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MARYLAND MANUAL 689
he shall have the title, powers, duties, and emoluments of
that office; but when the Lieutenant Governor or the presi-
dent of the Senate serves as acting Governor, he shall have
only the powers and duties of that office. When the president
of the Senate serves as acting Governor, he shall continue to
be president of the Senate, but his duties as president shall
be performed by such other person as the Senate shall select.
(g) The Court of Appeals shall have original and exclu-
sive jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes or questions arising
from the failure of the Governor-elect to take office, or the
service of the Lieutenant Governor or president of the
Senate as acting Governor, or the creation of a vacancy in
the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor by reason of
disability, or the succession to the office of Governor or
Lieutenant Governor, or the exercise of the powers and
duties of a successor to the office of Governor.
7.
The Legislature may provide by law, not inconsistent
with Section 26 of Article III of this Constitution, for the
impeachment of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
7A. Interim Provisions
Effective promptly after the effective date of these
amendments, the Governor shall nominate a person to serve
as Lieutenant Governor upon confirmation by the affirma-
tive vote of a majority of all members of the General
Assembly in joint session at the next regular session, who
shall serve until his successor shall be qualified, subject to
all the provisions of the Constitution. The provisions of
Section 17 of Article III of this Constitution shall not apply
to the person so nominated by the Governor.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That the foregoing
amendments hereby proposed to the Constitution of Mary-
land, at the next ensuing general election to be held in this
State, shall be submitted to the legal and qualified voters
thereof for their adoption or rejection in pursuance of
directions contained in Article XIV of the Constitution of
this State, and at the said general election, the vote on the
said proposed amendments of the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be printed the words
"For the Constitutional Amendments," and "Against the
Constitutional Amendments," as now provided by law, and,
immediately after said election, all returns shall be made
to the Governor of the vote for and against said proposed

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