government, or the current expences of
the State, or appropriating money in
the treasury, shall be deemed a money
bill.
12. That the house of delegates may
punish, by imprisonment, any person
who shall be guilty of a contempt in
their view, by any disorderly or riotous
behaviour, or by threats to, or abuse of
their members, or by any obstruction
to their proceedings; they may also pun-
ish, by imprisonment, ' any person who
shall be guilty of a breach of privilege,
by arresting on civil process, or by
assaulting, any of their members, dur-
ing their sitting, or on their way to or
return from the house of delegates, or
by any assault of, or abstruction to their
officers, in the execution of any order
or process, or by assaulting or obstruct-
ing any witness, or any other person,
attending on, or on their way to or from,
the house, or by rescuing any person
committed by the house; and the senate
may exercise the same power, in similar
cases.
13. That the treasurers (one for the
western and another for the eastern
shore) and the commissioners of the
loan office may be appointed by the
house of delegates during their pleasure,
and in case of refusal, death, resigna-
tions, disqualification or removal out of
the State of any of the said commis-
sioners or treasurers, in the recess of the
general assembly, the governor, with the
advice of the council, may appoint and
commission a fit and proper person to
such vacant office, to hold the same
until the meeting of the next general
assembly.
14. That the senate be chosen in the
following manner: All persons, qualified
as aforesaid to vote for county delegates,
shall on the first Monday of September
1781, and on the same day in every fifth
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year for ever thereafter, elect viva voce,
by a majority of votes, two persons for
their respective counties, qualified as
aforesaid to be elected county delegates,
to be electors of the senate; and the
sheriff of each county, or in case of
sickness his deputy (summoning two
justices of the county who are required
to attend for the preservation of the
peace) shall hold and be judge of the
said election, and make return thereof
as aforesaid. And all persons qualified
as aforesaid to vote for delegates for
the city of Annapolis and Baltimore
town, shall on the same first Monday of
September 1781, and on the same day
in every fifth year forever thereafter,
elect viva voce, by a majority of votes,
one person for the said city and town
respectively, qualified as aforesaid to be
elected a delegate for the said city and
town respectively; the said election to be
held in the same manner as the election
of delegates for the said city and town,
the right to elect the said elector with
respect to Baltimore town to continue
as long as the right to elect delegates
for the said town.
15. That the said electors of the senate
meet at the city of Annapolis, or such
other place as shall be appointed for
convening the legislature, on the third
Monday in September 1781, and on the
same day in every fifth year for ever
thereafter, and they, or any twenty-four
of them so met, shall proceed to elect,
by ballot, either out of their own body,
or the people at large, fifteen senators
(nine of whom to be residents on the
western, and six to be residents on the
eastern shore) men of the most wisdom,
experience and virtue, above twenty-five
years of age, residents of the State above
three whole years next preceding the
election, and having therein real and
personal property above the value of one
thousand pounds current money.
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