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said company was incorporated under the general law of 1876, chapter 242.
Hodges v. Baltimore Union P. Ry. Co., 58 Md. 620.

The act of 1882, chapter 495, incorporating the Baltimore Trust and

Guarantee Company, held not invalid under this section, since there was

_ no general law conferring such rights, or under which a company could

have been formed with such powers, as were granted by said act. Reed v.

Baltimore Trust, etc., Co., 72 Md. 533.

This section held not to operate retrospectively, and hence the act of
1865, chapter 206, chartering the Lincoln Coal, etc., Company (later the
New Central Coal Company), was not abrogated by this section. New
Central Coal Co. v. George's Creek Co.. 37 Md. 556 (decided prior to the
amendment ratified in 1891).

Generally.

This section does not prohibit the legislature from imposing reasonable
restrictions upon the qualified voters of the municipality. This section
referred to in construing article 1, section 1—see notes thereto. Hanna
v. Young, 84 Md. 182.

This section referred to in upholding the title of the act of 1900, chapter
75, providing for the establishment of an electric light plant in Hagers-
town—see notes to section 29. Mealey v. Hagerstown, 92 Md. 745.

This section referred to in deciding that the act of 1868, chapter 471,
was a substitute for all existing general (corporation) laws on the same
subject. Montel v. Consolidation Coal Co., 39 Md. 170.

This section referred to in construing article 15 of the declaration of
rights—see notes thereto. State v. B. & O. R. R. Co., 48 Md. 87 (dissent-
Ing opinion).

Cited but not construed in Baltimore County Water Co. v. Baltimore
County, 105 Md. 155.

See note to article 3, section 33.

See article 23 of the Annotated Code.

Sec. 49. The General Assembly shall have power to regulate by
Jaw, 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 making returns thereof.

This section does not require that election laws shall be uniform through-
out the state; they must be free and equal to all persons entitled to vote—
see notes to section 33. Lankford v. Somerset County, 73 Md. 117.

This section referred to in construing article 4. section 11, and article 5,
section 2—see note's thereto. Groome v. Gwinn, 43 Md. 631 (concurring
opinion).

Sec. 50. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly at its first
session, held after the adoption of this Constitution, to provide by Law
for the punishment, by fine, or imprisonment 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 Mary-
land, or any member, or officer of the General Assembly of the State
of Maryland, or of any Municipal Corporation in the State of Mary-
land, or any Executive officer of such corporation, in order to influence
him in the performance of any of his official duties; and also, to provide
by Law for the punishment, by fine, or imprisonment in the Peniten-
tiary, 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 testi-
monial for the performance of his official duties, or for neglecting or
failing to perform the same; and also, to provide by Law for compelling