Proposed by Act of 1955, chapter 626.
Art. II, § 11: Recess appointments by
governor to be submitted to Senate on
first day of its session for approval.
Proposed by Act of 1955, chapter 725.
Art. Ill, | 52: Budget must be sub-
mitted by governor within twenty days.
1956
Proposed by Act of 1956, chapter 99.
Art. I, § 1: Words "white male"
stricken.
Art. I, § 5: Words to the effect that
the law of 1876 shall remain in force
until General Assembly passes an act on
registration of the names of voters, were
stricken.
Art. II, § 2: 1867 stricken, and nine-
teen hundred and fifty-eight added.
Art. II, § 13: Last sentence relating
to commencement of the term of office
of inspectors of tobacco was stricken.
Art. III, § 2: Words "subject to the
classification of senators hereafter pro-
vided for" were stricken.
Art. III, § 3: Repealed.
Art. III, § 4: Basis upon which appor-
tionment of delegates to the house was
to be made was stricken. General As-
sembly power to change district bound-
aries by law remained.
Authority for Board of Supervisors
of Elections to change districts in Balti-
more City if General Assembly did not,
was stricken.
Art. III, § 5: Words "Notwithstanding
the provisions of § 4 of this article, the"
were stricken.
Art. III, § 6: Two years changed to
four years.
Art. III, § 7: The word "first" was
stricken from the phrase "the first
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election for senators, etc." and 1958
and every fourth year — replaced — 1.867
and every second year.
Art. III, § 58: "The legislature [at its
first session after ratification of this
Constitution,] shall . . . etc." — bracketed
words stricken.
Art. IV, § 14: Substantial portions re-
lating to the make-up of the Court of
Appeals were stricken.
Art. IV, § 15: Four judges constitute a
quorum stricken.
Art. IV, § 17: On the appointment of
clerk for Court of Appeals — phrase re-
lating to "after expiration of current
term of the present incumbent" stricken.
Art. IV, § 18: Duty of judges of Court
of Appeals to publish rules — words "as
soon after their election, under this Con-
stitution, as practicable," were stricken.
Art. IV, § 19: Added Wicomico
County to the first judicial circuit and
added Garrett County to the fourth
judicial circuit.
Art. IV, § 24: The limitations on the
salaries of the judges on the Court of
Appeals were stricken, but the phrase
prohibiting the salary from being di-
minished during his term was retained.
Art. IV, § 25: The terms for the clerks
of the Circuit Courts was changed from
six to four years.
Art. IV, § 37: 1867 replaced with 1958
and term reduced from six to four years
for clerks of courts of Baltimore City.
Salary made payable as provided in
Art. III, § 45 (salary set by law).
Art. IV, § 40: Election day for judges
on Orphans' Court — the word "next"
which appeared after ". . . the first Mon-
day in November," was stricken. "1958"
was added after the word November.
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