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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 640

of any duty or services whatsoever. In case of a
vacancy in [either of] the [offices] OFFICE OF THE
COMPTROLLER by death or otherwise, the Governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall fill
such vacancy by appointment, to continue until another
election [or a choice by the Legislature, as the case may
be,] and until the qualification of the successor. IN
CASE OF A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF THE TREASURER BY DEATH
OR OTHERWISE, THE DEPUTY TREASURER SHALL ACT AS TREASURER
UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR OR EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE
LEGISLATURE FOLLOWING THE CREATION OF THE VACANCY,
WHEREUPON THE LEGISLATURE SHALL CHOOSE A SUCCESSOR TO
SERVE FOR THE DURATION OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF OFFICE.
The Comptroller and the Treasurer shall keep their
offices at the seat of government, and shall take such
oaths, and enter into such bonds for the faithful
discharge of their duties as are now, or may hereafter be
prescribed by law.

6.

Whenever during the recess of the Legislature
charges shall be preferred to the Governor against the
Comptroller or Treasurer, for incompetency, malfeasance
in office, willful neglect of duty, or misappropriation
of the funds of the State, it shall be the duty of the
Governor forthwith to notify the party so charged, and
fix a day for a hearing of said charges; and if, IN THE
CASE OF THE COMPTROLLER, from the evidence taken, under
oath, on said hearing before the Governor, the said
allegations shall be sustained, it shall be the duty of
the Governor to remove [said offending officer,] THE
COMPTROLLER and appoint another in his place, who shall
hold the office for the unexpired term of the [officer]
COMPTROLLER so removed. HOWEVER, IF, IN THE CASE OF THE
TREASURER, FROM THE EVIDENCE TAKEN UNDER OATH IN THE
HEARING BEFORE THE GOVERNOR, THE ALLEGATIONS ARE
SUSTAINED, IT IS THE DUTY OF THE GOVERNOR TO REMOVE THE
TREASURER, AND THE [[DUPTY]] DEPUTY TREASURER SHALL ACT
AS TREASURER UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR OR EXTRAORDINARY
SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE FOLLOWING THE APPOINTMENT,
WHEREUPON A SUCCESSOR SHALL BE CHOSEN BY THE LEGISLATURE
WHO SHALL SERVE FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE TREASURER
SO REMOVED.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the
aforegoing section hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution of Maryland, at the next general election to
be held in this State in November, 1976, shall be
submitted to the legal and qualified voters thereof for
their adoption or rejection in pursuance of directions
contained in Article XIV of the Constitution of this
State. At that general election, the vote on this