Governor's Removal Powers
Constitutional Provisions -
Art. 8 of the Declaration of Rights - Separation of powers
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Art. II sec. 1 of the Constitution - Executive power vested in Governor
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Art. II sec. 9 of the Constitution - Governor to take care that laws are faithfully executed
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Art. II sec. 15 of the Constitution - Suspension and removal of officers
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Specific appellate cases -
Cantwell v. Owens, 14 Md. 215 (1859).
Groome v. Gwinn, 43 Md. 572 (1874).
Harman v. Harwood, 58 Md. 1 (1882).
Townsend v. Kurtz, 83 Md. 331, 34 A. 1123 (1896).
Cull v. Wheltle, 114 Md. 58, 78 A. 820 (1910).
Schisler v. State, 394 Md. 519, 907 A.2d 175 (2006).
Secondary/Other sources -
5 M.L.E. Constitutional Law Sec. 50 - Encroachment on Executive; Appointment and removal of officers
17 M.L.E. Officers Sec. 27 - Removal by Governor
Dan Friedman, The Maryland State Constitution: A Reference Guide (Westport, CT: Praeger, 2006), 73, 312.
Charles James Rohr, Ph.D., The Governor of Maryland: A Constitutional Study, 50 Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science, No. 3 (1932), 120-124.