CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION STUDY DOCUMENTS
[LEGISLATIVE 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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tion of this State, as relates
to the division of Washing-
ton County into election dis-
tricts, be and the Same is
hereby altered and amended,
so far as to authorize the
erection of an additional
district of Said County to be
composed of parts of the
third and seventh election
districts.
Proposed by Act of 1836,
chapter 197. Ratified 1837.
Sec. 1. The term of office
of the members of the
present Senate shall end
and be determined whenever
and as soon as a new Senate
shall be elected as herein-
after provided, and a quorum
of its members shall have
qualified, as directed by the
Constitution and laws of this
State.
Sec. 2. At the December
Session of the General As-
sembly for the year of Our
Lord eighteen hundred and
thirty eight, and forever
thereafter, the Senate shall
be composed of twenty one
members, to be chosen as
hereinafter provided; a ma-
jority of whom shall be a
quorum for the transaction
of business.
Sec. 3. At the time and
place of holding elections 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 under the
direction of the Same Judges
by whom such elections for
Delegates shall be held; and
election shall also be held in
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741
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