Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-10-06
Section s7.--NO person shall be imprisoned

Section 3s.--The General Assembly shall
grant no charter for banking purposes, nor re-
new any banking corporation now in existence
except upon the condition that the Sfockhold-
ers shat be liable to the amount Of their res
poctive share or shares Of stock in such banking
institution, for all its debts and liabilities, up.
on note, bin or otherwise, and upon the further
condition, that no director or other officer OF
corporation, shall borrow any money from said
corporation, and ifany director or other officer
shall be convicted upon indictment, or directly
or indirectly, violating this section, he shaH b.
punished, by fine or imprisonment, at the dis
cretion of the Court. The books, papers, and
accounts of all Banks shall be open to inspsc-
tlon, under such regulations as may be pre-
scribed by law.
Section 39.-The General Assembly shall
enact no law authorizing private property t.
lie taken for public use, without just compen-
| sation, us agreed upon between the parties, or
awarded by juay being first paid or rendered
to the Party entitled to such compensation.
Section 40.-.Any citizen of this State, who
shall after the adoption OF this Constitution,
either in or out OF this State, fight duel with
| deadly weapons, or send or accept challenge
50 to do, or who shall act as a second, or
knowingly mid or assist in any manner those
thus sffending, and any citizen who has thus
offended or who has so aided or assisted those
thus offending since the first Wednesday Of
June eighteen hundred ana fifty one shall
| ever thereafter be incapable of holding any
Office Of trust or profit under this State.
Section Al The General assembly shall
pass laws for the preservation of the purity Of
elections by the registration of voters and by
such other means "a may be deemed expedeat
| ai 10 make effective the provisions of the
Constitution diafranchising certain persons, or
disqualifying them from holding office.
Section 42.-The General Assembly shall
pass laws ece5sary to protect the property Of
the wife from the debts of the husband during
her life, and for securing the same TO her issue
after her death.
Section 43.--Lnws shall be passed by the
General Assembly to protect from execution n
reasonable amount of property of debtor, not
exceeding in value the sum of Eve hundred
dollars.
Section 44.-The General Assembly shall
provide u simple and uniform system of charges
in the offices Of Clerks Of Conrts and Register
of Wills, in the Counties Of this State and the
City Of Baltimore, and for the collection there
of; provided the amount of compensation TO
any of said officers shall not exceed the sum
of twenty-five hundred dollars year, over
and above Office expenses and compensation to
assistants and provided further that such
compensation Of Clerks, Registers, assistants
and Office expenses, shall always be paid out Of
the fees or receipts of the Office respectively.
Section 45.--Thc General Assembly shall
have power to receive from the United States
any grant or donation of land, money or secu-
rites, for any purpose designntad by the Uni-
ted States, and shall administer or distribute
the same, according to the conditions Of said
grant.
Sections 46.-The Geueral Assembly shall
make provision for all cases Of contested eiee-
tionS Of any of the officers not herein provided
for
Section 47.--The General Assembly shall
pas laws requiring the President, Directors,
Trustees or Agents OF Corporations, created
or authorized by the laws of this State, Teach
ers or Super IN tendents OF the Public SchoolE
Colleges, or other institutions of learning;
Attorneys-at-Law, Jurors, and such other
persons as the General Assembly shall from
time 10 time prescribe, 10 take the oath of
allegiance to the United States set forth In The
first article of this Constitution.
Section 4S.-The General Assembly shall
have power 10 accept the ression of any terri.
tory, contiguous to this State, from the States
of Virginia and West Virginia, or from the
United States, with the consent of Congress,
and of the Inhabitants of such ceded territory,
and in case of such cessions, the General AZ.
sembly may divide such territory into Coun-
ties, and shall provide for the representation
of the same in the General Assembly, on the
basis fixed by this Constitution, and may, for
that purpose, increase the number of Senators
| and Delegates, and the General Assembly shall
enact ouch laws as may be required, to extend
the Consti tuition and laws of this State over
such territory, and may create Courts, con-
formally to the Constitution for such terrific
ry, and may for that purpose increase the mum.
Der OF Judges of the Court OF Appeals.
Section 49.-The General Assembly shall
provide by law for the registration of births,
marriages and deaths, and shall pass laws pro.
viding for the celebration of marriage between
any persons legally competent to contract mar
riaee, and shall provide that any persons pre-
vented by conscientious scruples from being
married by any of the cIstiag provisions Of
lax, may be married by any Judge or Clerk Of
any Court Of Record or any Mayor of any in
corporatcd city in this State.
| Section 5o.-The rate OF interest in this
State shall not exceed six per centum per an
mum, and no higher rate shall be taken or de-
rnanded; and the General assembly shall pro-
vide by Law all necessary forfeitures and pen
alties against usury.
Section 5!-Corporations may be formed un-
der general laws, bnt shall not DO created by
special act, except for Municipal purposes and
in cases where in the judgment Of the General
Assembly, the object Of the corporation can
not be attained under general laws. All laws
and special acts, pursuant to this section, may
be altered from time TO time, or repealed; Pro-
rided, nothing herein contained shall bo con-
strued to alter, change or amend, in any man
ner, the section In relation to Banks.
Section 52.-The Governor, Comptroller,
and Treasurer of the State are hereby authors
zed, conjointly, or any two of them, to ex-
change the States interest as stock holder and
creditor IN the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company for an equal amount of the bonds or
registered debt now owing by the State; and,
subject to such regulations and conditions as
the General Assembly may from time to time
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other works Of Internal improvement, wheth-
: er as n stockholdcr or a creditor also; ths
: States interest in any banking corporation,
, and receive in payment the bon1s and regis
tered debt now owing by the State, equal 10
amount to the price obtained for the State'i
said interest Psorided that the interest of the
I State in the Washington Branch of the Bait
more and Ohio Railroad be reserved and eI
cepted from sale; and, Protided further. that
that no sale or contract of sale of the State'l
interest in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, th'
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and the Sus
quchanna and Tide. Water Canal Con1pauie
shalt 20 into effect until the same shall be rati
fed by the ensuing General Assembly.
, Section 53-The General Assembly befor
: auihorising the sale of the States interest il
: the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and beior
prescribing regulations and conditions 70
: said sale, shall, shall rass all laws that ma.
c be necessary TO authorize the Counties of Al
G legany, Washington, Frederick and Montgom
! cry, or any one Of them, to create debt b,
, the issue Of bonds or otherwise, so as to ems
), BILE them, or any OF them, to become the pu,
y chasers of said interest.
!, Section 54.-The General Assembly sba
a have power to regulate by law, not incousi,
u tent'with this Constitution, all matters wtic
9 relate to the Judges Of Election, time, plas
IL and manner Of holding elections in this Stat
u and OF making returns thereof
y Section 55,-The General Assembly shs
y have power to pass all such laws as M
IT necessary and proper for carrying j. y
II cu,ion the powers vested by this q .,,o e
II in any department or office Of - ,ontutatis
u and the duties imposed ur .ne ooselnMe
Dr. ARTIc on them thereby
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