COMPARISON OF CONSTITUTIONS

	CONSTITUTION OF 1867	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
	Sec. 8. The terms of the Members of
	the Board of Supervisors of elections of
	Baltimore City and of the several counties
	shall commence on the first Monday of
	June next ensuing their appointment.
	Sec. 9. Vacant.
	Sec. 10. Vacant.
	Sec. 11. The purpose of this Article is to	See Section 2.08, General Elections, p. 114.
	reduce the number of elections, by providing
	that all State and county elections shall
	be held only in every fourth year, and at
	the time now provided by law for holding
	congressional elections; and to bring the
	terms of appointive officers into harmony
	with the changes effected in the time of
	the beginning of the terms of elective of-
	ficers; and the administrative and judicial
	officers of the State shall construe the
	provisions of this Article so as to effectuate
	that purpose. For the purpose of this Article
	only the word "officers" shall be construed
	to include those holding positions and
	other places of employment in the State
	and county governments whose terms are
	fixed by law, but it shall not include any
	appointments made by the Board of Public
	Works, nor appointments by the Governor
	for terms of three years.
	Sec. 12. Vacant.
	Sec. 13. In the event of any inconsistency
	between the provisions of this Article and
	any of the other provisions of the Con-
	stitution, the provisions of this Article shall
	prevail, and all other provisions shall be
	repealed or abrogated to the extent of such
	inconsistency.
	VOTE ON THE CONSTITUTION.	VOTE ON THE CONSTITUTION
	For the purpose of ascertaining the sense	This Constitution, the attached Schedule
	of the people of this State, in regard to	of Transitional Provisions, and the attached
	the adoption, or rejection of this Constitu-	Schedule of Legislation shall be submitted to
	tion, the Governor shall issue his Procla-	the qualified voters of the State for ratifica-
	mation within five days after the adjourn-	tion or rejection at the special referendum
	ment of this Convention, directed to the	election to be held on May 14, 1968, in ac-
	Sheriffs of the City of Baltimore, and of	cordance with the procedures prescribed by
	the several Counties of this State, command-	Chapter 4 of the Acts of the General Assem-
	ing them to give notice, in the manner now	bly of Maryland of 1967. If this Constitution
	prescribed by Law in reference to the elec-	is ratified at such special referendum elec-
	tion of members of the House of Delegates,	tion, then the attached Schedule of Transi-
	that an election for the adoption or rejection	tional Provisions is ratified as a part thereof
	of this Constitution, will be held in the	and the attached Schedule of Legislation is

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