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Legislature debts, what not to be contracted........ .... Const. 53

credit of the State not to be granted, when. " 52
proceeds of internal improvement companies
and State tax, to be used to pay public
debt ................................. . " 52

may borrow fifty thousand dollars without

laying tax, when............... ...... " 5S

may contract debts for defence of the State.. " 52
no extra compensation to be allowed by..... " 53

no lottery grant to be authorized by......... " 53

payment for slaves prohibited............. " 53

imprisonment for debt prohibited........... " 53

restrictions upon power to grant bank

charters.................... ....... " 5B

no law to be passed for the taking of private

property without compensation......... " 54

purity of elections.............. .. ........ " 54

wife's property to be protected from hus-
band's debts......... ..... ............ " 54

exemption laws............................ " 54

uniform system of charges by clerks and

Registers of Wills...................... " 54

may receive land from United States......... " 54

contested elections, may provide for. ...... ^tl 54

regulation of elections by Jaw.............. " 55

bribery of officials, to pass laws relating to... " 55
taxation of personal property.............. " 56

appropriations for private claims............ '' 56

"witnesses not incompetent on account of race

or color...... .......... ....... ...... " 56

habeas corpus not to be suspended by......... " 57

to pass laws to execute vested powers........ " 57

rate of interest may be fixed by............ " 57

foreign corporations to be taxed.......... " 57

address of, to remove judges................ " 58

to provide compensation for Court officers. " 60
may prescribe sessions of Court of Appeals.. " 61
may provide Judge of Supreme Bench in Bal-
timore ................................... " 70

to fix compensation of Judge of Orphans'

Courts.............................. ... " 70

coroners, elisors and notaries, appointment

and duties may be regulated by .......... " 72

reports of Comptroller and Treasurer to..... " 76, 77

amendments to Constitution by, bow uiade.. " 88
to encourage arts........................... " 36

to encourage agriculture................ ... " 36

publication of State Manual ordered by........... 3