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Constitutional Revision Study Documents of the Constitutional Convention Commission, 1968
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CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION STUDY DOCUMENTS [DECLARATION OF RIGHTS] COMPARISON
Headnotes Present
Constitution
Constitution of
1867
Constitution of
1864
Constitution of
1851
Constitution of
1776
Amendments to
1776 Constitution

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

to affirm, which affirmation
shall be of same avail as an
oath to all intents and pur-
poses whatever. Sec. 2. Before any such
person shall be admitted as
a witness or Juror in any
Court of Justice in this State,
the Court shall be satisfied
by competent testimony that
such person is conscientiously
scrupulous of taking an oath.

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Proposed by Act of 1824,
chapter 205. Ratified 1825.
Every Citizen of this State
professing the Jewish Reli-
gion, and who shall hereafter
be appointed to any office
or public trust under the
State of Maryland, shall in
addition to the oaths re-
quired to be taken by the
Constitution and Laws of the
State, or of the United
States, make and subscribe
a declaration of his belief in
a future state of Rewards
and Punishments, in the
stead of the declaration now
required by the constitution
and form of Government of
this State.

Rights, privi-
leges, benefits
of the City of
Annapolis.

 
 

 
 

 
 

Art. 37. That the city of
Annapolis ought to have all
its rights, privileges and ben-
efits, agreeably to its charter,
and the acts of Assembly
confirming and regulating
the same; subject to such
alterations as have been or
as may be made by the Legis-
lature.

37. That the city of An-
napolis ought to have all its
rights, privileges and bene-
fits, agreeable to its charter
and the acts of assembly con-
firming and regulating the
same, subject nevertheless to
such alterations as may be
made by this Convention or
any future legislature.

 
 

Freedom of
speech and
press.

Art. 40. That the liberty
of the press ought to be in-
violably preserved; that
every citizen of the State
ought to be allowed to speak,
write and publish his senti-
ments on all subjects, being
responsible for the abuse of
that privilege.

Art. 40. That the liberty
of the press ought to be in-
violably preserved; that every
citizen of the State ought to
be allowed to speak, write
and publish his sentiments
on all subjects, being respon-
sible for the abuse of that
privilege.

Art. 40. That the liberty
of the press ought to be in-
violably preserved; that every
citizen of the State ought to
be allowed to speak, write
and publish his sentiments
on all subjects, being respon-
sible for the abuse of that
liberty.

Art. 38. That the liberty
of the press ought to be in-
violably preserved.

38. That the liberty of the
press ought to be inviolably
preserved.

 
 

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