forthwith to notify the party so charged and fix a day for a
hearing of said charges; and if from the evidence taken,
under oath, on said hearing before the Governor, the said
allegations shall be sustained, it shall be the duty of the
Governor to remove said offending officer and appoint
another in his place, who shall hold the office for the unex-
pired term of the officer so removed.

ARTICLE VII.
SUNDRY OFFICERS.

County Commissioners—Surveyor—State Librarian— Commis-
sioner of the Land Office— Wreck Master.

SECTION 1. County Commissioners shall be elected on
general ticket of each county by the qualified voters of the
several counties of the State, on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in the month of November, commencing in
the year eighteen hundred and ninety-one; their number
in each county, their compensation, powers and duties shall
be such as now or may be hereafter prescribed by law,
they shall be elected at such times, in such numbers and
for such periods not exceeding six years, as may be pre-
scribed by law.*

SEC. 2. The qualified voters of each County and of the
city of Baltimore shall on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in the month of November, in the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven, and on the same day in every
second year thereafter, elect a Surveyor for each County
and the City of Baltimore, respectively, whose term of
office shall commence on the first Monday of January next
ensuing their election, and whose duties and compensation
shall be the same as are now or may hereafter be pre-
scribed by Law. And any vacancy in the office of Sur-
veyor shall be filled by the Commissioners of the Counties,
or by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, respec-
tively, for the residue of the term.

SEC. 3. The State Librarian shall be appointed by the
Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-

*Thus amended by Act 1890, chapter S5S, and adopted by vote of peo-
ple, November 8, 1890.