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MARYLAND MANUAL 51
The Executive THE GOVERNOR Marvin Mandel, Governor, 1973 Grace Donald, Secretary to the Governor John C. Eldridge, Chief Legislative Officer Ronald Schreiber, Deputy Legislative Officer Stanley S. Fine, Assistant Legislative Officer T. Joseph Touhey, Assistant Legislative Officer Frank H. Harris, Legislative Liaison Officer George E. Burnett, Jr., Administrative Officer Hans F. Mayor, Assistant Administrative Officer Maurice R. Wyatt, Appointments Officer Michael S. Silver, Assistant Appointments Officer Frank A. DeFilippo, News Secretary Thorn L. Burden, Assistant News Secretary Kathryn A. Newman, Public Information Analyst Mrs. Ernie A. Honig, Research Officer David Mandel, Special Assistant Arthur G. Murphy, Special Assistant Irma Luther, Special Assistant Gerard F. Devlin, National Relations Officer M. Gail Moran, Assistant National Relations Officer State House, Annapolis 21404 Telephone: 267-5591 301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-4950 1730 K Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20006 Telephone: 659-8621 The Governor is the chief executive officer of the State and the Commander-in-Chief of its military forces. He is elected by popular vote for a term of four years, his term of office beginning on the fourth Wednesday of January following his election. No person may serve as Governor for more than two consecutive terms. To be eli- gible for the office of Governor, a person must be at least thirty years of age and must have been for five years a resident and regis- tered voter of the State. He receives a salary of $25,000 per year. (Const. 1867, Art. II, sees. 1, 3, 5). The Governor must submit to each annual session of the General Assembly a budget for the next ensuing fiscal year. He also makes recommendations for the raising of the principal and interest of the State's indebtedness. The Governor may also inform the General Assembly at any time of the condition of the State (II, 19; III, 52(3)). Before a bill may become law the Governor must sign it, with the single exception of the General Appropriation Act. However, any bill which he vetoes may be passed without his signature by three-fifths of the total number of members of each house of the General Assembly, either at the current session or at the session next following. Or should the Governor, while the Legislature is in session, fail to return any bill with his objections within six days, the Act becomes law automatically unless the adjournment of the General Assembly prevents the return of the bill; then the bill fails. The Governor has the power to veto any part of an appropriation bill, in the same manner as other bills, without vetoing all (II, 17 as amended by Acts 1949, chap. 714). The Governor is Commander-in-Chief of the military forces of the State—i.e. the National Guard—except when such forces are called into the national service. If the National Guard is thus called, he may establish a State Guard. |
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Maryland Manual, 1971-72
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