Art. 14. That no aid, charge, tax, burthen or fees
ought to be rated or levied, under any pretense, without
the consent of the Legislature

Art. 15. That the levying of taxes by the poll is
grievous and oppressive, and ought to be prohibited, that
paupers ought not to be assessed tor the support of die
government, that the General Assembly shall, by uniform
rules, provide for the separate assessment, classification and
sub classification of land, improvements on land and per
sonal property, as it may deem proper, and all taxes there
after provided to be levied by the State for the support of
the general State Government, and bv the Counties and by
the City of Baltimore for their respective purposes, shall be
uniform within each class or sub class of land, improve
ments on land and personal property which the respective
taxing powers may have directed to be subjected to the tax
levy, yet fines, duties or taxes may properly and justly be
imposed, or laid with a political view for the good govern
ment and benefit of the community

Art. 16. That sanguinary Laws ought to be avoided
as far as it is consistent with the safety of the State, and no
Law to inflict cruel and unusual pains and penalties ought
to be made m any case, or at any time, hereafter

Art. 17. That retrospective Laws, punishing acts corn
mitted before the existence of such Laws, and by them
only declared criminal are oppressive, unjust and incom
patible with liberty, wherefore, no ex post facto Law ought
to be made, nor any retrospective oath or restriction be
imposed, or required

Art 18. That no Law to attaint particular persons of
treason or felon\, ought to be made in any case, or at any
time, hereafter

Art. 19. That every man, for any injury done to him
in his person or property, ought to have remedy by the
course of the Law of the Land, and ought to have justice
and right, freely without sale, fully without any denial, and
speedily without delav, according to the Law of the Land

Art. 20. That the trial of tacts, where they arise, is one
of the greatest securities of the lives, liberties and estate of
the People

Art. 21. That in all criminal prosecutions, every man
hath a right to be informed of the accusation against him,
to have a cop) of the Indictment, or charge, in due time
(if required) to prepare tor his defence, to be allowed
counsel, to be confronted with the witnesses against him,
to have process tor his witnesses, to examine the witnesses
for and against him on oath, and to a speedy trial by an
impartial )ury, without whose unanimous consent he
ought noc ro be found guiltv

Art. 22. That no man ought to be compelled to give
evidence against himself in a criminal case

Art. 23. In the trial of all criminal cases, the Jury shall
be the Judges of Law, as well as of fact, except that the
Court may pass upon the sufficiency of the evidence to
sustain a conviction

The right of trial by Jury of all issues of fact in civil
proceedings in the several Courts of Law in this State,
where the amount in controversy exceeds the sum of h\ e
thousand dollars, shall be inviolably preserved

Art. 24. That no man ought to be taken or impns
oned or disseized of his freehold, liberties or privileges, or
outlawed, or exiled, or, in any manner, destro\cd, or
deprived of his life, liberty or property, but b} the )udg
ment of his peers, or by the Law of the land

Art. 25. That excessive bail ought not to be required,
nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual punish
ment inflicted, by the Courts of Law

Art. 26. That all warrants, without oath or affirmation,
to search suspected places, or to seize an) person or prop
erty, are grievous and oppressive, and all general warrants
to search suspected places, or to apprehend suspected
persons, without naming or describing the place, or the
person in special, are illegal, and ought not to be granted

Art 27 That no conviction shall work corruption of
blood or forfeiture of estate

Art 28 That a well regulated Militia is the proper and
natural defence of a free Government

Art 29 That Standing Armies are dangerous to lib
erty, and ought not to be raised, or kept up, without the
consent of the Legislature

Art 30. That in all cases, and at all times, the militan
ought to be under strict subordination to, and control of,
the civil power

Art. 31. That no soldier shall, in time of peace, be
quartered in any house, without the consent of the ow ner,
nor in time of war, except in the manner prescribed by
Law

Art. 32. That no person except regular soldiers, ma
nnes, and manners in the service of this State, or militia,
when in actual service, ought, in any case, to be subject
to, or punishable by Martial Law

Art 33. That the independency and upnghtnc'i'i of
Judges are essential to the impartial administration of
Justice, and a great security to the nghts and liberties of the
People Wherefore, the Judges shall not be removed, except
in the manner, and for the causes provided in this Consti
tution No Judge shall hold any other office, civil, or
military or political trust, or employment of any kind,
whatsoever, under the Constitution or Laws of this State,
or of the United States, or any of them, except that a judge
may be a member of a reserv e component of the armed
forces of the United States or a member of die militia of
the United States or this State, or receive fees or perquisites
of any kind, for the discharge of his official duties

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Art. 34. That a long continuance in the Executive
Departments of power or trust is dangerous to liberty, a
rotation, therefore, in those departments is one of the best
securities of permanent freedom

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Art. 35. That no person shall hold, at the same time,
more than one office of profit, created b) the Constitution