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THE CONSTITUTION OF 1867
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Sec. 5. The General Assembly shall
provide by Law for a uniform Registra-
tion of the names of all the voters in this
State, who possess the qualifications pre-
scribed in this Article, which Registra-
tion shall be conclusive evidence to the
Judges of election of the right of every
person, thus registered, to vote at any
election thereafter held in this State;
but no person shall vote at any election,
Federal or State, hereafter to be held
in this State, or at any municipal election
in the City of Baltimore, unless his name
appears in the list of registered voters;
and until the General Assembly shall
hereafter pass an Act for the Registra-
tion of the names of voters, the Law in
force on the first day of June, in the
year eighteen hundred and sixty-seven,
in reference thereto, shall be continued
in force, except so far as it may be incon-
sistent with the provisions of this Con-
stitution; and the registry of voters, made
in pursuance thereof, may be corrected,
as provided in said Law; but the names
of all persons shall be added to the list
of qualified voters by the officers of
Registration, who have the qualifications
prescribed in the first section of this
Article, and who are not disqualified
under the provisions of the second and
third sections thereof.
Sec. 6. Every person elected, or
appointed, to any office of profit or
trust, under this Constitution, or under
the Laws, made pursuant thereto, shall.
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before he enters upon the duties of such
office, take and subscribe the following
oath, or affirmation; I, ............. do swear,
(or affirm, as the case may be,) that I
will support the Constitution of the
United States; and that I will be faithful
and bear true allegiance to the State of
Maryland, and support the Constitution
and Laws thereof; and that I will, to the
best of my skill and judgment, diligently
and faithfully, without partiality or pre-
judice, execute the office of .............
according to the Constitution and Laws
of this State, (and, if a Governor,
Senator, Member of the House of Dele-
gates, or Judge,) that I will not directly
or indirectly, receive the profits or any
part of the profits, of [of] any other
office during the term of my acting
as .................
Sec. 7. Every person, hereafter elect-
ed, or appointed, to office, in this State,
who shall refuse, or neglect, to take the
oath, or affirmation of office, provided
for in the sixth section of this Article,
shall be considered as having refused to
accept the said office; and a new
election, or appointment, shall be made,
as in case of refusal to accept, or resig-
nation of an office; and any person
violating said oath, shall, on conviction
thereof, in a Court of Law, in addition
to the penalties now, or hereafter, to be
imposed by Law, be thereafter incapable
of holding any office of profit or trust
in this State.
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ARTICLE II.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Sec. 1. The Executive Power of the
State shall be vested in a Governor,
whose term of office shall commence on
the second Wednesday of January next
ensuing his election, and continue for
four years, and until his successor shall
have qualified; but the Governor chosen
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at the first election under this Constitu-
tion, shall not enter upon the discharge
of the duties of the office until the
expiration of the term for which the
present incumbent was elected; unless
the said office shall become vacant by
death, resignation, removal from the
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