Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-11-05

THE NEXT LEGIsLATURE.-The session
ofthe General Assembly Of Mary land, which
is to commence on the first Wednesday Of
January next, will, from the duties which
the new Constitution devoves on it, be one
Of the most important that has been held
since Maryland was an independent State.
Among these specific duties are the follow
ing:
BY article J., section 3, i. is made the
duty Of the General Assembly to pro,ec, the
elective franchise, by passing laws to punish
those who shall vote illegally, or in a ward
or district in which they have not resided
for six months. The punishment is to be
fine and imprisonment, and both are left TO
the discretion of the Legislature.
Section II Of article III makes it the duty
of the next Legislature ",o appoin, two Com
missioners, learned IN the law. 10 revise and
codify the laws Of this Sla,e," and also to
'ap2oint one or more Commissioners, learn
ed in the law, whose duty it shall be to re-
wise, simplify, and abridge the rules of plead
Ings, forms Of conveyancing, and proceed
ings Of Courts Of Record in this S,a,e.''-
The section provides that the "cnde.n pre-
pared by the two Commissioners frs, noted
to be appointed, shall be submitted to the
Legislature for approval, rejection or amend
ment; but is silent as to the work of sim
plifying, revising and abridging the rules of
practice, Sc, which would seem to imply
that wha, The Commissioner or Commissions
ers did in this respect, was binding from his
or their action.
The Legislature have the power TO pass
laws to exclude from the privilege Of voting
at elections, or holding civil or military Of
flee, in this State, "any person who may
thereafter be convicted of perjury, bribery,
or other felony, unless such persons shall
have been pardoned by the Executive" Blu,
by section 5 Of article | il is declared, that
any person convicted of ''larcency or other
Infamous crime, unless he be pardoned by the
Executive, shall be deprived of the privilege
of voting" The only duty Of the Legisa-
lure, therefore, would seem to be to decide
wha, is mean. by ''olher felony," or an sin
famous crime"
By section 3S of article ILL.,, the Legisla-
ture is required to pass laws necessary ''to
protect the property of the wife from the
debts Of the husband during her life, and
for securing the same to her issue after
death; )" and by section 80 Of the same
article, they are required to pass laws to
"protect from execution a reasonable amount
Of the property Of debtor, no, exceeding
IN value the sum Of FIVE hundred dollars -
by section 40 Of the same article, they are
required to "sdopt some simple and uniform
system Of charges in the offices of Clerks
Of Courts and Registers of Wills, and for the
collection thereof" by section 4S, are re-
CURED to provide for call cases Of contested
elections Of any Of the officers not herein
provided for" and by section 40 are COM
handed to ''provde by law, all necessary
forfelures and penalties against usury."
Section 10 Of article w., au,horises the
Legislature 10 SIX the number Of Justices Of
the Peace and Conslables for each ward of
The city of Baltimore, and for each election
district in the several countless" who are,
however, not to be elected till the election
for delegates to the Legislature in 1853.
By section of article VII, the Legislature
is authorized 10 fix by law The salary Of the
Commissioners Of Public Works. Section
8 of the same article, makes it their duly,
sat or before the second session." to fix and
determine the number Of County Commits
soners for each county, and 10 define the
powers, duties and tenure of office Of such
Commissioners. Section 9, requires the
Legislature to provide for The election Of
Road Commissioners in the several counties,
who are to be chosen by the election dis
.ric,s; and also authorizes the Legislature to
provide for the election or appointment Of
other county officers.
Section l of article TX, makes it the duty
Of The Legislature to pass laws for enrolling
the militia, and dividing the State into dis
lrlcts for divisions, brigades, sc.
Section of article X, gives The Legisla-
ture power TO "pass all such laws as may be
necessary and proper for carrying into exc
cu,ion the powers vested by this Cons,i,u-
ton, in any department or office Of the gov
eminent, and the duties imposed upon them
hereby" Baltimore Patriot
RETURN OF Mr.. Observation-Disclosures
Greenough, after an absence of nine years
in Europe, arrived a. Boston las, week in the
America. Mr.. G. has been engaged during
his residence in IIaly upon his marble group
for the Capital at Washington. The group
is now ready for transportation, and only
waits for national vessel to transport it to
this country. The artist has come to re-
ceive i. and superin,end its establishment
Transcript.
! OYSTER BOATS CAPTURED.-We learn
from The Annapolis Republican tina. the
schooners Polly, Bell, and Petrol, and sloop
Levan,, all Of Philadelphia, were on Tuesday
seized for breech of the oyster law, and TAX
en- into that port by posse under Sheriff
Bryan. The men found on board Of them