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rule, in which event, there would be no concurrent power

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by the General Assembly as, for instance, the power of

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the Court of Appeals to prescribe by rule for the method

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of selecting lawyermembers of nominating commissions or

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for secret ballots for lawyers on retention of judges.

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Some of those matters are specifically designated

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to be prescribed by rule and not to be subject to the

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concurrent power of the legislature to prescribe by law.

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There are a very limited number of those cases, but they

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do exist.

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Delegate Weidemeyer.

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DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: Thank you, Mr. President.

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THE PRESIDENT: Any further discussion?

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Delegate Burdette.

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DELEGATE BURDETTE: It seems to me that the

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nroblem here that Delegate Weidemeyer has identified, but

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it is very hard to follow from this language, is in

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lines 31 and 32.

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As I understand the language, the General

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Assemblv by law shall have concurrent power. That

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strikes me as quite different from saying in the