The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-05-17

Legislature may pass laws to protect the
property of the wife from the debts of
her husband, and may exempt from
execution not over $500 worth Of the
property of the debtor. 1t is also direct
ed to regulate the charges in the offices
of clerk of courts and registers of wills;
their yearly compensation is not to ex-
coed $4,000, over office expenses and
compensation to assistants.
Imprisonment for Debt Is positively
abolished, in a section of one line, which
says: mo person shall be imprisoned
County Commissioners are to be elect
ed by the people in each county by gem
eral ticket, and not by districts, on the
LIST Wednesday of November, 1851, and
every second year thereafter. The
legislature to fix their number, define
their duties, powers, &C., and until that
is done they are to exercise the powers
and duties now exercised by county au-
thorities.
Road Supervisors are to be elected
by election districts, but not until the
legislature, shall have passed a law pro-
viding therefore.
The Compensation or income OF no Of
fcer, except the Governor, is to exceed
$4,000 the excess to be paid into the
treasury; failure TODD so to vacate the
office, aud the State to sue for the re-
covery of such excess.
The Comptroller Of the Treasury to be
elected every two years, rs to receive
salary OF $4,000 per annum; and the
Treasurer to be elected yearly by joint
vote of tine Legislature, is to receive
$4,000 The Comptroller to have a
general superintendance of the fiscal af-
fairs of the State, and the treasurer to
receive and disburse the moneys of the
State upon the warrants drawn by the
Comptroller.
The Eiectiye Franchise. Voters must
reside in the State II months, and in
the county or city 6 months. Where a
county or city is divided into an electo-
raj district, the voter must reside 6
months in that part Of the district in
which he offers to vote; ifh he has not re-
sided sufficient time, he shall be enti-
tied to vote in the part of the district
from which he removed, provided he
was legal voter there when he remo-
we'd from it. The giving, promising,
directly or indirectly, any bride, pres
ent or reward of any kind, to influence
) voter, or forcibly to prevent him from
voting, for any candidate, is, on convic-
ton, in addition to the penalties now
imposed, to forever dlsqualify the often
der from holding any office of profit or
trust, or to vote at any election there.
, after. 1t is also made the duty of the
Legislature to pass laws to punish with
fine and Imprisonment any person who
shall remove into any election district
: or ward in Baltimore city, for the pur.
pose ofvoting in said district or ward
Every person elected or appointed tc
any office oftrust or profit, before enter.
ing upon his duties, is to take an oath
that he has not violated the provisions
] Of the Constitution in relation to bribe
ry of voters or illegal voting. No per-
son, over 81 years of age, convicted O.
) larceny, or other infamous crime, unless
pardoned by the Governor, shall ever
thereafter be entitled to vote in thi:
: State; nor shall any person under guard
, ianship as lunatic or non compus men
It's be entitled to vote.
Courts in Baltimore City. The
Court of Common Pleas, is to have civil
jurisdiction in all suits where the debt Oh
, damage claimed is over 300, and ju
risdiction in appeals from judgement OF
, justices of the peace, all applications fol
, the benefit of the insolvent laws, and the
supervision and control OF the trustees
thereof. The Superior Court is to have
jurisdiction in suits for debt or damage
: exceeding $500, and where the plaintiff
RECEIVERS less than $500, be adjudged tt
pay costs in the discretion of the Court
This Court is also to have jurisdiction. al
a court of equity, and all other civil ca
, SEES not assigned to the Court of Common
Pleas. Each of these Courts to have on,
, Judge, elected every ten years, with &
yearly salary of $4,000. The Legsla
ture is allowed to create another Cour
in this city, whenever deemed expudi
2 ent A Criminal Court of Baltimore
=, with one Judge, at salary of $4,000
to be elected every ten years. Each o
these courts is to have clerk, elected by
the people for six years.
t A clerk of the Circuit court is to b.
, elected by the people every six years
: in each county of the State.
! The Chancellor. The Offices of Chan
t cellor and Register in Cllancery, arr
Z. continued in existence until two year
= after the adoption Of this Constitution
: and the close of the session of the Legis
r lature thereafter, when they are to b.
! abolished.
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