Date. Place. Adjourned.

1828 December 29th.......Annapolis.......................Mar. 14th, 1829

1829 December28th....... Annapolis..... .................Mar. 1st, 1830.

1830 December 27th........Annapolis.......................Feb. 24th, 1831.

1831 December 26th........Annapolis.......................Mar. 14th, 1832

1832 December 31st.........Annapolis ......................Mar. 23d, 1833.

1833 December 30th........Annapolis.......................Mar. 15th, 1834

1834 December 29th........Annapolis,......................Mar. 21st, 1835.

1835 December 28th....... Annapolis.......................April 4th, 1836.
1836 1 May 23d...................Annapolis........................June 4th.
November 2lst........Annapolis......................Nov. 26th.
December 26th........ Annapolis...................... Mar. 22d, 1837.
18372 December 25th........Annapolis..................Mar. 30th, 1838.

1838 December 30th........Annapolis,..................... April 6th, 1839.

1839 December 30th........Annapolis......... ..............Mar. 2lst, 1840.

1840 December 28th........Annapolis.......................Mar. loth, 1841
1841 1 March 24th.............Annapolis......................April 7th.
December 27th........Annapolis....... .............. Mar. 10th, 1842.

1842 December 26th........Annapolis........................Mar. 10th, 1843.

1843 December 25th........Annapolis,......................Mar. 9th, 1844.

1844 December30th........Annapolis.......................Mar. 10th,1845.

1845 December 29th.........Annapolis.......................Mar. 10th, 1846

1846 December 28th........Annapolis.......................Mar. 10th, 1847
1847 3 December 27th........Annapolis............... .. .....Mar. 10th, 1848
1849 4 December 3ist.........Annapolis......................Mar. 9th, 1850

1852 January 7th ............Annapolis ......................May 31st.

1853 January 5th.............Annapolis...... ......... ........May 31st.
18545 January 4th ...........Annapolis.......................March 10th.
1856 January 2d............. Annapolis.......................March 10th.
1858 January 6th............Annapolis.......................March 10th.
1860 January 4th ...........Annapolis.......................March 10th.
1861 6 April 26th...............Frederick.......................August 7th.
1861 7 December 3d...........Annapolis.......................December 24.
1862 January 1st.............Annapolis........................March 10th.
1864 8 January 6th.. .........Annapolis...................... March 10th.
1865 January 4th........... Annapolis.......... ...........March 24th.
1866 9 January 10th............Annapolis.......................February 8th.
1867 10 January 2d..............Annapolis.......................March 23d.

1 Adjourned session.

2 Important amendments to the Constitution, proposed at December session,
1836, ratified by this Assembly.

3 By Ch. 239 of the Acts of 1845, confirmed by Ch. 306, Acts of 1846, the Consti-
tution was amended so as to substitute biennial for annual sessions of the Legisla-
ture, beginning with 1847.

4 Ch. 246 of the Acts of 1849 provided for the calling of a Constitutional Conven-
tion, after submitting the question to the vote of the people in May, 1850. The
Convention met November 5th, 1850, and adjourned May 13th 1851, the new Consti-
tution becoming operative July 4th, 1851.

5 Sec. 7 of Art. 3 of the Constitution of 1851 provided for the meeting of the As-
sembly on the first Wednesday of January, 1852, 1853, 1854, and on the same day every
second year thereafter. From 1854 the sessions were limited to March 10th.

6 Extra session, byproclamation of Governor Hicks; sat from April 26th to May
14th; adjourned to June 4th; sat until June 25th: adjourned to July 30th; sat until
August 7th; adjourned to September 17th, but on this date no quorum was present,
as a majority of the Assembly had been put under arrest by the Federal Govern-
ment.

7 Special session called by Governor Hicks.

8 Ch. 6. Acts of 1864, provided for a Constitutional Convention, which met April
27th and adjourned September 6th. The new Constitution went into effect Novem-
ber Ist. The Assembly to meet on first. Wednesday of January, 1865, and every two
years thereafter. Compensation of members limited to four hundred dollars.

9Extra session called by Governor Swann to consider the finances of the State.

10 Ch. 327 of the Acts of 1867 provided for the Constitutional Convention which
met May 8th and adjourned August 17th. The Assembly was directed to meet on.
the first Wednesday of January, 1868, and every second year thereafter. Session
limited to 80 days.