The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-10-31
CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDA

the closed season for taking ovsfers - a aLI
oysters from such natural beds or bars in Cbne
lpeake Bay as the Commission NAV rnarI- 20
for that purpose, and at such time as the c.
mission may designate, but not to exceed IN
month in any one year and under such re,,,Ii
tions said Commission NAV from +; eua-
time prescribe; and, provided however tbst
said oysters may be sold only for the ,7,,r, V
now permitted under the existing I pO0es
Maryland, during the season of the vear -. vi
mentioned and in addition thereto 70 "D Wv.
sons engaged in the industry of planting anJ
cultivating oysters within the State of :, anu
land, the same to be delivered only ,inor -,
which may have been leased under the rra lailu
ions of this subtitle for said purposeaS -
planting or cultivation. Vi
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted. That -
any provision of this Act shall be declared IL
constitutional or invalid by any Court un-
Judgment shall not affect impair or invsl;Jata
the remaining provisions thereof but shall I've
confined IN its operations to the specific ny
vision so held unconstitutional invalid and
the inapplicability or invalidity of anv e anu
ton, clause or provision of this Act in anv ~
or more instances shall not be taken to g.
or prejudice in any way its applicability nv
invalidity in any other instance.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted Tb.,
this Act shall take effect on June l. 1899 -""'
Approved: May 8, 1889.
CHAPTER 1872.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amend
ments Sections l, 2, 5 and of Article 10l
of the Annotated Code of Maryland l9S5
Supplement-, title "Workmen's Compensa
tion," subtitle State Industrial Accident
Commission
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Sections /
and of Article 101 of the Annotated Code If
Maryland 1885 Supplement-, title "WorGl
mems Compensation" subtitle State Indus
trial Accident Commission, be and tbey ava
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend
ments, to read as follows:
l. Commission is hereby created which
shall be known as the State Industrial Acc
dent Commission. to be composed of four Com.
missioners. Upon June list, 1899, all of tbs
terms of the Commissioners in office upon tho
taking effect of this Act shall terminate and
the Governor shall thereupon appoint ono
Commissioner who shall hold office for form
of one year, one for term of two wears mo
for a term of three years, and one for torn,
of four years. Upon the expiration of the term
of each Commissioner, his successor shall be
appointed by the Governor for term of four
years. Each Commissioner shall devote
his entire time to the duties of the office and
shall not hold any position of trust or engage
in any occupation or business interfering or
inconsistent with his duties as such Commits
sioner. or serve on or under any committee of
political party. Each Commissioner shall
hold office until his successor shall be an,
pointed and shall have qualified. Vacancies
shall be filled by the Governor for the uney.
pired term. The Governor may at any time
remove any Commissioner from office for in.
efficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in
office. Before such removal he shall give such
commissioner copy of the charges against
him and shall fix time when he can he
heard in his own defense, either in person. 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 purposes of admin
istering this Article
2. The Governor shall designate one mem.
Der of the Commission as the Chairman there
Of and he shall be the administrative and
executive head of the Commission and shall
have the final authority in all matters relating
to the assignment of cases for trial the man
agement of the State Accident Fund and the
administrative work of the Commission and IFS
employees, except in the PRONUNCIATION of rules
and regulations wherein the Commission shall
act as a badly, and in the trial and determine
ton of cases, as hereinafter provided The
other three members are hereby vested with al-
thority to hear and determine any hearing
trial inquiry or investigation which the Com.
mission is authorized 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 determination of
the Commission. The Chairman shall only sit
is necessary to expedite the trial work of the
Commission.
s. The present employees of the Commits
sion shall continue to serve in their present
positions and shall retain all of their rights
under Article 64A of the Annotated Code
title Merit System" The Chairman of the
commission shall have power to make any
future appointments as are provided for in
the Budget, which appointments must be made
IN accordance with the provisions of said Ar
md 9th
That may be employed shall be entitled to re-
celve their actual necessary expenses while
travelling on the business of the Commission.
Such expenses shall be itemzed and sworn to
by the person who incurred the expense, and
allowed by the Chairman of the Commission
Inc Chairman of the Commission shall keep
and maintain its main office and such branch
offices as he shall deem proper and necessary
Tor the administration of this Article, and
snail provide suitable rooms, necessary office
furniture, supplies, books periodicals and
maps for the same. All necessary expenses
shall be audited and paid out of the appro-
prlatlon in the State Treasury provided for in
this Article. The Commission shall provide it.
self with a seal for the Authorization of its
orders, awards and proceedings upon which
shall be inscribed the words State Indus
trial Accident Commission, State of Maryland
Official Seal
Each member of the Commission and each
person appointed to office or employment by
the Commission shall, before entering upon
the duties of his office or employment take
ana subscribe the constitutional oath of office.
o. Inc Secretary of the Commission shall
Keep and maintain a full and true record of all
proceedings of the Commission, of all docu-
ments or papers ordered filed by the Commits
sion or by its rules, of decisions or orders made
by any member of the Commission and of all
decisions orders made by the Commission
or approved and confirmed by it and ordered
MED, and he shall be responsible to the Com.
mission for the safe custody and preservation
or all such documents at its office. He shall
nave the power to administer oaths in all parts
OF the State, far as the exercise of such
power is properly incident to the performance
OF ms duty or that of the Commission, The
chairman of the Commission may designate,
from time to time. one of the clerks of the
once, appointed by him, to exercise the pow
ers and duties of the Secretary during his alb.
sence
Sec; 2: And be it further enacted, That this
Act shall take effect June l. 1889.
Approved: May IL. 1889.
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, 194U.
NOW, THEREFORE, /, HERBERT
r. OCONOR, GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND, Pursuant tt,
the authority and direction contained
in Section 5 (a) of Article Is 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 Mary,
land of 1889, be published in at least
two newspapers in each of the Couh-