SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                            11

thereupon determine and declare which candidates have been elected.
The Governor shall, as provided by law, issue APPROPRIATE AND
DISTINCTIVE commissions to those persons who are elected. The
Convention shall be the final judge of the qualifications of its members
and the validity of their election.

7.

If a vacancy occurs EXISTS in the office of delegate to the Conven-
tion prior to the first meeting of the Convention IN PLENARY SES-
SION ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1967, the vacancy shall be filled by the
Governor, but if the vacancy occurs after the first meeting of the Con-
vention, WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER THE VACANCY OCCURS,
PROVIDED HOWEVER, IF ANY VACANCY EXISTS OR OC-
CURS AFTER THE FIRST MEETING OF THE CONVENTION
IN PLENARY SESSION IS CALLED TO ORDER, the vacancy shall
be filled by the Convention. In either event, the person selected to fill
the vacancy shall, as of the date of the special election for delegates to
the Convention, have the qualifications prescribed by Section 1, AND
AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 2.

8.

Before any person elected or appointed as a delegate to the Con-
vention shall enter upon his duties, he shall take and subscribe the
oath or affirmation prescribed by Section 6 of Article I of the Con-
stitution of Maryland. AS FOLLOWS: I,................................DELE-
GATE TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF MARY-
LAND, DO SWEAR, (OR AFFIRM, AS THE CASE MAY BE)
THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES; AND THAT I WILL BE FAITHFUL AND BEAR TRUE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND, AND SUPPORT
THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS THEREOF; AND THAT I
WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY SKILL AND JUDGMENT,
DILIGENTLY AND FAITHFULLY, WITHOUT PARTIALITY
OR PREJUDICE, FULFILL MY DUTIES AND RESPONSI-
BILITIES AS DELEGATE TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CON-
VENTION, ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS
OF THIS STATE.

9.

The Governor by proclamation shall issue a call for the delegates
TO THE CONVENTION elected to assemble in the chambers of the
House of Delegates at the State House in the City of Annapolis on a
date within sixty days after their election NOT LATER THAN
SIXTY DAYS AFTER JUNE 13, 1967, and at an hour as shall be
fixed in his proclamation, for the sole purposes of organizing the Con-
vention, electing its officers and adopting rules of procedure. The
President of the Senate of Maryland, OR IN HIS ABSENCE OR
INABILITY TO SERVE, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
OF DELEGATES OF MARYLAND, shall attend upon the initial
meeting of the Convention at the appointed hour, shall have the roll
of the elected delegates TO THE CONVENTION called and shall
act as temporary chairman of the Convention until it has elected a
president. Until the Convention has adopted rules of procedure,
Robert's Rules of Order shall govern the procedure of the Convention.