6 CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND.

the Governor to make said appointment within fifteen days after the sub-
mission thereof to him. In the event there is no State Central Committee
in the County or District from which said vacancy is to be filled, the
Governor shall within fifteen days after the occurrence of such vacancy
appoint a) person who is otherwise properly qualified to hold the office of
delegate or senator in such District or County. In every case when any
person is so appointed by the Governor, his appointment shall be deemed
to be for the unexpired term of the person whose office has become vacant. ¹

Sec. 15. ²

Sec. 17.

In providing a different method of electing town clerk of Westernport, and
giving him duty of collecting taxes and making different provision as to his
compensation, Legislature did not create office within meaning of this section.
Intent of this section. Presumption in favor of eligibility. Westernport v.
Green, 144 Md. 86.

Sec. 29.

Act 1924, ch. 495, giving certain riparian owners in Dorchester County cer-
tain fishing rights upheld; reference in title to article and section sufficient.
Dean «. Slocum, 149 Md. 580.

Title act 1927, ch. 359, providing for construction of roadways, sewers, etc., in
Chestertown, defective in failure to refer to creation of special commission; act
void. Culp v. Commrs, of Chestertown, 154 Md. 622.

Title of ordinance submitting Baltimore Airport Loan to voters, held suffi-
cient. See notes to art. 11, sec. 7, of Constitution. Douty v. Baltimore, 155 Md.
137.

Ordinance of Baltimore regulating slaughter houses, etc., sufficiently de-
scribed in title. Baltimore v. Bloecher, 149 Md. 659.

Title act 1924, ch. 529 (creating Metropolitan District of Baltimore County)
held sufficient. Dinneen v. Rider, 152 Md. 357.

Art. 56, sec. 229, sufficiently described in title—see notes thereto. Adding
Machine Co. v. State, 146 Md. 196.

Title act 1927, ch. 691, prohibiting sale of liquor or giving liquor to minors
in Howard County, sufficient. Redmond v. State, 155 Md. 16.

Title act 1920, ch. 350, regulating sale of liquor in Baltimore County, insuffi-
cient; act void. Shea v. State, 148 Md. 257.

This section referred to in construing Workmen's Compensation Act—see
notes to Code, art. 101, sec. 14.

Cited but not construed in Havre de Grace v. Bridge Co., 145 Md. 493.

Constitutionality of title of Ch. 167, 1927, raised, but as issues were foreclosed
by decree in previous case involving same act, therefore decree is res judicata
as to this case. Holt v. Moxley. 157 Md. 620.

The provisions as to amending or reviving laws do not apply to amendments
to the Charter of a private corporation so as to require the whole charter or
such sections as are revived or amended to be set out in full. Home for Incur-
ables v. Bruff, 160 Md. 164.

Title of ch. 229, 1924, authorizing Baltimore City to incur debt for viaduct
held sufficient. Browne v. Baltimore, 163 Md. 219.

1 An amendment making this section read as above was submitted by act of 1935,
ch. 584, and will be voted upon by the people in November, 1936. For the section
in its present form, see page 80, vol. 1, 1924 ed.

2 An amendment to this section increasing the compensation of members of the
General Assembly to $15 per diem was submitted by act of 1929, ch. 348, and re-
jected by the people in November, 1930. An amendment increasing the compensation
to $10 per diem was submitted by act of 1931, ch. 185, and rejected by the people in
November, 1934.