next after the first Monday in the month
of November of each and every year;
at the election held in the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-four, all State officers
required to be elected under this Con-
stitution during that year shall be
elected, and in like manner in every
second year thereafter an election shall
be held for those State officers whose
terms are about to expire; at the
election held in the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-five, all county officers
required to be elected under this Con-
stitution in that year shall be elected,
and in like manner in every second year
thereafter, an election shall be held for
those county officers whose terms are
about to expire; Provided, however, the
Judges of the several Courts of this
State, except the Judges of the Orphans'
Courts, shall be elected at the regular
election, whether for State or county
officers, as the case may be, immediately
preceding the expiration of the term
of the incumbent whose place is to be
filled.
VOTE ON THE CONSTITUTION.
Sec. 8. For the purpose of ascertain-
ing the sense of the people of this State
in regard to the adoption or rejection
of this Constitution the Governor shall
issue his proclamation within five days
after the adjournment of this Conven-
tion, directed to the Sheriff of the city
of Baltimore, and to the Sheriffs of the
several counties of this State, command-
ing them to give notice, in the manner
now prescribed by law, that an election
will be held in the city of Baltimore
on the twelfth day of October, in the
year eighteen hundred and sixty four and
in the several counties of this State on
the twelfth and thirteenth days of
October, in the same year, at the usual
places of holding elections in said city
and counties, for the adoption or rejec-
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tion of this Constitution, which election
shall be held in the said city of Baltimore
on the twelfth day of October, eighteen
hundred and sixty-four, between the
hours of eight o'clock A.M. and five
o'clock P.M., and in the said several
counties of this State on the said
twelf tli and thirteenth days of October,
eighteen hundred and sixty-four between
the hours of eight o'clock A.M. and
five o'clock P.M., and the Judges of
Election of said city, and of the several
counties of the State, shall receive at
said election the votes only of such
electors as are qualified according to
the provisions of this Constitution, who
may offer to vote at such election, and
the said Sheriffs shall also give notice
on or after the twelfth day of October,
eighteen hundred and sixty-four, for all
elections provided for by this Constitu-
tion, to be held during that year.
Sec. 9. At the said election the vote
shall be by ballot, and each ballot shall
describe thereon the words "For the
Constitution" or "Against the Consti-
tution," as the voter may elect, and it
shall be conducted in all respects as the
general elections of this State are now
conducted. The Judges of Election shall
administer to every person offering to
vote the oath or affirmation prescribed
by this Constitution, and should any
person offering to vote refuse or decline
to take said oath, he shall not be per-
mitted to vote at such election, but the
taking of such oath or affirmation shall
not be deemed conclusive evidence of
the right of such person to vote, and it
shall be the duty of the Return Judges
of said city, and of the several counties
of th6 State, having counted the votes
given for or against the adoption of
this Constitution, to certify the result
thereof in the manner now prescribed
by law, accompanied with a special
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