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Proposed by Act of 1846,
chapter 342. Ratified 1847.
Sec. 2. Of the persons
voted for as Governor at any
such election, the person
having in the judgment of
the Chancellor the highest
number of legal votes, and
possessing the legal qualifi-
cations, and resident in the
District from which the Gov-
ernor at such election is to
be taken, shall be declared,
by proclamation of the
Chancellor, within ten days,
after such election returns
have been received, duly
elected Governor of Mary-
land, and shall qualify as
such in the manner pre-
scribed by the Constitution
and Laws of this State, on
the first Monday of January
next ensuing his election-, or
as soon thereafter as may be.
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Tied votes;
procedure if
ineligibility
determined.
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Sec. 4. If two or more
persons shall have the high-
est and an equal number of
votes for Governor, one of
them shall be chosen Gov-
ernor by the Senate and
House of Delegates; and all
questions in relation to the
eligibility of Governor, and
to the Returns of said elec-
tion, and to the number and
legality of votes therein
given, shall be determined
by the House of Delegates;
and if the person, or persons,
having the highest number
of votes, be ineligible, the
Governor shall be chosen by
the Senate and House of
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Sec. 4. If two or more
persons shall have the high-
est and an equal number of
votes for Governor, one of
them shall be chosen Gov-
ernor by the Senate and
House of Delegates; and all
questions in relation to the
eligibility of Governor, and
to the returns of said elec-
tion, and to the number and
legality of votes therein
given, shall be determined
by the House of Delegates;
and if the person, or per-
sons, having the highest
number of votes, be ineligi-
ble, the Governor shall be
chosen by the Senate and
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Sec. 4. If two or more
persons shall have the high-
est and an equal number of
votes, one of them shall be
chosen Governor by the Sen-
ate and House of Delegates;
and all questions in relation
to the eligibility of Gov-
ernor, and to the returns of
said election, and to the
number and legality of votes,
therein given, shall be de-
termined by the House of
Delegates; and if the person
or persons having the high-
est number of votes be in-
eligible, the Governor shall
be chosen by the Senate and
House of Delegates. Every
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Sec. 4. If two or more
persons shall have the high-
est and an equal number of
votes, one of them shall be
chosen Governor by the Sen-
ate and' House of Delegates;
and all questions in relation
to the eligibility of Gov-
ernor, and to the returns
of said election, and to the
number and legality of votes
therein given, shall be de-
termined by the House of
Delegates. And if the per-
son, or persons, having the
highest number of votes be
ineligible, the Governor shall
be chosen by the Senate and
House of Delegates. Every
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25. That a person of wis-
dom, experience, and virtue,
shall be chosen governor, on
the second Monday of No-
vember 1777, and on the sec-
ond Monday in every year
for ever thereafter, by the
joint ballot of both houses,
to be taken in each house
respectively, deposited in a
conference room, the boxes
to be examined by a joint
committee of both houses,
and the numbers severally
reported, that the appoint-
ment may be entered; which
mode of taking the joint
ballot of both houses shall
be adopted in all cases. But
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Proposed by Act of 1836,
chapter 197. Ratified 1837.
Sec. 22. . . . and all ques-
tions in relation to the num-
ber of legality of the votes
given for each and any per-
son voted for, as Governor,
and in relation to the re-
turns, and in relation to the
qualifications of the persons
voted for, as Governor shall
be decided by the Senate;
and in case two or more per-
sons, legally qualified ac-
cording to the provisions of
this act, shall have an equal
number of legal votes, then
the Senate and House of
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