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prevails — I
THE CHAIRMAN: The Gleason motion has already j
prevailed. Delegate Malkus. The matter now under considerai-
tion is Delegate Sybert's amendment, number 2.
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DELEGATE MALKUS: All right. ;
If we eliminate the office of comptroller in the'
Constitution, in your opinion, can this same office \
then be created by law, as the committee recommendation j
is before us?
THE CHAIRMAN: lam at a loss to understand what)
you mean when you say "this same office." If you mean
exactly the same office, selected in the same manner, and
i; having the same status as under present Constitution and
law, and if you mean that the committee recommendation,
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which has not yet been considered, is approved, the Chair '
would answer your question in the negative.
DELEGATE MALKUS: I do not mean that, Mr. Presi-
dent. I mean can the General Assembly, as was otherwise --
' come next January can they provide that there shall be
such an office that will carry out the same functions as
the comptroller's office, call it whatever you want, and
i by legislative enactment could they provide the means
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