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Maryland Manual, 1973-74
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MARYLAND MANUAL 341
subject to a referendum shall be enforceable until approved by a ma-
jority of the voters at the election in which the referred bill is voted
upon, except an emergency bill, which shall be effective immediately
and shall remain effective thirty days following its rejection by the
voters (XVI).
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 impeach-
ment cases, and two-thirds of the total number of Senators must con-
cur in a verdict of guilty (III, 26).
Both Houses elect the State Treasurer by joint ballot. The General
Assembly also elects the Governor and/or the Lieutenant Governor if
the popular election has resulted in a tie or the winning candidate
and/or candidates are ineligible. When a vacancy occurs in the office
of Governor, the Lieutenant Governor succeeds to that office for the
remainder of the term. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Lieutenant
Governor, the Governor nominates a person to succeed to that office
upon confirmation by a majority vote of all members of the General
Assembly in joint session. If vacancies occur in both the offices of
Governor and Lieutenant Governor at the same time, the General
Assembly must convene and fill the office of Governor by a majority
vote of all the members in joint session. The chosen Governor then
nominates a Lieutenant Governor with the same confirmation.
The President of the Senate serves as acting Governor if the Lieu-
tenant Governor is not able to serve as acting Governor. If there is a
vacancy in the office of President of the Senate when he is authorized
to serve as acting Governor, the Senate must convene and fill the va-
cancy (Chapter 532, Acts of 1970; Const. 1867, Art. II, sees. 1A, 1B, 6
and 7A).
Appropriations 1973 1974
General Funds ............... $5,119,990 $5,194,003
STATE DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE
Carl N. Everstine, Director
J. Kemp Bartlett, Assistant Director and Revisor of Statutes
16 Francis Street, P.O. Box 348, Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 267-5561
The State Department of Legislative Reference was originally created
by Chapter 565, Acts of 1906 to serve the City of Baltimore. The scope
of the Department was enlarged so that it would also serve the State
by Chapter 474, Acts of 1916. By Chapter 453, Acts of 1965, the State's
portion of the Department was transferred to the Legislative Branch.
The present Department dates its present organization from Chapter
571, Acts of 1966, which separated this Department of the State gov-
ernment from the Department of the same name in Baltimore City.
The Department collects, compiles, and indexes information on all
questions of proposed legislation. It investigates and reports on the
laws of Maryland and other states at the request of the Governor, any
committee or member of the General Assembly, or any State agency.
At the request of a member of the General Assembly, the Department
prepares or aids in the drafting of any law or resolution. During ses-
sions of the General Assembly, the Department maintains offices in the
State House at Annapolis. Each department of the State government
must transmit to the Department of Legislative Reference at least two
copies of each of its reports, which are used for exchange and reference
purposes. The Department keeps a complete index and a complete file

 
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