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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each of the Several Counties
of this State, and in the City
of Baltimore respectively, for
the purpose of choosing a
Senator of the State of
Maryland, for and from such
County or said City, as the
case may be, whose term
of office shall commence
on the day fixed by law
for the commencement of
the regular session of the
General Assembly next suc-
ceeding such election, and
continue for two, four or
six years according to the
classification of a quorum of
its members; and at every
such election for Senators
every person qualified to vote
at the place at which he
shall offer to vote for Dele-
gates to the General Assem-
bly, shall be entitled to vote
for one person as Senator;
and of the persons voted for
as Senator in each of the
Several Counties and in said
City, respectively, the person
having the highest number
of legal votes, and possessing
the qualifications hereinafter
mentioned, shall be declared
and returned as duly elected
for said County or said City,
as the case may be; and in
case two persons possessing
the required qualifications
shall be found on the final
casting of the votes given in
any one of said Counties or
said City, to have an equal
number of votes, there shall
be a new election ordered
as hereinafter mentioned;
and immediately after the
Senate shall have convened
in pursuance of their elec-
tion under this act, the Sena-
tors shall be divided in such
manner as the Senate shall
prescribe into three classes;
the Seats of the Senators of
the first class shall be va-
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