Senators: Divi-
sion into classes;
terms.
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Sec. 8. Vacant.
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Sec. 8. Immediately after
the Senate shall have con-
vened, after the first elec-
tion, under this Constitution,
the Senators shall be divided
by lot, into two classes, as
nearly equal in number as
may be — Senators of the first
class shall go out of office at
the expiration of two years,
and Senators shall be elected
on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in the
month of November, eight-
een hundred and sixty-nine,
for the term of four years, to
supply their places; so that,
after the first election, one-
half of the Senators may be
chosen every second year. In
case the number of Senators
be hereafter increased, such
classification of the addi-
tional Senators shall be made
as to preserve, as nearly as
may be, an equal number in
each class.
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Sec. 7. Immediately after
the Senate shall have con-
vened after the first election
under this Constitution, the
Senators shall be divided by
lot into two classes, as nearly
equal in number as may be —
Senators of the first class
shall go out of office at the
expiration of two years, and
Senators shall be elected on
the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in the month of
November, eighteen hundred
and sixty-six, for the term
of four years, to supply their
places, so that after the first
election, one-half of the Sen-
ators may be chosen every
second year. In case the
number of Senators be here-
inafter increased, such classi-
fication of the additional
Senators shall be made as to
preserve, as nearly as may
be, an equal number in each
class.
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Sec. 6. Immediately after
the Senate shall have con-
vened after the first election
under this Constitution, the
senators shall be divided, by
lot, into two classes, as
nearly equal in number as
may be — the senators of the
first class shall go out of
office at the expiration of
two years, and senators
shall be elected on the first
Wednesday of November,
eighteen hundred and fifty-
three, for the term of four
years, to supply their places;
so that, after the first elec-
tion, one-half of the sena-
tors may be chosen every
second year; provided, that
in no case shall any senator
be placed in a class which
shall entitle him to serve for
a longer term than that for
which he was elected. In
case the number of senators
be hereafter increased, such
classification of the addi-
tional senators shall be made
as to preserve as nearly as
may be an equal number in
each class.
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14. That the senate be
chosen in the following man-
ner: All persons, qualified
as aforesaid to vote for
county delegates, shall on the
first Monday of September
1781, and on the same day
in every fifth year for ever
thereafter, elect viva voce,
by a majority of votes, two
persons for their respective
counties, qualified as afore-
said to be elected county
delegates, to be electors of
the senate; and the sheriff of
each county, or in case of
sickness his deputy (sum-
moning two justices of the
county who are required to
attend for the preservation
of the peace) shall hold and
be judge of the said election,
and make return thereof as
aforesaid. And all persons
qualified as aforesaid to vote
for delegates for the city of
Annapolis and Baltimore
town, shall on the same first
Monday of September 1781,
and on the same day in every
fifth year forever thereafter,
elect viva voce, by a major-
ty of votes, one person for
he said city and town re-
pectively, qualified as afore-
aid to be elected a delegate
or the said city and town
espectively; the said elec-
ion to be held in the same
manner as the election of
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Proposed by Act of 1798,
chapter 115. Ratified 1799.
Sec. 2. All and every part
of the Constitution and form
of government, relating to
the Judges, time, place and
manner of holding elections
in the City of Baltimore, and
all and every part of the
second, third, fifth, four-
teenth and forty second
Sections of the Constitution
and form of Government of
this state, which relate to the
Judges, place, time, and
manner of holding the sev-
eral Elections for Delegates
electors of the Senate, and
sheriffs of the several Coun-
ties be and the same are
hereby abrogated, repealed
and annulled and the same
shall hereafter be regulated
by Law.
Proposed by Act of 1836,
chapter 197. Ratified 1837.
Sec. 3. ... whose term
of office shall commence on
the day fixed by law for the
commencement of the regu-
ar session of the General
Assembly next succeeding
such election, and continue
for two, four or six years ac-
cording to the classification
of a quorum of its members;
. . . and immediately after
the Senate shall have con-
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