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State, who possess the qualifications prescribed in this Arti-
cle; which registration shall be conclusive evidence to the
Judges of election of the right of every person, thus regis-
tered, to vote at any election thereafter held in this State;
but no person shall vote at any election, Federal or State,
hereafter to be held in this State, or at any municipal elec-
tion in the City of Baltimore, unless his name appears in the
list of registered voters; and until the General Assembly
shall hereafter pass an Act for the registration of the names
of voters, the Law in force on the first day of June, in the
year eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, in reference thereto,
shall he continued in force, except so far as it may be incon-
sistent with the provisions of this Constitution; and the
registry of voters, made in pursuance thereof, may be cor-
rected as provided in said Law; but the names of all persons
shall be added to the list of qualified voters by the officers
of Registration, who have the qualifications, prescribed in the
first section of this Article, and who are not disqualified,
under the provisions of the second and third sections thereof.
Sec. 6. Every person, elected, or appointed to any office of
profit or trust, under this Constitution, or under the Laws
made pursuant thereto, shall, before he enters upon the duties
of such office, take and subscribe the following oath, or af-
firmation : I, do swear (or affirm, as the case may be,)
that I will support the Constitution of the United States,
and that I will be faithful and hear true allegiance to the
State of Maryland, and support the Constitution and Laws
thereof; and that I will, to the best of my skill and judg-
ment,, diligently and faithfully, without partiality, or preju-
dice, execute the office of, according to the Constitu-
tion and Laws of the State (and if a Governor, Senator,
Member of the House of Delegates, or Judge,) that I will
not directly, or indirectly receive the profits, or any part of
the profits, of any other office during the term of my acting
as .
Sec. 7. Every person, hereafter elected, or appointed to
office, in this State, who shall refuse, or neglect to take the
oath or affirmation of office, provided for in the sixth section
of this article shall be considerded as having refused to accept
the said office; And a new election, or appointment, shall be
made, as in case of refusal to accept, or resignation of an
office; and any person violating said oath, shall, on convic-
tion thereof, in a Court of Law, ia addition to the penalties
now, or hereafter, to be imposed by Law, be thereafter inca-
pable of holding any office of profit or trust in this State.
ARTICLE II.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Section 1. The Executive power of the State shall be vested
in a Governor, whose term of office shall commence on the
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