shall have in such Convention a number of Delegates equal
to its representation in both Houses at the time at which
the Convention is called. But any Constitution, or change,
or amendment of the existing Constitution, which may be
adopted by such Convention, shall be submitted to the vot-
ers of this State, and shall have no effect unless the same
shall have been adopted by a majority of the voters voting
thereon.

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ARTICLE XV.
MISCELLANEOUS.

(1) SECTION 1. Every person holding any office created by,
or existing under the Constitution, or Laws of the State (ex-
cept Justices of the Peace, Constables and Coroners), or
holding any appointment under any Court of this State,
whose pay, or compensation is derived from fees, or moneys
coming into his hands for the discharge of his official du-
ties, or, in any way, growing out of, or connected with his
office, shall keep a book in which shall be entered every
sum, or sums of money, received by him, or on his account,
as a payment or compensation for his performance of official
duties, a copy of which entries in said book, verified by the
oath of the officer, by whom it is directed to be kept, shall
be returned yearly to the Comptroller of the State for his
inspection, and that of the General Assembly of the State,
to which the Comptroller shall, at each regular session
thereof, make a report showing what officers have complied
with this Section; and each of the said officers, when the
amount received by him for the year shall exceed the sum
which he is by Law entitled to retain, as his salary or com-
pensation for the discharge of his duties, and for the ex-
penses of his office, shall yearly pay over to the Treasurer
of the State the amount of such excess, subject to such
disposition thereof as the General Assembly may direct;
if any of such officers shall fail to comply with the requisi-
tions of this Section for the period of thirty days after the
expiration of each and every year of his office, such officer
shall be deemed to have vacated his office, and the Gover-
nor shall declare the same vacant, and the vacancy therein
shall be filled as in case of vacancy for any other cause, and
such officer shall be subject to suit by the State for the
amount that ought to be paid into the Treasury.

SEC. 2. The several Courts existing in this State at the
time of the adoption of the Constitution shall, until super-

(1) Thus amended by Chapter 99, Acts of 1956, ratified November 6, 1956,