Executive Department, by in-
serting after the word "Governor," in the second
line, first section, the following :
"To be chosen by an electoral college, consist-
ing of one elector from lhe city of Baltimore, and
one from each of the several counties of the state,
which election of Governor shall be by ballot,
and lhe person receiving a majority of all the
electoral votes hereby authorised to be given,
shall he declared duly elected; and the number of
ballots or votes which each elector shall put into
the ballot bos, shall be as follows: The elector
from the city of Baltimore, shall give six votes;
from Baltimore county, four votes, from Freder-
ick county, four votes; from Anne Arundel coun-
ty three votes; from Washington county, three
votes; from Allegany county, two votes; Somer-
set county, two votes; Worcester county, two
votes; Prince George's county, two voles; Car-
roll county, two votes; Harford county, two
votes; Cecil county, two votes; Dorchester coun-
ty, two votes; Charles county, two votes; Mont-
gomery county, two votes; Queen Anne's county,
one vote; St. Mary's county, one vote; Talbot
county, one vote; Kent county, one vote; Caro-
line county, one vote; and Calvert county, one
vote.
Mr. GRASON made a few remarks, (which will
He published hereafter.)
The question was stated to be on the amend-
ment of Mr, DORSEY.
Mr. CHAMBERS, of Kent. called for a division
of the question so as to allow a distinct vote to
be taken as to the mode of electing the Gover- |
