CONSTITUTION. 79

Constitution or Laws of this State, or holding any appoint-
ment under any Court in this State, shall receive more than
three thousand dollars a year as a compensation for the
discharge of his official duties, except in cases specially pro-
vided in this Constitution.

SEC. 2. The several Courts existing in this State at the
time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall, until super-
seded under its provisions, continue with like powers and
jurisdiction; and in the exercise thereof, both at Law and in
Equity, in all respects, as if this Constitution had not been
adopted; and when said Courts shall be so superseded, all
causes then depending in said Courts shall pass into the
jurisdiction of several Courts, by which they may be respec-
tively superseded.

SEC. 3. The Governor and all officers, civil and military,
now holding office under this State, whether by election or
appointment, shall continue to hold, exercise and discharge
the duties of their office (unless inconsistent with or otherwise
provided in this Constitution) until they shall be superseded
under its provisions, and until their successors shall be duly
qualified.

SEC. 4. If at any election directed by this Constitution,
any two or more candidates shall have the highest and an
equal number of votes, a new election shall be ordered by the
Governor, except in cases specially provided by this Consti-
tution.

SEC. 5. In the trial of all criminal cases the jury shall be
judges of Law, as well as of fact.

SEC. 6. The right of Trial by Jury of all issues of fact in
civil proceedings in the several Courts of Law in this State,
where the amount in controversy exceeds the sum of five dol-
lars, shall be inviolably preserved.

SEC. 7. All general elections in this State shall be held on
the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of
November, in the year in which they shall occur; and the
first election of all officers, who under this Constitution, are
required to be elected by the people, shall, except in cases
herein specially provided for, be held on the Tuesday next
after the first Monday of November, in the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven.

SEC. 8. The sheriffs of the several Counties of this State,
and of the City of Baltimore, shall give notice of the several
elections authorized by this Constitution, in the manner pre-
scribed by exisiing Laws for elections to be held in this-
State, until said Laws shall be changed.