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of the General Assembly, or until the expiration of the terr.
of office which the nominee was appointed to fill, or until
his nomination is rejected by the Senate, whichever shall
first occur. '
"No person, after being rejected by the Senate, i
shall be again nominated for the same office at the same
session, unless at the request of the Senate; or, be i
appointed to the same office during the recess of the
General Assembly."
So this section authorizes what we call interim
appointments and also authorizes recess appointments.
It also provides, and I continue reading, "the commission ,
of any such appointtee shall continue in force until the
end of the next regular session of the General Assembly,
or until the expiration of the term of the office which
the nominee was appointed to fill, or until his nomination
is rejected by the Senate, whichever shall first occur,"
and soon, as I have already read.
Now, this section gives the governor a much greater
measure of flexibility than does the existing Constitution.
Under the existing Constitution all nominations had to be