MISCELLANEOUS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
charge such fees as are now, or may
be hereafter fixed by Law. He shall
make a semi-annual report of all the
fees of his office, both as Commis-
sioner of the Land Office, and as
Keeper of the Chancery Records, to
the Comptroller of the Treasury, and
shall pay the same semi-annually into
the Treasury."
Representative of sections of other
state constitutions that include provi-
sions for preserving artifacts is Section
48 of Article III of the Constitution of
Missouri :
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"Historical memorials and monu-
ments — acquisition of property. — The
general assembly may enact laws and
make appropriations to preserve and
perpetuate memorials of the history
of the state by parks, buildings, monu-
ments, statues, paintings, documents
of historical value or by other means,
and to preserve places of historic
or archaeological interest or scenic
beauty, and for such purposes private
property or the use thereof may be
acquired by gift, purchase, or eminent
domain or be subjected to reasonable
regulation or control."
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CIVIL SERVICE PROVISIONS IN STATE CONSTITUTIONS1
Most state constitutions that include
provisions for a civil service system
follow two patterns:
1. A statement that civil service is
to be the merit system — appoint-
ment and advancement by com-
petitive examination with prefer-
ence given to disabled veterans
and to veterans.
2. Creation of a civil service commis-
sion, usually specifying the num-
ber of commissioners and their
terms of office.
Few states go beyond the foregoing
provisions. Louisiana is one of them.
Its constitution states in considerable
detail (about forty printed pages) how
selection for jobs is to be made, which
jobs are included under civil service, and
many other administrative details.
Michigan is another. Its constitution
is much more explicit about how the
1 This note was prepared for the Commis-
sion by David L. Silberg, research assistant
to the Constitutional Convention Commission
and student at the University of Maryland
School of Law; B.B.A., 1963, and M.B.A.,
1964, University of Michigan.
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system is to be administered. Most pro-
visions, however, concern administrative
procedures that the commissioners are
to follow.
Included is a list of states which pro-
vide for civil service procedures in their
constitutions, and examples of civil
service provisions found in some of them.
STATES THAT HAVE CIVIL SERVICE
PROVISIONS IN THEIR CONSTITUTIONS
alabama — Amendment LXXXVIII
alaska — Article XII, Section 6
california — Article XXIV
colorado — Article XII, Section 13
florida — Article XVI, Section 34
georgia — Article XIV, Section 1-1
hawaii — Article XIV, Section 1
kansas — Article XV, Section 2
louisiana — Article XIV, Section 15
michigan — Article XI, Section 5, 6
missouri __ Article IV, Section 19
new jersey — Article VII, Section 1
new york — Article V, Section 6
ohio — Article XV, Section 10
texas — Article XVI, Section 30b
Florida, Article XVI, Section 34:
Civil Service System and Boards. The
legislature may by general, special, or
local laws create civil service systems and
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