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Office, elected by the qualified voters of the State,
at the first general election of delegates to the
Assembly, after the ratification of this Constitu-
tion, who shall hold his office for the term of six
years from the first day of January next after
his election. The returns of said election shall
be made to the Governor, and in the event of a
tie between any two or more candidates, the Go-
vernor shall direct a new election to be held, by
writs to the several sheriffs, who shall hold said
election after at least twenty days notice, exclu-
sive of the day of election.
"The said Commissioner shall sit as Judge of
Examiner General, shall be abolished from and
after the election and qualification of the Com-
missioner of the Land office."
On the question being put,
Will the Convention accept said substitute, it
was
Determined in the affirmative.
The second section was then adopted.
Mr. BROWN moved to amend the report of the
committee by inserting as an additional section
the following:
"The State Librarian shall be elected by the
joint vote of the two branches of the Legislature
for two years, and until his successor shall be
elected and qualify. His salary shall be one
thousand dollars per annum. He shall perform
such duties as are now, or may hereafter be pre-
scribed by law."
Mr. FITZPATRICK offered as a substitute for the
amendment the following;
"State Librarian—The State Librarian shall
be appointed by the Governor, by and with the
advice and consent: of the Senate; hold his office
for the term of six years, and receive an annual
salary of one thousand dollars."
On the question being put on the substitute, it
was
Determined in the negative.
The question was then taken on the adoption
of the amendment offered by Mr, BROWN, as all
additional section, and it was
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. HOWARD moved further to amend the re-
port by adding at the end thereof, as an additional
section, the following:
"The Adjutant General shall be appointed by
the Governor, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, shall hold his office for the
term of six years, and receive the same salary as
heretofore, until changed by the Legislature."
On the question being taken on the adoption of
said section, it was
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. JACOBS moved further to amend the report
by adding at the end thereof, as an additional
section, the following:
"One wreck-master for Worcester county, and
one surveyor for Baltimore city, and each of the
several counties in this State, shall be elected by
the qualified voters in the city and counties re-
spectively; whose first election shall take place
at the same time and place, and in the same man-
ner that delegates to the Legislature shall be
chosen, first after the adoption of this Constitu-
tion; and in like manner, once in every two years
thereafter. Their duties and compensations shall
be prescribed by law, and the county commis-
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