SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                           7

CHAPTER 4
(House Bill 28)

AN ACT to make provisions with respect to the election of delegates
to, and the holding of, a convention to frame a new constitution
for the State of Maryland pursuant to Chapter 500 of the Acts of
the General Assembly of 1966 and prescribing the time, place, and
manner of nominating and electing delegates and filling vacancies,
the qualifications of delegates, the manner of determining the ar-
rangement of the names of candidates on ballots and voting
machines, the time, place, and duration of the sessions of the con-
vention, the employment of employees, PROVIDING THAT THE
CONVENTION MAY REQUEST THE ADVICE AND COUNSEL
OF ANY DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY OF THE STATE GOV-
ERNMENT OR OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ANY POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION AND FOR THE DUTY OF THAT DEPART-
MENT OR AGENCY IN RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST, ES-
TABLISHING A REQUIREMENT FOR PER DIEM OR OTHER
PAYMENTS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CONVENTION, the
keeping and publication of a journal and transcript of debates, THE
APPOINTMENT OF AN HISTORIAN AND THE PROVIDING
OF AN INFORMATION SERVICE, the designation of a quorum
and of the number of votes required to approve a new constitution,
the method of certifying and submitting to the voters of this State
any new constitution proposed by the convention together with any
schedules OF IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION attached thereto,
providing for a special election to adopt or reject such proposed con-
stitution and schedules and for a proclamation by the Governor of
the results of such election, and providing for the allocation among
the counties and the City of Baltimore of the monies appropriated
by the State to pay the costs of the two special elections; AND RE-
LATING GENERALLY TO A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVEN-
TION, THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES THERETO, THE
POWERS, DUTIES, FUNCTIONS, FINANCES, AND
OPERATIONS OF THE CONVENTION, THE POWERS AND
DUTIES OF CERTAIN PERSONS AND OFFICERS IN RELA-
TION THERETO, AND THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A
NEW CONSTITUTION FOR THE STATE OF MARYLAND.

Whereas, by Chapter 501 of the Acts of the General Assembly of
1966 it was provided that a special election be held on the second
Tuesday after the first Monday in September, 1966, to take the
sense of the voters of this State on the call of a convention not earlier
than September 1, 1967, nor later than September 1, 1968, to frame a
new constitution for Maryland; and

Whereas, that special election was held on September 13, 1966,
and pursuant to that Act the Governor has issued his proclamation
reporting that a majority of those voting at the special election voted
in favor of the call of a constitutional convention and a copy of the
Governor's proclamation has been transmitted to the General As-
sembly; and

Whereas, by Chapter 500 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of 1966 it was provided that in the event there was a favorable vote
on the referendum to hold a constitutional convention, a constitu-
tional convention should be assembled and should convene at twelve