ART. 3.] STATE OF MARYLAND. 41

voters, and by such other means as may be deemed ex-

pedient ; and to make effective the provisions of the Con-

stitution disfranchising certain persons, or disqualifying

them from holding office.

properly

SEC. 42. The General Assembly shall pass laws necessary .

Wife's
protected

to protect the property of the wife, from the debts of the ;

1853, ch 245 & 335,
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husband during her life, and for securing the same to her

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issue after her death.

SEC. 43. Laws shall be passed by the General Assembly

Exemption Laws.

to protect from execution a reasonable amount of property

of a debtor, not Exceeding iu value the sum of five hundred

dollars

SEC. 44. The General Assembly shall provide a simple

Compensation of
Clerks and Regis-

and uniform system of charges in the offices of Clerks of

ters

Courts and Registers of "Wills, iu the counties of tbis State

1652, ch 303.

and the city of Baltimore, and for the collection thereof ;

provided the amount of compensation to any of said officers

shall not exceed the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars a

year over and above office expenses, and compensation to

assistants; and provided further, that such compensation

of clerks, registers, assistants and office expenses, shall

always be paid out of the fees or receipts of the offices re-

spectively.

SEC 45. The General Assembly shall have power to

Legislature may

receive from the United States any grant or donation of

receive land, &c.
from United
States

land, money or securities, for any purpose designated by

the United States, and shall administer or distribute the

same according to the conditions of the said grant.

SEC. 46. The General Assembly shall make provision

Contested Elec-

for all cases of contested elections of any of the officers not

tions

1853, ch. 244.

herein provided for.

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SEC. 47. The General Assembly shall pass laws requiring

Oath to be taken

the president, directors, trustees, or agents of corporations

by certain persons.

created or authorized by the laws of this State, teachers or

superintendents of the public schools, colleges, or other insti-

tutions of learning; attorneys-at-law, jurors, and such

other persons as the General Assembly shall from time to

time prescribe, to take the oath of allegiance to the United

States, set forth in the first article of this Constitution.