Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-09-22


may hereafter be provided by the Gen.
eral Assembly or by 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 the free
public schools of the State, by the impo-
sition of an annual tax Of not less than
five cents on each one hundred dollars of
taxable property throughout the State,
the proceeds of which tax shall be known
as the public School Fund, and shall be
invested by the Treasurer together with
its annual interest until such time as said
fund shall, by its own increase and any
additions which may be MADE to it from
time to time, together with the present
School fund amount to xix millions OF
dollars when the tax Of ten cents in the
hundred dollars authorized by the pre-
ceding section, may be discontinued in
whole or in part, rs the General Assembly
may direct the principal fund of six mil
lions hereby provided. shall remain for
ever inviolate as the Free Public School
fund of the State. and the annual interest
Of said school fund shall be disbursed for
educational purposes onl y as may be pre-
scribed by lav.
ARTICLE TX.
MILITIA AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Section Tito Militia shall be conf
posed Of all able bodied male citizens,
residents Of this State, being eighteen
years of age, und under the age of forty
five years, who shall be enrolled in the
militia aud perform military duty in such
manner, no: incompatible with the Con-
stitution and laws Of the United States,
as may be prescribed by the General AS
ssnlbly of Maryland, but persons whose
religious opinions and conscientious scru-
pies forbid them to bear arms. shall b.
relieved from doing so on producing to
the proper authorities Satisfactory proof
that they are thus conscientious.
Section 2-The General Assembly
shall provide Mt its first session sitter the
adoption of b Constitution. and fron,
time to time thereafter, as the cxigency
muy require for organizing equippin
and discipliniug the militia in such man
ncr, not in compatible wish the laws OF
the United States as shall be most efiec-
tive to rcpel invasion and suppress insur-
rcction and shall pass such laws as shall
promote the formation OF Volunteer Mi
litia Associations in the City of Balti-
more and in every County. and to secure
them such privileges or assistance as may
afford them efsctua! encouragement.
ARTICLE X.
COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS.
Section 1.-The General As emb y
may provide for organizing new Coun'
ties, locating and removing County seats
= I'd changing County lines. but no Lew
County shall b. org anized without the con
set OF majority Of the legal voters re.
siding within the limits about to form
said county, nor shall the lines of any
c, unity be changed without the con.
scut Of mjprty of the legal voters re-
siding within the limits Of the lines pro
posed to be changed, nor shall any new
&, uaty contain less than four hundred
square miles nor less than ten thousand
white inhabitants, nor shall any County
| 10 re,u cd below that amount Of square
Mills, nor below that number Of white
nh ,L,tai.t'.
Section 2,-The General Assembly
Shall provide by general law for dividing
be Counties into townships Or pcrma.
. ent municipal corporations in place OF
tie existing election districts prescribing
;leir limits and confding to them al
;iowrrs necessary for the management o.
ihcir public local core rms; aud whcncveI
he or aza,ion of these township cor.
porations shull be perfected. all officers
pro.ided for in this Constitution. but
whose official functions shall have beer
superseded by such organizations shall
he dispensed with, and the affairs ofsnci
tlwuships and of the counties as affect, q
10y tie action Of such townships shall be
ansactei in such manner as the Genera
Assembly may direct.
Section 3. --There shall be an Adju.
tant General, who shall be appointed by
the Governor, by and with the advice and
c. nscnt of the Senate. He shall hold hi.
Office at the pleasure Of the Governor
shall perform such duties, and shall re.
Give such compensation or cmnlumcnts
A. ar. now or may he hereafter fixed by
law.
A RTICLE Nj.
AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION
| s elton 1.-The General Assembly may pro
! pose any amendment or amendments TO TIM
| Constitution which shall be agreed to by three
fiths OF all tie members elected to both Hous,s
such proposed aincnuIi.enl OF aite,,unn,nl>
y i,h tie yv.s aud nays thereon, shall lie sH
| tered on the journal oil each i.ugse; shell b,
| printed with ihc laws passed al The ) anne scs
| siob, and shall lie published by order of III,
| Governor in all the newspapers printed in The
| different Counties of this State, and in tire,
newspapers printed in the City Of BaltimOr,
| ZONE VI which shall lie printed i'll the German
| inuguasc) for at least three months preceding
| the next election for mcmb,r Of the Genera
| Assembly, at which election the said proposed
amendment or amendments shall Le submitted
To the qualified electors Of the State for tlci
confirmation or rejection; and lit shall appeal
| To the satisfaction of the Governor from tn
returns of said election made to him by tn
proper authorities, that majority Of the quail
| flied votes cast ut said election Oh the proposct
| anne ndment or amendments were in favor o
| the said proposed amendment or amendments
he SHALL by proclamation, declare said amend
inent or amendments to be part of the Cousti
tuition of this State. When two or NOR
amendments shall DC submitted by TIE Gcncr:.
Assembly to the qualified electors of the STATE
AT The same election, they shall hc so submitted
that the electors may vote for or against eacl
amendment separately.
| Section 2-W henevcr two thirds of the mem
beers elected to each branch Of the Genera
Assembly shall think il necessary to call Con
vcn,ion TO revise amend or change this Con
stitution they shall recommend 10 the clector
to vote at the next election for members of ih'
General Assembly for or against Convention