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Headnotes
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Present
Constitution
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Constitution of
1867
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Constitution of
1864
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Constitution of
1851
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Constitution of
1776
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Amendments to
1776 Constitution
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twelve months within this
State and six months in the
County, or in the City of
Annapolis or Baltimore next
preceding the election at
which he offers to vote, shall
have a right of suffrage and
shall vote by ballot in the
election of such County or
city, or either of them for
electors of the president and
vice president of the united
States, for representatives of
this State in the Congress of
the United States, for dele-
gates to the General Assem-
bly of this State, electors of
the senate and sheriffs.
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Separation of
Powers: Legis-
lative, Execu-
tive. Judicial;
Limitation on
Office Holding.
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Art. 8. That the Legisla-
tive, Executive and Judicial
powers of Government ought
to be forever separate and
distinct from each other; and
no person exercising the
functions of one of said De-
partments shall assume or
discharge the duties of any
other.
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Art. 8. That the Legis-
lative, Executive and Judi-
cial powers of Government
ought to be forever separate
and distinct from each other;
and no person exercising the
functions of one of said De-
partments shall assume or
discharge the duties of any
other.
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Art. 8. That the legis-
lative, executive and judicial
powers of government ought
to be forever separate and
distinct from each other; and
no person exercising the
functions of one of said de-
partments, shall assume or
discharge the duties of any
other.
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Art. 6. That the legis-
lative, executive and judicial
powers of government ought
to be forever separate and
distinct from each other; and
no person exercising the
functions of one of said de-
partments, shall assume or
discharge the duties of any
other.
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6. That the legislative,
executive, and judicial pow-
ers of government ought to
be for ever separate and dis-
tinct from each other.
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Execution or
suspending laws.
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Art. 9. That no power of
suspending Laws or the exe-
cution of Laws, unless by, or
derived from the Legislature,
ought to be exercised, or
allowed.
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Art. 9. That no power of
suspending Laws or the exe-
cution of Laws, unless by, or
derived from the Legislature,
ought to be exercised, or
allowed.
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Art. 9. That no power of
suspending laws, or the exe-
cution of laws, unless by or
derived from the Legislature,
ought to be exercised or
allowed.
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Art. 7. That no power of
suspending laws, or the exe-
cution of laws, unless by or
derived from the Legislature,
ought to be exercised or
allowed.
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7. That no power of sus-
pending laws, or the execu-
tion of laws, unless by or
derived from the legislature,
ought to be exercised or
allowed.
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Freedom of
speech and
debate in the
Legislature.
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Art. 10. That freedom of
speech and debate, or pro-
ceedings in the Legislature,
ought not to be impeached
in any Court of Judicature.
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Art. 10. That freedom of
speech and debate, or pro-
ceedings in the Legislature,
ought not to be impeached
in any Court of Judicature.
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Art. 10. That freedom of
speech and debate or pro-
ceedings in the Legislature,
ought not to be impeached
in any court of judicature. .
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Art. 8. That freedom of
speech and debate or pro-
ceedings in the Legislature,
ought not to be impeached
in any court of judicature.
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8. That freedom of speech,
and debates, or proceedings,
in the legislature, ought not
to be impeached in any other
court or judicature.
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Place of meet-
ing of Legisla-
ture.
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Art. 11. That Annapolis
be the place of meeting of
the Legislature; and the
Legislature ought not to be
convened, or held at any
other place but from evident
necessity.
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Art. 11. That Annapolis
be the place of meeting of
the Legislature; and the
Legislature ought not to be
convened, or held at any
other place but from evident
necessity.
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Art. 11. That Annapolis
be the place for the meeting
of the Legislature; and the
Legislature ought not to be
convened or held at any
other place but from evident
necessity.
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Art. 9. That Annapolis be
the place for the meeting of
the Legislature; and the Leg-
islature ought not to be con-
vened or held at any other
place but from evident
necessity.
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9. That a place for the
meeting of the legislature
ought to be fixed, the most
convenient to the members
thereof, and to the deposi-
tory of the public records,
and the legislature ought not
to be convened or held at
any other place but from
evident necessity.
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Proposed by Act of 1836,
chapter 197. Ratified 1837.
Sec. 27. The City of An-
napolis shall continue 10 be
the seat of Government, and
the place of holding the ses-
sions of the Court of Appeals
for the Western Shore, and
the High Court of Chancery.
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