Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-10-06


nav bareaftor 10 ,ror;5.1 bv the Gem
nraI Assembly or bx 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 tho free
public schools OF the State. by the impo-
sition OF an annual tax OF not less than
FIVE cents on each one hunVed dollars oil
taxable property throughout the state,
the proceeds OF which tax shall be known
as the public School fund' and shall DO
invested by the Treasurer together with
its annual interest until sueh time as SAID
fund shalt by its own increase ana any
additions when may De mace W II irou,
time to time, together win tue present =
school fund amount 10 SIX ii'i'iohS o'
dollars "hem the tax Oh Ten cents III .ne
hundred dollars authorized ny !he pre-
ceding section, may be discontinued III
whole or IN part, as the pencrai Asschpiy
may direct the pilhclpai iund Oh siN NIL
lions hereby provided, shall remain ior,
ever ihvioiate US the free fupiic 0ci''i
tund OF the State ana the annual interest,"
OF SAID sehooi iuhd shall DC oiSourseu 'o'
educational purposes only as may DC pre-
scriped ny law.
ARTICLE. IN.
MILITIA AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Section 1.-The Militia shall be COM
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 onrolled in the
militia and perform military duty In such
manner, not Incompatible WIN inc CON
stl'u'ion and laws OF me I hi.ea o,a'es
as may be prescribed py inc uenerai AS
'emtiy OF Maryland, pu' persons whose
religious opinions ana CONSCIENTIOUS scru-
pies iofeid them TO Bear arms. saali DC
relieved from dong so on producing 10
the proper authorizes sa'l!ac'ory PROOF
that they are thus CONSCIENTIOUS, :,
section 2-ihe ueherai ASseh'uiy
SHAH provide at IT'S hrst session a',er inc
adoption Oh inns CONSTRUCTOR anu 'roi'i
time 10 Tine thereafter Us tue eAieency
may require l"r organizing cqui'PP'"G
ana diSciilihihs Tue n''il'ia III su1' MAN.
ner' no! III co'hpa''oie WIN 'n' ia"s :. Vi
the Initcd States as 'haii oe 'hos' sne'-
IiVa 10 repel INVASION anu suppress 'nsui :,
rectloh ana Shall pass susn laws AZ shaii
promote the forma!ioh Oh ,oluh'eer MI
lItla Associations u inc wy VI oa''i-
more ana IN every county ana 10 secure
them such privileges or assistance Us may
AFFORD shew e'ioctnai announcement
A1tIlCLE. X.
COUNTIES AND TOW NSulPS.
Section 1.-The General Assembly
may provide for organizing new Coun-
ties, locating and removing County seats
and changing County lines, but 10 new
County shall be organized without the con-
scnt 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-
sort 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 rcLu ed 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.
F.. ent municipal corporations i'll place Of
tho cxistiny election districts Urcscribipa
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| powers necessary ior the management o
! their public local conc rms; and whenever
,he NJ. n ,izo,im If these township cor.
ut. I'LL Ia ,ouc,.,.oJ al ,,'rr.o,.
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| lfo'ldea Tor III this CONSTITUTION, ou
| whose Official functions sfhall have been
| sunnr.clcl Nv sucb organizations shall
| i,:.1 .:,t, J r. s.. ,f,u,l
We o'a "''"' an" '"' ''''''' =" ""0
tpMnShlps ana OF Tue counties AS hHect,
| by the action of such townships shall be
TRANSMITTED in su.h manner rs tho Genera
IT,.
Assembly, may ui'''' ~.
section D. mere shali pe AL Aulu'
tant General. who shall be appointed by
IA. Governor Lv and with the advice and
-. aeu, g H., Ill l,oIl III.
'ihaCii' vi 'ne '0'""'o' ~ '""'i A'i' "'
oihcc III The pleasure OF the Governor
| shall perform such Cutes, and shall re.
,,;,.. encb .nr,rans,,;on mr. cn,olument,
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aS ar1 no" OF may NC hcTe"i'cr nAeo W
| law.
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