The House of Delegates has sole power of impeachment of any
officer of the State. A majority of the whole number of members of
the House must approve any bill of impeachment. The Senate tries
all impeachment cases, and two-thirds of the total number of Senators
must concur in a verdict of guilty (III, 26).

Both Houses elect the State Treasurer by a joint ballot. The Gen-
eral Assembly also elects the Governor if the popular election has
resulted in a tie or the winning candidate is ineligible; and, should
the office become vacant while the General Assembly is in session,
then it shall elect a successor; otherwise, the President of the Senate
succeeds to the office until the next regular session.

Appropriations 1963 1964
General Funds ........................... $1,070,786 $753,703

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

CHAIRMAN: William S. James, President of the Senate
VICE CHAIRMAN: A. Gordon Boone, Speaker of the House
of Delegates

MEMBERS FROM THE SENATE:

Ex officio Members: H. Winship Wheatley, Jr., Chairman,
Finance Committee; Frederick C. Malkus, Jr., Chairman,
Committee on Judicial Proceedings; Edward T. Hall, Minority
Floor Leader.

Appointed Members: Joseph W. Alton, Jr., Joseph A. Ber-
torelli, Joseph V. Mach, Mary L. Nock, James A. Pine,
Edward O. Weant, Jr.

MEMBERS FROM THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES:

Ex officio Members: Marvin Mandel, Chairman, Ways and
Means Committee; Thomas Hunter Lowe, Chairman, Judi-
ciary Committee; J. Glenn Beall, Jr., Minority Floor Leader.

Appointed members: Murray Abramson, John H. Briscoe,
Frank H. Harris, W. Dale Hess, James R. Miller, Jr., C.
Clifton Virts.
Carl N. Everstine, Secretary and Research Director

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The Legislative Council, established by the General Assembly in
1939, consists of twenty members, ten from the Senate and ten from
the House of Delegates. The President of the Senate, the Chairman
of the Committee on Judicial Proceedings, the Chairman of the
Finance Committee, and the Minority Floor Leader are ex officio
members from the Senate. The President of the Senate appoints the
remaining six members, and the appointments are subject to approval
by majority vote of the Senate. The Speaker of the House of Dele-
gates, the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, the Chairman
of the Judiciary Committee, and the Minority Floor Leader are
ex officio members from the House. The Speaker appoints the re-
maining six members, and the appointments are subject to approval
by majority vote of the House. The President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House serve as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the
Council respectively.

The Council meets in the interim between the regular sessions of
the General Assembly to study previously enacted laws and suggest
any necessary amendments thereto; to recommend a program of