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Constitutional Revision Study Documents of the Constitutional Convention Commission, 1968
Volume 138, Preface 12   View pdf image (33K)
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CONTENTS
Page
The Chartering of New Corporations Through Acts of the General
Assembly .............................................................................................. 127
A Proposal to Expunge Article III, Section 60 .................................... 129
The History of Legislative Apportionment in Maryland .................... 131
IV. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Extraordinary Powers of the Governor ................................................ 151
Introduction .................................................................................... 151
Role of Governor in Amending or Revising the Constitution.... 151
The Role of the Governor in Reapportioning the Legislature...... 152
Power of the Governor to Submit Bills which Fail to Pass the
Legislature to Referendum ........................................................ 153
Power of the Governor to get Advisory Opinions from the
State's Highest Court ................................................................ 154
Power of the Governor to Negotiate and Enter into Interstate
Compacts ...................................................................................... 154
The Veto Power of the Governor ........................................................ 156
The Office of Lieutenant Governor .................................................... 160
Appendix.......................................................................................... 164
Bibliography .................................................................................... 164
Attorneys General.................................................................................... 165
Executive Fiscal Responsibility .............................................................. 166
The Board of Public Works ........................................................ 166
Treasurer.......................................................................................... 171
State Auditor.................................................................................. 179
Appointment of the Superintendent of Schools .................................. 185
State Administrative Officials: Methods of Selection ........................ 188
V. JUDICIAL BRANCH
Responsibilities of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court
of Massachusetts .................................................................................. 191
Assumptions Concerning the Power of Appellate Courts to Issue
Original Writs .................................................................................... 191
State Courts of Last Resort ................................................................ 194
A Brief Report on the Statutory Functions of the Superior Court
of Massachusetts ................................................................................ 195
Number of Judges by Court and Their Length of Terms in Numbers
of Years Tabulated by State ............................................................ 198
Retirement and Pension Provisions for Judges of State Appellate
Courts and Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction ............................ 200
Changes in the Maryland Constitution Since 1776 which Affect the
Judiciary Department ........................................................................ 206
Part I —General Provisions .................................................... 206
Part II —Court of Appeals.......................................................... 212
Part III —Circuit Courts ............................................................ 216
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