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be published for two months before the next election for
members of the House of Delegates in the newspaper pub-
lished in such County, and shall also be approved by a
majority of all the members elected to each House of the
General Assembly at its next session after said election.

SEC. 55. The General Assembly shall pass no law sus-
pending the privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus.

SEC. 56. The General Assembly 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 office of the Government, and the duties
imposed upon them thereby.

SEC. 57. The Legal rate of interest shall be six per cent,
per annum, unless otherwise provided by the General Assem-
bly.

SEC. 58. The Legislature, at its first session after the rati-
fication of this Constitution, shall provide by Law for State
and municipal taxation upon the revenues accruing from busi-
ness done in the State by all foreign corporations.

SEC. 59. The office of "State Pension Commissioner" is
hereby abolished; and the Legislature shall pass no law cre-
ating such office, or establishing any general pension system
within this State.

ARTICLE IV.

JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.
Part I.—General Provisions.

SECTION 1. The Judicial power of this State shall be
vested in a Court of Appeals, Circuit Courts, Orphans'
Courts, such Courts for the City of Baltimore as are herein-
after provided for, and Justices of the Peace; all said Courts
shall be courts of Record, and each shall have a seal to be
used in the authentication of all process issuing therefrom.
The process and official character of Justices of the Peace
shall be authenticated as hath heretofore been practiced in
this State, or may hereafter be prescribed by Law.

SEC. 2. The Judges of all of the said Courts shall be
citizens of the State of Maryland, and qualified voters
under this Constitution, and shall have resided therein not
less than five years, and not less than six months next pre-
ceding their election or appointment in the judicial circuit,
as the case may be, for which they may be respectively
elected or appointed. They shall be not less than thirty