The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-27


directions contained in Article ID of
the Constitution of this State, and at the
said general election, the vote on the
said proposed amendments shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words For the Constitu-
tional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment, as now pre-
scribed by law, and Immediately after
said election, due returns shall be made
to the Governor Of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment, as
directed by said Article u Of the Con-
stitution.
ExPLANArIoN: Italics indicate nesv
matter added to eriniHg late.
IBracketsl indicate matter stricken
from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to
bill.
CHAPTER NO. 664
AN ACT to propose an amendment TO
Section II Of Article II Of the Con-
stitution of Maryland, title 'Execu.
tive Department, LIMITING THE
provision for further consideration of
CERTAIN BILLS by General As.
sembly in event Bill is vetoed by
Governor following adjournment Of
General Assembly or which fails to
become law by reason of not having
been signed by Governor following
adjournment Of General Assembly;
and submitting this amendment to the
legally qualified voters of the State
Tor their dQOptlOn OF IeleCtlOIl.
SECTION /. Be it enacted BY the Cen
eraI Assembly of Maryland, (Three-
fifths of all the Members elected to each
of the two Houses concurring), That the
following section be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment TO
Section II of Article II of the Constitu-
ton of Maryland, title Executive De-
partment' the same, if adopted by the
legally qualified voters of the State, as
herein provided, TO become part of the
Constitution of Maryland:
II. To guard against hasty or partial
legislation and encroachments of the
Legislative Department upon the CO.
ordinate Executive and Judicial De-
partments, every Bill which shall have
passed the House of Delegates, and the
Senate shall, before it becomes a law,
be presented to the Governor of the
State; if he approves he shall sign it,
but if not he shall return it with his
objections to the House in which it
originated, which House shall enter the
objections at large on its Journal and
such reconsideration, three-ffths of the
members elected to that House shall pass
the Bill, it shall be sent with the objcc-
tons to the other House, by which it
shall likewise be reconsidered, and if it
pass by three-ffths of the members
elected to that House it shall become a
law; but in all such cases the votes of
both Houses shall be determined by yeas
and nays, and the names of the persons
voting for and against the Bill shall be
entered ON the Journal of each House
returned by the Governor within six
days Sundays excepted), after it shall
have been presented to him, the same
shall be a law in like manner as if he
signed it, unless the General Assembly
shall, by adjournment, prevent its return,
in which case it shall not be a law.
Any bill which is vetoed by the Gov
ernor following the adjournment of the
General Assembly, or any bill which
fails to become a law by reason of not
having been signed by the Governor
following the adjournment of the Gen
eral Assembly, shall be returned to the
House in which it originated, immedi-
ately after said House shall have or
ganized at the next regular or special
session of the General Assembly. Said
bill may then be reconsidered according
to the procedure specified hereinabove.
II the bill is passed over the veto of the
Governor, it shall take effect on June
following, unless the bill is an emergen-
cy measure to take effect when passed.
NO SUCH VETOED BILL SHALL
BE RETURNED TO THE LEGISLA-
TYRE WHEN A NEW GENERAL
SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THE
VETOED BILL.
The Governor shall have power to
disapprove of any item or items of any
Bills making appropriations of money
embracing distinct items, and the part
or parts of the Bill approved shall be
the law, and the item or items of ap-
preparations disapproved shall be void
unless repassed according to the rules or
limitations prescribed for the passage of
other Bills over the Executive veto.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted,
That the aforegoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Consttu-
ton of this State shall be, at the next
general election, TO be held in this State
and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance of
the directions contained in Article ID
of the Constitution of this State, and at
the said general election, the vote on the
said proposed amendment shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be
printed the words For the Constitutional
Amendment" and against the Constitu.
tional Amendment, as now prescribed
by law, and Immediately after said cleo
ton, due returns shall be made to the
Governor of the vote for and against
said proposed amendment, as directed
by said Article IA of the Constitution
and further proceedings had in accord
ExPLANArIoN: Italics indicate rerD
matter added to eFistin1 lar.
IBrackets1 indicate matter stricken
from existing law.
CAfl Al@S Indicate amendments 10
bill.
CHAPTER NO. 743
AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Sections and of Article 2 of the
Constitution of Maryland title "Ex-
succession to the office of Governor
of this State in the event of certain
orally thereto, and providing for the
submission of this amendment to the
legal and qualified voters. of this State
for their adoption or rejection.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Gen
eraI Assembly of Mdyyiand, (Three-
ffths of all members elected to each of
the two Houses concurring), That the
following sections be and they are hereby
proposed as amendments TO Sections 6
and of Article 2 of the Constitution Of
Maryland, title Executive Department"
the same if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters of the State as herein
provided, to become part of the Con-
stitution of Maryland:
6. lin case of the death, or resigna.
ton of the Governor, or of his removal
from the State, or other disqualification,
the General Assembly, if in session, or
if not, at their next session, shall elect
some other qualified person to be Gov
ernor for the residue of the term for
which the said Governor had been
elected.I In case of the death, reSignd-
tion, yenovGi from the State, or other
disqualification of the Governor, the
General Assembly, if III session ,rith a
quorum present, or If not, at its re.Tt
session nth a quorum Present, shall elect
some other qualified person to be Coz
eynoY for the residue of the term for
tvJ,ich the said Governor had been elected.
7. lin case of any vacancy in the
office Of Governor, during the recess OF
the Legislature, the President of the
Senate shall discharge the duties of said
office, until Governor is elected, as
herein provided for; and in case Of the
death, or resignation of the said Presi-
dent or of his removal from the State,
or of his refusal to serve, then the duties
of said office shall, in like manner, and
for the same interval, devolve upon the
Speaker of the House of Delegates.l In
case of any 9acdHey in the Office of Coz
ernoy, and anil the General Assembly
meets iH session 70ith quorum present.
and elects a Governor as ProVided for
IN Section 6, the President of the SEN
ate, AT THE TINE SUCH VACAN-
CY OCCURRED, shall discharge the
duties of said Office; and IN case there
be no President of the Senate or in tie
case of his refusal to ScrVe, and iH the
case of his death, resignation, removal
from the State, or other disqndlifcdtio