The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-10-22
CHAPTER 584

AN ACT to propose an amendment
to Section Is of Article 3 of the
Constitution of the State of Mary
land, title Legislative Department"
providing for the appointment of
persons by the Governor to fill va
cancies in the House of Delegates or
in the Senate of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland and providing for
the submission of said amendment
to the qualified voters of the State
for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland (three-
fifths of all Of the members Of each of
the two Houses Concurring), That the
following amendment is hereby pro-
posed to Section Is of Article of the
Constitution of the State of Maryland,
title Legislative Department." the
same if adopted by the legally quail
fed voters of the State as herein pro-
vided, to become Section 10 of Article
8 of the Constitution of the State Of
Maryland.
Section 10. In case Of death, dis
qualification, resignation, refusal to
act, expulsion, or removal from the
county or city for which he shall have
been elected, Of any person who shall
have been chosen as a Delegate or
Senator, or in case Of a tie between
two or more such qualified persons,
the Governor shall appoint person to
fill such vacancy from person whose
names shall be submitted to him in
writing by the State Central Commit
tee of the political party with which
the Delegate or Senator, so vacating,
had been affiliated in the County or
District from which he or she was cleo
ted, provided that the appointee shall
be of the same political party as the
person whose office is to be filled; and
It shall be the duty of the Governor to
make said appointment within fifteen
days after the submission thereof to
him. In the event there is no State
Central Committee in the County or
District from which said vacancy is
to be filled, the Governor shall within
fifteen days after the occurrence OF
such vacancy appoint person who is
otherwise properly qualified to hold the
Office of delegate or senator in such
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any person is so appointed by the Gov.
ernor, his appointment shall be deemed
to be for the unexpired term Of the
person whose Office has become vacant
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That said
aforegoing section, hereby proposed
as an amendment to the Constitution
shall be at the next general election
for members of the House of Repre-
sentative of Congress held in this
State submitted to the legal and quail
fed voters of the State for adoption OF
rejection, in pursuance of the direc'
tions contained in Article IA of the
Constitution of this State, and at the
said general election the vote on the
said proposed amendment to the Con
stitution shall be by ballot, and upor
each ballot there shall be printed the
words "For the Constitutional Amend
ment," and against the Constitutions
Amendment" as now provided by law
and Immediately after said election
due returns shall be made to the Gov
ernor of the vote for and against sait
proposed amendment, as directed BY
said Fourteenth Article OF the Constl
/ tuition, and further proceedings had il
accordance with said Article Fourteen
Approved: May II, 1885.