Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-09-29
Section o7.-No person shaU be imprisonsd

y for debt
Section 3s.-The General Assembly shaR
grant no charter for banking purposes, nor ~
, new any banking corporation now in existence.
! except upon the condition that the Stockhold.
. crs shaA be liable to the amount of their ree-
pscuve share or shares of stock in such banking
institution, for all its debts aud liabilities, on:
on note, biH or otherwise, and upon the fnrthef
condition, that no director or other officer a
corporation, shall borrow any money from said
corporation, aud ifany director or other oficer
shall be convicted upon indictment or directly
or indirectly, violating this section, he shall be
punished, BY fine or imprisonment, at the die
cretion Of the Court The books, papers. ana
accounts of all Banks shall be open to inspes-
non under such regulations az may be pre-
scribcd by law.
Section 3s.-Thc General Assembly shsu
enact no Jaw authorizing private property Is
be taken for public use, without just compen-
sation, as agreed upon between the parties, OF
awarded by juay, being first paid or rendered
to the party entitled to such compensation.
Section io.7Any citizen Of this State, whs
shall, after the adoption Of this Constitution.
either in or out OF this State fight duel with
deadly weapons, or send or accept q chnllenGs
SO to do, or who shall act as second, or
knowingly aid or assist in any manner thoss
offended. or who has 50 aided or assisted thoss
thus offending, since the first Wednesday Of
June, eighteen hundred ans fifty one, shall
ever thereafter be incapable of holding any
Office Of trust or profit under this State.
Section 4l.--The General assembly shall
pass laws for the preservation of the purity Of
elections by the registration Of voters, and by
such other means as may be deemed expedieat
AZ TO make effective the provisions of the
| Constitution DISTINGUISHING certain persons, or
disqualifying them from holding office.
| Section 42.-The General Assembly shall
pass laws ecessary 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.-Laws shall be passed by the
General Assembly TO protect from execution
reasonable amount Of property ofa debtor, not
exceeding in value the sum Of five hundred
| dollars.
Section 44--The General Assembly shall
provide 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 II
the fees or receipts of the Office respectively.
Section 45.--The General Assembly shall
have power to receive from the United States
any grant or donation of land, money or secu-
rites, for any purpose dcsignatad 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 cleo
tions Of any Of the officers not herein provided
for.
Section s1.-The Gsneral Assembly shall
! pas laws requiring the President, Direct ora
Trustees or Agents Of Corporations, created
ers or Super lntendents OF the Public Schoolf
Colleges, or other institutions Of learning;
| Attorneys-at-Law, Jurors, and such other
persons as the General Assembly shall from
time to time prescribe, 10 take the oath Of
alles lance to the United States set forth in the
fret article OF this Constitution.
Section 4s.-The General Assembly shall
have power 10 accept the cession OF any terri.
tory, coniiR uous to this Staie, from the S,ates
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 A..
sembly may divide such territory into Coun.
ties, and shall provide for the representation
OF the same in the General Assembly, on the
tina, purpose, increase the number OF Senator's
and Delegates, and the General As. .mbl y shall
enact such laws as may. be required, 10 extend
the Constitution 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 4s.-Thc General Assembly shall
provide by law for the registration Of births,
marriages and deaths, and shall pass laws pro-
| vidirg for the celebration of marriage between
any persons legally competent TO contract mar
riage and shall provide that any persons pre-
vented by conscientious scIuplcs from being
married by any of the existing provisions OF
Law, may be married by any Judge or Clerk Of
any Court of Record, or any Mayor Of any in
corporated 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.
manded: and the General Assembly shall pro-
vide BY law all necessary forfeitures aud pen.
alties against usury.
Section 5l-Corporations may be formed mr.
der general laws, bnt shall NOT be created BY
special act, except for Municipal purposes and
in cases where, in the judgm Of the General
Assembly, the object Of the corporation cam
not be attained under general laws. All laws
and special acts, pursuant to this section, may
be altered from time to time, or repealed; Pre-
strued to alter, change or amend, in any man
ncr, the section in relation to Banks.
Section 52.--The Governor, Comptroller,
and Treasurer Of the State are hereby authori
zcd, cOnjoinuy, or any two Of them, TO ex-
change the States interest as stakeholder ana
creditor IN the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company for an equal amount Of tho bonds OF
registered debt now owing by the State; and,
subject TO such regulations and conditions es
the General Assembly may from time to tins
prescribc to sell the States interest IN the
other works of Internal improvement, whcth-
er as stockhoider or q creditor: also; thu
States interest in any banking corporation,
and receive in payment the bonfs and regis
tered debt now owing by the State, equal in
amount to the price obtained for the States
said interest Prorided, that the interest Of the
State in the Washington Branch of the Bsiti.
more and Ohio Railroad be reserved and ex
cepted from sale; and, Proeided Jurtksv. that
that no sale or contract of sale OF the States
interest in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, and the Sus.
, quehanna and Tide. Water Canal Companies
shall go into effect until the same shall be rsti-
fed by the ensuing General Assembly.
Section 53.-The General Assembly before
sn,hOrsing the sale Of the States interest in
. the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and bciorc
presciiting regulations and conditions fc,-
said sale, shall, shall pass all laws that ma,
he necessary 10 authorize the Counties of Al.
lrgany, Washington, Frederick and Nonigou.
cry, or any one OF them, 10 create . debt b,
the Issue Of bonds or otherwise, 90 ~ to enn
hle tbem, or any OF them. 10 become the pu,
chssers Of said interest.
Section 5<.-The General Assembly sha,,
have power to regulate By law, not incousis-
! .entwith this Constitution, all matters y wkich
relate 10 the Judges Of Election, time place
ind manner oil holding elections In this Sn'
and OF making returns thereof
Section 55.--The General Asssmb' H.,
have power 10 pass all such laws .. ,sI