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about ten years ago, and the answers were about evenly
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divided, and the Legislature tried to put through a bill,
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and it was defeated in the Legislature.
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Now, you see, we can talk about these things,
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but it must be, all these things must be approved.
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JUDGE ADKINS: Doctor.
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DR. BARD: Under the Constitution of 1864,
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Governor, we did have a lieutenant governor, but that
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didn't last very long, as you know, it was just three years
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so that our experiences in Maryland with lieutenant gover-
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nors were sort of tied in with the Constitution which it-
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self did not last too long. That may be a problem in re-
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creating it, although it has been so long ago that I doubt
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if the problem would be there.
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JUDGE ADKINS: Well, assuming there are no
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further questions on that subject, I have —
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MR. ENEY: May we go back and ask one question
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about a first subject that was mentioned?
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JUDGE ADKINS: Sure.
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MR. ENEY: You commented, Governor, that you
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would have the Governor appoint both the Comptroller of
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