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342 MARYLAND MANUAL on all bills Introduced In the General Assembly from 1918 to the pres- ent. It also keeps copies of the codes and laws of other states, and it maintains a library of books, pamphlets, reports, periodicals, and clip- pings on matters of current public and political interest (Code 1957, 1971 Repl. Vol., Art. 40, sees. 48-53). By Chapter 182, Acts of 1972, the Division of Statutory Revision was created within the Department of Legislative Reference. The Division is headed and administered by a Revisor of Statutes, appointed jointly by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Delegates (Code 1967, 1971 Repl. Vol., 1972 Supp., Art. 40, sees. 63A-53D). Appropriations 1973 1974 General Funds .................. $950,705 $1,130,257 Staff: 42. COMMISSION TO REVISE THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND Chairman: William S. James Vies Chairman: Thomas Hunter Lowe R. Bruce Alderman, Lowell R. Bowen, Francis B. Burch, David L. Cahoon, James J. Cromwell, William P. Cunningham, Philip Dor- sey, Jr., John C. Eldridge, S. Roland Ellison, Carl N. Everstine, C. Edward Jones, Henry R. Laird, James McSherry, J. Michael McWilliams, Jerrold V. Powers, Norman P. Ramsey, Roger D. Redden, Zelig Robinson, Richard D. Rosenthal, Doris P. Scott, Shale D. Stiller, Melvin J. Sykes, Howard J. Thomas, Charles W. Woodward, James L. Wray. J. Kemp Bartlett, Director 140 Main Street, Annapolis 21404 Telephone,- 267-1377 The Governor appointed this special Commission in 1970 to under- take the first reorganization and recodification of the Annotated Code of Maryland in more than eighty years. The Commission is to study and undertake a formal bulk revision of the Public General Laws of Maryland, in order to improve the organization, accessibility, utility and clarity of laws, and to eliminate unconstitutional, obsolete and in- consistent or conflicting statutes. The Commission is also to study and recommend solutions to the problems of assembling and publishing Public Local Laws, executive orders, agency regulations and other significant legislative and executive materials. The Commission will submit proposals and recommendations to the General Assembly from time to time. Staff services and support for the Commission are provided by the Division of Statutory Revision within the Department of Legislative Reference (Code 1957, 1971 Repl. Vol., Art. 40, sees. 63A-53D). LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN: William S. James, President of the Senate. VICE CHAIRMAN: John Hanson Briscoe, Speaker of the House of Delegates. MEMBERS FROM THE SENATE: Ex officio members: George E. Snyder, Chairman, Finance Com- mittee; J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Chairman, Committee on Judicial |
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