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

hereinbefore provided fo., shall be entitled t.
one Senator, who shall be elected By. the quail
flied voters of the Counties and of the Legisla
tive districts OF Baltimore City respectivel,
and shall serve for four years fromthe date OF
his election. subject to the classification of Sen
ators hereinafter provided for.
Section 4.--Thc white population of the
State shall constitute the basis of representa-
tion in the House of Delegates, and the appor.
tionment of the Delegates among the several
Counties and Legislative districts of the City o
Baltimore shall be as follows For every five
thousand persons, or fractional part thereof
above onc-half, one Delegate shall be chosen,
until the number Of Delegates in each County
aud Legislative district Of the City of Baltimore
shall reach five above that number, one Dele
gate shall be chosen for the next twenty thon-
sand persons, or IL fractional portion over one
half thereof, in each County and legislative dis
trict of the City of Baltimore above that num-
Der each County and legislative district Of the
said City shall elect one Delegate for every
eighty thousand persons, or fractional portion
thereof, above onc-half. Upon this principle,
and as soon as practicable after each National
Census, or State enumeration of inhabitants,
the General Assembly shall apporton the
members of the House of Delegates among the
several Counties and the several Legislative
districts of Baltimore City according to the
white roulation of each. But until such ap-
portonment is made the House of Delegates
shal! consist of eighty members. distributed
as follows: Allcgany, five members; Anne
Arundel two each of the three legislative dis
trcts in Baltimore City, six; Baltimore Coun-
ty, six; Calvert, one; Caroline, two Carroll,
five: Cecil, four; Charles one; Dorchester
two; Frederick, six Hartford, four Howard
two Kent, two; Montgomery, two; Prince
Georges two; Queen Annes, two: st. Mary's,
one; Somerset, three Talbot, two; Washing
ton, five; Worcester, three.
Section 5.-The members Of the House of
Delegates shall be elected by the qualified yo-
ters of the Counties and the legislative districts
of Baltimore City respectively, to serve for two
years from the day of their election.
Section G.-The first election for Senators
and Delegates shall take place on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday in the month of
November, eighteen hundred and sixty-four; !;
and the elections for Delegates, and rs nearly
as practicable, for one-half of the Senators,
shall be held on the same day in every second
year thereafter.
| Section T.-Immediately after the Senate
shall have convened, after the first election un-
| der this Constitution, the Senators shall be di-
| vidcd by lot into two classes, as nearly equal
in number as may be; Senators of the first
class shall go out of Office at the expiration of
| two years, and Senators shall be elected on
| the Tuesday next after the iirst Monday in the
month of November, eighteen hundred and
| sixty-six, for the term of four years 10 supply
their places so that after the first election one
| half of the Senators may be chosen every sec
! ond year In case the number of Senators be
hereinafter increased, such classification Of the
additional Senators shall he made as to pre-
serve, nearly as may be an equal number in
! each class
section S.-No person shall be eligible as ii
| Senator or Delegate who, at the time of hi
election, is net citizen OF the United States,
aud who has not resided at least three years
next preceding the day of his election in this
| State, and the last year thereof in the County
or 10 the le gislatve district Of Baltimore City
which he ma be chosen 10 represent, il such
County or legislative district of said City
shall have been so long established, and il
not then il. The County or City, from which
in whole or part the same may haze been
| formed nor 81 all any perscn he eligible as a
| Senator unless he shall have attained the a ge
| of twenty-five years. nor rs Delegate unless
he shall have attained the age of twenty
wears, at the time OF his election.
| Section 9.-No men Der OF Congress or per-
So, holding auy civil or military Office under
the United States shall be eligible rs II Sena
tor or Delegate; and if any person shall after
his election rs Senator or Dele "a te he elect
ed to Congress, or be appointed to any Office e,
| civil or military, under the Government Of
the United States, bis acceptance thereof shall
vacaie his stat.
Section lO.-No person lding any civil
office Of profit or trust under this State, ex-
ccpt justices OF the Peace, shall be eligible 70
| the office of Senator or Delegate.
| Section ll.-No collector, receiver or hol-
der of public moneys, shall be eligible as Sena-
| tor or Delegate, or to any Office of profit or
| trust under this State until he shall have ac-
counted for and paid into the Treasury all
sums on the books thereof charged to and due
by him.
Section l2-Tn case of DEATH disqualiiica-
| ton, resignation, refusal to act, expulsion, or
removal from the County or Legislative dis
trict of Baltimore City for which he shall have
been elected, of any person who shall have
been chosen as Il Delegate or Senator, or in
| ease of tie between two or more such queli-
| fed persons, n warrant of election shall be is
sued by the Speaker of the House of Delegates,
or President of the Senate, as the case may be
for the election of another person in his place,
OF which election not less than ten days notice
| shall begiven, exclusive of the day of the pub
lication of the notice and of the day of election
and in case of such resignation or refusal to
| act, being communicated in writing to the
| Governor by the person so resigning or rciu-
| sing to act, or if such death occur during the
legislative recess, and more than ten days be-
fore its termination, it shall be the duty OF the
Governor to issue a warrant Of election to sup
the said Speaker or President might have done
during the session Of the General Assembly
| provided kopeyer, that unless meeting of the
General Assembly may intervene the election
thus ordered to ill such vacancy shall be held
on the day Of the ensuing election for Delegates
and Senators.
Section l3.-Thc General Assembly shal
meet on the first Wednesday Of January, eigh'
teen hundred and sxty-fve, and on the sam'
| a ;,, s.pnnd thcrpn fir and
other time, unless convened by the proclaEia
ton of the Governor.
Section l4.--The General Assembly shall
continue its session SO long as in Its judgmen
the pnhlc interest may require. and each mem
her thereof shall receive compensation of fiv'
dollars per diem, for every day he shall attcu(
the sessions. but shall receive no per diem whci
absent. unless absent on account of sickness
Propided however that no member shall re
ceivc any other or larger sum than four hun
drcd dollars. When the General Assembl,
shall be convened by proclamation Of the Gov
ernor the session shall not continue lonpe
than thirty days, and in such case, the com
pensation shall be at the rate of five dollars pc
diem.
Section l5.-No book or other printed ma,
ter not appertaining to the business of the ses
sion shall be purchased or subscribed for, 70
the use Of the members of the General Assem-
Diy, OF pc oisuiputcu ainons tneih ~ '"o Pul
lie expense.
Section l6.--No Senator or Delegate, afte
qualifying as such, notwithstanding he ma
thereafter resign, shall, during the whole pt
riod of time for which be was elected, be elig
BILE to any office which shall have been created
I or the Salary or profits of which shall hav
! 5ecn increased during such term, or shall dr
ring said whole period of time be appointed
, any civil office by the Executive or Gener;
Assembly.
Section l7.--No Senator or Delegate sha
be liable, in any civil action or criminal pros
cution whatever, for words spoken in debate
Section ls.-Each House shall be Judge
=. the qualifications and elections of its member
subject to the laws Of the State shall appoil
!, its own officers, determine the rules Of its ow
Il proceedings, punish member for disorderly
disrespectful behavior, and with the conscl
- of two thirds of its whole number of membe