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shall have power to remove a probationer who has been ap-
pointed by promotion from another class without the consent
of the Commissioner; and provided further, that no appoint-
ing authority who has removed a probationer as hereinbefore
set out shall have power to exercise such right of removal
again with respect to any other probationer in a position of
the same class within three calendar months after such re-
moval. The employee so rejected shall be considered per-
manently separated from such position, but the Commissioner
may keep the name of the person thus rejected on the eligible
list from which he was appointed for future certification to
another position in the class to which the list applies.

No employee who has completed his probation may be
permanently removed from the classified service except for
cause, upon written charges and after an opportunity to be
heard in his own defense. Such charges may be filed by the
appointing authority or by any citizen, provided, however,
that no such charges may be filed by a citizen, without
the consent of the appointing authority or of the Commis-
sioner, and such charge shall within ninety days after filing,
be heard, investigated and determined by the Commissioner
or by some person or board appointed by the Commissioner
to hear, investigate and determine the same.

The finding and decision of the Commissioner or of such
person or board when approved by the Commissioner shall
be final, and shall be certified to the appointing authority and
shall be forthwith enforced by such authority.

The Commissioner shall, by rule, prescribe what may con-
stitute cause for removal, but no removal shall be allowed
because of the religious or political opinions or affiliations of
any employee. The provisions of this section shall apply to
the demotion of an employee as described in Section 18 of
this Article.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1949.

Approved March 4, 1949.

CHAPTER 34

(Senate Bill 17)

AN" ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
301 of Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Edition), title "Testamentary Law", sub-title "Sales", re-
lating to the power of an executor to convey a redeemable
ground rent.