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

oT pcFsoH. pTrpseu OF Fnteu Tor as File. tn
of President and Vice President Of the Uni:et
Statca, or Representative in Congress, or fn
any Office of profit or trust created by tn,
Constitution or laws Of this State, or by tn,
ordinances or authority Of the Mayor ant
City Council Of Baltimore, the person givin,
or Offering to give, aud the person receiving
the same, and any person who gives or catis.
10 he given all Illegal vote, knowing it to b.
such. At any election to be hereafter held ia
this State, or who shall he guilty Of or ac.
ceSsnry to any fraud. force surprise. or hri.
berry tnprOcure himself or any other person to
be nominated to any office, National, State
or Municipal, shall on conviction in court
Of law. i'll addition to the prnnltics nuw OF
hereafter to he imposed hy law. he forever
disqualified to hold any office of profit or
trust, or to vote at any election thereafter.
Section G.-lt shall he the duty of the
General Assembly to pass laws to punish
with fine and imprisonment any person who
shall remove into any election district or
! precinct Of any ward Of the City Of Balt.
more. not for the purpose Of acquiring a
bona fde residence therein, but for the pnr.
pose ot voting at an approaching election,
nr who shall vote in any election district or
! ward in which he does not reside, (rxccpt IN
( the case provided for in this Ar.ice) ur shall
! at the same election vote IN more than one
election district or precinct, or shall vote or
o.irr tn vote in any name not his own, or in
! rt.ce of any other person of the sa me nam
or shall vote in any County in which he docs
! not resd'.
| Section EVERY person elected or ap>
pointed to any office of trust or profit under
tAis Constitution, or under the laws mad.
pursuant tarrcto, before he shall enter upon
lie duties of such office, shall take aud rub-
scribe the following oath or aflirmation:
-, t!o swear for affirm. as the case may
~ that will, to the hest Of my skill aud
Judgment, diligently and faithfully, without
partial!ly or prejudice. execute the off ,e of
-, according to the Constitution aud Laws
Of this State, and that since the forth day
of July, IN the year eighteen hundred aud
ifty-"nr, have not in any manner violated
he provisions of the present, or o the late
Constitution, in relation to the bribery Of
voters. or preventing legal votes or procnr.
ing illegal votes to he given (and f Gov
crnor, Senator. Member of the House of
Delegates, or Judgrl, that will not, direct
ly Or indirectly. receive The pr fits or any
part Of the profits of any other office during
the term OF my acting as -. | do fur
rhcr swear ur affirm that will bear trne al.
legiancc To the State OF Mnrylan aud sup
port. the Constitution and Laws thereof.
and that will bear true allegiance to the
United States. aud support, protect aud
hc'en. the Constitution, Laws and Gov
crurlcnt thereof, as the supreme law of tie
land, any law or ordinance OF this or
any other State tn the contrary notwith.
standing; that have never drc alv or ind.
iec,ly by word. act or deed, given any mid,
comfort or encoura cment to those in rebel
lion against the United Stntes or the lawful
authority tlrreqi, but that have l~rn truly
ana loyalty on Me s;d, Of the United States
a.aiist those in arru.l rebellion against the
Cuitcd States; and do further swear or at.
hrm that will to The bst IT my al iIitles
protect and offend the Cnipa uf the United
States, and not allow the same To he broken
up siri dissolved, ar the Government thereof
10 be destroyed, under any circumstances, #
in my power to prevent il; and that 1 will At
all tlncs di""altcnahce aud oip'sc all i",-
Iiiical combinations having Tor tL,ir oljcct
such dissolution ur dtstractiou.
Section S.-Evory pc-sor hcldin. any Of
ace of TRUST w pr,it sndcs the late C','sti-
tuition, or under any law of this State, mud
who shall be continued in Office under this
Constitution, or under any law OF the State.
shall within thirty days after this Constitn-
tiun shall have gone inin eject take and pre-.
scribe the oath Or affirmation set forth in
the Seventh Section oi this Article, and it
any such pnrs"n shalt fail to take said oath
his Office shall be ipso fao,o vacant. And
every person hereafter elected or appointed
Ct l..l
leet to take the oath or affirmation Of Office
provided for in the said Seventh Section Of
this Article shall bc considered as having
refused to accept the said ,ilice, and new
election or appointment shall be mace rs i'll
case OF refusal to ncel: or resignation OF an
office. Aud any person swearing ar affirm
ing falsely in the premises shall, on convic-
ton thereof in Il coIrt Of law, incur the pen
a!iies for wilful and corrupt perjury, and
thereafter shall he incapable Of holding any
ottice vi profit Or trust in this State.
ARTICLE II.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Secthn 1.-The Executive power Of the
State shall he vested in Governor, whose
term OF Office shall commence on the second
Wednesday OF Jannnry next ensuing his
election, and continue for four years, AID
unit! his successor shall have qualified. hut
the Governor chosen at the first election I'M
der this Constitution shall not enter upon
the discharge of the duties Of the Office until
The cxpra ion of :he term for which the
present incumbent was elected, unless the
said Office shall become vacant by death, res
ignati"n, r moval from the State, or other
disqualification Of said incumbent.
Sptfiuu An plpf tinn far (tuvernpr I'M,
der this Constitution shall lie held IN the
Tuesday next after the first Monday in No.
vember, in the year eighteen hundred and
sixty -four. and on the same day aud month
iu every fourth year thereafter, at the place
Of voting for delegates to the General As.
scmbiy, aud every person qu.lfirI to vote
to vote tor Governor; the election to be held
iu the SANE manner rs the election of DE z.
gates, aud the returns thereof, under seal, to
I've addressed to the Speaker Of the House "f
Delegates, aud enclosed and transmitted to
the Secretary oi State, aud delivered to the
said Speaker at the commencement of the
session Of the General Assembly next ensu.
in. said election.
Section 3.-The speaker Of the House Of
Delegates shall then open the said returns
in the presence Of both Houses, aud the per-
son having the highest number OF votes, sal
being constitutionaIly eligible. shall be the
Governor. and shall qualify in the manner
herein prescribed, Oh the second "Wednesday
Of January next ensuing his election, or as
soon thereafter as may be practicable.
Section Ali two or more persons shall
have the highest aud an equal number Of
votes, o. II them shall be chosen Governor
by the Senate aud II use Of Delegates: and
all ques ions in relation the eligibility Of
Governor, and to the returns Of said election,
and to tho number and legality OF votes
therein given, shaIi be dctsrInined by the
House uf Delegates; aud II the person or
persons having the highest number Of votes
lie ineligible .hs governor shall be chosen
by the Senate and House Of Delegates.
E.ery election Of Governor by the General
Assembly shall he determined by joint ma
jority Of the Senate aud House Of Delegates
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