CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION STUDY DOCUMENTS [EXECUTIVE BRANCH] 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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gether compose one district,
and until its number shall be
determined, as hereinafter
provided, shall be known as
the Southern District Balti-
more, Harford, Carroll,
Frederick, Washington and
Alleghany Counties, shall to-
gether compose one district,
and until its number shall be
determined as hereinafter
provided, shall be known as
the Northwestern District;
and for the purpose of deter-
mining the respective num-
bers and order of priority of
said districts in the same ses-
sion in which this act shall be
confirmed, if the same shall
be confirmed as hereinafter
mentioned, and on some day
to be fixed by concurrence
of the two branches, the
Speaker of the House of
Delegates, shall present to
the President of the Senate,
in the Senate Chamber, a
box containing three ballots
of similar size and appear-
ance, and on which shall
severally be written, Eastern
District, Southern District,
Northwestern District, and
the President of the Senate
shall thereupon draw from
said box the said several bal-
lots in succession; and the
district, the name of which
shall be written on the ballot
first drawn, shall thenceforth
be distinguished as the first
gubernatorial District, and
the person to be chosen Gov-
ernor at the election first to
be held under the provisions
of this Section, and the per-
son to be chosen at every
succeeding third election for
Governor forever thereafter,
shall be taken from the said
first district; and the district,
the name of which shall be
written on the ballot second-
ly drawn, shall thenceforth
J be distinguished as the sec-
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685
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