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Sec. 7th. No person shall be eligible as a Senator or Delegate
who, atthe time of his election, is not a citizen of the United
States, and who has not resided at least three years next preced
ing the day of his election in the State, and the last year thereof
in the which he may be chosen to represent,
if such shall have been so long established, and
if not, then in the county from which in whole or in part, the
same may have been formed; nor shall any person be eligible as a
Senator unless he shall have also attained the age of years,
nor as a Delegate unless he shall have also attained the age of
twenty-one years at the time of his election.
Sec. 8th. No member of Congress, or person holding any Civil
or Military office under the United States, shall be eligible to a seat
in the General Assembly, and if any person shall after his election
as a member of either House of the General Assembly, be elected
to Congress or be appointed to any office, Civil or Military,
under the government of the United States, his acceptance thereof
shall vacate his seat.
Sec. 9th. No Priest, Clergyman or Teacher of any religious
persuasion, society or sect, and no person holding any civil office of
profit under this State, except Justices of the Peace, shall be capa
ble of having a seat in the General Assembly.
Sec. 10th. Every Senator and Delegate before he acts as such
shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation, viz : "I
do solemnly swear (or affirm as the case may be) that I will sup
port the constitution of the United States, and the constitution of
the State of Maryland, and that I will faithfully discharge my
duties as Senator, (or Delegate as the case may be,) without preju
dice or partiality, and to the best of my ability."
Sec. 11th. The Senate upon assembling, shall choose a Presi
dent and its other officers, and the House of Delegates when as
sembled shall choose a Speaker and its other officers—each House
shalt be judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its
members, but a contested election shall be determined in such
manner as shall be directed by law.
Sec. 12th. A majority of each House shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business, but a smaller number may adjourn
from day to day, and may compel the attendance of absent mem
bers in such manner and under such penalties as each House may
prescribe.
Sec. 13th. The doors of each House and of committees of the
whole shall be open, except when the business is such as ought to
be kept secret.
Sec. 14th. Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings
and cause the same to be published—the yeas and nays of the
members on any question shalt, at the desire of any five of them,
be entered on the journal.
Sec. 15th. Neither houseshall, withotit theconsent of the other,
adjourn for more than three days; nor to any other place than tha
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