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delegates for the said city
and town, the right to elect
the said elector with respect
to Baltimore town to con-
tinue as long as the right to
elect delegates for the said
town.
15. That the said electors
of the senate meet at the
city of Annapolis, or such
other place as shall be ap-
pointed for convening the
legislature, on the third
Monday in September 1781,
and on the same day in every
fifth year for ever thereafter,
and they, or any twenty-
four of them so met, shall
proceed to elect, by ballot,
either out of their own body,
or the people at large, fifteen
senators (nine of whom to
be residents on the western,
and six to be residents on the
eastern shore) men of the
most wisdom, experience and
virtue, above twenty-five
years of age, residents of the
State above three whole
years next preceding the elec-
tion, and having therein real
and personal property above
the value of one thousand
pounds current money.
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vened in pursuance of their
election under this act,
the Senators shall be divided
in such manner as the Sen-
ate shall prescribe into three
classes; the Seats of the
Senators of the first class
shall be vacated at the ex-
piration of the Second year;
of the Second class at the
expiration 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 Wednesday of Octo-
ber in every Second year;. . . .
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Senators or
Delegates :
Qualifications.
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Sec. 9. No person shall
be eligible as a Senator or
Delegate, who at the time
of his election, is not a citi-
zen of the State of Mary-
land, and who has not
resided therein, for at least
three years, next preceding
the day of his election, and
the last year thereof, in the
County, or in the Legislative
District of Baltimore City,
which he may be chosen to
represent, if such County, or
Legislative District of said
City, shall have been so long
established; and if not, then
in the County, or City, from
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Sec. .9. No person shall
[fee] eligible as a Senator or
Delegate, who at the time
of his election, is not a citi-
zen of the State of Maryland,
and who has not resided
therein, for at least three
years, next preceding the
day of his election, and the
last year thereof, in the
County, or in the Legislative
District of Baltimore City,
which he may be chosen to
represent, if such County, or
Legislative District of said
City, shall have been so long
established; and if not, then
in the County, or City, from
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Sec. 8. No person shall be
eligible as a Senator or Dele-
gate who, at the time of his
election, is not a citizen of
the United States, and who
has not resided at least three
years next preceding the day
of his election in this State,
and the last year thereof in
the county or in the legisla-
tive district of Baltimore city
which he may be chosen to
represent, if such county or
legislative district of said city
shall have been so long es-
tablished, and if not, then
in the county or city from
which, in whole or in part,
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Sec. 9. No person shall
be eligible as a senator or
delegate who, at the time of
his election, is not a citizen
of the United States, and
who has not resided at least
three years next preceding
the day of his election in this
State, and the last year
thereof in the county or city
which he may be chosen to
represent, if such county or
city shall have been so long
established, and if not, then
in the county from which, in
whole or in part, the same
may have been formed; nor
shall any person be eligible
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2. That the house of dele-
gates shall be chosen in the
following manner: All free-
men above twenty-one years
of age, having a freehold of
fifty acres of land in the
county in which they offer
to vote, and residing therein,
and all freemen having
property in this State above
the value of thirty pounds
current money, and having
resided in the county in
which they offer to vote one
whole year next preceding
the election, shall have a
right of suffrage in the elec-
tion of delegates for such
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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
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