Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-09-29

may hereafter be provided by the Cen
eral Assembly or by the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore.
Section 6.-The General Assembly
shall further provide by law, at its first
session after the adoption of this Consti-
tuition, fund for the support of the free
publis~chools of the State. by the impo-
sition of an annual tax of not less than
five cents Oh each one hundred dollars of
taxable property throughout the State,
the proceeds of which tax shall be known
as the public School Fund, and shall be
invested by the Treasurer together with
its annual interest until such time as snid
fund shall. by its own increase and any
additions which may be MADE to it from
time to time, together with the present
School fund amount to six millions OF
dollars when the tax of ten cents i'll the
hundred dollars authorized by the pre-
ceding section, may be discontinued in
whole or in part, as the General Assembly
may direct the principal fund of six mil
lions hereby provided, shall remain for
ever inviolatc as the Free Public School
fund of the State, and the annual interest
of said school fund shall be disburscd for
educational purposes only as may be pre-
scriled by law.
ARTICLE TX.
MILITIA AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Section 1.-The Militia shall be CON-
posed Of all able bodied male citizens,
residents of this State, being eighteen
years of age, and under the age of forty
five years, who shall be enrolled in the
militia and perform military duty in such
manner, not incompatible with the Con-
sttution and laws of the United States,
as may be prescribed by the General AS
.embly of Maryland, but persons whose
religious opinions and conscientious scru-
pies forbid them to bear arms. shall be
relieved from doing SO on producing to
the proper authorities Satisfactory proof
that they are thus conscientious.
Section 2.-Thc General Assembly
shall provide at its first session after the
adoption of this Constitution, and from
time to time thereafter, as the exigency
may require for organizing equipping
and disciplining the militia in such man
ner, not in compatible with the laws of
the United States as shall be most sffec-
tive to rcpel invasion and suppress insur-
rection and shall pass such laws as shall
promote the formation of Volunteer Mi.
litia Associations in the City Of Balti-
more and in every County. and to secure
them such privileges or assistance rs may
afford them ef!ectual encouragement.
ARTICLE x.
COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS.
Section 1.-The General Assembly
may provide for organizing new Coun.
ties, locating and removing County seats
and changing County lines, but no new
County shall be organized without the con-
sent of majority of the legal voters re-
siding within the limits about to form
said county, nor shall the lines of any
county be changed without the con-
sent of majority of the legal voters re-
siding within the limits of the lines pro-
posed to be changed. nor shall any new
County contain less than four hundred
square miles nor less than ten thousand
white inhabitants, nor shall any County
be reGu4cd below that amount of square
miles, nor below that number of white
inhabitants.
Section 2.-The General Assembly
shall provide by general law for dividing
he Counties into townships or perma-
eat municipal corporations in place Of
tie existing election districts prescribing
their limits and confding to them aIl
powers necessary for the managelnen t OF
their public local cone rms; and whenever
abe or. lizaiion of these township cor
porations shall be perfected, all officers
provided for in this Constitution, but
whose official functions shall have been
supcrs e,led by such organizations shall
he dispensed with, and the affairs ofsuch
townships and of the counties MS affect d
hy tie action of such townships shall be
Transacted in such manner US the General
Assembly may direct.
Section 3. There shall be an Adju-
tant General. who shall be appointed by
the Governor, by and with the advice and
C nscnt of the Senate. lie shall hold his
Office at the pleasure of the Governor ;
shall perform such tuties, and shall re-
ceyc such compensation or emoluments
as are now or may be hereafter fixed by
law.
ARTICLE Nj.
AMENDMENTS OF TIE CONSTITUTION.
S c;ion 1.-The General Assembly may pro-
pose any amendment or amendments 10 this
Constitution which shall be agreed to by three
liths Of ali the members elected TO both Houses.
such proposed amendment or amendments,
with tue yeas and nays thereon, shall lie on
tered ON the journal Of each House; shall be
printed with the laws passed at the anne scs-
sion. and shall be published, BY order Of the
Governor, in all the newspapers printed in the
different Counties Of this State, and in three
newspapers printed in the City of Baltimore
tone OF which shall be printed in the German
languagc) for at least three months preceding
the next election for members Of the General
Assembly, at which election the said proposed
amendment or amendments shall he submitted
TO the qualified electors Of the State for their
confirmation or reflections; and II II shall appear
to the satisfaction Of the Governor, from the
returns Of said election made TO him by the
proper authorities, that majority Of the quail
flied votes cast at said election Oh the proposed
amendment or amendments were in favor Of
the said proposed amendment or amendments,
he shall, by proclamation, declare said amend
ment or amendments TO he part Of the Consti'
tuition of this State. When two or mort
amendments shall he submitted by the General
Assembly to the qualified electors of the State
at the same election they shall be SO submitted
that the electors may vote for or against eacl
amendment separately.
Section 2--Whenever two thirds Of the mem
beers elected 10 each branch of the General
Assembly shall think ii necessary TO call Con-
vention to revise, amend or change this Con
stitution they shall recommend 10 the electors
to vote at the next election for members Of the
General Assembly for or against Conventions
and if a majority of all the electors voting al
snid election shall have voted for Convention