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


ing er TO procure vote for any candi.a,
"r rcrron. prtposed or voted tor as Ele tn
Of rrtsidcht and Vice President Of the United
States. or Representative in Congress, or 70,
any office OF profit or trust created by the
! Constitution or laws Of tLis S,ate. or by the
ordinances or authority Of The Mayor and
City Council Of Baltimore, the person giving
or Offering to give, and the person receiving
tue same, and any person VINO givrs or caus's
10 he given an Illegal vote knowing II 10 lr
such. at any election 10 u: hereafter he'd ia
this State, or who shall be guilty nf or ac-
erssory to any fraud. force, surptihe. or bri-
berry t. procure himself or any other person to
be nominated to any office, National, State
or Municipal, shall on conviction in a court
! Of law, i'll m!iitiou to the penalties nDw or
hereafter t" he imposed BY 'aw, lie forever
disqualified to hnd any office Of prdat or
trust, OF 10 vote at any election thereafter.
Section e.--Ii shall be the duty Of the
General assembly to pass Laws to punish
with fine and Imprisonment auy person who
shall remove into any eirrii"n district or
| precinct uf any ward Of tie City "f Baai-
more, not for The purpose Of arquirns a
boSD jf9e resi'iefice therein, h,;i Tor the pnr-
pose OF voting at IN apihnarLing election,
| "r who shall vote in any elcrtinn district or
| ward in which he dues not reside, Except IN
the case provided for in this Ar,iclc,i nr s4ial
| st the same election vote in mnre than one
election district or precinct, or shall vote or
oitrr t." .sn.e in any name not his own, or in
lace 81 any othef person Of the same name,
or shall vote in any Conn.y in which he dpc-
hot resid :.
Section 7.-Evrry rrrson cioc'r,. or ap-
pointed to any office Of tr:ist or profit under
tiis Constitution, or i,r,i,t the laws made
pHrsnant thereto, hefnre he shal. cutter npnn
the duties If such Office. shall take and ruh-
scriie tie following oath or affirmation: l.
-, 'lo swear t,r afiirm. as I'm case may
bel that | will. 81 the best Of my skill nnd
Judgment, diligently aud faithfully, without
partiaIi'y cr prejudice. execute the ofii 'e Of
-. according 10 the Constitution aud Laws
0! tits state, and that since the forth day
Of Juir, in the year eighteen hundred aud
hfiy -"re. have not in any rnauer violated
ths provisions OF tie present, or 0f the late
Constitution, in relation tn the bribery OF
voters. "r ur, venting legal votes CT pr"cur-
Jog Iiicgd Yrt"s I" bc given !and IL Gov
e, Or, Sanainr, Member II tie il"use cf
Dele. 'a;rs. Or Iuigei. that | viii not, direct
" nr !. "'irccl'. receive ac pr i!s or any
nart # J. e rf,si.S "f any other oiiiee during
The tern oi py acling - | do fur
tl,pr swear ., sf.ir., :iisl VIII lear true al
,cri.nce tn The tate ol Maryland and sup-
Il. II. tie Go. still. ton and Laws tLercuf.
apd.th vii beai true allegiance To rh-
CLiirl STATE. aui UIrih. prutsct and
dr'cut Tire Constitution Ea@5 and Gnv-
erumrnt thereof, rs tiis ST. rene law OF tie
!nnl, any law or prdiuanlF n this or
any G'hrr STATE to tile coutr-y no'with-
sinm!iDg; that have never dire. " N inii-
recily, hy word. act or deed. given ny nli.
cnmfrtf "r ercunra. ..eincnt to those i'll rebel
iiou against the Uuiied States "r the wfni
awritui'y iitere,f. but that have been t. MY
and loyalty IN tie sid. d the United States
a.aiisi 'i.,s- iD aimed rebeiiOn against The
United S.atc<; aud dn further swear or az
t,rm tiia; | will Ia the best of NY abilities
ptvtec. and dyferd the Cuion of the United
Sia,rs, aud not allow the s,me to he broken
ui a,,l dissolved, "r tiie Government thereof
10 b- destroyed. under any circumstances. "
III my ry~er To prevent It; and ,ba, | will at
all r.ncs dI.ccuntcnauee and opP'se all p"-
iiical combinations having for t...ir object
such dissolution or destruction.
Secti"n 8.-Evsry pcfsor hplding any Of
fee uf trust nr profit under the late Cons,i-
tniiun, II unde: any Law OF this state and
WIN .iis.i be continued ia ofiice unier Ills
Constitution, or un.ler any law OF the Ststc,
shall wi,hiu thirty days after this Cpnstiiu-
ton slal. have gore into effect take and pre-
sef'Ie tire "stb or affirmation set iorta in
tie SrvrE,h Section ni this Article, and II
sny such pnts. d shall fell - take said oath
his rftics shall br ipso fIc.o vacant. And
every Ir-Sn hereafter elected cr appain'cd
to ollice in this State, vino .ali refuse " neg
lcei t. take tie oath or Affirmation uf Office
p.bvi'.ei i,r ia the said Seventh Srrtion vf
,iis Article rhali he considered as having
rcfuSe'! to accept the sail o0irc, aud new
eiect:'-" o. npiciatn.ent s!Iail be maze as IN
ease of reins.' 10 weep; "f rr-isnnii'ii 81 all
ogErc. Aud any pefron swearing or s:arn-
ir. falsely IN the pTeini-.s shall, Oh c"nrrc-
tion ,i-f.Jf IN A crIrt of law. incur the pen
allies fnr riif,l afni corrupt perjury, and
thereafter shall lie incapable o, holding any