be divided and laid off into eight sepa-
rate election districts, be and the same
is hereby repealed.
Allegany County shall be divided into
nine separate election districts, and the
additional district shall be taken and
laid off from the seventh and eighth
districts as they are now numbered.
Proposed by Act of 1824, chapter 129.
Ratified 1825.
So much of the twenty eighth section
of the constitution of the State of Mary-
land as requires of the Senators and
Delegates before the election of Gover-
nor or Council, on oath "to elect with-
out favor, partiality or prejudice such
persons as Governor or Members of the
Council as they in their judgment and
conscience believe best qualified for the
office" be, and the same is hereby
repealed.
Proposed by Act of 1824, chapter 146.
Ratified 1825.
All such parts of the Constitution and
form of Government of relate to the
division of Somerset County into elec-
tion districts, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Somerset County shall be divided and
laid off into six separate election dis-
tricts, where of the present district called
and known as number one, or the upper
district shall be divided into three sepa-
rate election districts, and the present
district called and known as number
two, or the middle district, shall be
divided into separate election districts
and the new district to be made con-
venient to the voters of the Dames
Quarter, and the Isles adjacent, and
the present district, called and known
as number three, or the lower district
shall be and remain as it is now.
Proposed by Act of 1824, chapter 205.
Ratified 1825.
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Every Citizen of this State professing
the Jewish Religion, and who shall here-
after be appointed to any office or public
trust under the State of Maryland, shall
in addition to the oaths required to be
taken by the Constitution and Laws of
the State, or of the United States, make
and subscribe a declaration of his belief
in a future state of Rewards and Punish-
ments, in the stead of the declaration
now required by the constitution and
form of Government of this State.
1826
Proposed by Act of 1825, chapter 69.
Ratified 1826.
The election district in Somerset
County, lately called and known as
number two, or the Middle district shall
be further subdivided, and that two
additional election districts shall be
established therein, one of which shall
be made convenient to the voters on the
north side of Wicomico Creek, and the
other shall be at or near to Dublin or
Cokesbury, on the eastern borders of the
said district.
1827
Proposed by Act of 1826, chapter 180.
Ratified 1827.
All that part of the Constitution and
form of Government of this state, made
such by the act of eighteen hundred and
twenty one which directs that Queen
Anne's County shall be divided, and
laid off into four separate districts be
and the same is hereby repealed.
Queen Anne's County shall be divided
into five separate election districts, and
that the third election district of said
County shall be subdivided, and two
elections districts be established therein.
Proposed by Act of 1826, chapter 181.
Ratified 1827.
Sec. 1. All that part of the Constitu-
tion and form of government whereby
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