corporation except upon the condition that such corpora-
tion shall surrender all claim to exemption from taxation
or from the repeal or modification of its charter, and that
such corporation shall thereafter hold its charter subject
to the provisions of this Constitution; and any corporation
chartered by this State which shall accept, use, enjoy or in
any wise avail itself of any rights, privileges, or advan-
tages that may hereafter be granted or conferred by any
general or special Act, shall be conclusively presumed to
have thereby surrendered any exemption from taxation to
which it may be entitled under its charter, and shall be
thereafter subject to taxation as if no such exemption has
been granted by its charter. 1.

SEC. 49. The General Assembly shall have power to
regulate by law, not inconsistent with this Constitution, all
matters which relate to the Judges of Election, time, place
and manner of holding elections in this State, and of mak-
ing returns thereof..

SEC. 60. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly
at its first session, held after the adoption of this Constitu-
tion, to provide by law for the punishment, by fine, or im-
prisonment in the penitentiary or both, in the discretion of
the court, of any person who shall bribe or attempt to bribe
any Executive, or Judicial officer of the State of Maryland,
or any member, or officer of the General Assembly of the
State of Maryland, or of any municipal corporation in the
State of Maryland, or any executive officer of such corpora-
tion, in order to influence him in the performance of any of
his official duties; and also, to provide by law for the pun-
ishment, by fine, or imprisonment in the penitentiary, or
both, in the discretion of the court of any of said officers,
or members, who shall demand or receive any bribe, fee,
reward or testimonial for the performance of his official
duties, or for neglecting or failing to perform the same;
and also, to provide by law for compelling any person go
bribing, or attempting to bribe, or so demanding or receiv-
ing a bribe, fee, reward or testimonial, to testify against
any person or persons who may have committed any of said
offences; provided, that any person so compelled to testify
shall be exempted from trial and punishment for the of-
fence of which he may have been guilty; and any person
convicted of such offense shall, as part of the punishment
thereof, be forever disfranchised and disqualified from
holding any office of trust or profit in this State..

1 Thus amended by Act of 1890, Chapter 195, ratified by the people Novem-
ber 3, 1891..