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fined to the persons, who on
the first ballot shall have had
an equal number; and if the
ballots should again be equal
between two or more per-
sons, then the election of
the governor shall be deter-
mined by lot, between those
who have equal numbers;
and if the person chosen
governor shall die, resign,
remove out of the State, or
refuse to act (sitting the
general assembly) the senate
and house of delegates shall
immediately thereupon pro-
ceed to a new choice in man-
ner aforesaid.
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in the same manner as is now
prescribed by the Constitu-
tion and form of govern-
ment, and the Council to
the Governor shall be elected
on the first Tuesday after
the first monday of January
in each and every year, in
the same manner as is now
prescribed by the Constitu-
tion and form of govern-
ment.
Proposed by Act of 1836,
chapter 197. Ratified 1837.
Sec. 19. The term of office
of the Governor, who shall
be chosen on the first Mon-
day of January next ....
Sec. 20. At the time and
places of holding the elec-
tions in the several counties
of this State, and in the City
of Baltimore, for delegates
to the General Assembly for
the December session of the
year eighteen hundred and
thirty eight, and before the
same judges by whom the
election for delegates shall
be held, and in every third
year forever thereafter, an
election shall also be held
for a Governor of this State,
... at which said election
every person qualified to
vote for delegates to the
General Assembly, at the
place at which he shall offer
to vote, shall be entitled to
vote for Governor; ....
Sec. 22. Of the persons
voted for as Governor at any
such election, the person
having, in the judgment of
the Senate, the highest num-
ber of legal votes, and pos-
sessing the legal qualifica-
tions, and resident as afore-
said, in the district from
which the Governor at such
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