The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-12
CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDA

l29. Ii shall be lawful at any time atter
the closed season for taking oysters, to take
oysters from such natural beds or bars in Ches-
apeake Bay the Commission may mark out
| for that purpose, and at such time as the COM
mission may designate. but not to exceed one
month in any one year and under such regula-
tons said Commission may from time to
| time prescribe; and, provided, however, that
| said oysters may be sold only for the purposes
now permitted under the existing laws OF
| Maryland during the season of the year above
mentioned; and in addition thereto, to per
| sons engaged in the industry of planting ana
| cultvating oysters within the State of Mary
| land, the same to be delivered only upon land
| which may have been leased under the provis-
| ions of this subtitle for said purposes of
| planting cultivation.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That if
| any provision of this Act shall be declared I'M
constitutional or invalid by any Court, such
| judgment shall not affect. impair or intalidate
| the remaining provisions thereof. but shall be
confined in its operations to the specific pro-
vision held unconstitutional or invalid and
! the inapplicabity invaldity of any sec
| ton. clause or provision of this Act in any
or more instances shall not be taken to affect
or prejudice in any way its applicability or
| invalidity in any other instance.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That
| this Act shall take effect on June l, 1889.
Approved; May g. 1889.
CHAPTER 1872
| AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amend
ments Sections l, 2 and of Article l01
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (19S5
SupplemeH0 title ''Workmen's Compensa-
tion" subtitle state Industrial Accident
! Commission"
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
! Assembly of Maryland, That Sections l. 2, 5
and of Article 101 of the Annotated Code of
! Maryland 1885 SUPPLEMENT- title Work
mems Compensation, subtitle state Indus
trial Accident Commission" be and they are
| hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend
ments. to read as follows
>, l. A Commission is hereby created which
| shall be known as the State Industrial AceI-
dent Commission, to be composed of four Com
missioners Upon June LIST. 1899, all of the
terms of the Commissioners in office upon the
| taking effect of this Act shall terminate, and
the Governor shall thereupon appoint one
1 Commissioner who shall hold office for term
| of one year, one for term of two years,
! for term of three years. and one for term
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 business interfering or
| inconsistent with his duties as such Commits
| soner or serve under any committee of
political party. Each Commissioner shall
| hold office until his successor shall be APP
pointed and shall have qualified. Vacancies
shall be filled by the Governor for the unex-
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 a time when he be
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
hn admin fsfv aftKra 4
executive head of the Commission and shall
have the final authority in all matters relating
to the assignment of cases for trial the man.
2gement Of the State Accident Fund and the
admins trative work of the Commission and its
employees, except in the PRONUNCIATION of rules
and regulations wherein the Commission shall
act as a bady, and in the trial and determine
tlon 81 cases, as hereinafter provided. The
other three members are hereby vested with au-
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 determination of
the Commission. The Chairman shall only sit
to the trial of cases when, in his judgment, it
IS necessary to expedite the trial work of the
Commission.
5. The present employees of the Commits
sion shall continue to serve in their present
positions and shall retain all of their rights
Annotated Code.
title Merit System" The Chairman of the
Commission shall have power to make any
future appointments as provided for in
the Budget. which appointments must be made
IN accordance with the provisions of said Ar
ticle 64A The secretary and other assistants
that may be employed shall be entitled to re-
celVe their actual necessary expenses while
travelling the business of the Commission
Such expenses shall be itemized and sworn to
by the person who incurred the expense and
allowed by the Chairman of the Commission
The Chairman of the Commission shall keep
and maintain its main office and such branch
offices as he shall deem proper and necessary
for the administration of this Article and
shall 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-
priation in the State Treasury provided for in
this Article. The Commission shall provide it.
sell with a seal for the authorization of its
orders, awards and proceedings upon which
shall be inscribed the words State Indus
trlal Accident Commission, State of Maryland
Official Seal"
Each member of the Commission and each
person appointed to office or employment bv
the Commission shall. before entering upon
the duties of his Office employment, take
ana subscribe the constitutional oath of office
g. The Secretary of the Commission shall
keep and maintain 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 or 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
OF all such documents at its Office He shall
have the power to administer oaths in all parts
OF the State, so far the exercise of such
power is properly incident to the performance
OF his duty or that of the Commission The
Chairman of the Commission may designate.
from time to time. one of the clerks of the
ofhce. appointed by him, to exercise the pow
nil Oh
| sence.
Sec: 2. And be it further enacted, That this
Act shall take effect June l. 1889.
Approved May II. 1889
i 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 cleo
tlOn to be held on November 5, 1910.
NOW, THEREFORE,, l, HERBERT
K. O,CONOR, GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND, Pursuant to
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 full, true and correct
copy of Chapters 1853 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 Coun-
ties OF the State where so many NAV be
published and where not more than one