Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-23

cident Commission, to be composed of four
the terms Of the PSa SaRs g once
upon the taking effect Of this Act shall
terminate, and the Governor shall there:
upon appoint one Commissioner who shall
hold office for a term Of one year, one for
three years, and one for a term Of four
Of each Commissioned, his successor shall
be appointed by the Governor for a term
Of four years: Each Commissioner shall
office, and shall not hold any position Of
trust or engage In any occupation or bus
mess interfering or Inconsistent with his
or Under Of political psr
Each Commissioner shall hold Office until
his successor shall be appointed and shall
the Governor for the unexpired term. The
Governor may at any time remove any
Commissioner from Office for inefaciency,
Before such removal he shall give such
Commissioner a copy Of the charges against
him and shall fix a time when he can be
son, or by counsel, which shall not be less
than ten days thereafter, and such hearing
shall be open to the public. The principal
office Of the Commission shall be in the
City Of Baltimore, but branch offices may
be established at other places In the State
for. the purpose of administering this
2. The Governor shall designate one
member of the Commission as the Chair
man thereof, and he shall be the admins
trative and executive head Of the Com.
mission and shall have the final authority
In all matters relating to the assignment
Of cases for trial, the management OF the
tive work OF the Commission and its en-
ployees, except In the PRONUNCIATION Of
rales and regulations wherein the Commits
sion shall act as body, and in the trial
and determination of cases, as hereinafter
provided. The other three members are
hereby vested with authority to hear and
investigation which the Commission is au-
thorized to hold or undertake; and any one
Of such other three members can preside
alone at any such hearing trial, inquiry
and investigation, and every order and
determination made by any one member
shall be deemed to be the order or determi-
nation Of the Commission; The Chairman
in his judgment, it is necessary to expe-
dite the trial work Of the Commission.
3. The present employees of the Com
present positions and shall retain all of
Gotated Code, title Merit system" The
power to make any future appointments as
are provided for in the Budget, which ap-
pointments must be made in accordance
The secretary and other assistants that
may be employed shall be entitled to re-
ceive. their actual necessary expenses while
sion. Such expenses shall be itemized and
sworn to by the person who incurred the
expense, and allowed by the Chairman Of
Commission shall keep and maintain IFS
main Office and such branch offices as he
shall deem proper and necessary for the
provide suitable rooms, necessary. office
furniture, supplies, books, periodicals and
maps for the same. All necessary expenses
preparation in the State Treasury provided
for In this Article. The Commission shall
provide itself with seal for the authenti.
ings, upon which shall be inscribed the
words, Estate Industrial Accident Commits
sion, State Of Maryland-0facial Seal"
each person appointed to office or employ
ment by the Commission shall, before en-
tering upon the duties Of his Office or en-
ployment, take and subscribe the consti-
tutional oath Of office.
g. The Secretary Of the Commission shall
| keep and maintain a full and true record
all documents or papers ordered filed by
the Commission or by its rules, of deci:
sions or orders made by any. member OF
the Commission and of all decisions or or
ders made by the Commission or approved
and confirmed by it and ordered filed, and
he shall be responsible to the Commission
for the safe custody and preservation or all
such documents at its office. He shall have
the power to administer oaths in all parts
of the State, so far as the exercise OF sucn
ance of his duty or that of the Commits
sion. The Chairman Of the Commission
may designate, from time to time, one OF
the clerks of the office, appointed by him,
to exercise the powers and duties Of the
Secretary during his absence.
See; 2. And be it further enacted, That
this Act shall take effect June l, 1889.
Approved: May IL, 1882
WHEREAS, petitions to refer the
aforesaid Acts of the General Assem-
bly, to the voters of the State of Mary
land, for adoption or rejection, have
been filed with the Secretary of State
in conformity with the provisions of
Article XVI of the Constitution of
Maryland, entitled "The Referendum, ~
and the said Acts of Assembly will be
so submitted to the voters at the elec-
ton to be held on November 5, 1910.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, HERBERT
R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND, pursuant to
the authority and direction contained
in Section (a) of Article 16 of the
Constitution of Maryland, do hereby
order and direct that this Proclama-
ton containing a full, true and correct
copy of Chapters 353 and 1872 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland of 1889, be published in at
least two newspapers in each of the
Counties of the State where so many
may be published and where not more
than one may be published then in
that newspaper, and in three newspa-
ers published in the City of Balti-
more, one of which shall be published
in the German language, in such man.
ner and for such time as is provided
in Section 1 of Article IA of the Con-
stitution of Maryland.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND
THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND. DONE AT THE
CITY OF ANNAPOLIS, THIS 10Th
DAY OF JULY, IN THE YEAR OF
OUR LORD, ONE THOUSAND NINE
HUNDRED AND FORTY.
HERBERT r. O'CONOR
By the Governor:
GREAT SEAL