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tution of this State or of framing a new Constitution. There
shall be placed upon the ballots to be used at that election in
the manner prescribed by the General Election Law of this
State the words "For a Constitutional Convention" and
"Against a Constitutional Convention", so that the voter may
clearly indicate in the manner prescribed in the General Elec-
tion Law whether he is for or against calling a convention
for altering the present Constitution of the State or framing
a new one. And the vote on the question of calling or not
calling a constitutional convention shall be received, counted
and canvassed in the manner prescribed by the General Elec-
tion Law. The canvassing boards for the several counties
and for the City of Baltimore shall certify the vote on the
question of calling a constitutional convention to the Gov-
ernor, the Secretary of State and the State Treasurer; and
the Board of State Canvassers shall at the time of their meet-
ing to make a statement of the vote cast for the candidates
voted for at that election, also make a statement of the vote
cast on the question of calling a constitutional convention,
and shall transmit the same to the Governor, and the Gov-
ernor shall, after receiving said statement, make a proclama-
tion of the result of the vote on the question of calling a
constitutional convention.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That notice that the
question of calling a constitutional convention will be sub-
mitted to the voters shall be given in the same manner and
for the same time, as required by Section 10 of Article 33 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1947 Supplement).

Approved March 31, 1949.

CHAPTER 136
(House Bill 85)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
875(a) of Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland and Baltimore City Charter (1938 Edition), title
"Baltimore City", sub-title "Police Commissioner", as said
section was amended by Chapter 907 of the Acts of 1947,
increasing the number of police matrons in order to provide
for an eight hour day for said matrons.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 875(a) of Article 4 of the Code of Public