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other offices to be created as they undoubtedly will for

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the governor to appoint, if they were appointed for a

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four-year term there would be now implied power of the

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governor to remove the people concerned.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Bamberger.

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DELEGATE BAMBERGER: And then the words "except

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as otherwise provided", on lines 5 and 6, mean that if

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nobody else has the power to remove for cause, then this

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section and only then does this section apply?

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Grant.

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DELEGATE GRANT: Does this section apply to

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elected or appointed officials, counties or municipalities?

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Grant.

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DELEGATE GRANT: This would apply to any

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elected or appointed official that is not otherwise pro-

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vided for in the Constitution. Now, the question comes

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up, what would you do with local officials. It could be

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presumptive that the General Assembly would deal with the

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question by law, they would elect certain standards. If

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the county officials decide to implement these standards

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and go beyond them, they could .But it would be a universal