CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF MARYLAND

	CONSTITUTION. OF 1867	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
	same interval, devolve upon the Attorney	have only the powers and duties of that of-
	General of the State, at the time such	fice. When the president of the Senate serves
	vacancy occurred. And the Legislature may	as acting governor, he shall continue to be
	provide by Law, for the impeachment of the	president of the Senate, but his duties as
	Governor; and in case of his conviction,	president shall be performed by such other
	or his inability, may declare what person	person as the Senate shall select.
	shall perform the Executive duties; and for
	any vacancy in said office not herein pro-
	vided for, provision may be made by Law;
	and if such vacancy should occur without
	such provision being made, the Legislature
	shall be convened by the Secretary of State,
	for—the purpose of filling said vacancy.
	Sec. 8. The Governor shall be the	See Section 9.05, Militia, p. 6.
	Commander-in-Chief of the land and naval
	forces of the State; and may call out the
	Militia to repel invasions, suppress insurrec-
	tions, and enforce the execution of the Laws;
	but shall not take the command in person,
	without the consent of the Legislature.
	Sec. 9. He shall take care that the	See Section 4.01, Executive Power, p. 3.
	Laws are faithfully executed.
	Sec. 10. He shall nominate, and, by and	Section 4.29. Appointments by Governor.
	with the advice and consent of the Senate,	The governor shall appoint, with the ad-
	appoint all civil and military officers of	vice and consent of the Senate, each person
	the State, whose appointment, or election, is not otherwise herein provided for, unless	serving as the head of each principal depart- ment and persons to fill vacancies on any
	a different mode of appointment be pre-	board or commission serving as the head of a
	scribed by the Law creating the office.	principal department, and shall also, with,
		the advice and consent of the Senate, ap-
		point persons to fill vacancies on regulatory
		and quasi- judicial agencies. He shall appoint,
		without the advice and consent of the Sen-
		ate, each chief administrative officer serving
		under a board or commission which is the
		head of a principal department except the
		head or chief administrative officer of an in-
		stitution of higher education or of the state
		public school system. The General Assembly
		may prescribe by law the qualifications of
		persons appointed by the governor to serve
		as heads of principal departments or as
		members of boards and commissions serving
		as heads of principal departments.
		Section 5.15. Nomination and Appointment.
		A judicial nominating commission shall
		nominate from three to five eligible persons
		for each judicial vacancy. Nominations to fill
		a vacancy shall be made not more than thir-
		ty days prior to nor more than sixty days af-
		ter the vacancy occurs. The governor shall
		fill a vacancy by appointing one person from
		the list of nominees. If the governor fails to
		appoint one of the nominees within sixty

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