CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND,

ADOPTED BY THE CONVENTION

WHICH ASSEMBLED AT THE CITY OF ANNAPOLIS ON THE EIGHTH
DAY OF MAY, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN, AND
ADJOURNED ON THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF A.UGDST,
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN, AND RATI-
FIED BY THE PEOPLE ON THE EIGHTEENTH DAY
OF SEPTEMBER, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND
SIXTY-SEVEN, WITH AMENDMENTS AND
DECISIONS OF THE COURT OF APPEALS,
TO AND INLCUDING 94 MD.

DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.

We, ike people of the Slate of Maryland, grateful to
Almighty God f or our civil and. religious liberty, and
'Preamble- taking into our serious consideration the best means
,of establishing a good Constitution in this State for
,the sure foundation and more permanent security
.thereof, declare:

origin ana Article I. That all Government of right originates
£OTeSSe«f 'from ,the People, is founded in compact only, and insti-
.ft™* '°^{f se}~ tuted .solely for the good of the whole; and they have, al
all times., the inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish
their form of Government in such manner as they ma;
deem expedient.
fiej>lHir.u"s Case, 3 Bl. 95. Manly v. State, 7 Md. 147.

eoasut-uticm Art 2, Th* Constitution of the United States, am
wjpfsme'law! ^tne Laws mad* or which shall be made in pursuanc
thereof, and all Treaties made, or which shall be made
under the authority of the United States, are and sha
be the Supreme Law of the State; and the Judges of th
State, and all the People of this State, are, and shall t
bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or Law e
this State to the contrary notwithstanding.

Barney v. Patterson, 6 H. & J. 303. Ches. & Ohio Canal Co.
B, &O. R. R. Co.,4G. &J. I. Howellv. State, 3 Gill, 14 Wils
v. Tnrpin, 5 Gill, 56. Larabee v. Talbott, 5 Gill, 426... Irvin
Sprigg, & ©JJ¹) 399. Byans v. Sprigg, 2 Md. 457,
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