384 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Feb. 26,

Constitution, presenting, for any of those County
Commissioners who were elected in November last,
terms of service which shall continue beyond the
period of two years ?

Submitted the following

REPORT:

The Judiciary Committee has strong convictions
both as to the power and duty of the Legislature at
its present session, at least in the absence of any gen-
eral or local law relating thereto, by appropriate leg-
islation to carry into effect the provisions of section 1,
of Article 7, of the Constitution as amended and
adopted at the recent general State election by defin-
ing and limiting the terms of office of the County Com-
missioners of the various counties of the State, elected
. at said general election, not to exceed in any case the
period of six years.

The Judiciary Committee recognizes the fact that
said section 1, of Article 7, of the Constitution as it
existed previous to said general election ceased to
exist and be part of the organic law of the State when
the vote of the people of the State adopted the
amended section, and that we are at this time and have
been since said general election living under the pro-
visions of said amended section, and the County Com-
missioners holding office by virtue of and under its
provisions and the Act of 1890, which provided for its
submission to a vote of the people of the State.

The Judiciary Committee think, however, it is highly
proper and right, when there exists a difference and
uncertainty of opinion as to the effect and operation
of said amended section of the Constitution as in this
case, that the Senate should be advised by the highest
law officer of the State as to his opinion in the premises
that there may be no difference of opinion among the
members of the Senate on this question and that united
and intelligent action may be taken in this matter.

Therefore the resolution or order is favorably
reported.

JOHN B. BROWN,
Chairman Judiciary Committee.

Which was read.