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Baltimore county, neither shall the inhabitants of Baltimore
county, out of the limits of the city of Baltimore, be entitled to
vote for or be elected delegates for the said city.
ART. 7. That on refusal, death, disqualification, resignation,
or removal out of this state, of any delegate, *****
a warrant of election shall issue by the speaker for the election
of another in his place, of which ten days notice at the least,
excluding the day of notice and the day of election, shall be
given.
ART. 8. That not less than a majority of the delegates, with
their speaker, (to be chosen by them by ballot,) constitute a
house for the transacting any business other than that of ad-
journing.
ART. 9. That the house of delegates shall judge of the elec-
tions and qualifications of delegates.
ART. 10. That the house of delegates may originate all mo-
ney bills, propose bills to the senate, or receive those offered by
that body, and assent, dissent or propose amendments; that
they may inquire, on the oath of witnesses, into all complaints,
grievances and offences, as the grand inquest of this state, and
may commit any person for any crime to the public gaol, there
to remain till he be discharged by due course of law ; they may
expel any member for a great misdemeanor, but not a second
time for the same cause ; they may examine and pass all accounts
of the state, relating either to the collection or expenditure of the
revenue, or appoint auditors to state and adjust the same ; they
may call for all public or official papers and records, and send
for persons whom they may judge necessary in the course of
their inquiries concerning affairs relating to the public interest,
and may direct all office bonds, (which shall be made payable
to the state,) to be sued for any breach of duty.
ART. 11. That the senate may be at full and perfect liberty to
exercise their judgment in passing laws, and that they may not
be compelled by the house of delegates, either to reject a money
bill which the emergency of affairs may require, or to assent to
some other act of legislation, in their conscience and judgment,
injurious to the public welfare, the house of delegates shall not,
on any occasion, or under any pretence, annex to or blend with
a money bill, any matter, clause or thing, not immediately re-
lating to, and necessary for, the imposing, assessing, levying or
applying, the taxes or supplies, to be raised for the support of
government, or the current expenses of the state ; and to pre-
vent altercation about such bills, it is declared, that no bill im-
posing duties or customs for the mere regulation of commerce,
or inflicting fines for the reformation of morals, or to enforce the
execution of the laws, by which an incidental revenue may
arise, shall be accounted a money bill ; but every bill assessing,
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