COMPARISON OF CONSTITUTIONS

	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968	CONSTITUTION OF 1867
		(b) In addition, and in submitting a
		name to the Governor to fill a vacancy in
		a Senatorial district or subdistrict, as the
		case may be, in any of the twenty-three
		counties of Maryland, the State Central
		Committee or committees shall follow these
		provisions:
		( 1 ) If the vacancy occurs in a district or
		subdistrict having the same boundaries as
		a county, the State Central Committee of
		the county shall submit the name of a
		resident of the district or subdistrict.
		(2) If the vacancy occurs in a district or
		subdistrict which has boundaries comprising
		a portion of one county, the State Central
		Committee of that county shall submit the
		name of a resident of the district or sub-
		district.
		(3) If the vacancy occurs in a district or
		subdistrict which has boundaries comprising
		a portion or all of two or more counties,
		the State Central Committee of each county
		involved shall have one vote for submitting
		the name of a resident of the district or
		subdistrict; and if there is a tie vote between
		or among the State Central Committees,
		the list of names there proposed shall be
		submitted to the Governor, and he shall
		make the appointment from the list.
	Section 3.12. Compensation.	Sec. 15..... and on and after January
	A member of the General Assembly shall	1, 1965, each member thereof shall receive
	receive the salary and allowances prescribed	a compensation of twenty-four hundred
	by law. A salary increase enacted during one	dollars ($2,400.00), per annum, payable
	term of office shall not become effective be-	quarterly, with a deduction of fifteen dol-
	fore the next term. No senator or delegate	lars ($15.00) per diem for each day of
	shall be paid daily living expenses during	unexcused absence from any session; and
	regular sessions of the General Assembly.	he shall also receive such mileage as may
		be allowed by law, not exceeding twenty
		cents per mile; and the presiding officers
		of each House shall receive an additional
		compensation of two hundred and fifty
		dollars ($250.00) per annum.......
	Section 3.13. Limitation on Appointment.	Sec. 17. No Senator or Delegate, after
	No person elected or appointed to the	qualifying as such, notwithstanding he may
	General Assembly shall be appointed, during	thereafter resign, shall during the whole
	the term of office for which he was elected or	period of time, for which he was elected,
	appointed, to any office which has been	be eligible to any office, which shall have
	created, or for which the compensation has	been created, or the salary, or profits of
	been increased, by the General Assembly	which shall have been increased, during
	during that term.	such term.
	Section 3.14. Immunity.	See Declaration of Rights, Art. 10, at Sec-
	Words used by a member of the General	tion 1.01 for protection of proceedings in
	Assembly in any of its proceedings, including	the General Assembly from impeachment in
	the proceedings of any committees and sub-	court.

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