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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1866
Volume 107, Page 817   View pdf image (33K)
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1866.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 243
the constitution be, and is hereby amended by striking out
the seventh section of article first of the constitution, and in-
serting in lieu thereof the following as the seventh section
of article first of the constitution.
Section 7th. Every person elected or appointed to any
office of trust or profit under this constitution or under the
laws made pursuant thereto, before lie shall enter upon the
duties of such office, shall take and subscribe to the following
oath or affirmation:
"I,——, do swear, (or .affirm, as the case may be,) that I
will, to the best of my .'kill and judgment, diligently and
faithfully, without partiality or prejudice, execute the office
of————according to the constitution and laws of tills State;
and hat since the fourth day of July, in the year of 1851, I
have not, in any manner, violated the provisions of the
present or tile late c institution in relation to the bri-
bery of votes to be given; (and if a Governor, member of the
House of Delegates or Judge,) that I will not, directly or in-
directly, receive the profits or any part of the profits of any
other office during the time of my acting as————. I do fur-
her swear (or affirm) that I will bear true allegiance to the
State of Maryland, and support the constitution and laws
thereof, and that I will bear the true allegiance to the United
States, and .support, protect and defend the constitution, laws
and government thereof, us the supreme law of the land; any
law or ordinance of this or any State to the contrary not-
withstanding; and I do further swear (or affirm) that I will,
to the best of my abilities, protect and defend the union of
the United States, and not allow the same to be broken up
and dissolved or the government thereof to be destroyed
under any circumstances, if in my power to prevent it; and
that, I will, at all times, discountenance and oppose all po-
litical combinations having for their object such dissolution or
destruction! i."
All of which is respectfully submitted,
B. A. JAMISON,
LEWIN USILTON.

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