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Sec. 5. Every person elected or appointed to any office of
trust or profit under the Constitution or laws made pursuant
thereto, before he shall enter upon the duties of such office
shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation:
I do swear (or affirm, as the case may be, ) that
I will support the Constitution of the United States, and that
I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the United
States and to the State of Maryland, and support the Con-
stitution and laws thereof, and that I will, to the best of my
skill and judgment, diligently and faithfully, without parti-
ality or prejudice, execute the office of according
to the Constitution and laws of this State, and that^ since the
adoption of the present Constitution, I have not in any man-
ner violated the provisions thereof in relation to bribery of
voters or preventing legal or procuring illegal votes to be
given; (and if a Governor, Senator, Member of the House of
Delegates or Judge, ) that I will not directly or indirectly re-
ceive the profits or any part of the profits of any other office
during the time of my acting as I do fur-
ther swear that I will support the Constitution of the United
States, and will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the
United States and the Government thereof, and to the State
of Maryland, any law or ordinance of any State to the con-
trary notwithstanding, and that 1 have never, either directly
or indirectly, by word, act or deed, given any aid, comfort or
encouragement to those in rebellion against the Government
of the United States or the lawful authorities thereof; and
all this I swear voluntarily, without any, the least, mental
equivocation, reservation or qualification whatsoever, so help
me God. And if any person elected or appointed to office as
aforesaid, shall refuse or neglect to take the said oath or af-
firmation, he shall be considered as having refused to accept
the said office, and a new election or appointment shall be
made as in case of refusal or resignation, and any person
swearing or affirming falsely in the premises, shall, on con-
viction thereof in a court of law incur the penalties for wilful
and corrupt perjury, and be thereafter incapable of voting at
any election, and also incapable of holding any office of
profit or trust in this State.

Sec. 6. That no person above the age of twenty-one years,
convicted of larceny or other infamous crime, unless he shall
be pardoned by the Executive, shall ever thereafter be enti-
tled to vote at any election in this State, and no person under
guardianship as a lunatic, or a person non compos mentis,
shall be entitled to vote. GEORGE W. SANDS,

DAVID SCOTT,
THOMAS RUSSELL,
JONAS ECKER.
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