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CONSTITUTION OF 1867
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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
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Sec. 8. Vacant.
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Sec. 9. The Term of office of all Judges
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See Section 5.22, Judicial Term of Office, p.
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and other officers, for whose election pro-
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51.
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vision is made by this Constitution, shall
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except in eases otherwise expressly provided
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herein, commence from the time of their
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Election; and all such officers shall qualify
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as soon after their election as practicable,
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and shall enter upon the duties of their
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respective offices immediately upon their
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qualification; and the Term of office of the
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State Librarian and of the Commissioner
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of the Land Office shall commence from
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the time of their appointment.
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Sec. 10. Any officer elected or appointed
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in pursuance of the provisions of this Con-
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stitution, may qualify, either according to
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the existing provisions of Law, in relation
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to officers under the present Constitution,
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or before the Governor of the State, or
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before any Clerk of any Court of Record
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in any part of the State; but in case an
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officer shall qualify out of the County in
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which he resides, an official copy of his
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oath shall be filed and recorded in the
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Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of the
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County in which he may reside, or in the
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Clerk's office of the Superior Court of the
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City of Baltimore, if he shall reside therein.
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All words or phrases, used in creating
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public offices and positions under the Con-
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stitution and Laws of this State, which de-
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note the masculine gender shall be con-
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strued to include the feminine gender, un-
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less the contrary intention is specifically
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expressed.
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Sec. H. No person who is a member
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of an organization that advocates the over-
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throw of the Government of the United
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States or of the State of Maryland through
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force or violence shall be eligible to hold
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any office, be it elective or appointive, or
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any other position of profit or trust in the
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Government of or in the administration of
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the business of this State or of any county,
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municipality or other political subdivision
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of this State.
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NO COMPARABLE SECTIONS.
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Section 9.02. Conflict of Interest.
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The General Assembly shall prescribe by
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law a code of ethics, and provide for the reg-
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ulation of conflicts of interest, for all elect-
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ed state officers.
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