CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF MARYLAND

	CONSTITUTION OF 1867	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
	and if a majority of voters at such	calling a convention shall not have been sub-
	election or elections shall vote for a Con-	mitted to the voters of the State for a period
	vention, the General Assembly, at its next	of twenty years, then the question shall be
	session, shall provide by Law for the as-	submitted at the next general election. A
	sembling of such convention, and for the	convention shall be held within two years af-
	election of Delegates thereto. Each County,	ter a majority of those voting on the ques-
	and Legislative District of the City of Balti-	tion approve the calling of a convention or
	more, shall have in such Convention a num-	within two years after the General Assembly
	ber of Delegates equal to its representation	calls a convention. Within sixty days after
	in both Houses at the time at which the	approval by the voters or within sixty days
	Convention is called. But any Constitution,	after the General Assembly calls a conven-
	or change, or amendment of the existing	tion, the governor shall appoint a
	Constitution, which may be adopted by such	commission to prepare for the convention.
	Convention, shall be submitted to the voters	Not later than the second regular session fol-
	of this State, and shall have no effect unless	lowing the approval, the General Assembly
	the same shall have been adopted by a	shall prescribe by law the manner for elect-
	majority of the voters voting thereon.	ing delegates, for filling vacancies in the posi-
		tion of delegate, and for assembling the con-
		vention, and shall appropriate sufficient funds
		for the work of the convention. The conven-
		tion shall adopt its own rules of procedure.
		Any proposal recommended by the conven-
		tion for changing the Constitution shall be
		submitted to the voters of the State for
		adoption, and shall be effective only if ap-
		proved by the affirmative vote of a majority
		of those voting on the proposal.
	ARTICLE XV. MISCELLANEOUS.
	Section 1. Every person holding any
	office created by, or existing under the
	Constitution, or Laws of the State (except
	Justices of the Peace, Constables and
	Coroners), or holding any appointment
	under any Court of this State, whose pay,
	or compensation is derived from fees, or
	moneys coming into his hands for the dis-
	charge of his official duties, or, in any
	way, growing out of, or connected with
	his office, shall keep a book in which shall
	be entered every sum, or sums of money,
	received by him, or on his account, as a
	payment or compensation for his perfor-
	mance of official duties, a copy of which
	entries in said book, verified by the oath
	of the officer, by whom it is directed to be
	kept, shall be returned yearly to the Comp-
	troller of the State for his inspection, and
	that of the General Assembly of the State,
	to which the Comptroller shall, at each
	regular session thereof, make a report show-
	ing what officers have complied with this
	Section; and each of the said officers, when
	the amount received by him for the year
	shall exceed the sum which he is by Law
	entitled to retain, as his salary, or com-
	pensation Cor the discharge of his duties,
	and for the expenses of his office, shall

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