COMPARISON OF CONSTITUTIONS

	CONSTITUTION OF 1867	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
		days after receiving the list, his power to
		make the appointment shall end and the
		chief judge of the Court of Appeals shall ap-
		point one of the nominees.
	Sec. H. In case of any vacancy, during	Section 4.32. Interim and Recess Appoint-
	the recess of the Senate, in any office	ments.
	which the Governor has power to fill, he shall appoint some suitable person to said	If a vacancy occurs in any office which the governor may fill with the advice and con-
	office, whose commission shall continue in force until the end of the next session of the Legislature, or until some other person is appointed to the same office, whichever shall first occur; and the nomination of	sent of the Senate, he shall appoint a person to the office. If the appointment is made within the first sixty days of a regular session of the General Assembly, the governor shall submit to the Senate the nomination of the
	the person thus appointed, during the	appointee, or the nomination of another per-
	recess, or, of some other person in his place, shall be made to the Senate on the first day of the next regular meeting of	son in his place. If the appointment is made at any other time, the governor shall submit the nomination to the Senate at the begin-
	the Senate.	ning of the next regular session of the Gen-
	Sec. 12. No person, after being re- jected by the Senate, shall be again nominated for the same office at the same	eral Assembly. Such an appointee shall re- main in office until the end of the next regular session of the General Assembly, or
	session, unless at the request of the Senate;	until the expiration of the term of the office
	or, be appointed to the same office during	to which he was appointed, or until his
	the recess of the Legislature.	nomination is rejected by the Senate, which-
		ever shall occur first. No person after being
		rejected by the Senate shall again be appoint-
		ed to or nominated for the same office at the,
		same session, unless at the request of the Sen-
		ate, or be appointed to the same office dur-
		ing the adjournment of the General As-
		sembly.
	Sec. 13. All civil officers nominated by	See Section 4.29, Appointments by Governor,
	the Governor and subject to confirmation	p. 16.
	by the Senate, shall be nominated to the Senate within thirty days from the com-	Section 430. Terms of Office.
	mencement of each regular session of the	Each person serving as the head of a prin-
	Legislature; and their term of office, except	cipal department, and each chief administra-
	in cases otherwise provided for in this	tive officer of a board or commission serving
	Constitution, shall commence on the first	as the head of a principal department, ex-
	Monday of May next ensuing their appoint-	cept the head or chief administrative officer
	ment, and continue for two years, (unless	of an institution of higher education or of
	removed from office), and until their suc-	the state public school system, shall serve at
	cessors, respectively, qualify according to	the pleasure of the governor. The terms of
	Law.	office of the members of each board or com-
		mission which serves as the head of a princi-
		pal department, except the governing board
		of an institution of higher education or of
		the state public school system, shall be pre-
		scribed by the General Assembly by law or
		by the process of executive reorganization, so
		that the governor, immediately upon taking
		office following his election, may appoint at
		least one-half of the. members of each board
		and commission.
	Sec. 14. If a vacancy shall occur, during	See Section 432, Interim and Recess Appoint-
	the session of the Senate, in any office	ments, p. 17.

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