CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION STUDY DOCUMENTS [SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS] COMPARISON
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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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istration, who have the
qualifications prescribed in
the first section of this Ar-
ticle, and who are not dis-
qualified under the provi-
sions of the second and third
sections thereof.
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Location of poll-
ing places.
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61. ...
That the said elections for
all the counties in this State,
except Washington, Mont-
gomery, Caecil, and Queen-
Anne's, be held at the places
of holding the county courts
of those counties respec-
tively.
That the elections for
Washington county be held
at Hagar's-town.
That the elections for
Montgomery county be held
at the house now occupied
by Charles Hungerford.
That the elections for
Csecil county be held at the
Head of Elk. And,
That the elections for
Queen-Anne's county be
held at Chester mill, where
George Hanson now dwells.
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Proposed by Act of 1798,
chapter 115. Ratified 1799.
Sec. 2. All and every part
of the Constitution and form
of government, relating to
the Judges, time, place and
manner of holding elections
in the City of Baltimore,
and all and every part of
the second, third, fifth, four-
teenth and forty second Sec-
tions of the Constitution and
form of Government of this
state, which relate to the
Judges, place, time, and
manner of holding the sev-
eral Elections for Delegates
electors of the Senate, and
sheriffs of the several Coun-
ties be and the same are
hereby abrogated, repealed
and annulled and the same
shall hereafter be regulated
by Law.
Proposed by Act of 1816,
chapter 252. Ratified 1817.
From and after the Pas-
sage of this act the Polls for
the second Election district
of Anne Arundel County
shall be held at the house of
Jacob Waters near the Black-
smith shop on the main road
leading from the City of An-
napolis to the City of Wash-
ington.
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Judges of Elec-
tions.
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3. That the sheriff of each
county, or in case of sick
ness, his deputy, (summon
ing two justices of th
county, who are required t
attend for the preservatio
of the peace) shall be judg
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Proposed by Act of 1797,
chapter 57. Ratified 1798.
The Mayor and Second
Branch of the City Council
of the City of Baltimore or
any three or more of them,
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648
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649
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