COMPARISON OF CONSTITUTIONS

	CONSTITUTION OF 1867	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
	Any bill which is vetoed by the Governor	unless another effective date after passage is
	following the adjournment of the General	established by joint resolution of the General
	Assembly, or any bill which fails to become	Assembly.
	a law by reason of not having been signed by the Governor following the adjournment	Section 4.14. Item Veto.
	of the General Assembly, shall be returned	The governor may reduce or strike out any
	to the House in which it originated, im-	item in a supplementary appropriation bill.
	mediately after said House shall have	Each item or portion of an item not disap-
	organized at the next regular or special session of the General Assembly. Said bill	proved shall become law, and each item or portion of an item disapproved shall be sub-
	may then be reconsidered according to the	ject to the same procedure as a bill vetoed
	procedure specified hereinabove. If the bill	by the governor.
	is passed over the veto of the Governor,
	it shall take effect on June 1 following,
	unless the bill is an emergency measure
	to take effect when passed. No such vetoed
	bill shall be returned to the Legislature
	when a new General Assembly of Mary-
	land has been elected and sworn since the
	passage of the vetoed bill.
	The Governor shall have power to dis-
	approve of any item or items of any Bills
	making appropriations of money embracing
	distinct items, and the part or parts of the
	Bill approved shall be the law, and the
	item or items of appropriations disapproved
	shall be void unless repassed according to
	the rules or limitations prescribed for the
	passage of other Bills over the Executive
	veto.
	Sec. 18. It shall be the duty of the	Section 433. Information from Administra-
	Governor, semi-annually (and oftener, if	tive Officers.
	he deem it expedient) to examine under oath the Treasurer and Comptroller of the	The governor at any time may require in- formation, in writing or otherwise, from any
	State on all matters pertaining to their	officer of any department, office, agency, or
	respective offices; and inspect and review	instrumentality in the executive branch.
	their Bank and other Account Books.
	Sec. 19. He shall, from time to time,	Section 4.12. Messages to General Assembly.
	inform the Legislature of the conditions of	The governor from time to time shall in-
	the State and recommend to their con-	form the General Assembly of the conditions
	sideration such measures as he may judge	of the State and recommend such measures as
	necessary and expedient.	he considers necessary or desirable.
	Sec. 20. He shall have power to grant	Section 4.34. Executive Clemency.
	reprieves and pardons, except in cases of impeachment, and in cases, in which he is prohibited by other Articles of this Con-	The governor shall have power to grant reprieves, commutations, and pardons, except in cases of conviction upon impeachment,
	stitution; and to remit fines and forfeitures	and to remit fines and forfeitures for offenses
	for offences against the State; but shall not remit the principal or interest of any debt due the State, except in cases of fines	against the State. At least annually he shall file with the Court of Appeals a public re- port of the instances of the exercise of this
	and forfeitures; and before granting a	power.
	nolle prosequi, or pardon, he shall give
	notice, in one or more newspapers, of the
	application made for it, and of the day
	on, or after which, his decision will be

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