LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1809.

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JUNE, 1809— CHAPTER 5,

AN ACT to prescribe the time which Jurors shall serve in Baltimore county.
Merged in 1829, ch. 200.

NOVEMBER, 1809.— CHAPTER 22.

AN ACT to fix the mode of electing Senators to represent this state in the
Senate of the United States.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the senator or senators hereafter chosen to represent this
state in the senate of the United States, shall be elected by the
joint ballot of both branches of the legislature, and that the
person or persons qualified as the constitution of the United
States directs, having a majority of the votes of all the attend-
ing members in both branches of the legislature, shall be

To be
elected by
joint ballot
of both
branches of
legislature,
&c.

declared as duly elected.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That one of the senators shall be
always an inhabitant of the eastern and the other of the western
shore.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That the commission of such
senator shall* be granted and executed in the form and manner
heretofore usually practised.

CHAPTER 29.

AN ACT to confirm certain acts of Justices of the Peace who hold or have
held offices under the General Government.

One to be
an inhabi-
tant of the
eastern and
the other of
the western
shore.
Commis-
sion to be
in the form
heretofore
practised.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the official acts of any justice of the peace in this state, who, at
the time he acted as such, held an office under the government
of the United States, shall have the same effect and operation as
if such justice of the peace had not been an officer under the
government of the United States.

CHAPTER 62.

AN ACT to admit persons conscientiously scrupulous of taking an Oath to
serve as Jurors.
A supplement 1815, ch. 182.

Official acts
of certain
justices to
have effect.

WHEREAS, persons conscientiously scrupulous of taking an
oath are deprived of a full participation of the rights of citizen-
ship owing to their solemn affirmation not being admitted as a
qualification to serve as jurors; therefore,

Preamble.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the people called Quakers, those called Nicolites or New
Quakers, those called Menonists, Tunkers, and others, holding
it unlawful to take an oath on any occasion, shall be allowed
to make their solemn affirmation as a qualification as jurors,
except in criminal cases that are capital, and upon petitions for

Persons
scrupulous
of taking
an oath,
may sem
as jurors,
except in
capital
cases.