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

y hereinbcfore provided 70 shall be entitled
r one Senator, who shall be elected by the qua
flied voters of the Counties and Of the Legsl,
tive districts of Baltimore City rcspectivel
and shall serve for four ye.lrs fromthe date o
his election, subject to the classification Of Sen
: ntors hereinafter provided for.
: Section 1.-The white population of til
State shall constitute the basis of represents
tion u the House of Delegates, and the appoi
tionmcnt of the Delegates among the severa
Counties and legislative districts Of the City G
Baltimore shall be as follows: For every fv
thousand persons, or n fractional part thereo
above onc-haif, one Delegate shall be chosen
until the number of Delegates in each Count,
and legislative district Of the City of Baltimor
shall reach Eve; above that number, one Dele
gate shall be chosen for the next twenty thou
sand persons, or Il fractional portion over one
half thereof, in each County and legislative dis
trict Of the City Of Baltimore above that mum
Der each County and legislative district Of th'
said City shall elect one Delegate for ever,
eighty thousand persons, or fractional portion
thereof, above onc-half. Upon this principle
and us soon as practicable after each Nationa
Census, or State enumeration Of inhabitants
the General Assembly shall apportion ih'
members Of the House Of Delegates among The
several Counties and the several Legislative
districts OF Baltimore City according to the
white poulaton Of each. But until such APP
portionment is made the House Of Delegates
shall consist of eighty members. distributed
rs follows: Allegany. five members; Aune
| Arundel two each of the three legislative dis
tricts 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 Anne's, two; st. Mary S,
one Somerset, three; Talbot, two; Washing
ton, iivc Worcester, three.
Section 5.--Thc members Of the House o!
Delegates shall be elected by the qualified vo-
tiers 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 as nearly
MS practicable for one-half of the Senators,
shall he held on the same day in every second
| year thereafter.
Section 7.-Immediatcly after the Senate
! shall have convened after he first election un-
der this Constitution, the Senators shall be di-
vidcd by lot into two classes, as nearly equal
| in number rs may be; Senators Of the first
class shall 20 out of Office at the expiration Of
| two years, and Senators shall be elected on
the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the
month of November, eighteen hundred and
sixty-sy, 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 MS TO pre-
serve as nearly rs may be an equal number in
each class
Section s.-No person shall be eligible as II
Senator or Delegate who, al the time OF his
election, is not II citizen OF The United States,
and who has not resided at least three years
next preceding the day Of his election in this
State, and the last year thereof 10 the County
or in the legislative district OF Baltimore City
which he ma be osea 10 represent, II sach
County or legislative district Of snid City
| shall havtt5een so long established aud IL
not then |. The County or City, from vi hch
| in whole or part the same mny haze been
formed nor 81 II II any PersCn lie eligible as II
Senator unless he shall have attained the age
of twenty-five years, nor MS Delegate unless
lie shall have ATTAINED The age OF twenty-
wears. al the time OF his election.
Section 9.-No men Der OF Congress or per-
so holding any civil or military otfi e under
the uniied States shall be eligible MS u Sena
tor or Delegate; and if any person shall, after
his election ns IL Senator OF Dele gate, be elect.
ed To Congress, or be appointed TO my Office,
civil or military, under the Government OF
the United States, his acceptance thereof shall
vnca'e his scat.
Section lO.-No person h lling any civil
Office uf profit or trust under this State, ex.
cept Justices OF the Peace, shall be eligible %
| 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.-In ease of death, disqualifca-
! tion. resignation. refusal to act, expulsion, or
removal from the County or legislative dis
irict 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
| case of tic between two or more such quali-
| fled persons, IA warrant Of election shall he is
sued by the Speaker of the IIonsc Of Delegates,
| or President Of the Senate, as the may he
for the election Of another person in his plnce,
| of which election not less than ten days notice
| shall begiycn, exclusive of the day of the pub
LEGATION of the notice aud Of the day of election
| and in case of sncb resignation or refusal 10
| act, being communicated in writing to the
! Governor by the person 50 resigning or refil-
sing to act, or if such death occur during the
legislative recess, and more than ten days be-
| fore it's termination, il shall be the duty OF the
Governor to issue q warrant of election to sup
| plythc vacancy thus created in the same manner
| the said Speaker or President might have done
! during the session of the General Assembly
prorided, howerer, that unless II meeting of thu
General Assembly may intervene the election
thus ordered to fill such vacancy shall be held
on the day If the ensuing election for Delegate:
and Senators.
Section l3-The General Assembly shal
meet on the first Wednesday Of January, cigh
teen hundred and sixty-fve, and on the sam,
day in every second year thereafter, and at NJ
other time unless convened by the proclama
ton of the Governor.
Section I4.-The General Assembly slal
continue its session SO long rs in its judgmcn
the public interest may require. and each mem
ber thereof shall receive II compensation of five
dollars per diem, for every day he shall attcnt
the sessions, but shall receive no per diem whci
absent. unless absent on acconnt of sickness
Prorided however that no member shall re
ceive 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 longe
than thirty days, and in such case. the com
pensation shall be ut the rate Of FIVE dollars pc
diem.
Section l5.--So book or other printed mat
ter not appertaining to the business of the ses
sion shall be purchased % Subscribed Tor, 10
the use of the membo.s of the General Assem-
bly,, or be distributed ahong them at the pub
lie expense
Sec.;en I6.-No Senator or Delegate, afte
c.aIifying as such, notwithstanding he ma,
thereafter resign, shall, during the whole pc
riod Of time for which he was elected he eligi
BILE to any office which shall have been created
or the Salary or profits Of which shall hav,
been increased during such term, or shall du
ring said whole period of time be appointed Il
any civil Office BY the Executive or Genera
Assembly.
Section l7.-No Senator or Delegate shal
he liable, in any civil action or criminal pr )se
cuiion whatever, for words spoken iu debate
Section l8.-Each House shall be Judge o
the qualifications and elections of its members
subject to the laws of the State shall appon
its own officers, determine the rules of It's owl
proceedings, punish member for disorderly O.
disrespectful behavior, and with the consen