the recess, at their next session, shall
proceed to elect, by joint ballot of the
two houses, some person, being a quali-
fied resident of the gubernatorial dis-
trict from which the governor for said
term is to be taken, to be Governor for
the residue of said term, in place of the
person originally chosen; and in every
case of vacancy, until the election and
qualification of the person succeeding,
the secretary of State, by virtue of his
said office, shall be clothed, ad interim,
with the Executive powers of govern-
ment; and in case there shall be no Sec-
retary of State, or in case he shall refuse
to act, remove from the State, die, re-
sign, or be removed for cause, the person
filling the office of President of the Sen-
ate, shall by virtue of his said office, be
clothed ad interim, with the Executive
powers of government; and in case there
shall be no president of the senate, or in
case he shall refuse to act, remove from
the State, die, resign, or be removed for
cause, the person filling the office of
Speaker of the House of Delegates shall,
by virtue of his said office, be clothed,
ad interim, with the Executive powers
of Government.
Sec. 19. The term of office of the
Governor, who shall be chosen on the
first Monday of January next, shall con-
tinue for the term of one year, and until
the Election and qualification of a suc-
cessor, to be chosen as hereinafter men-
tioned.
Sec. 20. At the time and places of
holding the elections in the several coun-
ties of this State, and in the City of
Baltimore, for delegates to the General
Assembly for the December session of
the year eighteen hundred and thirty
eight, and before the same judges by
whom the election for delegates shall be
held, and in every third year forever
thereafter, an election shall also be held
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for a Governor of this State, whose term
of office shall commence on the first
Monday of January next ensuing the
day of such election, and continue for
three years, and until the election and
qualification of a successor; at which
said election every person qualified to
vote for delegates to the General Assem-
bly, at the place at which he shall offer
to vote, shall be entitled to vote for
Governor; and the person voted for as
Governor, shall possess the qualifica-
tions now required by the constitution
and form of Government, and the addi-
tional qualification of being at least
thirty years of age, and of being, and of
having been for at least three whole
years before, a resident within the limits
of the gubernatorial district, from which
the Governor is to be taken, at such
election, according to the priority which
shall be determined, as hereinafter men-
tioned; that is to say, the State shall be,
and the same is hereby divided into
three gubernatorial Districts as follows,
the counties of Cecil, Kent, Queen
Anne's, Caroline, Talfaot, Dorchester,
Somerset and Worcester shall together
compose one district, and until its num-
ber shall be determined as hereinafter
provided, shall be known as the Eastern
District; the counties of Saint Mary's,
Charles, Calvert, Prince George's, Anne
Arundel, (inclusive of the City of
Annapolis) Montgomery, and Baltimore
City shall, together compose one district,
and until its number shall be deter-
mined, as hereinafter provided, shall be
known as the Southern District Balti-
more, Harford, Carroll, Frederick,
Washington and Allegany Counties,
shall together compose one district, and
until its number shall be determined as
hereinafter provided, shall be known as
the Northwestern District; and for the
purpose of determining the respective
numbers and order of priority of said
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