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books, papers and accounts of all Banks shall be open to
inspection, under such regulations as may be prescribed by
Law.
Sec. 40. The General Assembly shall enact no Law au-
thorizing private property to be taken for public use, without
just compensation, as agreed upon between the parties, or
awarded by a jury, being first paid or tendered to the party
entitled to such compensation.
Sec. 41. Any citizen o F this State, who shall, after the
adoption of this Constitution, either in, or out of this State,
fight a duel with deadly weapons, or send, or accept a chal-
lenge so to do, or who shall act as a second, or knowingly aid
or assist in any manner those offending, shall ever thereafter,
be incapable of holding any office of profit or trust, under this
State, unless relieved from the disability by an Act of the
Legislature.
Sec. 42. The General Assembly shall pass Laws necessary
for the preservation of the purity of elections.
Sec. 43. The property of the wife shall bo protected from
the debts of her husband.
Sec. 44. Laws shall be passed by the General Assembly,
to protect from execution, a reasonable amount of the pro-
perty of the debtor, not exceeding in value, the sum of five
hundred dollars.
Sec. 45. The General Assembly shall provide a simple and
uniform system of charges in the offices of Clerks of Courts,
and Registers of Wills in the Counties of this State, and the
City of Baltimore, and for the collection thereof, provided,
the amount of compensation to any of the said officers in the
various Counties, shall not exceed the sum of three thousand
dollars a year, and in the City of Baltimore thirty-five hundred
dollars a year, over and above office expenses, and compensa-
tion to Assistants; and provided further, that such compen-
sation, of Clerks, Registers, Assistants and office expenses
shall always be paid out of the fees, or receipts of the offices,
respectively.
Sec. 46 The General Assembly shall have power to receive
from the United States, any grant, or donation of land,
money, or securities for any purpose designated by the
United States, and shall administer, or distribute the same
according to the conditions of the said grant.
Sec. 47. The General Assembly shall make provisions for
all cases of contested elections of any of the officers, not
herein provided for.
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