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1781, and on the same day in every fifth year forever thereafter,
elect viva, core, by a tnajoiity of votes, one person for the said city
and town respectively, qualified as aforesaid to be elected a dele-
gate for the said city and town respectively: the said election to
be held in the same manner as the election of delegates for the said
city and town, the right to elect the said elector with respect to
Baltimore town to continue as long as the light to elect delegates
for the said town.

15. " That the said electors of the senate meet at the city of
Annapolis, or such other place as shall be appointed for convening
the legislature, on the third Monday in September, 1781, and on the
same day in every fifth year forever thereafter, and they, or any
twenty-four of them so met, shall proceed to elect, by ballot, either
out of their own body, or the people at large, fifteen senators, (nine
of whom to be residents on the western, and six to be residents on
the eastern shore) men of the most wisdom, experience and virtue
above twenty-five years of age, residents of the state above three
whole years next preceding the election, and having therein real
and personal property above the value oi one thousand pounds
current money.

16. " That the senators shall balloted for at one and the same
time, and out of the gentlemen, resident of the western shore, who
shall be proposed as senators, the nine who shall on striking the
ballots appear to have the greatest numbers in their favour, shall
be accordingly declared and returned duly elected; and out of the
gentlemen, resident of the eastern shore, who shall be proposed
as senators, the six who shall, on striking the ballots, appear to have
the greatest numbers in their favour, shall be accordingly declared
and returned duly elected; and if two or more, on the same shore,
shall have an equal number of ballots in their favour, by which the
choice shall not be determined on the first ballot, then the t'lectors
shall again ballot before they separate, in which they shall be confin-
ed to the persons, who on the first ballot shall have had an equal
number; and they who shall have the greatest number in their favor
on the second ballot shall be accordingly declared and returned duly
elected, and if the whole number should not thus be made up be-
cause of an equal number on the second ballot still being in favour
of two or more persons, then the election shall be determined by
lot, between those who have equal numbers; which proceedings of
the electors shall be certified under their hands and returned to the
chancellor for the time being.

17. " That the electors of senators shall judge of the qualifica-
tions and elections of members of their body, and on a contested