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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cated at the expiration of
the Second year; of the
Second class at the expira-
tion of the fourth year; and
of the third class at the
expiration of the Sixth year,
so that one third thereof may
be elected on the first Wed-
nesday of October in every
Second year; and elections
shall be held in the Several
Counties and City from
which the retiring Senators
came, to supply the vacancies
as they may occur, in conse-
quence of this classification.
Sec. 4. Such election for
Senators shall be conducted,
and the returns thereof be
made, with proper variations
in the certificate to suit the
case, in like manner as in
cases of elections for Dele-
gates.
Sec. 5. The qualifications
necessary in a Senator, shall
be the same as are required
in a Delegate to the General
Assembly, with the addi-
tional qualification, that he
shall be above the age of
twenty five years, and shall
have resided at least three
years next preceeding his
election, in the County or
City in and for which he
shall be chosen.
Sec. 11. In all elections
for Senators, to be held after
the election for Delegates
for the December Session
eighteen hundred and thirty
seven, the city of Annapolis
shall be deemed and taken
as part of Anne Arundel
County.
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744
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745
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