BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor                         1271

[6.

It shall be the duty of the Governor at all times, when
in his opinion the security or securities of any Treasurer
have become or are likely to become invalid or insufficient,
to demand and require such Treasurer forthwith to renew his
bond to the State of Maryland, with security or securities
to be approved by the Governor, in the penalty and according
to the form prescribed in this article; and in case of
neglect or refusal by any treasurer to give bond with
security or securities as aforesaid, within twenty days
after the same shall be demanded and required by the
Governor, such neglect or refusal shall be, and it is
hereby declared to be, a disqualification within the meaning
of the Constitution; and the Governor is hereby required to
proceed forthwith to appoint a fit and proper person to fill
the vacancy occasioned thereby, according to the provisions
of the Constitution.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1978.

Approved May 2, 1978.

CHAPTER 237

(Senate Bill 484)

AN ACT concerning

Treasurer — Documents

FOR the purpose of deleting a provision requiring
preservation of certain documents by the Treasurer.

BY repealing

Article 95 — Treasurer

Section 8

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1969 Replacement Volume and 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 95 — Treasurer

[8.

He shall keep and carefully preserve all the books,
papers and accounts belonging to the treasury office,