Date. Place, adjourned.

1826 December 25........ .Annapolis. ............. .Mar. 13, 1827.

1827 December 31........ .Annapolis. ............. .Mar. 16, 1828.

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

1829 December 28........ .Annapolis. ............. .Mar. 1, 1830.

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

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

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

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

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

1835 December 29........ .Annapolis. ............. .April 4, 1836.
1836(1) May 23............. .Annapolis. ............. .June 4.
November 21........ .Annapolis. ............. .November 26.
December 26........ .Annapolis. ............. .Mar. 22, 1837.
1837(2) December 25........ .Annapolis. .............. Mar. 30, 1838.

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

1839 December 30........ .Annapolis. ............. .Mar. 21, 1840.

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

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

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

1844 December 30......... Annapolis. ............. .Mar. 10, 1845.

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

1846 December 28........ .Annapolis. ............. .Mar. 10, 1847.
1847(3) December 27........ .Annapolis. ............. .Mar. 10, 1848.
1849(4) December 31......... Annapolis. ............. Mar. 9, 1850.

1852 January 7........... Annapolis............... May 31.

1853 January 5........... Annapolis............... May 31.
1854(5) January 4... ......... Annapolis. ............. .March 10.
1856 January 2.......... ..Annapolis. ............. .March 10.
1858 January 6.......... .Annapolis. ............. .March 10.
1861(6) April 26............ .Annapolis. ............. .March 10.
1861(7) December 3......... .Frederick. ............. .August 7.
1862 January 1........... Annapolis............... December 24.
18648 January 6.......... .Annapolis. ............. .March 10.
1865 January 4............Annapolis............... March 10.
1866(9) January 10.......... Annapolis............... February 8.
1867(10) January 2............Annapolis............... March 23.

1 Adjourned session.

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

3By Ch. 269 of the Acts of 1845, confirmed by Ch. 303, Acts of 1846, the
Constitution was amended so as to substitute biennial for annual sessions of
the Legislature, beginning with 1847,

4Ch. 346 of the Act of 1849 provided for the calling of a Constitutional
Convention, after submitting the question to the vote of the people In May,
1850. The Convention met November 5, 1850, and adjourned May 13, 1851,
the new Constitution becoming operative July 4, 1851.

5sec. 7 of Art. 3 of the Constitution of 1851, provided tor the meeting of
the Assembly 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.

6Extra session, by proclamation 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 Government.
7Special session called by Governor Hicks.

8Ch. 5, Acts of 1864, provided for a Constitutional Convention, which met
April 27th and adjourned September 6th. The new Constitution went Into
effect November 1st. 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.

10Ch. 327, of the Acts of 18G7, 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 90 days.