Caroline, Dorchester, Somerset, and
Worcester, shall constitute the fourth
district. One commissioner shall be
elected in each district, who shall have
been a resident thereof at least five years
next preceding his election.
Sec. 3. The said Commissioners shall
be elected by the qualified voters of their
districts respectively; the returns of their
election shall be certified to the Gover-
nor, who shall, by proclamation, declare
the result of the election. Two of the
said commissioners, first elected, shall
hold their office for four years, and the
other two for two years from the first
Monday of December next succeeding
their election. And at the first meeting
after their election, or as soon thereafter
as practicable, they shall determine, by
lot, who of their number shall hold their
offices for four and two years respec-
tively; and thereafter there shall be
elected as aforesaid, at each general elec-
tion of Delegates, two commissioners for
the term of four years, to be taken from
the districts respectively wherein the
commissioners resided at the time of
their election, whose term of service has
expired. And in case of a vacancy in the
office of either of said commissioners, by
death, resignation, or otherwise, the
Governor, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, shall appoint
some qualified person from the same
district, to serve until the next general
election of Delegates, when an election
shall be held, as aforesaid, for a com-
missioner for the residue of said term.
And in case of an equal division in the
board of commissioners, on any subject
committed to their charge, the Treas-
urer of the State shall have power, and
shall be called on to decide the same.
And in the event of a tie vote for any
two of the candidates for the office of
commissioner in the same district, it
shall be the duty of the Governor to
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commission one or the other of the can-
didates having the equal number of
votes. And if the Governor doubt the
legality or result of any election held for
said commissioners, it shall be his duty
to send the returns of such election to
the House of Delegates, who shall judge
of the election and qualification of the
candidates at such election.
Sec. 4. During the continuance of
the lottery system in this State, there
shall be elected by the legal and quali-
fied voters of the State, at every general
election for delegates to the General
Assembly, one Commissioner of Lot-
teries, who shall hold his office for two
years, and till the qualification of his
successor, and shall be re-eligible. His
whole compensation shall be paid out
of the fund raised for the Maryland
Consolidated Lottery grants, and shall
not exceed the amount of commissions
received by one of the present Lottery
Commissioners, out of said fund; and he
shall give such bond, for the faithful
performance of his duties as is now given
by the Lottery Commissioners. The
term of the Commissioner, who shall be
elected at the general election for Dele-
gates next succeeding the adoption of
this Constitution, shall commence at the
expiration of the commissions of the
present Lottery Commissioners, and con-
tinue for two years, and till the quali-
fication of his successor.
Sec. 5. From and after the first day
of April, eighteen hundred and fifty-
nine, no lottery scheme shall be drawn,
for any purpose whatever, nor shall any
lottery ticket be sold in this State; and
it shall be the duty of the several com-
missioners elected under this Constitu-
tion, to make such contract or contracts
as will extinguish all existing lottery
grants before the said first day of April,
eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, and
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