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charged, and fix a day for a hearing of said charges; and if
from the evidence taken, under oath on said hearing before the
Governor, the said allegations shall be sustained, it shall be
the duty of the Governor to remove said offending officer and
appoint another in his place, who shall hold the office for the
unexpired term of the officer so removed.

ARTICLE VII.

SUNDRY OFFICERS.

County Commissioners—Surveyor—State Librarian—Commis-
sioner of the Land Office— Wreck Master.

Section 1. County Commissioners shall be elected on gen-
eral ticket of each county by the qualified voters of the several
counties of this State, on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in the month of November, eighteen hundred and
and sixty-seven, and on the same day in every second year
thereafter. Their number in each county, their compensation,
powers and duties, shall be such as are now or may be here-
after prescribed by Law.

[Sec. 1. County Commissioners shall be elected on general
ticket of each county by the qualified voters of the several
counties of the State, on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in the month of November, commencing in the year
eighteen hundred and ninety-one; their number in each county,
their compensation, powers and duties shall be such as now or
may be hereafter prescribed by law; they shall be elected at
such times, in such numbers and for such periods not exceed-
ing six years, as may be prescribed by law.]*

Commrs of Washington County v Nesbit, 6 Md 468. Commrs of Public
Schools v. County Commrs, of Allegany Co., 20 Md. 439 Worman v Hagan,
78 Md. 152. Brown v Brooke, 95 Md. 739. Prince George's Co. v. Mitchell,
97 Md. 336.

Sec. 2. The qualified voters of each County, and of the City
of Baltimore shall, on the Tuesday next after the first Monday
in the month of November, in the year eighteen hundred and
sixty-seven, and on the same day in every second year there-
after, elect a Surveyor for each County and the City of Balti-
more, respectively, whose term of office shall commence on the
first Monday of January next ensuing their election, and whose
duties and compensation shall be the same as are now or may

* Thus amended by Act of 1890, Chapter 255, and adopted by vote of people November
3, 1890.