The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1867-08-29

the abolition Of the Office Of Lieutenant
Governor.
The Legislative article restricts the
regular sessions Of the Legislature to
ninety days anc the extra session to
thirty days. The disability Of minis
,crs Of the gospel to become members
ofthde6 eneral Assembly, which was
left out in the constitution of 1864, is
restored. The State is forever prohib.
tied from loaning its credit to works Of
internal Improvement, with an excep-
ton to the extent Of $500, 600 in favor
Of the counties of St Mary's, Charles
aud Calvert. All counties aud muniei.
pal corporations are also prohibited
from embarking their credit 10 works
OF Internal improvement wiihoat author-
ity from the Legislature, subject 70 the
ratification by majority Of the qualified
voters therein.
A new elauseis provided against bri-
berry, by requiring the Legislature, at
its first session, to pass laws to punish,
by fne and imprisonment in the peni-
tsntiary, all who bribe, or attempt to
bribe, executive, judicial or State oil,
GERS, or menibers Of the Assembly, or
municipal or executive officers OF NUM-
cipal corporations, audto punish, in like
manner, all such officers or members as
shall de,aand or recsive bribes. An ar
ticle also is added making the personal
property of citizens taxable in the coun.
ty Or city where the resident bona ftie
resides for the greater part of the year,
except leasehold property aud goods
and chattels, which shall be taxed 10
the city or county where located. The
legal rate of interest remains 6 per
cent, as now, but full authority is given
to the Legislature over the subject, II
is also made obligatory on the Legisla-
turc to tax the revenue accruing from
business doneiu Maryland of all foreign
corporations.
The article on education provides
that the present school system of the
State shall cease at the eud of the first
session of the General Assembly, but
makes it incumbent on that body, at
it's first session, TO provide for new
system, all the details Of which, iuclu-
ding the rate Of taxation are left 10
it.
The article on the militia and militia.
ry does away also with the present (new)
militia law at the end of the next ses-
sion of the Legislature and provides
that the Office OF inspector General shall
cease immediately ON the adontion of
the constitution
The basis of represcutation il rcckon.
ed on the whole population. instead of
the whites only. as in tho present con.
stitution. and the number of members
in the House of Delegate, 10 which each
county and the city Of Baltimore shall
be- entitled is as follows Allerapy FIVE
Aunc Arundel three; epeh Of three
legislative districts in Baltimore citv
six, Baltimore county six. Calvert two
Caroline two. Carroll four Cecil four
Charles two, Dorchester three: Freder.
lex six. Hartford four. Howard two
Kent two. Montgomery three. Prince
Georges three. Oueep Anne's two 81
Mary's two. Somerset three. Talbot two
Washington fiye Worcester three
The only changes from the present con.
stitutioa are, that Anne Arundel il r;y.
en- three instead of two delegates Tal.
vert two instead Of eoe Csrroll fonr in.
stead of Eve Charles two instead of one
Dorchester three instead Of two Mont.
romerv three instead of two py;nca
Georges three instead ftwo, St. Marys
two instead OF one. Another scale Of
representation is provided, to 20 into
effect after the taking Of the next GEN.
sus but it is enioined that no county
or legislative district cf Baltimore city
shall have more than six delegates,
The provisions in regard to the elec.
tive franchise do not differ materially
from the article in the present eonstitu.
tion, excepting the expurging of the
test oath, every white male citizen be.
ing entitled to vote who has the usual
qualifications. lho Legislature is TO
provide for registration, and the regis
TRY is to be conclusive evidence of the
right to vote, the present law to contin-
ae in force until another shall be enac-
ted, except SO far as 1t may be inconsis-
tent with the provisions Of the new con-
stitution. An oath of Office il nrescri.