60. That every bill passed by the gen-
eral assembly, when engrossed, shall be
presented by the speaker of the house of
delegates, in the senate, to the governor,
for the time being, who shall sign the
same, and thereto affix the great seal, in
the presence of the members of both
houses; every- law shall be recorded in
the general court office of the western
shore, and in due time printed, pub-
lished and certified under the great seal,
to the several county courts, in the same
manner as hath been heretofore used in
this State.
61. That to introduce the new gov-
ernment, an election be held for the
electors of the senate on Monday the
twenty-fifth of November in this present
year, and that the electors of the senate
meet at Annapolis on Monday the ninth
of December in this present year and
there choose senators, and that an elec-
tion be held on Wednesday the eight-
eenth of December for delegates to
serve in general assembly, and for sher-
iffs, ,and that the said elections be made
by such persons in the same manner and
under the same qualifications as such
elections are herein before directed to be
made at the periodical times before-
mentioned; the returns of all which first
elections shall be made to the Council of
Safety for the time being, and the gen-
eral assembly shall meet at Annapolis on
Monday the tenth of February next ; and
shall in their then session, or in such
future session as they shall think proper,
choose a governor and council for the
residue of the year in manner before
directed: and for filling in the first in-
stance only all the offices in the disposi-
tion of the governor with the advice of
the council, the house of delegates may
also propose to the senate a list of all
officers in the appointment of the gov-
ernor with the advice of the council, and
on the senate concurring therein, or in
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the recommendation of any of the per-
sons therein mentioned, such persons so
recommended shall be commissioned by
the governor; but if the senate shall not
concur in the recommendation of any of
the persons proposed as aforesaid, then
shall a joint ballot of both houses be
taken in manner aforesaid for persons
to be recommended for such officers,
and the persons in whose favour such
ballot shall pass, shall be commissioned
as aforesaid.
That the said elections for all the
counties in this State, except Washing-
ton, Montgomery, Caecil, and Queen-
Anne's, be held at the places of holding
the county courts of those counties
respectively.
That the elections for Washington
county be held at Hagar's-town.
That the elections for Montgomery
county be held at the house now occu-
pied by Charles Hungerford.
That the elections for Caecil county
be held at the Head of Elk. And,
That the elections for Queen-Anne's
county be held at Chester mill, where
George Hanson now dwells.
That Abraham Barnes, Hugh Hope-
well, and Henry Tubman, Esquires, or
any two or one of them, be judge of and
hold the elections for St. Mary's county.
That George Dent, Samuel Hanson,
and Warren Dent, Esquires, or any two
or one of them, be judge of and hold the
elections for Charles county.
That William Allnut, Samuel Chew,
and Daniel Rawlings, Esquires, or any
two or one of them, be judge of and
hold the elections for Calvert county.
That William Beanes, Enoch Magru-
der, and Jeremiah Magruder, Esquires,
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