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lation of this section shall be void; and as soon as prac-
ticable after the adoption of this constitution, it shall be
the duty of the Governor to appoint three persons, learned
in the law, whose duty it shall be to prepare drafts of
general laws, providing for the creation of corporation in
such cases as may be proper, and for all other cases
where a general law can be made, and for revising and
amending, so far as may be necessary or expedient, the
general laws which may be in existence on the first day
of June, 1867, providing for the creation of corporations
and for other purposes, and such drafts of laws shall, by
said commissioners, be submitted to the General Assem-
bly, at its first meeting, for its action thereon; and each
of said commissioners shall receive a compensation of
$500 for his services as such commissioner. All charters
granted or adopted in pursuance of this section, and all
charters heretofore granted and created, subject to re-
peal or modification, may be altered from time to time or
be repealed, provided nothing herein contained shall be
construed to extend to banks or the incorporation thereof.
Sec. 45. The General Assembly shall have power to
regulate, by law, not inconsistent with this constitution,
all matters which relate to the judges of election, time,
place and manner of holding elections in this State, and
of making returns thereof.
Sec. 46. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly,
at its first session held after the adoption of this consti-
tution, to provide by law for the punishment, by fine or
imprisonment in the penitentiary, or both, in the discre-
tion of the court, of any person who shall bribe or at-
tempt to bribe any executive or judicial officer of the
State of Maryland, or any member or officer of the Gen-
eral Assembly of the State of Maryland, or any munici-
pal officer in the State of Maryland, or any executive
officer of such corporation, in order to influence him in the
performance of any of his official duties; and also to pro-
vide by law for the punishment by fine, or imprisonment
in the penitentiary, or both, in the discretion of the court,
of any of said officers or members who shall demand or
receive any bribe, fee, reward or testimonial for the per-
formance of his official duties, or for neglecting or failing
to perform the same; and also to provide by law for com-
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