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6. That the commissioners of the said town, or any three or
more of them, for the time being, shall be judges of the said elec-
tion, and may adjourn as aforesaid, and shall make return thereof
as aforesaid; but the inhabitants of the said town shall not be en-
titled to vote for or be elected delegates for Baltimore county, nei-
ther shall the inhabitants of Baltimore county, out of the limits of
Baltimore town, be entitled to vote for or be elected delegates for
the said town.

7. That on refusal, death, disqualification, resignation, or re-
moval out of this state, of any delegate, or on his becoming govern-
or, or member of the council, a warrant of election shall issue by
the speaker, for the election of another in his place, of which ten
days notice at least, excluding the day of notice and the day of

election, shall be given.

8. That not less than a majority of the delegates, with their
speaker, (to be chosen by them by ballot) constitute a house for
the transacting any business, other than that of adjourning.

9. That the house of delegates shall judge of the elections and
qualifications of delegates.

10. That the house of delegates may originate all money bills,
propose bills to the senate or receive those offered by that body,
and assent, dissent or propose amendments; that they may enquire,

On me oath of witnesses, into all complaints, grievances, and offen-
ce", as the grand inquest of this state, and may commit any person for
any crime to the public jail, thereto remain till he be discharged by
due course of law; they may. expel any member for a great misde-
meanor, but not a second time for the same cause; they may ex-
amine and pass all accounts of the state, relating either to the col-
lection or expenditure of the revenue, or appoint auditors to state
and adjust the same; they may call for all public or official papers
and records, and send for persons, whom they may judge necessa-
ry, in the course of their enquiries, concerning affairs relating to
the public interest, and may direct all office bonds (which shall be
made payable to the state) to be sued for any breach of duty.

11. That the senate may be at full and perfect liberty to exer-
cise their judgment in passing laws, and that they may not be com-
pelled by the house of delegates, either to reject a money bill which
the emergency of affairs may require, or to assent to some other act
of legislation, in their conscience and judgment injurious to the pub-
lic welfare; the house of delegates shall not on any occasion, or
under any pretence, annex to, or blend with a money bill, any mat-
ter, clause, or thing, not immediately relating to, and necessary for
the imposing, assessing, levying or applying the taxes or supplies,
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