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manner aforesaid, to the voters of this State at the same election, they
shall be so submitted as that each amendment shall be voted on sepa-
rately.

A proposed amendment to the constitution need not be submitted to the
Governor for his approval before it is voted on by the people, and the
Governor has no authority to veto such a bill. Bills held not to contain
distinct legislation. Mandamus may issue to command the Governor to pub-
lish proposed amendments to the constitution in accordance with this sec-
tion. When such amendments do not embrace distinct legislation. The
term "general assembly" as used in this section means the two houses of
the legislature. Amendments to, and methods of amending, the various
Maryland constitutions; prerogative of the Governor thereunder. Warfield
v. Vandiver, 101 Md. 108. (See also dissenting opinion, pages 128-132.)

The amendment to article 7, section 1, proposed by the act of 1890, chap-
ter 255, held to have been validly adopted. Since this section confides to the
Governor exclusively the power and duty of ascertaining the result of a
vote on a constitutional amendment, no jurisdiction is conferred on the
court of appeals to revise his decision. Upon the proclamation of the
Governor that a proposed amendment has received a majority of the votes
cast, it becomes eo instanti a part of the constitution. See notes to article
7, section 1. Worman v. Hagan, 78 Md. 163.

Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to provide by
Law for taking, at the general election to be held in the year eighteen
hundred and eighty-seven, and every twenty years thereafter, the sense
of the people in regard to calling a convention for altering this Consti-
tution; and if a majority of voters at such election or elections shall
vote for a convention, the General Assembly, at its next session, shall
provide by Law for the assembling of such convention, and for the elec-
tion of Delegates thereto. Each County and Legislative District of
the City of Baltimore shall have in such convention a number of Dele-
gates equal to its representation in both Houses at the time at which,
the convention is called. But any Constitution, or change, or amend-
ment of the existing Constitution, which may be adopted by such con-
vention, shall be submitted to the voters of this State, and shall have
no effect unless the same shall have been adopted by a majority of the
voters voting thereon.

ARTICLE XV.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Section 1. Every person holding any office created by, or existing
under the Constitution, or Laws of the State (except Justices of the
Peace, Constables and Coroners), or holding any appointment under
any Court of this State, whose pay or compensation is derived from
fees or moneys coming into his hands for the discharge of his official
duties, or in any way growing out of or connected with his office, shall
keep a book in which shall be entered every sum or sums of money
received by him, or on his account, as a payment or compensation for
his performance of official duties, a copy of which entries in said book,
verified by the oath of the officer by whom it is directed to be kept, shall