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shall desire to separate and form a new county, and make known
their desire by petition to the Legislature, the Legislature shall di
iect at the next succeeding election, that the judges shall open a
book at each election district in said part of Allegany county, and
have recorded therein the vote of each elector "For" or "Against"
a new county. In case the majority are in favor, then said part
of Allegany county to be declared an independent county, and
the inhabitants whereof shall have and enjoy all such rights and
privileges as are held and enjoyed by the inhabitants of the other
counties in this State; provided, that the whole representation in
the General Assembly of the county, when divided, shall not ex
ceed the present delegation, of Allegany county, allowed under
the constitution, until after the next census.

ARTICLE IX.—-MILITIA.
SEC. 1. It shall be the duty of the Legislature to pass laws for
the enrollment of the militia; to provide for districting the State
into divisions, brigades, battalions, regiments and companies; and
and to pass laws for the effectual encouragment volunteer corps
by some mode which may induce the formation and continuance
of at least one volunteer company in every county and division
in the city of Baltimore. The company, battalion and regimen
tal officers (staff officers excepted) shall be elected by the persons
composing their several companies, battalions and regiments.
SEC. 2. The Adjutant General shall be appointed by the
Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
He shall hold his office for the term of six years, and receive
the same salary as heretofore, until changed by the Legislature.
ARTICLE X.—MISCELLANEOUS.
SEC. 1. Every officer of this State, the Governor excepted, the
entire amount of whose pay or compensation received for time
discharge of his official duties, shall exceed the yearly sum of three
thousand dollars, shall keep a book in which shall be entered
every sum or surrs of money received by him or on his account
as a payment or compensation for his performance of official du
ties, a copy of which entries in said book, verified by the oath of
the officer by whom it is directed to be kept, shall be returned
yearly to the Treasurer of the State for his inspection, and timat of
the General Assembly of Maryland; and each of such officers,
when the amount received hy him for the year shall exceed the
sum of three thousand dollars, shall yearly pay over to the Trea
surer the amount of such excess by him received, subject to such
disposition thereof as the Legislature may deem just and equi
table. And any such officer failing to comply with the said re
quisition, shall be deemed to have vacated his office, and be sub
ject to suit by the State for the amount that ought to have been
paid into the treasury.
SEC. 2. The Legislature shall have power to pass all such
laws as may be necessary and proper for carrying into execution
the powers vested by this Constitution, in any department or of