New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-23
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, MAY % 1851

TIRE Legislature shall have power to do with the free
colored population whatever L may deem ne cessi-
y No minister public teacher. or preacher al the
Gospel, rs SUCH nor any religious sect, as SUCH can
receive any gift sale OF devise Oh Land. by Trust OF
otherwise, without leave OF the Leg >latlre- save
only FIVE acres for a church. parsona or burylng
ground TIE obligation Of the Legs 4-ure % enrour-
age the diffusion OF knowledge dnc virtue. n1to pro-
mote literature, the arts sciences tire com
merce and manufactures and the general htIoit-
ton Of the condition " the people Is acknowledge
There is no declaration that 90 III men axe create0
equal" No other test or qualification Tor admission
10 any Office Is required. save the prescribed oaIh
and a declaration Of belief III the Christian religion
II the party Jew. he viii only be required 10 &C.
clare hls belief in q future state OF reward and pun
mshmclt
. EsCt.re Franchise This Is conferred upon every
free white male person Of twenIyOne years OF age.
who shall have been one year next preceding the
election resident Of the state, ana Tor six mohll>
resident OF the County OF District wherein ne oHers
his vote. Stringent provisions are made 10 proven.
illegal voting, and every person elected 70 once Is
reoulred among other things, 20 that he has
not ID any manner violated those provisions fer-
sons above q wears old convicted OF larceny or DINER
infamous crime, never thereafter TO be entitled %
vote. unless pardOned by the Executive
8 Ere-1ltlre eDGrfnent-Governor 10 De e-ecIel
once In four wears The state Is 10 be divided INTO
three Districts and the Governor taken from each I'D
rotation person TO be eligible 10 the once must
be thirty years old, and have been for I'VE years cl
zen Of the United states. for FIVE years reSdeni OF
the state. and for three years resident OF tie DIS
trici from which he elected In case Of MS DEAN
the Iegls ature 70 FL the vacancy from the same DIS
tnct 1.-THE vacancy occurs during the recess Oh lhe
legislature the President OF the senate ms iir
place m that body meets, or, ln case Of ms dcath pI
removal. the Speaker OF the House. Inc Governor
Is 20 receive salary of 81 600 lie has nott power
TO veto any law. but required 70 sign every Oil
passed by the two Houses. 80
a Legisiqtire Department Every County and the
CITY of Baltimore to elect senator 10 serve four
wears The House of Delegates TO be appouIOned
among the several counties according IN Iol,A' I'm
Baltimore always 10 nave four more members tiah
the most populous County, and no County 10 nave
less than two. The whole number o. Delegates never
10 exceed s. or be- less than %. Ihey are 70 serve
two wears. The Senator'S after the FIRST election are
10 be divided into two classes. one OF when Is 70 go
out Of Office at the end OF two years. ana thereafter
one MALI OF the senate i 10 be elected biennaily-
The General Assembly = 10 meet annually on the
first Wednesday JdnUsy until 1884, after mat once
IN two wears After 1873 the Sessions must close on
the ION dav of March. or sooner. Senators must DC
% years OF age, Delegates 81 ClcTgymen no, cls-
bic either 10 the Senate * House The vote OF ma
iority OF all the members elected to each House is ne
cesSary 70 the passage OF bill The Legislature mas
no power 10 grant divorces No debt 10 oc contractor
without a provision for annual tax suf cienttopay
the interest upon the same. and To discharge the prn
cIpal WltiIn fifteen years. Use credit OF the SliIe
never 10 be loaned 10 auE individual or corporation
can The Legislature ever :nvoNe inc STATE I'D lne
construction OF any wOrk-ef Rtcrna improvement
No urIucipal or second m duel can ever hOll any
office OF honor or trust The Legislature is absolutely
prohibited from passing any law aoolShng The rela-
any banking corporation, except upon inc CONDITION
that the soch hoder> and directors shall be liable TO
the amount of their respective share or shares o soch
for all Il, debts and liabilities upon note. Dill o. DINER
wise and upon the further condition that no director
or other officer OF said corporation snail DorroW any
money from said corporation. Corporations may ne
formed. but only under general laws Imprisonment
for debt is prohibited.
r Tbe J,ijirtary-The Court Of Appeals is 10 con-
SYST of four Judges. taken from four districts. except
the Chief Judge who is 10 De appointed 0y lhc Gov
emor Baltimore City Is one of these districts and
will therefore elect a Judge Of the Court OF Appeals
The state is TO be divided INTO Circuits, win one
Judge. who VII be elected by the votes oil me as
trct and viii hold his Office for ten years In each
district except the CITY of Baltimore the yearly sal
arv OF the Judge TO be two thousand dollars AT
present there are six Districts and eighteen Judges
in ALL In Baltimore City the salary OF Judges Is 10
be two thousand FIVE hundred dollars clerks ana
Registers Of Wills are 20 be elected IN eacn County
and N the City OF Baltimore and are 10 hold office
for SIX wears The Deputy Attorneys for the State
are 10 be elected by the voters of the several Counties
and OF the City of Baltimore.
g. MiScCYgnc0us.-1hcL Legislature Is directed after
every census Of the United States an each ten
years., 10 take the sense of the people rs 10 calling
Convention. If the decision be IN favor OF the Con
venton Il shall De called on the basis of the Senate
and House of Delegates As then constituted The
new Constitution To 60 INTO effect on the an OF July
next There IS a provision for dlgestlng and codl-
f'ng the laws of the state with view 10 their
1 mPSGfii1Isn sAd TO f he 66f t e5
OF the State. Amer April 1858. all lotteries 10 be
abolished IN the State and until then the voters OF
the state are 10 elect, every two years, ComniS-
sIOnor OF Lotteries, who IS 10 give bond that ne VIII
make such contracts rs VIII extngulsh the Lottery
system previous to April J, 1889
This Constitution was adopted in Convention by
a vote Of 40 10 %. Few more than quorum were
present The people Will accept or reject on the
4th of June The opposition to It IS strong nvarous
quarters. and we shall not be surprised If 1t fails
Of being ratified