Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09

! they are hereby repealed and re enacted
with amendments, to read as follows:
/. A Commission is hereby created which
| shall be known as the State Industrial Ac-
cident Commission, to be composed of -four
| Commissioners. Upon June list, 1882 all OF
the terms of the Commissioners in office
upon the taking effect of this Act shall
terminate. and the Governor shall there,
upon appoint one Commissioner who shall
hold office for term of one. year, one for
| term of two years, one 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 a 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 bus
mess interfering or Inconsistent with his
duties as such Commissioner, or serve on
or under any committee Of a POLITICAL party;
Each Commissioner shall hold Office until
his successor shall be appointed and shall
have qualified. Vacancies shall be filled by
the Governor for the unexpired term. The
Commissioner from office for ineficiency,
Before. such removal he shall give such
Commissioner copy Of the charges against
him and shall fix a time when he can be
IN his be
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 admits
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
state Accident Fund and the administra-
plOyees, except in the PRONUNCIATION OF
rIlcs 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
determine any hearing, trial, inquiry OF
thorized to hold or undertake; and any one
of such other three members can preside
alone at any such hearing, trial, inquiry
and int Investigation, and every order and
shall be deemed to be the order or determi-
nation of the Commission. The Chairman
shall only. sit in the. trial Of cases when,
in his Judgment, it is necessary to expe
dite the trial work of the Commission.
mission shall continue to serve in their
their rights under Article GA of the An
nOtated Code, title merit System" The
Chairman of the Commission shall have the
are provided for in the Budget, which ap-
pointments must be made in accordance
with the provisions Of said Article 64A.
may be employed shall be entitled to re-
ceive their actual necessary expenses while
travling on the business of the Commits
sworn to by the person a who incurred the the
expense, and allowed by the Chairman of
the Commission. The Chairman of the
Commission shall keep and maintain its
shall deem proper and necessary for the
administration of this Article, and shall
provide provide suitable 1as rooms, necessary office
maps for the same. All necessary expenses
shall be audited and paid out Of the ap-
preparation in the State Treasury provided
provide itself with seal for the authenti-
cation of its orders, awards and proceed
ings, upon which shall be inscribed the
sion, State of Maryland-Qficial Seal"
Each member Of the Commission and
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.
keep and maintain full and true record
Of all proceedings of the Commission, of
an documents or papers ordered filed by
the Commission or by its rules. of deci-
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 of all
such documents at its office. He shall have
the power to administer Oaths in all parts
power is properly incident to the perform
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.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That
this Act shall take effect June /, 1899.
Approved: May II, 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 cleo
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 5 (a) of Article 16 Of the
Constitution of Maryland, do hereby
order and direct that this Proclama-
ton containing full, true and correct
copy Oh CnapCerS 900 anu Ioz Oh 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
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