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


Assembly of the State, and each of the said |
officers, when the amount received by him |
for the year shall exceed three thousand dol /
lars shall yearly pay over to the Treasurer of
tho State the amount Of ouch excess by him re-
ceiyed subject to such disposition thereof as
the General Assembly may direct; and such Of
Gccr FILLING to comply with this rcguisiuon
shall be deemed 10 have vacated his Office and
be subject to suit by the State for the amount
that ought 10 bc paid INFO the Treasury.
Section THE several Courts, except as
herein otherwise provided, shall continue with
like bowers and Jurisdiction, both Mt law and
in Equity, as if this Constitution had not been
adopted, and until the organization Vi the Jul
dicial Department provided by This Cohstiiu-
lion.
Section al at any election directed by
this Constitution any two or more candidates
shall have the highest and an equal number vi
votes. y new elcatiun shall te ordered, except
in casc5 specially provided for by this C"nst-
tuition.
Section lin the trial Of al Criminal cases
the jury shall II tie lai!seE oi Law as wei as
fact.
Section 1.-The Trial ty jury Of all Issues Of
fact in civil p,o ceilings i'll the several courts o.
law in this State, where the amount in contro-
yersy exceeds the sum vi five dollars, shall be
! involabIy preserved.
| Section G-All officers, civil and military
now holding office. whether by election OF ap-
! puintmeui under the State. shall continue 10
hold aud exercise their Offices. according to
their present tenure, unless otherwise prov .dtd
| in this Constitution until they shall bc superse-
I lcd pursuant 10 its provisions and until thcii
| successors be duly qualified. and the coinpen-
sation of such officers which has been increased
| by this Constitution shall take effect from the
first day Of January, eighteen hundred and
sixty-fve.
| al ball In h.ll
| throughout the State on the Tuesday next al
| ter the first Monday in the month Of Noycm-
| Der of each and every wear: at the election held
| u the year eighteen hundred and siXN-iour,
all State officers required to Ge elected under
this Constitution during that year shall be cleo
| ted and in every second year thereafter an
eiestiou shall he held for these State officers
whose terms are about to exiirc; at the election
| held in the year eighteen hundred mud sixty
five, all County officers required to be elected
| under this Constitution in that year shall Ii,
! elected. and in like manner in every second
| year thereafter ar election ehall te held tor
! these County officers " hose terms are about to
expire Provided however, the Judges Of tho
several Courts OF this State except the Judges
of the Orphan Court. shall lac elected al the
regular election, whether for State County
officers. us the ease MAY je, Immediately pre-
rcdine the expiration Of the terin of the incuul-
bent whose place is TO be filled.
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five days after the adjournment of this Convcn-
| ton. directed to the Sheriff of the City of Bal
| timore. and to the Sheriiis of the several coun-
tics of the Stat. commanding them 10 give no
tice, in the manner prescribed by law. that an
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o,th mr. ,ffi, ,n,ti;,u tsr'hrd hy il,;s Cons,t,.
ton, and should any person oIerins to vote
refuse or decline TO fa%c SAID OATH nc snail not
be permlted 10 vote nj such election. uut N:
taking oil snch oath or affirmation Shaii not hs
deemed conclusive evidence OF the r@ht OF snch
person. 10 Notc ana II snail lie the aity OF the
Return Judges OF said Cii.y, and OF tie several
Counties OF the State, having counted me votes
gwen for or against The adoption OF l,iiG Con
stilhiIon, 10 certi'y Inc result thereof, III tle
manner now PFtsrfihtd ny law, accompanied
WIN II speciai statement, that every person
who has voted has taken the oath or affirmation
prescribed by tins constitution; ana the Gov
crnor, upon receiving sGch ie'uit ana nscer-
tanning the aggregate vote throughout the
State, includ n the soldiers VOTE hcrelnaiItr
provided for, shall. by his proclamation maze
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