334 . LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 141

CHAPTER 141.

AN ACT to propose an amendment to Section 1 of Article 6,
title "Treasury Department, " of the Constitution of Mary-
land, prescribing the salary of the Comptroller and the
terms of office of the Comptroller and the Treasurer; and
providing for the submission of said amendment to the
qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection.

SECTION 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, three-fifths of all the members of each of the two Houses
concurring, that the following be and the same hereby is
proposed as an amendment to Section 1 of Article 6 title
"Treasury Department", of the Constitution of Maryland, the
same if adopted by the legally qualified voters of the State, as
herein provided, to become Section 1 of Article 6 of the Con-
stitution.

SECTION 1. There shall be a Treasury Department, con-
sisting of a Comptroller chosen by the qualified electors of the
State, at each general election at which the Governor is
chosen, who shall receive such salary as may be fixed by
law; and a Treasurer, to be appointed by the two
Houses of the Legislature, at each regular session thereof,
in which begins the term of the Governor, on joint ballot, who
shall receive an annual salary of two thousand five hundred dol-
lars; and the terms of office of the said Comptroller and Treas-
urer shall be for four years, and until their successors shall
qualify; and neither of the said officers shall be allowed, or
receive any fees, commissions or perquisites of any kind in
addition to his salary for the performance of any duty or
services whatsoever. In case of a vacancy in either of the
offices by death or otherwise, the Governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, shall fill such vacancy by
appointment, to continue until another election or a choice by
the Legislature, as the case may be, and until the qualification
of the successor. The Comptroller and the Treasurer shall
keep their offices at the seat of government, and shall take
such oath, and enter into such bonds for the faithful dis-
charge of their duties as are now, or may hereafter be pre-
scribed by law.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority afore-
said, That the said aforegoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution, shall at the next ensuing
general election for members of Congress, to be held in this